An infantry officer from the U. S. Army, who's name is Roman Skaskiw, he came from the war of Iraq and Afghanistan.
He start with the question "Are you still in the Army?" asked frequently to him, and was frustrating to answer this, because his contract as infantry officer in March, 2000, his contract specified four years of active service and four years in the inactive reserve (I. R. R.) During graduate school, his answer was simple: "Sort of. I'm still a name on a list." At eight years he has to separate his self from the army, resign his commission and irrevocably separate from the military, the letter said in capitals letters " FOR 545 DAYS UNLESS EXTENDED."
When he returned safely and good from Afghanistan Kunar Province to Iowa City were he start his new life, arrived another letter that read: "SUBJECT:Election of option after fulfilling the Mandatory Military Service Obligation (MSO)," and asked to choose one of four boxes on the enclosed A.H.R.C. Form from 4145, and he start to feel nostalgia for the responsibility and fraternity he ones enjoyed, the letter rained taped to his refrigerator for a full year, he did not know which one option decide and the simple question "Are you still in the Army, " now drew a long-winded, interminable response.
He start to fell lonely because without his uniform and been in the Army he felt lost his identity, he was worried about money and what he had to do next. The civilian world grew more familiar and comfortable to him, He taught class at the University of Iowa; then he traveled with his mother to her place of her birth near Lviv, Ukraine were her family treated him profusely over vodka, cognac, home made wines, homegrown vegetables, freshly cured cheese and fish from a nearby lake and told him family histories that made his problems look insignificant.
He start to realize that responsibilities is not gone when he they live the military, its is canted by responsibilities to friends, family and self and you can made your life, God is were you are and be successful wherever you are.
After about one year of waiting, he choose the option of his unqualified resignation.
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