11-14-2004, 01:35 PM
Quote:THere will be no draft, we are pulling out troops from Germany and Japan, that just sit there. THe people that join the army know what they are getting their selves into...
for the record, many people who sign up for the military really don't have a realistic idea of what they're getting themselves into.
a lot of their judgment is based on whether or not they can pay for school, whether or not they think they could find a decent job outside the military, and/or the glory and heroism tied into dying "for your country."
remember. enlist for the world wars. all of the reknown. all of the goodness involved. liberation. patriotism. protection.
once it sinks in it will probably either define who you are/were, or you'll realize that there is nothing glorifying or humanitarian about death. you kill the guy with your own tools of the trade and that person will never breathe again. never have the opportunity to right "his wrongs." you simply do what you have to do, and receive praise/ridicule for it.
this is just an awareness post. just a tangent, so get back to the real topic!
hate republicans! hate democrats! hate libertarians! go neo-imperialism! ;)
(i support the troops. i just don't support the action being taken.)