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re: New Army recruitment ads
Posted on 5/12/21 at 12:59 pm to Jrv2damac
Posted on 5/12/21 at 12:59 pm to Jrv2damac
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The military used to not place emphasis on the different backgrounds of service members.
It WAS one of the only places where your background didn't matter. A black NCO could light up a soup sandwich white private under the supervision of a female Puerto Rican office and nobody gave a shite. Being competent was the only thing that mattered.
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Posted on 5/12/21 at 1:32 pm to RougeDawg
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A black NCO could light up a soup sandwich white private under the supervision of a female Puerto Rican office and nobody gave a shite. Being competent was the only thing that mattered.
Amen and amen. There was a pure meritocracy (sometimes imperfect, especially the fricking officers) or at least the laboratory conditions for one.
There was 1 color - green.
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