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Plan9 · 06-10-2007, 12:29 PM

WARNING, WARNING: SELF-RIGHTEOUS GI JOE TALK DETECTED!

Debaser,

As you well know, the military is a grand crusade, testing the manly virtues, the intestinal fortitude, and shaping personal hardness. I saw you were in DCUs, so I assume you're not some wet-ear ACU baby who's only seen Brown & Root chow, shiny M1114s, brand new MBITRs, and 24/7 chopper support. As you also probably know: the real casualties of that crusade are time and relationships back home.

I was damn good at what I did in uniform, but at the end of the day? All I did was keep a bunch of rowdy kids together while we spent endless nomadic months rolling around the desert digging up roadside bombs that should have killed us, getting shot at by people who might have thought we were the Russians coming back for round two, and not being given permission to return fire by a command structure that was more interested in round counts that body counts. The only thing that ever mattered was keeping joe alive.

I miss being a paratrooper, but I think I miss the idea of the Army more than the reality. The reality of it? Stupid ass games. How many days out of the four years were good? Maybe a dozen. I shoulda put in my SF packet when I got back from OIF in 2004 instead of doing the joe-wrangler NCO thing.

I was militant and disciplined before I entered the military. I will be militant and disciplined for the remainder of my life. I am not a soft person by nature. I don't worry about that. I didn't need a O5 to tell me that I'm a Sergeant. Some of us grunts are born Sarge and just wait to get the paperwork.

(/bullshit)

I'm glad I'm a civilian. Its more high speed than the military, anyway.

WillRavel: You shouldn't offer to die to bring the troops home. We already offered to go over there and die when we enlisted. That's how the game works.

06-10-2007, 12:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
Plan9 I Confess a Shiver	WARNING, WARNING: SELF-RIGHTEOUS GI JOE TALK DETECTED! Debaser, As you well know, the military is a grand crusade, testing the manly virtues, the intestinal fortitude, and shaping personal hardness. I saw you were in DCUs, so I assume you're not some wet-ear ACU baby who's only seen Brown & Root chow, shiny M1114s, brand new MBITRs, and 24/7 chopper support. As you also probably know: the real casualties of that crusade are time and relationships back home. I was damn good at what I did in uniform, but at the end of the day? All I did was keep a bunch of rowdy kids together while we spent endless nomadic months rolling around the desert digging up roadside bombs that should have killed us, getting shot at by people who might have thought we were the Russians coming back for round two, and not being given permission to return fire by a command structure that was more interested in round counts that body counts. The only thing that ever mattered was keeping joe alive. I miss being a paratrooper, but I think I miss the idea of the Army more than the reality. The reality of it? Stupid ass games. How many days out of the four years were good? Maybe a dozen. I shoulda put in my SF packet when I got back from OIF in 2004 instead of doing the joe-wrangler NCO thing. I was militant and disciplined before I entered the military. I will be militant and disciplined for the remainder of my life. I am not a soft person by nature. I don't worry about that. I didn't need a O5 to tell me that I'm a Sergeant. Some of us grunts are born Sarge and just wait to get the paperwork. (/bullshit) I'm glad I'm a civilian. Its more high speed than the military, anyway. WillRavel: You shouldn't offer to die to bring the troops home. We already offered to go over there and die when we enlisted. That's how the game works. __________________ *Whatever you can carry.* "You should not drink... and bake." Last edited by Plan9; 06-10-2007 at 12:36 PM.. Reason: 50% more bullsht!*