Yes ...
"with more then words and medals" ...
absolutely

The good thing I guess is when these soldiers come home there is going to be a political movement, unless of course Bush kills em all in the crusade against the world.

Active duty personell cannot publically speak out about their political views...but those that become cilvilians can of course.

And they will for sure.

Wrong. See, what you don't know, what you can't possibly know because you're not a soldier, is that most of the soldiers over there get off on working under the shittiest possible conditions.

Every single Green Beret over there, for instance, loves the hell out of the fact that most human beings are in awe of the conditions he is thriving in. Oppressive heat, fleas, constant guerilla attacks.

Let me assure you that the people who are whining are the pussies, and there aren't enough of them to do jack or shit about a political movement. They don't see any action anyway -- that's why they have time to be writing emails. They are pogues: remf motherfuckers who joined for college money. They're gonna go home and tell war stories about how heroic they were typing away on their keyboards, making America safe from terrorism in their air-conditioned tents -- sometimes they even have to pull Guard Duty!!!

Nah, the way it's gonna go down is that the people who were hard-wired to be warriors are gonna do their job, and love every second of it, in the worst possible conditions, and they are going to come home, eventually, and grin everytime they walk into a room, because they will know that they are gods walking among children.

You can't teach honor, courage, duty, or committment, and all of these posts whining about the living conditions are proof of that.

You're correct.
It's the job of the military to enforce the democratic will of it's educated population.

Yeah, tell us how it is Buff, from the frontlines of Iraq!:thumbsup

Yup goto love dirt and mosquito's over a blow job back at home!

First and only time I will say this.

I served as an MP in CID (Counter Intelligence) as an interrogator, trained in Fort Mc Clellan AL.
Got an Honorable. So I do know.

What many cilivians that have never served do not understand is the 10-1 tail ratio...10 "REMF's" to support 1 man in an actual combat role...but even at that the "REMF's" in Iraq are in harms way. The warriors/pros like doing their jobs...and living with hardship is a part of that job.

I was there in 90-91. It hit 132 degrees several days in October of 90. We were in Kevlar helmets, flak jackets, full BDUs. with Rucksacks and weapons.

Hot? Yeah. So fucking what. We got to kill evil people. No.

We got PAID to kill evil people.

When you get back home, there's plenty of time to get head from hottie sluts. But killing evil people -- that's done overseas in miserable conditions.

If what you say is true ...
Then we need the best of the best ...
That takes money.

Not as much as you think. The job is its own reward. Just like male talent in porn doesn't make a whole lot.

Yes - I believe that.
Whoever you are Buff - it was an interesting chat.
I have never served.
My Father never served.
My GrandFather served on Vimy Ridge.

some soliders always whine at the end of a war.

At the end of WW2 the war was mainly about who is going to get what. Many of those guys were fighting there a long ass time and just wanted to come home.

Those that make it a career find the job to be its own reward...but there would be a higher retention rate if the job paid more. No career trooper is in it for the money but certainly would appreciate being paid a resonable salary. An E-1 should be paid at least as much as the Union Trades pay...and the pay is shy of that by roughly $25,000 per year.

Click the petition guys and gals.

Ain't that so damn true . Adrenalin junkies, I just love it :thumbsup

Have you clicked yet???