My dad and great uncle were both soldiers, British Army. (I Live In Scotland). Both family members done tours of Northern Ireland, my dad was a Machine Gunner, My Great Uncle, an Engineer. Okay i will now describe my dream: My eyes open, the sand is blowing in my eyes and i seek to find somewhere to sit down. I see these two men, these are beckoning me, and shouting at me, theyre lips looked like they were shouting "Private". They are crouching, behind a wall, clothed in Desert Camoflage. Both have L85A2 Assault Rifles. They are pointing at me and pointing over the wall, they then proceed to singal me to look. I look down at my legs, Desert Boots, And Desert Trousers. I look at my hands, fingerless gloves in both and a L85A2 Assault Rifle hanging from my shoulder, in a sling. I then hear a snap. A bullet. The two men, then start firing. I then look in a Scope, i assume it was the SUSAT sight on the L85A2. I start shooting, my heart racing and adrenaline. Can this mean, that i am meant to be a Soldier. That the Iraq & Afghanistan war will still ravage on, and that i am meant to be there? It felt so real, i could feel the sand stining my eyes, and my feet sinking in the sand. All my life, i wanted to be a soldier, my uncle said Soldiering can be in your blood. But i have never felt so certain about something, and never felt i have a purpose. Can this be my purpose? Someone Please Help.
Only you can know if you were meant to be a soldier. If that is something that you always wanted to do, then it makes sense that you would dream about it. You should think about the positives and the negatives of that lifestyle. You have many years to go before you have to make that decision though (unless the country institutes a draft and you have no choice), so you have lots of time to decide whether it is right for you. I don't know if the wars in Iraq & Afghanistan will still be going on by the time you are eligible to serve in the military, but I think there will still be wars somewhere.
Yes. I kept saying to myself in the dream and when i woke up; Is that real? Is this why i'm here? Am i meant to be here? And i honestly felt as if i was doing and helping in something.
Since the United States always seems to either start or get involved in a conflict somewhere in the world, there will always be a battle to get involved in. Move to the U.S., and they'll find you something to do as a soldier. Our political system is full of war hawks ready to fight against the latest "threat."
Its not that i may want to be a soldier to be in conflict. The main draw to the army for me is to Help people. In places like Kosovo and Sierra Leone.