I seems to me that if you join the armed services, you would want the chance to put your training to work. I did, I came out of the Marines in 1998 and knew the whole time I might have to go ANYPLACE at ANYTIME and I went to a few places I really didn't want to. So why join if you don't want to fight, the food isn't that good.
2007-02-14 02:02:45 · 15 answers · asked by Will N 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Maybe because they joined after 9/11 in order to serve their country, but before the Iraq invasion when Bush disgraced all the bereaved families of 9/11 victims by chasing a made-up enemy the wrong direction across the desert.
2007-02-14 02:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by na n 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I JOINED AFTER 9/11 AND KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE DEPLOYED AND IN THE LAST 4 YEARS I HAVE SPENT 2 IN IRAQ 1/12 IN KOREA AND 6 MONTHS AT HOME.\
IT IS HARD BEING AWAY FROM MY WIFE FOR THESE LONG PERIODS OF TIME, BUT WE ARE DOING GREAT.
HOWEVER IT IS HURTING A LOT OF FAMILIES IN THE FACT OF A LOT OF INFIDELITY HERE AND WITH THE SPOUSE BACK HOME.AND I DONT BELIEVE IT CAN BE ENFORCED PROPERLY AS IT IS RELATIVELY OVERLOOKED.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS, WE RAISED OUR HAND AND SWORE AN OATH.
IF THEY DID NOT MEAN THAT THEN THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE JOINED AND THEY CAN LEAVE FOR ALL I CARE.
I WOULD RATHER HAVE A FEW WHO BELIEVES IN WHAT WE ARE DOING WATCHING MY BACK THAN A LOT OF WHINING CRYBABIES
2007-02-14 02:37:51 · answer #2 · answered by bigstick92005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that most individuals think that they will never be in combat as there is a general fear of it. However, most service people I am familiar with, son is a Cobra pilot - U.S.M.C., consider it their duty. Would they rather stay in San Diego and fly training missions in the CA desert? Of course some would (others believe they should do what they're trained for). However, they are trained for a job and they made a commitment and they will see it through. Maybe today, with the lack of family values and liberal ideas, the sense of commitment, honor, God and country mean little to some. Thank you for your service. It means a lot to me.
2007-02-14 02:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by grt109 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK open up your copy of the Constitution If you don't own one like most Americans well in that case go to the Library and find one.
The power to declare war is with the legislative branch or our government. They have not declared war,
Therefore we are not at war. YOUR representatives side stepped the document that was protected and defended with thousands of gallons of American blood.
They are all turning over in there graves. One because the American people didn't read the Constitution secondly because the soldiers that are supposed to protect and defend the constitution didn't read it either.
2007-02-14 02:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMEN!! I joined, before Iraq and 9/11, but when I got deployed there I had no issue with that, few in my platoon did, we all figured "this is what we're here for" and I still believe that. I'm proud to have served and fought I would again if they would let me.
2007-02-14 02:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by Centurion529 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think people are complaining because they forget that when you sign up for the armed fource your sacrifcing your life for your country you love. Some people are in it for the money and are not in it for the freedom of their country. I am with you it is stupid when people sign up and then complain but there not true Americans if they complain there just idiots for not relizing that.
2007-02-14 02:10:42 · answer #6 · answered by treehuggerbabi123 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People forget that the US Military is for WAR and not prancing around or having pic nics. Everyone has taken an oath to defend and uphold the US Constitution and protect it with their life is necessary from foreign and DOMESTIC enemies.The United States of America IS THE BEST NATION IN THE WORLD AND EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT IN THE MILITARY I WILL CONTINUE TO UPHOLD MY BELOVED AND CHERISHED US CONSTITUTION. MY VALENTINE'S GIFT TO THE US CONSTITUTION IS MY LOYALTY FOR ETERNITY!!! SEMPER FIDELIS AND SEMPER PARATUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-14 02:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by amc91401 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't matter if it is a time of war, or a time of peace-you join and swear to defend our country.
those who complain do not have the proper mindset for deployment.
dangerous to be in close proximity.
2007-02-14 02:23:09 · answer #8 · answered by slabsidebass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the troops that don't want to go overseas see the similarities between Bush's war and Hitler's war.
2007-02-14 02:12:52 · answer #9 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did the brave WW2 American pilots (some of whom had to bail out over Yugoslavia, and were rescued and assisted by Serbs and others) also have to realize that one day the USAF would bomb Yugoslavia?
2007-02-14 02:09:46 · answer #10 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋