SM0K3Y
Bluelighter
Wow, dude... I don't even know what to say, but hey, your choice, right? Also, how did you know you'd die if you went there?
Well it's not a guarantee but since I passed the mechanical portion 100% I had 2 options - aviation tech or heavy vehicle mechanic. I went with heavy vehicle. So say those big 10 wheel military trucks (called an M35A2, M923, M939, M934 and other variants) break down in the middle of bumble fuck iraq (where my staff seargent said i'd most likely be deployed) I would have to fix them in the field (probably in the wide open like a sitting duck). Which I don't mind, but I'd have been the only mechanic in the truck and i'd have to go whenever my designated humvee or armored APC went out on a mission. So i'd be in the middle of a lot of shit.
I just didn't want to have my child grow up without a father if that's what it came to. My father wasn't around much and he passed away when we got close. I don't want my kid not having me around, I know what that's like, and it sucks.