“The only thing that matters to most military personnel is 20 years.”
To me, that post is the type of bile hurled by the left.
What did you do in the service?
Interesting comment, yours, accusing those that serve as merely drones with no loyalty to the constitution. As a guy that served over 20-yrs, flying fighters and going to war, and attending a couple CPAC conventions over the years, I decided to stay because I was part of something greater than myself, I was serving this Great Nation, that my service meant something. . If I was motivated by a paycheck I’d got out after my first commitment was up and would now be making the big bucks flying for the airlines.
I think it unfair to paint servicemen with such a broad brush.
Please read the intro to the following thread: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/3905427/posts
Cheers,
It is not 1984 anymore....
It's extremely unfair to paint servicemembers that way.
I did 8+ years on active duty, only rarely thought about doing 20. I had a couple of efficiency reports that did me in, anyway. That was back in the 80s, before Desert Storm and the endless tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Back then, about 60% of Captains made it to Major. Nowadays, it's around 85-90%, and I don't begrudge them.
The Army was very good to me: paid my way through college, allowed me to serve in Germany for 4+ years in a unique assignment, air base defense (my battalion was deactivated in the mid-90s. Also met my wife at Fort Bliss. Was talking with an old classmate a few months back, we both felt that the most important things we did in our careers occurred during our time on active duty.
It's not like the rest of my life was unimportant, it just didn't compare to the responsibilities we took on, and the people we served with.
People that have never worn the uniform do not know what they're talking about.
I was simply in the military environment from the day I was born through my current occupation.
If you can’t see what is going on I feel sorry for your ignorance.
Wife was active duty (Who counted the years) for me was a GS. To say it's noble is fooling yourself in the face of again, politicians who use the service as a bargaining point.
There will never be a insurrection or Constitutional allegiance, that does not supply the paychecks. Embrace reality please and what Eisenhower warned against (Which politicians and contractors are running with).
Why have we been at war since "forever"?
Outstanding reply sir! I too served my 20 for the good of the service, not a paycheck. It was instilled in me by my father, who also spent 20 years serving..and believe me, when he was in, the pay was abysmal. I was given the opportunity to continue after I retired as a physicist, so I accepted because the work was so important. I could make twice my pay on the outside, but the will to serve is stronger. I tell everyone who asks, that I have been in the Air Force for 56 years...I don’t plan on stopping any time soon.