Question 35B: Free Response
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Post-War Army Plans (Officers and EM)
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EM Pretest A1 Form
35B
If some of your plans have been changed, what plans have been changed as a result of your Army service?
Put words or phrases inside quotes to search for an exact match.
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My plans have not been changed.
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I was saving up all my money to go to a university. My high school education was fresh in my memory but three years in the army has changed my interests and my holdings have since been used up.
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My engagement to my sweetheart and then marriage.
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Earning capacity was cut. Also prevented marriage sooner. Had plans to buy a house and also expand in business.
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I was planning on working for a while in the mill and then try to go farming for myself in a few more years from the time I started to work in the mill.
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Have been interrupted from my job of large numbers of workers in the economics field but do not consider this more than temporary since I have the confidence that our democratic ways will prevail, and therefore I can continue in the post war era.
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My plans have not been changed only delayed
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every thing
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first to be married second to increase my business
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In the first place my sister had to take my place in the business and is leaving her with bad health.
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Like most married men I hoped to carry on the 'tradition' of men. Would wish to have a family. I also am behind about 2 years in my musical studies. The war has also impaired my source of getting merchandise here (Antiques)
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My plans haven't been changed.
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First of all my advancement in the Rlrd Co. Thin [Then], I no was planning to get married, but somebody stole my girl!
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by not being able to have a home for my wife and I. and also not being able to give her the things I want to. I believe we cauld be much happier If I wasn't in the army.
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Stopped my chance of going ahead with my civilian job.
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raising a family and finishing my education
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I had started a dairy and by coming in the Army it left no one to carry on. I would like to get started again if possible.
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None
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I'd rather not mention the plans I had in mind to do before I entered the Army
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It has made me want to better my position in life; Before I was content to more or less drift along.