RE: Honor between soldiers/fighters?
November 22, 2016 at 1:57 pm
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2016 at 2:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 22, 2016 at 12:41 pm)operator Wrote: However to claim there is honor in something like war is very bizarre to me. War is, unfortunately, necessary. But it is nothing to feel proud of.People feel proud when they ace the test, when they get a raise at their McJob. When they manage to have a child, just -have- one. I think we can let soldiers claim a little bit of pride.
Quote:The propaganda pushed by the American military is so effective that some people are berated for even thinking of criticizing the military and/or its actions. You're seen as "Unamerican" for even considering that there is no honor in being a solider of for thinking that the war in the Middle East was a mistake. Its honestly sad but I refuse to placate the Amurrican idiots for the sake of not rocking the boat.You know who criticizes the military and it's actions more actively than any other group? The soldiers tasked with carrying it out. Propaganda is effective, sure, bullets even moreso. They show up fresh faced, motivated, squared away, hooah! Few weeks deployed, and it;s all bittervets with opinions. He's alive, and the other guy isn't. That's a 1 in the "w" column. Right, wrong, propaganda, all irrelevant. In that moment there;s only that moment. How you got there, or whatever you believed before, whoever you were before, meaningless.
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!
