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Fuck.
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RE: Fuck.
Amen to that.  Asking a person to run into oncoming fire or kill another person is, at it's heart, probably an unreasonable request.  You have to get passed that to get them to do what you want.  There's the idea that an order, a lawful order, one which a soldier is bound to carry out is recognizable to even the least accomplished "reasoner" in the bunch as both reasonable and lawful.  That's taking a special definition, a military definition....that, by necessity, ignores any question of whether or not the entire -field- is unreasonable at it's heart.  

You can talk a soldier into something, sure.  You can explain it..step by step, with reason.  But when you need it done now...and you always need it done now, you're going to want to go another way with it.  Tug on his heart.  Push his pride.  Appeal to his shame.  Remind him of the coin, the girls back home, the weight of the medals you'll put on his chest or his casket. If all else fails, appeal to his hatreds and prejudices.


"Kill those spineless motherfuckers, put your name on the wall, earn your pay, go home, get the girl...and make your momma proud. Hooah!"
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 8, 2016 at 5:38 pm
RE: Fuck. - by The Valkyrie - March 8, 2016 at 5:41 pm
RE: Fuck. - by AFTT47 - March 8, 2016 at 6:10 pm
RE: Fuck. - by vorlon13 - March 8, 2016 at 6:16 pm
RE: Fuck. - by AFTT47 - March 8, 2016 at 7:02 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Little lunch - March 13, 2016 at 8:12 pm
RE: Fuck. - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 8, 2016 at 6:36 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Wyrd of Gawd - March 9, 2016 at 4:22 am
RE: Fuck. - by Thumpalumpacus - March 9, 2016 at 5:37 am
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 1:12 pm
RE: Fuck. - by The Grand Nudger - March 9, 2016 at 1:25 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Wyrd of Gawd - March 9, 2016 at 4:09 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 1:51 pm
RE: Fuck. - by The Grand Nudger - March 9, 2016 at 2:34 pm
RE: Fuck. - by The Grand Nudger - March 9, 2016 at 4:30 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Pat Mustard - March 13, 2016 at 9:58 am
RE: Fuck. - by Reforged - March 9, 2016 at 4:38 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 5:04 pm
RE: Fuck. - by The Grand Nudger - March 9, 2016 at 5:11 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 6:26 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 6:29 pm
RE: Fuck. - by Minimalist - March 9, 2016 at 6:31 pm
RE: Fuck. - by FebruaryOfReason - March 13, 2016 at 10:04 am
RE: Fuck. - by vorlon13 - March 13, 2016 at 8:19 pm

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