by Matthew Beedle -
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These are some things that I would like to share for
those of you that are thinking about joining the military service. While
spending 2 months in Basic Training (Boot Camp) and 2 months in Advanced
Individual Training, I came across several vegetarians that stopped
practicing their ways because they found it too much trouble. This
doesn't have to be the way that it is, you are guaranteed the right to
practice your eating habits. One of the things to make it easier to be a
vegetarian is to pick a religion that says you must be a vegetarian,
that way if someone says anything to you, you can say that it is your
religious right to be a vegetarian. When you go out in the field and are
given MRE's (Meal Ready To Eat) there are vegetarian MRE's that are
distributed along with the other MREs. I myself sometimes had to swap
with a buddy or ask my drill sergeant for one, but in the end I always
got one. There may be people that will tell you that you will not be
able to perform your training and that you will grow too weak if you do
not eat meat. I myself started my training in the worst physical shape
and now I am in good shape. One thing that you may want to do is eat
beans and nuts for protein, ask around and find out what you need before
you join the service, and don't fall into the peer pressure.
Go on to Love For All
Creatures
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