Fun article. The idea of faking your death has probably occurred to a lot of people in military service.
It sure did in my case--it only took two days of basic training to make clear that signing up for the US Air Force was the worst mistake of a heretofore untroubled life. It's gratifying to see my proposed method (an untimely hiking accident) so highly praised.
Just out of curiosity for anybody who has gone through this exercise what method(s) did you consider? Extra points for originality.
It sure did in my case--it only took two days of basic training to make clear that signing up for the US Air Force was the worst mistake of a heretofore untroubled life. It's gratifying to see my proposed method (an untimely hiking accident) so highly praised.
Just out of curiosity for anybody who has gone through this exercise what method(s) did you consider? Extra points for originality.