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Originally posted by Seaver
I take it you never served in the military.. or knew people who have.
In my 2.5 years I've spent more time building houses for the poor nearby the base than I have in firing ranges or required self-defense courses.
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Exactly. So many people dont seem to get this. Like I said, the best people I have ever had the privelege of knowing served in the military. A close family friend was in the Marines for 20 years--great man. One of my best friends from HS is at West Point--quite possibly the best person I have ever met. One of my fraternity brothers spent 8 years in the Navy--and in the SEALS at that. If you want to talk about someone that according to Plan9 would be brainwashed into killing everything that moves, he is it. And yet he is one of the most true, honest, and reliable people I know.
People have this negative image of the military that has only been further perpetuated by Hollywood and the media, which for the most part, is completely untrue.