Oh of course but they saw it as a necessary evil, not something to be celebrated at every turn and especially not if it was an imperial military anything like the modern US military.No it does not. No large nation can survive (defend itself) without an Army. The U.S. would have perished in the War of 1812 without an Army and Navy. Not to mention the American Civil War.
Oh of course but they saw it as a necessary evil, not something to be celebrated at every turn and especially not if it was an imperial military anything like the modern US military.
yes and I would go a step further and argue that the people of the Founding Father's generation likely wouldn't either. But that's not to say they didn't recognize the need for a standing federal army.Or are you just saying you do not like how overly supportive the US population is to the members of military?
No dude the only one here that is stupid as fuck is you.
Your dumbass would respect the military 2x over if shit with Russia popped off and Alaska was being defended by some guy who is just doing his job. Which is risking his for yours.
The hope is that never happens, the respect is someone signed up to do that job.
People voted for a draft dodger as president, so yeaWe're living in a society where most people have very little character or conviction, so when they see a guy like Pat Tillman take on an "unnecessary" hardship because he feels like it's the right thing to do, people just don't understand it and think it's dumb.
People voted for a draft dodger as president, so yea
...and how would you know this? Were you a failure in the military? Let's make a list of the idiots:There’s nothing special about the military and it draws in the lowest common denominator, people who can’t function in normal society so they need to follow directions like drones for their careers.
Anybody who hangs on the balls of military people is a homosexual. There’s nothing special about the military and it draws in the lowest common denominator, people who can’t function in normal society so they need to follow directions like drones for their careers.
Anybody who hangs on the balls of military people is a homosexual. There’s nothing special about the military and it draws in the lowest common denominator, people who can’t function in normal society so they need to follow directions like drones for their careers.
So. I went to basic training with this guy. Infantry IBCT at Benning.
If you didn't know, he quit a contract with the Arizona Cardinals to go into the Army on some sort of patriotic kick after 9/11.
Now this may rub some of you the wrong way, especially vets, but I was a bit hard on him.
I told this guy, "Why man?" "Why quit a lucrative millions of dollars to defend your country when you don't need to?" "It's what us lowly fucks are for." "It's why we fight, so you can do that shit."
He says he wanted to after 9/11 because they attacked us and he wants to give to his country.
But it's like... he had no need to. At all. There was plenty of us who signed up afterwards. Now guess what, he's dead.
Do you respect him for this? Would you respect Brad Pitt more if he quit acting to join the Army?
I dunno,man. I just thought it was unnecessary. That he would do that when he has the possibility of being a millionaire.
Would I go the millionaire route instead of joining the Army? Fuck yes.
I dunno, does that make me shallow?
On the day of 9/11. I was like 23 years old, working a landscaping job.
Heard about it, thought we were going to war, and immediately wanted to join the military.
Have since learned that we are in a state of perpetual war for nothing more than the financial gain of politicians.
You pay taxes? Then you already line the pockets of politicians.
At least if you had joined the military you wouldn't come up with using grandiose reasons why not to have joined. It is like a few people I know who said 'I wouldn't join the military because of the current Commander in Chief'. Just excuses.
I can honestly say none of my colleagues were concerned with the monthly income of the Prime Minister or Defense Secretary when we were serving lol...
9/11 happened my senior year, and I seriously thought about joining up right after the attacks. I almost thought I should join before they restart the draft. I met with recruiters but found out I wouldn't qualify due to vision issue. Only have %20 vision in one eye, so they basically said thanks but no thanks(Navy).I did it immediately after 9/11. To do the same thing he said he wanted to do.
But dude...giving up millions for MREs is fucking stupid I think. I'm not channeling that douche VP who says Army is for uneducated people I just think that we fight for people to be successful. And he was and could have been but did something completely unnecessary.