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Today marks the twelfth anniversary of my joining the Army. It was March of 1995 when I got on the airplane at Portland International which took me to Georgia and basic training at Fort Benning. While the last twelve years have had their ups and downs, I have to say it was one of the best decisions I ever made. If I hadn't joined the Army, I never would have met Gia, and the best things in my life happened because of that meeting at the Primary Leadership Development Course at Fort Drum. So, whether at any given moment I love the Army or hate the Army, I have to say that being in the Army has been good to me.