Mom just got back from D.C. and told me how she shook hands with a bunch of C.E.O.s that gave themselves million dollar bonuses and met a very interesting army vet all in the same day.

The army vet was talking to her on the plane about how our soldiers hardly ever use new upgraded gear to protect themselves during the wars overseas because lots of congressmen have shares in the companies who produce the old materials and they don’t want the companies who produce the better gear to make money.

It might be a bit hard to understand because I’m terrible at explaining, but essentially: the government honestly doesn’t care about our soldiers’ safety and protection. They truly just want to make sure they gain money from their shares in these old companies, so they always vote to keep using the old gear instead of investing in better protection for our soldiers.

Now this is just APPALLING.

A commercial for Chase Bank just came on. They were basically saying that if you are a military veteran they’ll give you a job. They’re saying that you’d have a better chance of getting a job if you are a vet than actually going to college and getting a degree.

This is disgusting how companies are trying to persuade people like this.

I support the men and women who fight for my ‘freedom’ but this is just as bad as representatives from the army going into high schools and harassing teenagers to join the army as soon as they finish high school.

When will people realize there are so many more choices to live a successful life besides going to college or joining the military.