Personal Narrative: The Day I Would Be Called To Arms

It all started as a typically cool mid-winter day. *******Insert more details here about this day – touch, taste, smell, hearing, sight******* Little did I know that by the end of this day, my life would be drastically changed forever. This was going to be the day I would be Called to Arms. I enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard in October of ’97 as a Fire Support Specialist. This job mostly entailed being on the front lines with the Infantry, calling in fire support and suppression of enemies that we were able to get eyes on; however, we focused much of our training on riot control and other issues that may arise within the State of Florida. I hadn’t given an ounce of thought to actually being called up for active duty. My unit, …show more content…
Do you think that knowing I will be sent to battle, that I will be able to effectively complete my work tasks?” Needless to say, I informed the Project Manager and Human Resources post-haste, clocked out, and rushed home to attempt conveyance of this harsh reality upon my spouse. Heart-broken regarding the worst-case scenario playing out in both of our minds, we began to communicate this to our family and friends oblivious to the fact we still have a little girl with a significant day this very …show more content…
I had come here one weekend every month to train on various aspects of my military profession. This time, there would be no training. There would be no camaraderie. This was the beginning of war. As we gather on the cold stone pad that was our armory floor, each of us ten men laid out all of our gear systematically in order to go through and ensure nothing was missing. After several hours of seemingly endless paperwork, we were released to go home to get our finances in order and instructed to report again at 0800 Sunday