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To: ansel12
Where are you guys getting your knowledge of daily life in the Army and Marine Corps, you really think that they are the indoor services?

No, and never said that. You have just insinuated it though as a part of an illogical argument technique.

My nephew was enlisted in the 101st, now a officer in the 101st and my son-in-law is a SAW gunner in the Marine Corps. I spent way too many years in the Pentagon with other Service member who did heroic things and things they can't even talk about outside a SCIF

I spend a lot of time talking with them and I thank them for their service all the time. I do so for all other I see too and I respect their service and the hardships they have met and overcome.

What I do not like are people who, for some reason, have chips on their shoulders and have to denigrate other Services and their members to sooth some internal inferiority complex. A "well, my time was tougher..." reply to people sounds just like the types of conversations a person can hear at any grade school playground.

53 posted on 01/26/2010 2:14:24 PM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: OldMissileer

Your post 23 needed some correcting and I posted to you about it, you were the one posting the boisterous, we have it toughest and we accomplished so much (when we were Army) stuff.

It wasn’t even logical. Garrison people working in cold weather versus people working, sleeping and living outdoors in it.


61 posted on 01/26/2010 2:30:20 PM PST by ansel12 (anti SoCon. Earl Warren's court 1953-1969, libertarian hero, anti social conservative loser.)
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To: OldMissileer

“A “well, my time was tougher...” reply to people sounds just like the types of conversations a person can hear at any grade school playground.”
I agree, which is just how you’ve been coming across, as well as the air force saved the world mentality.


72 posted on 01/26/2010 5:05:36 PM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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