Would You Do It Again

Sunday, April 17 2011 -

I was driving home on Friday and as I stopped at a light the car behind me turned to the shoulder and came to a stop next to me. I looked over and the young guy driving nodded, his passenger window coming down. So I pushed the button on mine and he goes:

“Were you a Marine?”

Gee what gave it away? The veteran plates or the big Marine Corps sticker on my back window? “Yeah,” I answered.

“Would you do it again?”

The light went green, but there were still a few cars ahead of me not moving. “In a second.”

He smiled nodding. “Should I join? I’m twenty four.”

I stated to answer then stopped. Too many questions popped into my head.

“You just said you’d do it again, right?” He said when he saw my hesitation.

The car in front of me pulled away.

“Sure I would. Best decision of my life.”

He grinned back at me nodding. “Thanks.” He drove off, turning at the light.

Recruiting for the Marine Corps has never been so easy.