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It\u2019s too easy to iron and prepare your wardrobe a specific way. It\u2019s also way too easy to cry whenever the flag is raised to the Star Spangled Banner. You can\u2019t help but to follow formation when given the opportunity and of course, you\u2019ve maintained the ability to endure unpleasant situations that most people would find incredibly difficult.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Army life showed you a different way of living that included an increase of discipline, respect for your country (as well as others), and a few maneuvers that most people would do a double-take for. Knife-hands never get old and neither does beeping your horn twice before you reverse the car. And let\u2019s be honest, any soldier who is currently or was in service makes the best darn housekeeper you\u2019ve ever seen. You\u2019re no stranger to eating a quick meal, making your bed in the morning (in that special way only you know!), and military time will always be the accurate time. It doesn\u2019t matter which armed forces you served in – American, Russian, Israeli, Chinese – you definitely conformed\u00a0your lifestyle to the ways of your lieutenants and generals. Feeling like you\u2019re on the outside of civilian society is no big deal and almost always, those same civilians take notice to the clear-cut signs of your military experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Old habits die hard, especially when those habits were ingrained in your brain during your time as a soldier. Army life has an intense influence on your lifestyle, both on base and off it, and once you get married and have a family of your own, you surprise yourself with how many of these military […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":18505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us"],"yoast_head":"\n