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Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal

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RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal

January 17, 2017 at 1:35 pm (This post was last modified: January 17, 2017 at 1:38 pm by The Grand Nudger.)

(January 17, 2017 at 1:26 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Do people who join know upfront what they're getting themselves into?

Honestly? No.

Quote:Do the people who join know upfront what they're getting themselves into?

In the absence of a crystal ball........no, how could they know where they would be sent. Some join thinking they -will- be sent to some place "x" and ride out their service elsewhere.

Quote:Normal people do what they're paid to do and then go home.... or they should.

Soldiers don't get that luxury, and if they refuse to do what they're paid to do they can be imprisoned - guilty until proven innocent. One does not simply "quit" the military.

Quote:Don't they get like half the federal budget?

No.

Quote:Where is the money going?!

Not to soldiers. / shrugs

Quote:People who earn salaries work more than what they earn, because companies are not (usually) pro-bono... profit is a requirement.

The military likes to maintain that it is not a for-profit enterprise..........

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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