Originally posted by BackFire
I'm not volunteering because I don't want to get shot at and get yelled at by some hick instructer.
Thats true; they always tend to be hicks for some reason.
My D.I. was a good ol' boy from AR who had developed a colorful nickname for every one in my series with in the first week.
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
talk about hypocrite alert.as i said, if i were eligible for selective service, and i were to be called upon, i would go.
Right so you're a fat fvck who can't run a yard without using an inhaler I assume. The American attitude really pisses me off, 'if I could I'd go out there I'd bomb them to smitherines' - no you wouldn't, most you probably can't even pour milk on your cereal without your mums help.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Right so you're a fat fvck who can't run a yard without using an inhaler I assume. The American attitude really pisses me off, 'if I could I'd go out there I'd bomb them to smitherines' - no you wouldn't, most you probably can't even pour milk on your cereal without your mums help.
He's out of excuses now anyway.
Someone I know is exactly the same. "If there was a war tomorrow I'd go around with a gun taking people out.", he says.
The man get scared going to see the doctor.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
How do you manage to be more and more irrelevant? Who said they weren't necessary? I said I think it's stupid to be one, so yes, I will call them stupid all I want.They're not necessarily stupid for joining something dangerous, I just feel that removes all rights of sympathy in the event of death. What makes them stupid is the false obligation they feel they have for their country, and then wanting to fight for it no matter what. These soldiers getting upset because they dislike Bush's "war", well tough shit, they signed up for that.
However, let's discuss necessity shall we? My way of life has been the same as it always has since 1985. No Iraq, no Afghanistan, no Iran has ever made me not do something, or do something differently. So maybe they're not as necessary for actual protection as you think they are, just tools to wage unjust wars and conflicts in an attempt to maintain our "freedom" from people who could never realistically threaten it anyway.
"Be careful!", "Why?", "Because stuff is happening in a nation many thousands of miles away from us.".
So Bin Laden has the capacity to, once in a blue moon, kill a lot of people. That is a horrific possibility, but have you ever felt like your lifestyle was at risk because of him, in the same way that people feared say...Hitler? A man who could actually invade and conquer? A war where an army WAS necessary? I seriously doubt that. Yet of course, people knee-jerk to the "SUPPORT THE TROOPS!" and never think.
-AC
Long winded eh? I said call them stupid all you want and you said you would. Enough said.
Originally posted by Bardock42
The crying part. I totally agree with your "Call them stupid all you want" thing.
Well at least you agree that soldiers are necessary... That's good. Considering they are necessary; why be so critical of them for joining? You're essentially saying they are stupid for filling a role/need you deem necessary... It's not like the military disperses and only reforms when there's a need.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
List of maximum ages for enlisting in the US military:Active Army - 42
Army Reserves - 42
Active Air Force - 27
Air Force Reserve - 34
Active Navy - 34
Naval Reserves - 39
Active Marines - 28
Marine Corps Reserve - 29
Active and Reserve Coast Guard - 27That was from a messageboard dedicated to such discussion. I figured it might be a bit off, so I looked further:
http://usmilitary.about.com/b/a/156352.htm
We know that you "wanted" to, but got talked out of it (Gee, I wonder how.). You've said you would if you could go back, and tried weaseling out of answering by suggesting you're too old.
-AC
Originally posted by Robtard
Well at least you agree that soldiers are necessary... That's good. Considering they are necessary; why be so critical of them for joining? It's not like the military disperses and only reforms when there's a need.
I don't think anyone's being critical of them joining but rather being critical of the fact that some soldiers are moaning about the risks of getting killed. If you sign up to the army you're taking on risk if you can't handle that then don't join.
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
Right so you're a fat fvck who can't run a yard without using an inhaler I assume. The American attitude really pisses me off, 'if I could I'd go out there I'd bomb them to smitherines' - no you wouldn't, most you probably can't even pour milk on your cereal without your mums help.