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"Even if I agreed with your description of the military's job, [which I emphatically do not], " Your statement I believe? From what you write is seems that you believe that the military's primary mission may be different that what it really is. EVERYONE in the military has a job. Some...

Well Cheri, the military is there to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. They do that by killing our enemies. The military is NOT "peacekeepers" They are NOT rescue squads. They are not there to deliver aid or food. That IS their primary mission. Sorry if you don't...

Oh many in this country believe that those places are the "good guys" I did not mean to imply the you did.

Oh you mean like Iran, North Korea, China, Russia. Just ask Tibet, Burma, the Kurds. Easy to ignore that since many think that those fine countries are the victims and the "good guys" in the world.

Different world, Cherrii. In the hospital, as when I was and EMT, the job was to SAVE lives if possible. In the military the job is to break things and KILL people. Nothing compares.

Re: Jan Location Sitting at the house watching NCIS. Baring anymore stupidity we will be back in service at noon tomorrow. Won't finish up with the flood stuff until we are back home next time.

Well, I lasted 3 years in the military. I went from Pvt E1 to Spec 4 with only ten months in service. I turned down Spec 5 to get out. I last 17 years with the Agency going from GS5 to GS12 on my talents and work ethic alone. I think I have a pretty good idea of what military life is...

LOL!!! Yeah, I bet he was "disappointed" but bursting with PRIDE. I worked with a few RAF guys. They were GOOD at what they did. I enjoyed working with them. What did you do with the RAF?

Our rules make no sense considering that those who would do us harm make their own. You have to fight fire with fire. Yes, it is a very different world, with very different rules and unless we start to fight like that is true, we will lose. This enemy is NO different than those we faced in the...

Hey Sue, who's military were you in? What job? So MANY surprises!! I worked with many from the British Army and GCHQ.

Thank you for the answer and for taking it as I meant. I was not, however, asking about how she paid for school etc. None of my business.

I wonder Cherri, (I am NOT trying to be a smart butt) How will you handle it IF your daughter is assigned to a job that requires a security clearance? It seems, on the surface, that you might have a mistrust of those who handle classified material. Would you trust your daughter? Will you get...

Your eyes must hurt, eh? I said MY world was black and white. I KNOW what I believe and live by. I make NO claim for your world.

It's a hard life. I can't imagine being called "sweet cakes" Whew, that could scar a person for life. :rolleyes:

Major cold front came through.

This is the very reason that I have practical objections to the death penalty. You cannot reverse dead. I have NO problems "nuking" a criminal but I hate the idea of the possible mistake.

I wonder what some of the "political correctness" group would have to say about some of the USO shows that Bob Hope and others did during WWII and 'Nam? Man, some of the stuff I heard at one that Dean Martin did would have landed him in jail these days. IT WAS REALLY FUNNY. Can you imagine Don...

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Yes Greg, I know it is VERY bad. Several of the military people I know are getting out as soon as their current enlistments are up. They are fed up with what is going on. They are fed up with dealing with wimps. Fed up with orders from "on high" that are getting them maimed and killed. They have...

"From the sound of it, I think you need to "Chug on over to namby pamby land" and stop your whining about how bad it is here, of all places, the greatest nation of all the world." I did my duty, with honor and integrity. I am NOT required to agree with you on your beliefs about this Nation. I...