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U.S. Army veteran Tom Lloyd recounts deployments, training and urges recruits to join "for the right reasons"
Summary
Tom Lloyd, a U.S. Army veteran who served from 2002 to 2017, detailed his training, deployments to Iraq and Qatar, and a 2013 medical incident. He urged prospective recruits not to enlist solely for benefits such as education or medical care.
Tom Lloyd, a U.S. Army veteran who said he served from 2002 through 2017, told a recorded audience about his training, deployments and the personal toll of service, and warned young people against joining the military for benefits alone. "The events of 9/11 really solidified... I'm gonna do it," he said, describing why he enlisted at age 25.
Lloyd said he grew up in South Punta Gorda, graduated from Charlotte High School in 1994 and worked in local television before enlisting. He recounted basic training at Fort Sill, Okla., job-school delays, and jump school at Fort Benning, calling airborne training "very intense" and describing his…
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