MilBlog Interview: Frontline Fobbit of This War and Me
We recently interviewed Frontline Fobbit of This War and Me to find out more about his blog.
How long have you been blogging and why did you get into blogging?
I have only been blogging for about a year. I started on Jan. 1st, 2007 as I was heading to Iraq. It was mainly an occassional MySpace post that began gaining viewers beyond my family and friends almost immediately. I really didn’t go “mainstream” until I was having some issues and ran across Badger6. He was very supportive and encouraged me to stick with it. I decided to actually start blogging and doubt I will ever stop.
What is your military experience?
I joined the Navy when I graduated high school in 1991 and did ten years of active duty service. I was a Hospital Corpsman for six years, then changed rates and became a Surface Sonar Technician for the last four. I had no interests at all of doing Reserves. Shortly after I got out, September 11th happened and I was eager to do something, but didn’t. A couple of years ago, I got a call from our local recruiter and he went over my options and mentioned the enlistment bonus and I joined the Army National Guard. I have not regreted too much after that. I have been in the Army for 2 1/2 years and have been training for Iraq or in Iraq ever since.
What are some of your other favorite Milblogs?
There really are some great blogs out there and I am still new to them all. A few of my favorite are
What has been the biggest factor in helping you create and publish a successful blog?
My biggest factor in creating it has been my family and friends. My children give me a lot of motivation for the days I just don’t want to talk about how messed up the world is. They remind me of what life is like when I am with them and always make me smile. My biggest factoring in continuing my blog is the tremendous amount of support from veteran bloggers who have welcomed me into the mix.
Very Cool! I liked your interview. I have no doubt that your readership will quickly climb. I really like your style of writing and can totally understand the offspring thing too. Some days, I think they (and my husband) are all that stand between me and a padded cell. (Although there ARE days, I swear that I would gladly take a padded cell away from same offspring!) :o)
Great writer, interesting read.