[Dick Vomer]

I realize that when I went in in ‘56 the ‘old timers’ (still on AD and already out) said “Our generation was soft and couldn’t hack it” the same was probably said by the CW Vets when it came to “Remember the Maine”, the RTM for the WWI crowd and the WWI crowd towards the WWII.

the first couple of months/years of a real war will separate the warriors from those that joined for "benefits". All our wars have been this way. All wars are this way. Same as it ever was, same as it ever was,

saw a great commercial for the army where a drill sergeant was asking recruits what they wanted to be and one of them said, "graphic artist". I kid you not. I almost spewed laughing at the thought of somebody answering that in boot camp.

Please compare the first of these to the second video...that's all that needs to be said.

Today's army

The warrior mindset

[xrmusn]

the first couple of months/years of a real war will separate the warriors from those that joined for “benefits”
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True, but you can imagine that 30 or so years from now the PRESENT DRONE ‘operators’ will be griping about how hard ‘they’ had it and how easy the BNG’s have it.

Of course like WJC pointed out ‘WE’ were the real DRAFT DODGERS - you know enlisted so we wouldn’t get drafted... Ha..

I seem to remember a lot of ‘us’ went in to
Get away from Mom
Get away from ‘girls’
Get away from ‘weaklings’
Get away from the ‘Do Funnies’.
Get away from the ‘Judge’ and ‘Jury of your peers’..

Now ‘they’ are not only subjected to being in Boot Camp with ‘them’ but also to have ‘them’ as DI’s and instructors.