E.T. - Ironic Parallels

A curious creature gets dumped into a strange world where he doesn't know the language or the culture and everyone treats him like an alien. All he wants to do is phone home...






In the Peace Corps world there are several ways a volunteer might leave:

1. COS - Close of Service
2. ADSEP - Administrative Separation
3. MEDSEP - Medical Separation
4. ET - Early Termination

From the sidelines I recently watched a Peace Corps Volunteer ET and I couldn't help but think of the ironic parallels.