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Originally Posted by Rock36
True everyone has different reasons of joining the armed forces, some people do it because they come from a poor background and the military is actually a good avenue for upward economic mobility believe it or not. Other people do it for education, some do it because they have screw loose and want to shoot people, others are just patriots.
Jamie Mac's point is the purpose of the military is to fight and win our nations wars. Everything else is secondary, and you really can't argue that.
However, I think Jamie's problem is with the people who want to take advantage of the military system and benefits... i.e. get all the benefits of the military but not actually make (or weasel their way out of) the corresponding sacrifice....which I don't think manimsoblack is trying to do at all.
It sounds like manimsoblack is completely prepared to do what the military expects him to do in exchange for the experience.
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Actually I have no problem if someone joins and gets great training, experience, maturity etc and never has to go near any form of danger. I'd prefer it that way for all of them. It truely does amaze me though how many people do join the military for all the good benefits and then are shocked when they have to do something they don't want to do, such as go to a war zone. Those are the ones I have a problem with. What the hell did they think the military was for???? Uncle Sam will give you all kinds of great training but the reason Uncle Sam does this is to benefit himself not the person getting the training. My point is anyone joining up needs to understand that no matter what reason they "believe" they joined up for, Uncle Sam may feel differently. To tell these young people otherwise is doing them a diservice.
manimsoblack I think the military is a great thing for any young person. I just want you as well as others to understand that there may be a point when Uncle Sam calls in his marker and expects you to put all that training to use and it can happen at any time. I would never say you should be happy about it but just understand it could happen. If that happens any other reasons you think you joined for are definately secondary.