I did three tours of duty in Afghanistan, and then another two years teaching new recruits during basic training.
I never claimed to be a tough guy, I was just a soldier trying to do his best.
After a while that lifestyle can wear a man down, so I took an honorable discharge two years ago in an attempt to settle down and have a normal life. So far I have to say it’s going pretty well. I have a new girlfriend, and I found a very interesting job that appeals to me on multiple levels. The local medical cannabis dispensary hired me as their night watchman and head security guard. I still have a gun and walk a perimeter, but it is no longer at an Army base, but a medical cannabis shop. Having a gun in the medical cannabis shop is a delicate situation. I never have it on me during the day, when the cannabis dispensary is open, because it would intimidate the customers. Potheads are a gentle, peaceful folk, so we want to keep them calm and happy. After hours, when the cannabis dispensary is closed, is when I put the gun on my belt. I am not here to protect the shop against nickel-and-dime shoplifters, I am here to prevent a major theft of money or medical cannabis. There was a robbery crew down south that hit seven different medical cannabis stores over the course of two weeks, and made off with over $200,000 in cash. An ex-soldier with a gun will make any cannabis dispensary thieves think twice about coming to this store!