Ok , ok , No disrespect here , but its time to debunk the military a little bit . The military , has in the past ( especially the Army ) been a dumping ground for misfits . Today is no exception . Generally speaking , the only time you get the best and brightest is when you have conscription . Because people who have other things going for them in the real world , are forced in . With that said , the overwhelming majority of people in the military , DO NOT join for PATRIOTISM . They are there for usually one of two reasons , both of them legit . !. You screwed off in school , didn’t make the grade to get a scholarship . 2. Your a scared 17 – 18 year old kid , right out of high school , with no direction . Signing up gives you 4 years to figure it out . This is what the volunteer military is made up of ( generally speaking ) . Like I said , your a kid that didn’t take school as seriously as you should have ( normal teens ) now you need the GI bill to get your education . Same is true for #2 . While your IN , you get a little more patriotic education from the service itself , but not what you were thinking when you signed up . Another thing seldom spoken of . Again , generally speaking . The Military is like going to Prison , from the standpoint , that for those that are there for TOO long , many times have a very difficult time adjusting to life on the ” outside ” . So they commit another crime , and get sent back in , the military guy just stays in . As said by others , Your country and your government are not the same thing . You in some shithole for your Government , not your country . Not to be rude , but they are not fighting for MY freedom , I don’t need them , I don’t need cops . Why ? Because I’m an armed citizen , I don’t need cops or soldiers . So , save that propaganda , my freedom was never in danger . A person is responsible for their own safety …….period . Life is not safe , and anything that happens , is going to happen regardless of who is on the ground . Another thing , where did these guys THINK they were going to be sent after they signed the paper ? Cancun ? ” Thank you for your service ” Are you serious ! Why should I thank somebody that hasn’t won a war sense 1945 , and joined up in the first place for his own benefit , he didn’t go in for you or me . He made an adult disision , perhaps the first one in his life , for his future , not yours .
