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re: Do we Idolize the Military Service Men and Women too much in America?
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:55 pm to Pectus
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:55 pm to Pectus
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They work less than teachers, and you see the backlash teachers get for not working over summer...
The frick you say. Trying being an infantryman for just one year. You'll spend at least three months away from home, training 16 - 18 hours per day every single day during that time. You'll have weeks and weeks even when back on base when you're out in the field the entire time. You're in at 6 AM and home at 6 or 7 every single day in the office (which is only about half the time).
That's not even getting into deployment, which is its own 365/24/7 beast.
I work in one of the most demanding professions (in hours/week) there is in the American business world, and I have never, ever had a week anything approaching my most stressful weeks or months in the service. Eighty hour weeks in management consulting are not bad at all compared to a lot of the crap you have to do in the infantry.
To the OP's point, yes, I agree the whole service thing gets overblown. Not every single swinging dick was really putting his or her life on the line all the time.
You're still a chump, though, who has repeatedly shown this same chip-on-your-shoulder sentiment. I think you might be a eunuch.
Posted on 11/9/15 at 8:56 pm to AbuTheMonkey
Sounds like summer camp!
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