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Originally Posted by Greg700
It would distract from doing my job which could get me hurt.
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+1. They're distracting enough inside your head.
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RE: Civvie S/O enlisting in "non-combat" job to stay with their partner.
In my bitter opinion... there aren't any non-combat jobs in the "global war of terrorism." Cooks get shot at by RPGs... truck drivers get their legs blown off by IEDs and the radio nerd gets killed by a mortar round into his tent. Everybody in uniform is a viable target. Everybody with Caucasian skin is a viable target. Locals in the wrong place are viable targets. There are no friendly civilians, there are no good guys or bad guys. Just people with interests and automatic weapons.
From my two deployments I got the feeling that the purpose of modern warfare is to leave your cushy little home "back in the world" and go off to a "strange alien planet" to fight (but not often shoot) "evil-doing global terrorists" in a desolate country that is to be used like a giant toilet.
If my S/O was hurt or killed in a combat zone? I couldn't live with myself. It would be my fault. Despite how much it sucks to go for a year without getting laid or arguing about who'll do the dishes... a lot of soldiers prefer having their reality anchor back home in the states to monitor their home, their kids, maintain some semblance of a normal life.
If you don't have a rifle or a bandage or a wrench or a disgusting T-rat shovel... you don't belong in a combat zone.
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What does this really say about how balls-deep we are in this silly "war" anyway? This idea is okay for dual military couples but expanding it on a large scale to encourage enlistment (or allowing civilian partners) would be completely stupid.
What would happen to families with children? Kids in a combat zone? Or would you leave your kids with grandma for a year?
How do you maintain a house / vehicles / job when you're both deployed?
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Modern Warfare: Men in fancy clothes doing stupid things in the name of honor.