Entry 1- Why I Joined the British Army

The war was started. Im not even 18, I was only 17. I had no choice, though I wasn't sure.  I couldn't find a job or work. I could die anytime during the war. But this is war. I had no choice, it is the only way I could get an income, though maybe small but is better than nothing. I think that the war will end soon, just as soon as I arrive to the front lines, I hope. I knew how the war started, it was on the news everywhere. Headlines showed that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Serbian Nationalists, which sparked a war between Europe, making the largest war so far. The Germans want to invade through Belgium, where we had a treaty with Belgium that we will defend them. This eventually made the entire Europe join the war. Eventually the war was fought by two sides of Europe, the Triple Entente and the Central Powers. My mother and father are proud that I am going to war, they think that it is the right choice to make, they support me on this choice. I've seen posters on the street with a picture of a general pointing at you with a caption saying "Your Country Needs YOU!" I went to the town hall to recruit into the army, there was a large line of men, all of similar age to me. I think that life in the army would be tough, this makes me think how long this war would be? I hope the war would not be too long.