I'm pretty sure PAGAN was the one who started to veer off topic, I simply followed. I hold the most respect for those who are in the military, becuase they do what people would normally not do.
I'm NOT saying that the military is a bad thing, I am saying the businessmen behind closed doors are the ones who toy with things that should not be toyed with. You cannot dispute the fact that there are some soldiers who are indeed not qualified to be soldiers. These are the irresponsible ones who do stupid crap like gunning down innocents. The rest are people who believe in protecting freedom. I'm not going to stand here and say "Yeah America is the best, we're number one, our military will bomb you, etc." because I realize that the statements the idiots back home make, make the military look bad. DO NOT GET ME WRONG, I already said that I hold the most respect to the
dedicated and
responsible soldiers out there.
As for my claims about treason, I admit I didn't really know much about it, all I know is that my uncle Mike told me about a friend he had named Dom, who served in the first Gulf Conflict, when the commanding officer told them to attack a convoy of unknown trucks, he refused because they weren't armed, he was arrested and put on trial. He had to spend around a month on trial, trying to convince them that he had not committed treason and an act of insubordination. Finally a few other squad members backed him on his statement, and he was let free. I apologize for speaking before knowing the facts.
Quote: "what's going on in afghanistan is a mess created by our politicians, they don't have a clue, and the troops out there are doing their best at an individual level to make the best of a bad situation and cleaning up as much of the mess created by bush and blairs rash decisions as best they can."
This. This is what I am really talking about. It's not a conspiracy, the big guys in Washington get to wear their nice suites everyday and point finger at what happens, yet they make no attempt to even reconcile things. On the other hand, soldiers are down in the dirt and getting their hands dirty, and most of the time the intel they get is from people in Washington. A perfect example is the well known apache attack video, in which an innocent news crew and civilians were killed, as a result of mis-intelligence. Again, I hold respect to those who serve the country, I really do. My statements seem rather harsh and disrespectful, but those are targeted at the big men in office, not the ones who serve. I have at least 3 family members, 1 serving in Afghanistan, two in basic training to be radio operators in Afghanistan. Even they hold resentment at the people who run the U.S.
Anyway, as I said before, if you want to go into the military, good luck. Be moral, respectful, and always keep safe. We're actually quite lucky to have had around 6,000 casualties, which is considerably low considering previous war casualties. Yes, the lives lost are sad, but the lives saved in the matter are always worth the sacrifice. I was actually inspired last year by a kid who received a Medal of Honor for grabbing a heavy machine gun and defending his squad mates. He was killed by a grenade, but he sacrificed himself to save others. That's what humanity and the military is generally about. Most soldiers don't go into battle with selfish wants and desires, most of them are there because they feel it's their duty.
I wouldn't actually completely deny being part of the military. They look for people who can control servers and whatnot, and keep communications up. Again, I'm not afraid of dying, I just want to know I'd die for a good cause. I would want to die by helping a family escape a firefight, I wouldn't want to die by hitting a land mine by accident. I guess that's my biggest fear of the military, dying by accident. I'd want to go down in a hail of gunfire protecting someone.
Anyway, I sincerely apologize about my comments, they weren't meant to be taken in a way that attacks soldiers. As I admit, and heard from many others, I have trouble expressing what I mean without sounding rude or harsh.
Anyway, the only real tip people could offer, is stay safe.
I just now realized I've had a typo in my signature for the past 3 years.
