A nostalgic Jo Cose

[jocose]

Who is that uniformed hottie?

Don't you agree that the shoes totally make the outfit?

 

[Corry]

Is that you???? You were in the army?

I'm confused. What's going on?

 

[jocose]

Yup...G.I. Jocose! :lmao:

 

[Corry]

I never knew that! I totally can't imagine you in the army!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[jocose]

it's a rather long story actually

But it was a great time!

 

[clarinetJWD]

Awesome Jo
I had no idea either...learn something everyday...

 

[LaFoto]

Cool.
Very nostalgic .
And the shoes (of that other one, I assume? The one who had previously taken your photo?) so totally make the outfit! Oh yeah!

 

[jocose]

LaFoto, they are my shoes...we had a little issue with everyone having enough equipment

 

[jocose]

I have to admit...I was not really in the army. When I was there for my sophomore year, I participated in a program called Shomer Yisroal (The Guards of Israel). It was a 2 week basic training program and after that we were supposed to do 3 weeks (usually weekends) of guard duty so a real soldier could go home for the weekend.

Right before my cohort, it finally dawned on some smart general that it wasn't the best idea to give stupid, young Americans guns...even in Israel. So, since it was under scrutiny, they worked us pretty hard. In the end, only a few folks from my group actually did the guard duty. I never did. We were supposed to get some of the money we paid back after we did the guard duty as well...again, I never got that back either.

Now you know the rest of the story.

 

[Corry]

Aaaw...and I believed you, too!

 

[jocose]

Aaaw...and I believed you, too!

Believed what? Those aren't fake. I have more pics to prove it

 

[Jeff Canes]

I hope they didn’t give you bullets

 

[jocose]

I hope they didn’t give you bullets

Of course they did...I had 2 full clips with me at all times.

I wasn't a very good shot though.

 

[Jeff Canes]

- -I wasn't a very good shot though.

did you shoot yourself in foot

 

[jocose]

did you shoot yourself in foot

Someone in my unit almost did...hit the rock inches from his toes.

No, I could hit the target ok, but I don't think I would have killed it if it were alive...just caused it great pain.