Forest Glen 4 #1 Posted July 18, 2009 I've been a member of NYCTF since November. I haven't always seen eye to eye with the mods but I appreciate the effort they put into running NYCTF. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Navy bootcamp. I'm entering the Nuclear engineering program. I will miss NYCTF. I hope that I get to visit cities around the world. I will take pictures of Shinkansen, the TGV, and Eurostar. My pics won't be as good as Fred G's but they'll come close. If I have any vacation time then I'll try to post at NYCTF. Goodbye to everyone. And Ken S, no matter how many times Brian Weinberg flames you at Subchat don't back down. Don't let him win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MTR Admiralty 4 #2 Posted July 18, 2009 Good luck at boot camp! NYCTF will never forget you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Y2Julio 206 #3 Posted July 18, 2009 Good luck! :tup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mark1447 685 #4 Posted July 18, 2009 Good luck and hope you Enjoy over there! I could of thought you were dropping becuz of a staff or member issue, but im wrong. Gl! Cya again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trainfan22 1,730 #5 Posted July 18, 2009 Have fun in the "Nuclear engineering program"! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KNIGHTRIDER3:16 197 #6 Posted July 18, 2009 Good luck dont forget us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Novabus 5000 431 #7 Posted July 18, 2009 Good Luck. DO not forget us!:cry: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R68 Subway Car 254 #9 Posted July 18, 2009 Good luck and be safe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Far Rock Depot 1,289 #11 Posted July 19, 2009 keep our country safe Sailor! ANd thank you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maserati7200 31 #12 Posted July 19, 2009 Mad respect. Keeping our country safe and free. You will be missed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DOB2RTO 29 #13 Posted July 19, 2009 keep our country safe Sailor! ANd thank you! Mad respect. Keeping our country safe and free. You will be missed. Him keeping our country safe???? Him messing with Nuclear stuff???? I think I hear those retarded sirens going off. Take cover!!!!! Good luck, and you will be asset to this Gov't and our allies........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AA 8th Avenue 1 #14 Posted July 19, 2009 All the best to you my friend. By the way don't show off on how many reps you can do in PT Physical training because they will hold you to a higher standard and kill you more than the others. Just a suggestion the drill sargeants can be really rough to a wierd extent. Good Luck in your new adventure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mediccjh 454 #15 Posted July 19, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BusOperator3319 4 #16 Posted July 19, 2009 Good Luck Be Safe and be Well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.J. 14 #17 Posted July 19, 2009 I wish you success B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R44 5278 0 #18 Posted July 20, 2009 Be Army Strong and Best of Luck! The Eurostar is definitely one of the best systems I've ever rode on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SubwayGuy 2,314 #19 Posted July 20, 2009 Good luck and stay safe... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmcconnell 1 #20 Posted July 20, 2009 Best of luck in your endeavors. They will not go unappreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Charles #21 Posted July 21, 2009 Best of luck and stay safe! :tup: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EE Broadway Local 17 #22 Posted August 7, 2009 So long, Forest Glen (aka Lex Express). I wish you success in the navy. You always will be The Captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeystoneRegional 246 #23 Posted August 8, 2009 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forest Glen 4 #24 Posted August 21, 2009 Things didn't exactly work out. My recruiter is a freaking liar. I'm out of the military. I hated it. It felt like a prison. However, that's the least of my problems: I left NYC for Chicago. I took a flight to O'Hare. Then a bus took us to the base. The problems began immediately. I was called a retard because I took too long to take off my civilian shoes and put on the military boots. On the first night I got no sleep. At 3:30 AM me and a few guys were instructed to sweep the floors. I swept the floor but got cursed out because I swept diagonally, not side to side. The next day the RDC (drill instructor) said he was going to break my knees because I marched wrong. The RDC made my life a living hell. His favorite word began with f and rhymed with buck. He made all of the Subchat trolls look like saints. He called me idiot, moron, every vulgar insult you can imagine. Everyone at bootcamp had a surly attitude, even the people in the galley (cafeteria). Thee was no shower. There was a sprinkler that 5 guys had to use at a time to clean themselves. I asked myself what did I do to deserve this. I didn't want to be in the military in the first place. The only reason I joined was because an older sibling joined. I would've been better off in the Coast Guard. I eventually said screw it (that's not the word I used) and just asked to be released. I spent the next three weeks in a separation unit. I had to pay back the money for equipment I never used. The only good thing is that on the day I left I hung out in downtown Chicago. Sears Tower is freaking huge. I railfanned the CTA from O'Hare to the Loop. I got back to NYC on Monday night. I already felt like crap. However, things took a tragic turn. On Wednesday at 2 AM I was looking at a CTA map and getting ready to go to sleep. Someone kept knocking on the door. I reluctantly answered it. I found out that one of my neighbors committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree with a noose. The guy who did that was my dad's best friend. He was the last guy you'd expect to do that. He always had a smile. However, his wife recently passed away, his son was in prison, and people took advantage of him and asked him for money. Maybe that did it. In case you can't tell I've officially hit rock bottom. It will be a while before I start railfanning and taking pics. Between my job situation and seeing the cop car outside my neighbor's house I'm an emotional mess. I don't know what I did to deserve this. If I wronged anyone in the past then I apologize. I even apologize for insulting Brian Weinberg about his religion. I'm not the same person you once knew. The cup is half empty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EE Broadway Local 17 #25 Posted August 21, 2009 Welcome back, Forest Glen! Take your time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
