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I am not in the military, but I believe I know a fair amount through self education. If I'm wrong, anyone in the military (former or present), feel free to correct me.
I automatically give people in the military a shit ton of respect. Mainly because I aspire to join the military within the next couple years. Just a personal thought here, but it seems most people don't think about what they have to go through. They get super low pay. Some are required to leave to a foreign country for months at a time. They're away from their family and children. They get shot and bombed. The mental and physical stress/challenges they face daily aren't anything equal to some of the things we face.
Whether you support the war or not, they deserve nothing less than our respect, or at least admiration. The kind of thing that happened after Vietnam, where our troops came home just to get spat on and hated, disgusts me. I would like to beat the shit out of the people who would even think of that. Hate the war, not the people doing their job.
In regards to the OP's post: Fierce loyalty is required to trust your fellow soldier. If a soldier wasn't loyal, how would he trust him for protection? Not all of them have an "unquestioning faith" in authority. I suggest the books "My War" by Colby Buzzell and "Generation Kill" by Evan Wright. Both books are good examples that might change your mind. On the Hajji joke, he was being shot at by them. What do you expect? I too would harbor some sort of dislike towards the people who shoot at me. The Hajji's he joked about are terrorists. I think a bunch of dead terrorists is beautiful as well. They wouldn't hesitate to kill him and you and me, so why should he not be allowed to say what he feels. So what if it's fucked up.
I believe you should get some more education yourself, Jinn.
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