I was in the Army from 1967 thru 1971, including a year in Vietnam. With the exception of the political fiasco that led to our giving up in that “war”, I’ve long thought it was a personally valuable experience.
As a high school baseball coach, a lot of kids have asked me if I thought the military was a good idea following graduation.
I have to say I’m torn now, knowing how important it should be to the nation as we are constnatly threatened with hostile forces and ideologies. Yet given the core leadership and values structures that are consntantly undermining our national defense, as well as our “islamist in Chief” at its head, I am increasingly reserved in telling them that it is any longer a “good” thing to do.
God help us all that this is what we, and our country have come to.
In the next world war, or at least at what I perceive it to be. The Army and Marines are not safe. The Navy will longer be safe(a big and surprising change: missiles). The Air Force for an enlisted man will be relatively safe-well maybe. The Coast Guard should be the safest. With drug smugglers who travel by night and are just ‘sneakers’ not military opponents being the biggest worry.
I’ve got a stepson who is considering the military. I mentioned the safety of the Coast Guard and he is concerned about safety. But he’s not particularly bright nor persuadable unless its his friends or the TV. So far he poo poo’s the idea of the Coast Guard being safe because he heard of a couple of Coast Guard guys being shot up when they boarded a drug smuggling eeny weeny tiny boat. Very rare, and I’m sure the Coast Guard took care of business with that one!
I still encourage people to join. We can’t let the ranks be swelled by malcontents and deviants. The best way to combat it is with people on the inside.