Our Military is Like?

[salmoned]

Our military is like a baby that never grows up. No matter how much you feed it, or how proud it makes you feel, it never advances beyond waving it’s arms & legs, producing varying amounts of noise and copious amounts of waste.

[U'ilani]

The problem isn't the military, but the politicians who direct them.

[Leo Lakio]

Pssst...U`ilani? When you see salmoned's posts, think about the sculpture in Fremont - the one under the north end of the Aurora Bridge...

[cyleet99]

This will be a fun thread to read tomorrow. Salmoned, you go ahead and push those buttons.

[Adri]

*settles in with popcorn and a soda to watch*

[1stwahine]

Whack Whacks!!

[U'ilani]

Pssst...U`ilani? When you see salmoned's posts, think about the sculpture in Fremont - the one under the north end of the Aurora Bridge...

Haha! Understood.

[1stwahine]

Never mind. It's useless.

[matapule]

The problem isn't the military, but the politicians who direct them.

That's pretty much it in a nutshell.

[Leo Lakio]

Haha! Understood.

Awww---you let 'em in on the secret!

[matapule]

*settles in with popcorn and a soda to watch*

[salmoned]

"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." George Washington

[TuNnL]

The problem isn't the military, but the politicians who direct them.

Is it really the politicians, though...or the insiders controlling the politicians?

[Random]

"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty." George Washington

Dude, don't make me ignore you.

[Adri]

Thanks matapule *g*

[Nords]

Our military is like a baby that never grows up. No matter how much you feed it, or how proud it makes you feel, it never advances beyond waving it’s arms & legs, producing varying amounts of noise and copious amounts of waste.

This will be a fun thread to read tomorrow. Salmoned, you go ahead and push those buttons.

*settles in with popcorn and a soda to watch*

Dude, don't make me ignore you.

I'm glad you're feeling frisky with your first-amendment rights. Sentiments from guys like you make guys like me feel all warm & fuzzy that our struggles have been worth the effort.

I'm also glad that this board has an "Ignore Poster" feature, too! You have a nice life now.

P.S.-- Leo, U'ilani, thanks for the picture. I'm gonna get some use out of that on other boards...

[timkona]

Our military is like an adult diaper to the bedwetters. They hate the idea of a diaper, but appreciate the fact that the bed don't stink, and that they can just keep right on soiling themselves without concern.

[Random]

Wow. I never thought to put TWO guys on my Ignore list in so short a time.

Any more volunteers?

[matapule]

Sentiments from guys like you make guys like me feel all warm & fuzzy that our struggles have been worth the effort.

Okay, I'll bite, what struggles would those be?

[sinjin]

There's a bunch of dead guys from assorted nations that indicate otherwise.

[Nords]

Eh, I already had TK on "Ignore", so no changes there.

Okay, I'll bite, what struggles would those be?

24 years, including 20 in the submarine force. Ballistic missile submarines at first and later attack submarines with the activities described in "Blind Man's Bluff". Retired since 2002.

Spouse did nearly 18 years of active duty and just retired from the Navy Reserve-- meteorologist, oceanographer, & various Reserve contingency planning/disaster recovery billets.

My nephew's carrying on the tradition. He started with nearly four years with a Ranger battalion-- Afghanistan in Oct 2001 & mid-2002, followed by Iraq in late 2002-early 2003. He followed that up with USMA '07 and has just finished Ranger School enroute his new Ranger unit. He's considering Special Forces.

When our kid graduates from high school she's considering the family business via NROTC.

When I was in Monterey in the 1980s the students from the Defense Language Institute used to come to the school to share our gym. Many of them would wear t-shirts that would say in huge letters on the front "We're learning Russian..." (or whatever their assigned language was). On the back it'd say "... so you don't have to."

[matapule]

24 years, including 20 in the submarine force. Ballistic missile submarines at first and later attack submarines

And how would you feel about defying an order from a commanding officer that you felt was unjust or illegal?

[MyopicJoe]

"We're learning Russian..." (or whatever their assigned language was). On the back it'd say "... so you don't have to."

Haha, cute

[Random]

And how would you feel about defying an order from a commanding officer that you felt was unjust or illegal?

Did you have an anti-military experience?

[matapule]

Did you have an anti-military experience?

Yep, the Viet Nam War and the Iraq War.