KaNtSt0PMeH
03-12-2013, 18:32
Here at USMG we have constantly pushed for the type of environment that is second to none. Now I know what we have preached in the past is about family and having a good time but this community is much more than your average group. I came to USMG in the winter of 2011 on a whim after a friend suggested I check it out. Since my induction into membership status, which I was very eager to reach full-member status, I have encountered a lot of life’s hardships. Many members here constantly are battling inner demons or they are fighting for their place in a world that doesn’t quite understand what returning veterans deal with, not to mention the hardships of relationships and family. Since I have been a member I have gone from 5-6 hours of gaming a day to having my son, I’ve gone from marriage to debating divorce to understanding that I’m a selfish ass and now my family is much better off. I have PCSed since being a member, I have done the TDY gig a couple times, I have gone to school, and even better I re-enlisted. I have gone from being a member of the community to being allowed to partake in the responsibilities of being a Staff member. Since that has happened I have thought of USMG as my second family, not that it gave me some special right but the fact that they thought of me as an individual to rely on and help better the community. Lastly, I had the chance of running ELITE which I condone the job that Brian has done, it is no easy task.
This is not about bragging or anything of that nature, I have seriously LIVED through USMG and with it I have grown as a better person. Through each and every member of the community I have learned something about another veteran, a strong willed group of people with grit and some amazing civilians whose unwavering support is so unreal we wouldn’t be anything without them. I have gained friends that I know I will carry with me to the grave as cheesy as it sounds. It’s ironic how close we are without even knowing many of the members at all.
I just wanted to take a step back and reflect, thank you all for your support, pledge to you all that I will continue to do my best for the community and treat all of you with the respect I would treat any family member with. It truly is, “About the Gamer Next to You!”
Jared (KaNt):cool:
This is not about bragging or anything of that nature, I have seriously LIVED through USMG and with it I have grown as a better person. Through each and every member of the community I have learned something about another veteran, a strong willed group of people with grit and some amazing civilians whose unwavering support is so unreal we wouldn’t be anything without them. I have gained friends that I know I will carry with me to the grave as cheesy as it sounds. It’s ironic how close we are without even knowing many of the members at all.
I just wanted to take a step back and reflect, thank you all for your support, pledge to you all that I will continue to do my best for the community and treat all of you with the respect I would treat any family member with. It truly is, “About the Gamer Next to You!”
Jared (KaNt):cool: