Nagyaki

I hope im not offending anyone with my question, and i know i could be asking this anywhere else, but this community has proven to be quite mature since ive been following this story, so i figured this would be as good a place as any to ask this. Why would someone want to join any armed force? I am from Hungary, so maybe i just have a different perspective, or cultural background, but from where im standing, there is no large amount of personal gain to be acquired, or significant benefit to society from another person joining an already humongous army with vast resources, most of which is heavily underutilised as far as i know, since there are no great wars going on right now. Over here, our army has basically no respect, since it is mostly a useless joke, especially compared to yours, so it is not really a huge part of our culture. I simply cant place something like the army and a regular job on the market on the same scale. Our brilliant writer and many other people make it seem like its the most natural, everyday thing in the world to join the army, yet i cant even imagine me or any of my friends ever doing something similar. So, opinions? Cultural difference? Im simply a selfish prick? Or is it something else?

Great chapter as always. Ive been a follower of this story for almost a year now. Ive actually gotten some good advice out of all this about my own relationships. I can not overstate how much this story has meant to me. The more relaxed parts made me smile when i felt like crying, the intense parts distracted me from my pain and the dramatic, drawn-out parts gave me some perspective. So after all the ass licking... GOD... I cant wait to see what you make out of all this. Theres sooo much potential. Jessica... Craig... Joe... The new people youve introduced... The sort of passive aggressive scenes with joe were kind of missing this time, which ive been dreading, since hes been one of the most positive characters since the beginning of the story. I think the reason why hes been so positive was that he simply didnt have much of a personality besides being the groups goofball. I can definitely see him trying to break out of all this, which could cause a lot of trouble with him and Jack, since all Jack wants is for things to stay the way they were, so he could finally have some peace. About the prostitution ring... I think someone may have already suggested this, but what if Tara gets involved with the ring? New school, new environment. Shes known for being a bit naive as far as guys go. Also, its been clearly stated that Jack knows nothing about her new school. If Joe took the time to describe how little Jack knows about the place, there could be some fishy stuff going on over there. Jack would have to help her get out of this dangerous situation, which could get Kayla angry, since hes putting himself in danger despite her begging him to stay out of it. Also, a lot of theories are going on about Rhona. I doubt that she would put anybody in danger. Its pretty clear that under her tough exterior lies a soft, possibly damaged personality. But she could help the others out. And yea... Becca has become annoying as shit... I get where shes coming from, but she cant take out all of this on Jack... Hes been beating himself up over Craig enough as it is. Aaand a crazy theory... What if Kayla and Jack actually break up? There could be a few chaoters about them trying to live without each other (with all the awkwardness and depressing thoughts). It would effectively break the whole group up. Intense? Yes! Realistic? Yes! Of course they would reconcile eventually, but it would be the best twist this story has to offer.