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When does the time come that society says we are too hard on our soldiers?
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:43 pm
As in bootcamp, in battle, and just in general. It's well known that within all branches of our military that many underlings are treated in a not-so-nice manner by their superiors. They are called names, ridiculed, demeaned, deprived of sleep, underfed, and physically and mentally pushed to their absolute limit. We are hot-handed in today's progressive society, with terrorists touching the hearts of so many with their tales of water boarding and sleep deprivation. One would think the treatment of our own soldiers would yield more negative results than positive ones, and that society would demand better treatment of the men and women who defend this country from the same people we torture.
I saw this quote earlier and couldn't help but assume it'd be offensive to many.
I can't imagine how some modern day Americans feel about such a quote. Surely soldiers could do their jobs without being so insensitive, and should keep in mind that not everyone wants to kill them.
I saw this quote earlier and couldn't help but assume it'd be offensive to many.
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"Be professional, be polite, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
A rule to live by from General James Mattis, from my days in the Marine Corps.
I can't imagine how some modern day Americans feel about such a quote. Surely soldiers could do their jobs without being so insensitive, and should keep in mind that not everyone wants to kill them.
This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 9:33 am
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Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:50 pm to cas4t
I am a soldier (Infantry). I just read this post and said "What?"
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:56 pm to cas4t
this is one of the bigger wtf posts i've ever read on this board. you've out sorantabled yourself.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 10:59 pm to cas4t
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:00 pm to cas4t
I respect you cas4t but sensitive soldiers? Seems like an oxymoron.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:02 pm to cas4t
Wtf?
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:06 pm to cas4t
It's gonna be hard to redeem yourself after the pussy-assness of your OP.
You better post a pic of you roundhouse kicking a bear, through a wall, made of tigers.
You better post a pic of you roundhouse kicking a bear, through a wall, made of tigers.
This post was edited on 12/11/14 at 11:08 pm
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:07 pm to cas4t
It's just part of it. For the record, the military is probably the softest that it's ever been when it comes to getting smoked and all that bull shite.
Chalk it up to accelerated personal growth
ETA: you're better than that koala cock of a sob story
Chalk it up to accelerated personal growth
ETA: you're better than that koala cock of a sob story
This post was edited on 12/11/14 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:11 pm to cas4t
I'm thinking most are missing your sarcasm here. If the progressive dictated training in our military, we'd be French.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:14 pm to cas4t
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We are hot-handed in today's progressive society, with terrorists touching the hearts of so many with their tales of water boarding and sleep deprivation. One would think the treatment of our own soldiers would yield more negative results than positive ones, and that society would demand better treatment of the men and women who defend this country from the same people we torture.
I'm going to assume this post was meant as sarcasm after reading that part.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:15 pm to cas4t
Dafuq did I just read? 
Like, I honestly don't know what to do with this.
We military members volunteered for this. It's not all fun and games, and I'll be the first to tell you there's a ton of shite I don't like about the job on a day to day basis, but come on, this:
Outside of like SpecOps shite, this just doesn't happen. Hell, at Basic Training, Field Training, and in ROTC at A&M, you'd get in trouble for trying to skip meals or bucking lights out time.
Like, I honestly don't know what to do with this.
We military members volunteered for this. It's not all fun and games, and I'll be the first to tell you there's a ton of shite I don't like about the job on a day to day basis, but come on, this:
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They are called names, ridiculed, demeaned, deprived of sleep, underfed, and physically and mentally pushed to their absolute limit.
Outside of like SpecOps shite, this just doesn't happen. Hell, at Basic Training, Field Training, and in ROTC at A&M, you'd get in trouble for trying to skip meals or bucking lights out time.
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:17 pm to TbirdSpur2010
It's clearly a clever troll that got a few of you
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:18 pm to cas4t
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cas4t
Good one
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:19 pm to UMRealist
Da hook was so damn shiny. That shite was glinting in the sun, mayne
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:20 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Got me too 
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:22 pm to TbirdSpur2010
I got took
Posted on 12/11/14 at 11:23 pm to cas4t
OP is s trying to make a parallel with the torture of dirkas with how our uniformed members are treated in a sarcastic manner. Probably should've used SERE or something of the like rather than bootcamp/basic training, but even that isn't really close...at all.
Gen. Mattis is a fine American who would've held more prestigious positions had he not spoken his mind often. I wish we had more like him, not always saying the popular thing, but what he believed in. Group think is a dangerous thing.
Gen. Mattis is a fine American who would've held more prestigious positions had he not spoken his mind often. I wish we had more like him, not always saying the popular thing, but what he believed in. Group think is a dangerous thing.
This post was edited on 12/11/14 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 12/12/14 at 12:30 am to cas4t
The hardest part of my boot camp training was rolling shirts; second hardest was how little time we had to eat. 
:bengot:
:bengot:This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 12:32 am
Posted on 12/12/14 at 3:04 am to cas4t
c4tdr
This post was edited on 12/12/14 at 3:04 am
Posted on 12/12/14 at 8:22 am to cas4t
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terrorists touching the hearts of so many
I LOLed at this part. Well done.
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