Please don't consider me ignorant I have nothing ut respect for our servicemen and women but...
Do servicemen and women who have served in a war ever old any form of resentment to able bodied Americans who never offered themselves into the service.
2006-11-12 00:23:01 · 8 answers · asked by mommymanic 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I don't. Why would I? You volunteer to defend a free society so that people can choose the life they want. For some, that life is in the military. For others, it's elsewhere. Being part of a free society means you acknowledge the validity of other people's choices. You fight so that they can have that.
2006-11-12 01:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by melaskinados 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some do I suppose; but what is the impact or result? Dduring real wars like WW1 and WW2, we were actually threatened as a nation. Some men hid or left the country to avoid going to war. The other political wars, Korea, Vietnam, and now Iraq, our government put us into these wars. Until Iraq, we had selective service, and most guys had no choice but to serve, though some did volunteer. It is certainly now a personal choice of each individual as to whether they should volunteer to fight in a conflict not of their choosing; while some may resent others for not fighting, it is not up to them to decide what others should do or not do.
Today with a volunteer army, there should be no resentment--it is purely a personal choice as to whether to join or not. Obviously if you joined in the past couple of years or today, your chances of being in actual combat are much higher than the volunteer army of the 1990's.
2006-11-12 00:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A little bit, but we understand that some people cannot
take the discipline and the rigors of military life and are
not physically or mentally suited for it. The Armed Forces of the USA is a very rewarding career and more people should try it.
2006-11-12 00:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't hold any resentment. I consider it an honor to serve my country and I don't look down on people that haven't served in the military or worked for the government.
2006-11-12 00:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by arbolito 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
....probably rarely, but I have a friend in the military who did not ever go to war and he thinks people like me should not be able to vote because I have never served in the military...
...I did not serve, but I am a nurse and took care of many a wounded soldier...
...I told him that it takes 6 civilians at home to support one soldier. One to make his uniform and boots, one to grow his food, one to pay him, one to take care of his medical needs, one to make his jeep or tank, and one to pray for him...
...He may still resent those that have not served? I don't know for sure.
2006-11-12 00:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by Rada S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My Dad was in the Navy for 20 years. He loved it all. He fought in WWII and Korea and served in the private sector and was in Vietnam. My son is a Captain in the Air Force. He loves it. What is there to be resentful about? They are doing the job they wanted to do? No one forced them to do anything they didn't want to do. My son has been to Qatar, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Korea.......he was doing the job he loves.
2006-11-12 00:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't,can't speak for others
2006-11-12 00:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I am sure they do somewhere inside them.
2006-11-12 00:24:25 · answer #8 · answered by bor_rabnud 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋