Bob, I have to tell the truth. I've been in about the same boat. Various authorities gave me the same choice (didn't much like authorities)....jail or the military. Neither one really tripped my trigger at the time. To make a long and sordid story short I went into the Merchant Marine. Sailed the ocean blue. I won't say that I came back a better kid, but I did come back a more careful one and could keep my mouth shut.
The Union Forever
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