False Anticipation

 

I spent six years in the military, the US Navy to be precise; two years were spent on active duty while the remaining four were spent in reserve status.  

This meant that I attended weekly reserve meeting for four hours each night and two weeks of active duty each year.  While in reserve status, it was also understood that I could be recalled for active duty if needed.

After being honorably discharged from the military, I used the GI Bill to pay for my last two years of college, and an additional two years of graduate school.  I was also given a stipend for being married with a child while using the GI Bill.

When I attended my weekly meetings, I was paid for my time each month and used those monthly checks to buy power tools to use around the house.  I still have the circular saw that I purchased sometime in the 1970s from SEARS.

I dropped out of college because I was not happy there and decided to serve my country in the military.  While it was during the VIETNAM WAR, my two years was spent at the Norfolk Naval Base and sent on temporary assignments for extra money.

Being two years older, when I returned to college, I was serious about my education and learning, I made all "A's" except for one or two "B's"...  those classes were sacrificed so I could make "A's" in my major.

Unfortunately, once I graduated, NOT ONE EMPLOYER gave a damn about my grades...  and this includes all 45 years of my career, including colleges and universities where I was hired as a professor of business.

Sometimes, life just does not operate like one thought it would.