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Originally Posted by =Stephens=
20 years retired. Weekend warrior? Not a very professional statement from a US Sgt. How many deployments have you served? I was a weekend warrior and deployed 3 tours. Without the Reserves and National Guard there would be no Army. Who were the soldiers who relieved the Active Duty? Everyone who is activated is Regular Army. I have seen how lazy the Regular Army really is. Leave it for the Reservist to do our job. I take offense to your statement. You obviously have no wife and kids you had to leave behind and watch them grow up on Skype. Stationed in Hawaii? Pfffft...sounds like someone wanted an easy paycheck and you have no idea what being a Real soldier is about. When you best friend is killed to an IED or looses their legs, then you will think about the weekend warriors who died for their country and not sitting on a beach in Hawaii.
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This. Former Weekend warrior here after being active in the '80s-- 2 deployments the last in 2011 in Afghanistan. Been 11b as active an 37f as reservist. Went out of the wire more and got shot at more as a 37f reservist!
Squash that shit soldier.