Back in the Army Dreams

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Back in the Army Dreams

Posted: 10/25/2015 2:52:49 PM EDT

For you guys who have been out for a while ..... Do you ever dream that you are back in the Army?

A few times a year I dream that I'm wondering around either Basic Training or OCS as a gray haired 66 year old guy in uniform and no one thinks that it is odd.

Nothing exciting happens but I wonder why I'm there.

For reference I left active duty in 1970.

Posted: 10/25/2015 3:10:04 PM EDT

[#1]

Yes, but not for many years.

I don't remember then very well, but I think they involved my job, rather than basic, or any other such.

They weren't terribly clear, but what was clear was that I was (back) in the Army.

Separated from active duty in Jan 1960. (do I qualify as "been out for a while"?)

Posted: 10/25/2015 3:26:09 PM EDT

[#2]

Got out of the Marine Corps in 1995. I still occasionally dream I am back in. Usually, it is right before I go out. I guess it is some sort of regret issue.

Posted: 10/25/2015 3:30:15 PM EDT

[#3]

After I ETS'd in 1986 I was glad to be done with it. Shortly thereafter and ever since I'm sorry I got out. Doubly so on and after 9-11

Posted: 10/26/2015 11:13:11 PM EDT

[#4]

I got out of the Army in 1987 and I occasionally have dreams I am back in, at times it seems very real.

Posted: 10/27/2015 1:15:12 PM EDT

[#5]

I separated in 1971, and yes I do sometimes have dreams that I'm back in the Army.

Posted: 10/27/2015 1:49:10 PM EDT

[#6]

I got out in 2012 and I still have those dreams a lot. I often dream that I'm in Iraq again.

Ever have a dream where you did something awful and life-ending, like murder? Then you wake up with the biggest sense of relief ever? That's what it's like for me. I appreciate breathing air that's got humidity and no dust. I'll laugh in the shower because I'm alone and it's got all the hot water I could want. I wake up my child and freak her out because I squeeze her and tell her all serious that I love her and I'm glad I can be here with her now. I delight in starting my truck and marveling at how quiet its gas engine is, how fast it goes, and how I'm free to go anywhere I want.

I wake up from those dreams feeling like I've got a new lease on life. I feel more alive, and all my present day problems seem like no problem at all.

Posted: 11/3/2015 12:36:00 AM EDT

[#7]

I got out of the Marine Corps in 1989.
From 2004-2012 I was dreaming that I was in the Army National Guard doing 2 tours in Iraq.

Posted: 11/3/2015 12:38:51 AM EDT

[#8]

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I got out in 2012 and I still have those dreams a lot. I often dream that I'm in Iraq again.

Ever have a dream where you did something awful and life-ending, like murder? Then you wake up with the biggest sense of relief ever? That's what it's like for me. I appreciate breathing air that's got humidity and no dust. I'll laugh in the shower because I'm alone and it's got all the hot water I could want. I wake up my child and freak her out because I squeeze her and tell her all serious that I love her and I'm glad I can be here with her now. I delight in starting my truck and marveling at how quiet its gas engine is, how fast it goes, and how I'm free to go anywhere I want.

I wake up from those dreams feeling like I've got a new lease on life. I feel more alive, and all my present day problems seem like no problem at all.

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Damn..beautifully written.

Posted: 11/3/2015 12:50:44 AM EDT

[#9]

Saturday morning before last, I dreamed I was sitting on the bleachers @ the Zero range @ Fort Hood, in a pouring rain, @ 0400. Then I woke up. I'm 45 years old, sitting on the bleachers....

Posted: 12/15/2015 12:12:17 AM EDT

[#10]

I retired from the Coast Guard in 98 after almost 25 years. I still often have dreams of being back at sea. Standing a mid-watch on the bridge and approaching boarding vessels in the small boat.

Last night, I dreamed I was passing radio traffic on a Motor Vessel and was pissed because of the VHF static and transmissions not being received.

Posted: 12/15/2015 7:26:18 PM EDT

[#11]

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I got out in 2012 and I still have those dreams a lot. I often dream that I'm in Iraq again.

Ever have a dream where you did something awful and life-ending, like murder? Then you wake up with the biggest sense of relief ever? That's what it's like for me. I appreciate breathing air that's got humidity and no dust. I'll laugh in the shower because I'm alone and it's got all the hot water I could want. I wake up my child and freak her out because I squeeze her and tell her all serious that I love her and I'm glad I can be here with her now. I delight in starting my truck and marveling at how quiet its gas engine is, how fast it goes, and how I'm free to go anywhere I want.

I wake up from those dreams feeling like I've got a new lease on life. I feel more alive, and all my present day problems seem like no problem at all.

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I got out in 2010 and I dream about being back in Iraq occasionally.

Most of the time I'm dreaming of a rocket or mortar attack and I can't run fast enough to get away.

I also have another dream about a village we visited and seeing something I wish I could unsee.

Posted: 12/20/2015 10:30:35 PM EDT

[#12]

I get at least a dream every 2 months of being back in. Sometimes it's training-type dreams, others actual combat and others still at a working unit.

Posted: 12/21/2015 1:54:38 AM EDT

[#13]

I used to have them all the time but, not so much anymore. But, there's still a tinge of lingering regret that I didn't make active a career...

Posted: 12/21/2015 1:59:05 AM EDT

[#14]

yes

Posted: 12/21/2015 2:09:53 AM EDT

[#15]

Navy, but yeah. Usually its dreams of answering the phone in the middle of the night about some piece of gear that's crapped out.

Posted: 12/21/2015 2:45:21 AM EDT

[#16]

I have a dream like that once a month. It's always on a Friday night and it starts with "fuck, I have to go to drill in a few hours..."

Only a couple more years until I hit 20.

Posted: 12/21/2015 12:56:17 PM EDT

[#17]

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Only a couple more years until I hit 20.

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I have it twice a month - one I always dream I'm on an hours long conference call...

Posted: 12/23/2015 10:34:57 PM EDT

[#18]

Got out in early 81.

I occasionally have dreams of Once Upon a Time.

Posted: 12/24/2015 6:37:14 PM EDT

[#19]

Age??? Are you your current age in gthe dreams or are you young again? I'm aalways old ....

Posted: 12/24/2015 8:20:46 PM EDT

[#20]

My father said he had only one type of recurring nightmare, that he was in the army and they wouldn't let him out. I understand that nightmare.

Posted: 12/26/2015 1:15:24 PM EDT

[#21]

When I have dreams that I am back in the Army I am the age I am now, and like the poster said above, it sure is a relief to wake up and it all was a dream.