re: What Trump was doing when DeSantis was serving his country in Iraq in 2007

I was in the Navy Seabees,,50 months on active duty and the active reserves for 2 years.
Navy asked for volunteers twice for Viet Nam and I volunteered.To be clear they never called me which I don’t understand,maybe they had more volunteers than they needed.

As I,got older and educated myself I say Viet Nam,Afghanistan,both Iraq wars were bullshite,only real purpose was to enrich the Military Industrial Complex.
The first Iraq war was to avoid the scandal of George HW Bush’s son Neil Bush and his significant role in the Silverado Savings and Loan failure that cost the taxpayer $1.3 billion.
It was all in the news,we’re going to Iraq and Silverado S&L dropped off the radar.
So DeSantis served his country by going to Iraq,big frickin deal.He was in harm’s way,I guess, and for sure was probably breathing the polluted air from the infamous burn pits.Lots of servicemen had their health wrecked by the burn pits.

From my perspective now I would say Trump,Clinton and even George W. were the smart ones to avoid that crap.
George W.pissed me off,he weaseled his way out of Viet Nam but he had no reservations about sending our serviceman to be killed and maimed in support of the MIC.

I don’t regret my service.I grew up,learned a lot and GI bill helped me go to college.
It gave me a leg up in life but from where I came from I needed it.

Trump and Clinton didn’t need it so good for them.

I’ll be a son of a bitch if any of my grandsons,if I can help it,join this fricked up military with “”woke” officers glorifying transgenderism,drag queen story hours at base libraries,etc.
You know Senior Military officers are just itching to get us into some conflict to feather their nests.They couldn’t care less about the him/hers that get killed or maimed to further their agenda.

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I don't believe DeSantis ever engaged the enemy in a firefight

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So what?

“Not everyone that served is honest about their service”

Ain’t that the truth.I worked with a murse that went to nursing school.Was a 20 year retiree from Army.
He said one day lot of bad asses in Ellick,every veteran I talk to was Special Forces or a sniper.

A friend from high school was prime example.He was in Navy got out in ‘72 but to this day he tells everybody he was a sniper in Marine Corps.What’s bizarre was he was on Patrol Boats in Viet Nam which was nothing to sneeze at,it was very dangerous.
His story is he joined the Navy but he was such a good shot the Marines were able to get him transferred to be a sniper.

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I'm sure DeSantis had a government issued rifle and he had to keep track of that weapon but I don't believe DeSantis ever engaged the enemy in a firefight.....seems he was the legal counsel for a combat unit to ensure captured enemy combatants were treated properly

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Give me a break. Nobody expects a JAG officer to be in a firefight. They are extremely valuable in the field, however. I mean, people don't want to be brought up on war crimes, you know?

As someone who has served, I can attest that some of the biggest pieces of shite I’ve known were military. Being in the military doesn’t promote special powers that makes you great or even mediocre, it simply means you’re in the military. It’s no more special than being a plumber or electrician.

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I was wondering what type of service Desantis did while in the military.

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You didn’t know prior to this? Really? It’s on his wiki page and it’s been discussed here too many times to count. And now you’re saying “it seems he was a lawyer”?

GTFO.

I’m a Desantis supporter and your OP is pathetic and does nothing except cause more unnecessary division in the GOP

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I’m a Desantis supporter and your OP is pathetic and does nothing except cause more unnecessary division in the GOP

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I've been trying to talk these baws down a few notches for months, they're gonna make themselves sick.