Welcome to My Circus: F*ck it All & F*cking No Regrets - Softcover

Riedel, MSgt, USAF, Retired, K. D.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798254738084

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Before the uniform, I was just a kid trying to survive — growing up in Wisconsin, dead-end jobs, bad decisions and hard lessons, watching the same cycle repeat with nowhere to go. No direction, no plan, just restlessness and a gut feeling I was meant for more than what was in front of me. This is the story of that kid before the uniform - what pushed me to the breaking point and made me look for a way out.

I joined because I needed to become someone — to find discipline, purpose, and a family that wouldn't quit. From growing up in Wisconsin to retiring in South Dakota, what followed was 21.5 years: from a scared kid at Basic to earning MSGT and the diamond as a First Sergeant. I lived in the circus - 0200 dorm knocks, Airmen in crisis, commanders wanting answers yesterday, bureaucracy that could kill the mission faster than any enemy, brotherhood forged in the suck and dark humor in the smoke pit, taking care of my people while everything burned. Now in retirement in South Dakota, I'm unpacking the lessons it all taught me — who you are when the uniform comes off, how to carry the weight, how to heal, and how to keep serving without the rank.

Raw. Unfiltered. No polished speeches, no bullshit. Just the truth about what it costs to wear the diamond and keep going. F*ck it all and f*cking no

I could tell you more, but it would ruin the book. Enjoy The Circus.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798254738084
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262