I came to SF because I wanted to serve my country as my father and his father did. Ronald Reagan was president and I wanted to be part of his war against communism. I thought the best way to get in on the fight was to be in SF. I figured SF would fight not only in any full out “high intensity conflict” but also in the “low intensity” struggles.
Once I got to SF the reason I stayed was less lofty but just as important to me. It was FUN! LOTS OF FUN!! Traveling to places no one else has even heard of much less gets to go to, jumping out of planes at 24,000 ft, blowing stuff up, fire, shooting guns, fire, driving cars really fast, roaring across the desert in a gun-truck shooting, CQB and all that great high testosterone stuff. Did I say shooting and blowing things up yet?
The most important reason I stayed was because I got a chance to work with and hang out with some really top-notch guys whom I have learned an incredible amount of stuff from (mostly good!).
It has been a great time and I would not change it for anything! Sometimes I feel sorry for anyone who has not had the same experiences but they can only blame themselves as ultimately we each control our own destiny and no one in SF arrived there by accident.
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