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Originally posted by tegz_1
are u referring to a taser?
Originally posted by Kester
Originally posted by tegz_1
are u referring to a taser?
No. These things are highly developed. There are many different kinds with different effects. The effects vary and are not predictable, particularly at long range due to environmental factors. Weapons exist which can cause a heart attack, stroke, shutting down of the nervous system and more.
Originally posted by EvanB
You are not....
Why the hell should any of us put our lives on the line for any of you??..
You pay our wages??
Do you think that we become soldiers to "Get Paid"???
You can stick your taxes where the sun does not shine!
Soldiering is a calling... If you are forced into it by conscription then that does not count..
In the west we are volunteers...
That may sound strange but an integral part of humanity has always had its soldiers..
Why??
Because it is a profession as much as becoming a carpenter, lawyer or doctor...
We are not brainless morons... Imagine having to get 28 guys from a to b without being seen or heard, using the ground to its best advantage, with one foot on the ground that covers the moves.. Then the reaction to effective enemy fire, locating the enemy, the assault; which is done out of sight of the enemy with the ground being used to best advantage..
Learning the weapons systems, navigation (not sat nav) using a map and compass.. Advanced first aid.. Advanced tactics.. language skills.. Survival in any conditions... Local customs and laws.. The list is endless.
My government always goes on about "the military covenant"
Which supposed to look after housing et al after service.. We get none of that.. And am just left for dead by our own country.. Same for the wounded.. Infact foreigners take priority..
Nobody fights for us... Why should we fight for you??
That is the consensus amongst the troops..
Basically..
##SNIP##
We will look after you when you look after us...
It has been a long time coming...
And I for one agree..
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Originally posted by Echo3Foxtrot
I definitely see your point. I just wish you would have been a little more civil about it. You came off like a bit of a jerk.
Some people don't see what we do, what we go through, and what we think. It's easy to sit on the outside and look in making their assumptions about us through the perception of someone else. People who don't like us just don't understand us. It's in human nature to meet things that you don't understand with somewhat irrational emotions.
Then you get those that fully support us and make it be known. The ones that will go out of their way to show their appreciation. Sometimes, I often find myself a little put off by it. I didn't join to be thanked.
In fact, I didn't join for pay and benefits. I joined because it was something that I wanted to do. It was a calling, as you said.
The civilians/countrymen are worth fighting for. Those that don't like us are still worth defending. As you can see, some don't want us to fight for them. They didn't ask us to and they don't think it's necessary. I'm not going to touch the wars and conflicts because that's a whole different subject, but I feel the military is here to help and defend our own. Without us, our respective countries would have been taken over by another country. If the United States were to disband their military tomorrow, eventually we would be over ran by a powerful country with a military force. And then where would we be? And to have the idea that no other countries leadership would ever want to invade and conquer the US is as close minded as it gets. I could go on and on about this subject, but I think I've gotten my point across.
Originally posted by NeoVain
reply to post by EvanB
Glad you understood that, we do not want anyone to fight at all! It is completely pointless to fight wars in this world, everyone need to dismantle their armies and find rational solutions to their problems that does not involve eating someone else!!
Originally posted by chizeled
Originally posted by chizeled
You are surrendering your life so that Michelle Obama can take another vacation.
I defeated everything that I said there. I meant to say that you are surrendering your life to pay for Michelle's vacation. You're not actually defending Michelle though. You don't even operate as a military defending the U.S. on U.S. soil.