What does being in the military mean to you?

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I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
There is no "front line", everyone deploys. Everyone does their part to keep the machine moving. Services will be at the same deployed location right next security forces. They will get mortared at night just as the security forces will. Vehicle Operator's run caravans and don't shoot at people. They're escorts might. But an IED doesn't care if you're armed or not. You think only armed men and women were eating in the tent that could bombed out because of an informant? No, many different personnel, many without combat roles ate in that tent.

I have a technical job, and I will deploy. It doesn't matter. Everyone deploy, especially guard.



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I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
>avim unit
>ever leaving the hangar except for when gathering ingredients for contraband, homebrew beer
How often does your unit even deploy to anywhere?


 
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Israel is attacked on all fronts and all you people can do is yell at them every time they fuc­k up. Haven't they been through enough holocausts already?
Did you miss the quasi-shitstorm I caused when I quite explicitly and absolutely came out in favour of the Israelis over Hamas?
Wait what? People are in favor of a terrorist group over Israel?
I've actually asked myself how that can be true quite a few times.

It's obviously because Israel is a "Western" state with the might of America behind it, oppressing the poor Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is just a paramilitary group of disgruntled anti-colonialists.

It has nothing to do with them being Nazis with a Qur'an in any way, whatsoever. Or so they claim.


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I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
There is no "front line", everyone deploys. Everyone does their part to keep the machine moving. Services will be at the same deployed location right next security forces. They will get mortared at night just as the security forces will. Vehicle Operator's run caravans and don't shoot at people. They're escorts might. But an IED doesn't care if you're armed or not. You think only armed men and women were eating in the tent that could bombed out because of an informant? No, many different personnel, many without combat roles ate in that tent.

I have a technical job, and I will deploy. It doesn't matter. Everyone deploy, especially guard.
I understand that, but the most typical view of soldier is the guy in the tank or the helicopter.
Then don't act as if men that die are not real soldiers just because they don't actively return fire. Troops are troops, and troops are people.


 
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I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
>avim unit
>ever leaving the hangar except for when gathering ingredients for contraband, homebrew beer
How often does your unit even deploy to anywhere?
No clue anymore. not getting into anything toos pecifically, six years ago there was an OIF trip, and three years ago people were pulled to fill slots for the flight unit we support for their deployment to Afghanistan. Rumor a few months back was that we were slated for something in two years, but that's been confirmed false and the potential slot shifted to an ASB from another state.
The way things look, I'll be out before the unit mobs for anywhere.


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I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
>avim unit
>ever leaving the hangar except for when gathering ingredients for contraband, homebrew beer
How often does your unit even deploy to anywhere?
No clue anymore. not getting into anything toos pecifically, six years ago there was an OIF trip, and three years ago people were pulled to fill slots for the flight unit we support for their deployment to Afghanistan. Rumor a few months back was that we were slated for something in two years, but that's been confirmed false and the potential slot shifted to an ASB from another state.
The way things look, I'll be out before the unit mobs for anywhere.
I shouldn't have asked for specifics. I apologize. My friend's units deploys like clockwork, but that's just their mission. I don't understand the Guard very well at all.


 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
Yeah but you're not a real soldier though
Ouch my pride...
Wait... I don't have any pride to hurt.
You're not put on the front lines though?
>avim unit
>ever leaving the hangar except for when gathering ingredients for contraband, homebrew beer
How often does your unit even deploy to anywhere?
No clue anymore. not getting into anything toos pecifically, six years ago there was an OIF trip, and three years ago people were pulled to fill slots for the flight unit we support for their deployment to Afghanistan. Rumor a few months back was that we were slated for something in two years, but that's been confirmed false and the potential slot shifted to an ASB from another state.
The way things look, I'll be out before the unit mobs for anywhere.
I shouldn't have asked for specifics. I apologize. My friend's units deploys like clockwork, but that's just their mission. I don't understand the Guard very well at all.
Th Guard doesn't even understand how the Guard works...


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This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
The delusions would be your own. We helped create the fundamentalists and target us. That's exactly why we should only fight defensive wars and that's exactly why they are the only ones that are justified.
I suppose the U.S. created the Muslims Barbary pirates who kidnapped American sailors in the early 1800s.

You can draw a straight line from the behaviour of these people to their doctrine. Their fascistic, dogmatic and delusional beliefs are to blame for their genocidal beliefs - not because we weren't nice enough to them.


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But our meddling only created additional enemies, not to mention we helped arm them. If we never became involved they'd just be killing themselves. They wouldn't be a threat to us. We are the reason they want us dead now.
I don't disagree. We are certainly part of the reason they're as substantial as they are at the moment, but we aren't the reason they hate us. Also, don't underestimate the funding provided by various wealthy Middle Eastern and Arabian countries to various militant groups.

However, trying to take the high-ground and playing the blame game isn't going to fix the issue.


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So much edge in here
For once I agree with PSU.


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<.<
I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
>he thinks anyone but infantry are real soldiers

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More drone pilots have been lost to PTSD in Afghanistan than the entire history of the infantry. Trufacts. #therealcostofwar #bandrones #cut4dronepilots

I still find that really hard to believe <.<
Not that I doubt it, but I just can't quite get my head around how blowing up someone on a TV screen is worse than CQB and watching your friends get shot to pieces around you .-.


 
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This is not the greatest sig in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
>he thinks anyone but infantry are real soldiers

costanzaface.jpg.png.gif.wmv
More drone pilots have been lost to PTSD in Afghanistan than the entire history of the infantry. Trufacts. #therealcostofwar #bandrones #cut4dronepilots

I still find that really hard to believe <.<
Not that I doubt it, but I just can't quite get my head around how blowing up someone on a TV screen is worse than CQB and watching your friends get shot to pieces around you .-.
You should doubt that number, because I pulled that out of my ass.
The "I just pushed a button and caused three civilian casualties from my bunk" thing must be rough for the dudes who thought they were just gonna be playing Ace Combat all day though... and from what I understand, they are having troubles keeping slots full...


 
 
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<.<
I tend to think that they're fit, brave, and responsible.

also inb4 kiyo
Good sir, I assure you that I am neither of those things.
Were you at one point?
Still in the Guard.
>he thinks anyone but infantry are real soldiers

costanzaface.jpg.png.gif.wmv
More drone pilots have been lost to PTSD in Afghanistan than the entire history of the infantry. Trufacts. #therealcostofwar #bandrones #cut4dronepilots

I still find that really hard to believe <.<
Not that I doubt it, but I just can't quite get my head around how blowing up someone on a TV screen is worse than CQB and watching your friends get shot to pieces around you .-.
You should doubt that number, because I pulled that out of my ass.
The "I just pushed a button and caused three civilian casualties from my bunk" thing must be rough for the dudes who thought they were just gonna be playing Ace Combat all day though... and from what I understand, they are having troubles keeping slots full...

Ahh I get you <.<

I know that Drone operator PTSD is pretty rife at the moment, but I can't recall the exact statistics >.>
That would be pretty rough though.


 
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I dunno to be honest. One of my 8th grade teachers was in the military, he was funny. Though some of them seem like meatheads.


 
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When someone says they serve in America's, or your country's, armed forces what does that mean to you?

When you see a woman or man in ABUs, ACUs, BDUs, or Service Dress, what do you think immediately?

What stereotypes do you have about a person when someone say's they serve in the Army, in the Marines, in the Coast Guard, in the Air Force, or the Navy?

When someone's uses any quote involving patriotism or they say they'll die for your incorrect opinion, what do you think.

The military. Discuss.
Just see them as ordinary people wanting to protect the country

Army: Get all the new stuff and play Barbie
Marines: Get all the old stuff but get to fight
Coast Guard: Well, they are not military. Part of DHS
Air Force: Sit behind a computer and play with over-sized RC planes
Navy: Easiest way to meet foreign chicks and get laid


 
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It's a very, very hard to see thread for me. I have pity, yet I don't. Because the soldiers are used as tools. Sent and shipped off to places in the world that we shouldn't be in. Some of them, want to be there. They go willingly, to kill willingly. And that in my eyes isn't right. I don't care how horrible a person is, or a group of people are.

I already made my point very clear to you. Jobs attract people based off personality. So, while I have no doubt in my mind that there are people who serve, who are genuinely nice, decent people, a lot of people around them have something, how to say it, "off," inside of them.

I am, reserved about fighting, and war. I believe that a soldier should be used to defend one's homeland, nothing more. Not used, and abused for higher purposes, shipped off to countries where in the end they just become a number, a casualty on a board game played by men and woman above them.

I do not appreciate how they are used. I do not appreciate that they have to kill, or kill willingly. But I respect that regardless of such a job, they do it anyway. Even if they're there for the wrong reasons, they're still doing a dirty job that I would not wish to ever place my boots upon.

So, I can respect the ones who do it, and return home. Even if they went for the wrong reasons, they come home changed. And I do not wish harm on anybody, to go through something like that. I can only hope one day that the definition of what a soldier is, and does, changes. And that they are used as a soldier should be.

A defender of one's home. And, if another country very, VERY specifically asks for aid, then a defender of another's home, in service to peace, to defending. Not offending.