Its really no problem at all. I am a right brained person, so it is much easier for me to communicate through graphics than it is through text.
Yes, once a Marine always a Marine. My end of active service was May of 2005. A part of me wanted to stay in, but having been recently married I decided to leave it for a nice and easy civilian life.
Good luck with your trading. Hang in there and give it the time. Remember that a doctor or a lawyer has to go to school for years before he start making a lot of money (not to mention the time to pay off his student loans.) Even if it takes you two or three years to become successful at Forex, you are WAY ahead of the curve!
It is a MARATHON not a SPRINT!