RE: -For those who've served in the military
July 6, 2014 at 11:44 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2014 at 11:48 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Thanks for the post Cato. I can say without reservation that I joined for the food, and stayed for the sense of pride (I found it very rewarding as well), personally. Some buddies and I were fond of noticing that for all of the reasons someone might join - reservists overwhelmingly said "college money" - to which we workaday active service members would always chortle "I think there are probably easier ways to get college money, how's that lookin to you now?".
-So your experience of servicemembers and how they perceive themselves or their motivations would seem to extend beyond the nuclear navy and at least into my group of peers, army infantry. It's something that I think people overlook as well.
(I wonder if people notice how many of the ads in any classifieds/jobs section are recruiting ads?)
Our military clearly sees itself as an employer, and it's members as employees, professionals. Expects us to see ourselves that way as well. They're willing to put a little bit of paint on the picture if it helps them make their quotas too, obviously that can be an issue..lol.
-So your experience of servicemembers and how they perceive themselves or their motivations would seem to extend beyond the nuclear navy and at least into my group of peers, army infantry. It's something that I think people overlook as well.
(I wonder if people notice how many of the ads in any classifieds/jobs section are recruiting ads?)
Our military clearly sees itself as an employer, and it's members as employees, professionals. Expects us to see ourselves that way as well. They're willing to put a little bit of paint on the picture if it helps them make their quotas too, obviously that can be an issue..lol.
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