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Coincidentally, today in college I was discussing issues of abuse and illegal activity with a veteran. He has fought in war-zones and I was basically questioning him regarding abuse and how often it occurs and whatnot.
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What war? Did he volunteer or get drafted? What unit was he in? Did he get discharged or leave voluntarily?
These are all questions that DO have relevance. I have a friend who was Marine Force Recon during the Persian Gulf (he knew personally the people in the kill the kid / get found predicament so popular now). I know from talking to him of what went on, and what was claimed to have gone on.
If he was discharged (even more dishonorably), many people are known to have gone and said MANY things that were untrue. If it was Vietnam, draftees arent generally known to be the most disciplined fighting forces.
All I'm saying is be careful when talking to the "military". I've talked to many people who were SEALs, when I asked them what team many said team 12 (hint, there is no SEAL team 12). Just last night I met a guy who said he was a Sargeant in the Navy (hint, there is no Sgt. ranking in the Navy).