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Spin Zone / Re: At core, what is a liberal?
« on: January 26, 2017, 11:46:34 AM »I think you're being sarcastic or you're applying too much nobility to this. When I joined the Navy, it wasn't because I wanted to demonstrate self-less service to my country, it was because I had screwed off in college and was one semester away from getting kicked out. I needed a way to live while I figured out what I wanted to do. Four years, three months later I drove out of Gate 5 at Norfolk with some experience, just a tiny bit of maturity and the GI bill to get me through finishing school while I also worked for the university. That led the next step, which let to the next step and 25 years later I'm here with an MBA, a decent job that I have to work too hard at and still a burning desire to own an airplane that I really cannot afford because someone here spends all our money.
You might not have set out to do selfless service to our nation, but you certainly ended up doing so and earning my grateful Thanks as well.