RE: Tea Party candidate taken behind the woodshed by an old man asking a simple question
June 24, 2014 at 8:27 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2014 at 8:29 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
4 in the infantry and you're probably an E5 (or fast tracking to it), granted, the gap between the new recruit and the E5 is a large one, but I could (and then did) make more money driving a garbage truck than commanding a team of soldiers. E6 seems to be about the point where it normalizes with the sort of job a person capable of being an NCO could get -anywhere-. The military is most definitely not a -good gig- either. It's something you stick with because you want to, not because it;s likely to be your best option. Know whwre all my buddies went? Private contractors ASAP, better pay, better food, better perks.
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!
