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i did not ask you to fight for me and if i had a say you would not be fighting at all.
the military is fighting for the benefit of the ruling class more than anything else, and to throw everybody under the bus because you feel unappreciated by this heartless ruling class then it would seem you are attributing blame to the wrong people.
Originally posted by EvanB
reply to post by Nite_wing
PTSD is rife... With no help....
Originally posted by EvanB
You are not....
Why the hell should any of us put our lives on the line for any of you??
Soldiering is a calling... If you are forced into it by conscription then that does not count.
That may sound strange but an integral part of humanity has always had its soldiers.
Because it is a profession as much as becoming a carpenter, lawyer or doctor...
Nobody fights for us... Why should we fight for you??
Originally posted by CB328
Exactly, the military serves the elites and they're mostly too ignorant to know it. Our military hasn't been about defense since the war of 1812.
Originally posted by EvanB
Nobody fights for us... Why should we fight for you??
That is the consensus amongst the troops..
Originally posted by EvanB
Originally posted by aaron2209
Why do you fight if not for your government or your people? Just curious.
We are sent where your vote sends us....
And that is only because the steaks are higher than your post with my bros and sisters sucking up your cowadice...
and btw
that is how you are viewed..
Originally posted by EvanB
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"???
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??