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re: As I get older, I wish I had spent some time in the military
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:24 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:24 pm to Darth_Vader
The Founding Fathers of this nation-state vehemently disagree with you,
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Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:24 pm to Darth_Vader
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You love living under the protection of the freedoms this country extends to you but you view the DUTY of defending those freedoms as the job of someone. else.
Considering that I pay taxes for those services, I see no problem with that viewpoint.
ETA: Not that I want to pay them.
This post was edited on 9/8/14 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:24 pm to Austin Cajun
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Anyone else feel this way?
All the time. I actually tried to enlist in the Air Force when I was 18 but they said I would never see the inside of a cockpit since I am color blind
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:25 pm to Darth_Vader
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Sadly, what we have nowadays is a generation who stomp their feet and demand "freedom" more so than any generation before but precious few of them are willing to accept paying the price of that freedom.
The military is turning people away. There is no shortage of people willing to sign up "to defend our freedom," but ignore that because it doesn't fit your agenda.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:25 pm to The Third Leg
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Why do you support tyrannical rule, Darth? That's the anti-thesis of this nation-state.
Let me guess... you're what, 19? 20? Still, in college or just out, right?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:25 pm to 777Tiger
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I think 2-4 year mil service at reaching 18 should be mandatory.
I think you need to move to North Korea.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:25 pm to Darth_Vader
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You love living under the protection of the freedoms this country extends to you but you view the DUTY of defending those freedoms as the job of someone. else.
Im sorry, but few of the actions committed by the military in the last 30-40 years have been to "protect freedom". Invading Iraq and bombing Libya didn't protect our freedom in any way. Just because you're in the military doesn't mean you have protected America's freedom.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:27 pm to Ping Pong
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Im sorry, but few of the actions committed by the military in the last 30-40 years have been to "protect freedom". Invading Iraq and bombing Libya didn't protect our freedom in any way. Just because you're in the military doesn't mean you have protected America's freedom.
You've got a lot to learn about he world, kid.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:27 pm to The Third Leg
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I'm a donor citizen, bike man. I get far less out of the government than I put into it. I've paid enough federal income tax over the past decade to cover what the median earner will pay in his lifetime. Considering much of that has gone to finance military endeavors, I'd say I have done my part.
A fine American tradition. During the Civil War such notables as Grover Cleveland, George Pullman, and J.P. Morgan paid poor immigrants $300 to serve in their place.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:28 pm to Layabout
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A fine American tradition. During the Civil War such notables as Grover Cleveland, George Pullman, and J.P. Morgan paid poor immigrants $300 to serve in their place.
and Dick Cheney had more important things to do
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:28 pm to mostbesttigerfanever
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military now is not a viable career change option
To those on the fence. If you are thinking about going in and have really thought it through, do it and don't look back. I grew up in a USMC family. It's all I knew growing up as a kid and I was dead set on going in right out of high school. However, I was somewhat intelligent and my mom begged me to go to college first and my Marine relatives told me about being an Officer. So I went through the PLC program but sadly had an eye injury which required surgery that completly fricked up my vision and in the Bill Clinton years, that was a deal killer. He gutted the military worse than Obama in the 90's. So, my dream of being a Marine were over really before they begun.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:29 pm to namvet6566
quote:I know 3 Fallujah combat vets that say it's awkward and they don't like it, so I'll pass.
Thank any Veteran you come in contact with
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:29 pm to Darth_Vader
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Let me guess... you're what, 19? 20? Still, in college or just out, right?
Throw a decade and some change on those digits and you'll be more accurate. I don't know too many twenty year olds that have paid those kinds of taxes.
And yes, mandated military engagement is tyranny; it always has been and always will be.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:31 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Do the people calling for mandatory military service have any idea how expensive it would be? Our debt would skyrocket and balancing the budget would be (more of) a pipe dream. It's not remotely feasible.
I bet most of them are small gov conservative types too.
I bet most of them are small gov conservative types too.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:32 pm to Austin Cajun
I think 2-4 years of military should be mandatory out of high school. Would make for a more mature country for sure.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:33 pm to Darth_Vader
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Darth_Vader
so let me get this straight, you love an cherish America's freedom so much that you believe in forcing all citizens to contribute 2 years of their life to protecting that freedom? Do you not see how that belief contradicts itself?
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:33 pm to Darth_Vader
Please explain to me how each military conflict since wwii was fought to protect our freedom.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:33 pm to Austin Cajun
quote:the military is a much better thing to look back on than to actually do.
I wish I had spent some time in the military
Be happy you're not all fricked up by multiple tours in the shite, and appreciate the poor bastards who did and are.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:34 pm to 777Tiger
quote:And I think this is an awful awful idea.
I think 2-4 year mil service at reaching 18 should be mandatory.
Posted on 9/8/14 at 4:35 pm to The Third Leg
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Throw a decade and some change on those digits and you'll be more accurate. I don't know too many twenty year olds that have paid those kinds of taxes.
And yes, mandated military engagement is tyranny; it always has been and always will be.
I did not say anything about "mandatory" military service. My point was that if you live in this country and enjoy it's bounty, then you should be WILLING to stand and defend this country. Compulsion to serve should not be required. The saying "freedom isn't free" is more than a bumper sticker slogan.
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