04-20-2021, 09:23 AM
20 years ago was 2001 and I was 17. The summer between my Junior and Senior year I went through Basic Training. I played football (let's just say I was in excellent shape lol) then worked it out with the school to let me graduate after my fall semester and was off to AIT in the spring. Two days after my 18th birthday I was shipped overseas for my first tour.