RE: UK STRIKE DAY 30TH NOVEMBER
November 27, 2011 at 9:08 pm
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2011 at 9:12 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Have we factored in the amount of ingenuity and creativity it takes to live at poverty level? Maybe the job the minimum wage slaves of the world do is a little more complicated and critical than we're giving them credit for. Even the "grunt" risks his life. How many hours of programming or pipefitting is that worth, and just how simple do you think it is to assault a pillbox or fortified position? Deciding that one's job is more difficult or complex than another's may be a useful way to generate pride in what one does, that doesn't mean that the picture we've painted for ourselves is an accurate one. Since we're on the subject of grunts, you know how much a medic E-5 makes in comparison to the salary of an infantry E-5? Exactly the same. Seems to work for the military.
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!
