RE: Do you think American soldiers are put on too high of a pedestal
January 17, 2017 at 2:03 pm
(January 17, 2017 at 10:22 am)Khemikal Wrote: We don't treat our vets well, and we don't treat our serving soldiers well either. We fellate the effigy of an idea of a joe, but mostly leave them to their own devices. My entire unit had to buy it's own body armor or go into combat with a cold war era soft flak vest made for tankers..........as infantry. The fucking insurgents had better gear than we did. The job sucks, the pay is shit, and you forfeit your rights in doing it. The only reason -most- people do it, is because they're poor as shit. They desperately need money for something and lack valuable skills, or the hots and a cot are the most stable life they've ever had, for all that's worth. Most come out of the service in the same position they went in, or worse off.
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Are you telling me that Stripes had no basis in reality? Well, thanks a lot. There's another one that will never be the same. Might as well just through out the VHS.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
