Do you agree with gang members going to war?

Question

Think of this they get army skills and could bring them to the streets .

Answer 1

please , give me a break. id rather they stay for the whole 20 and get a retirement ,

if they can grow up and act like adults bring them on in,

for those dismissing the gangs in the army do a search on ft, hood drive by's

gang activity does happen in the military, but it is a small number

Answer 2

They had a story about this in the Army Times and Stars and Stripes a while back, had pictures of people flashing gang signs in military photos and the like. With the exception of MS-13 there is no proof that it was actually happening, mainly it's a bunch of posers trying to look cool in photos

According to the articles, they aren't active in the gang while serving, they go for the groundpounding jobs like infantry so they can get training on weapons.

Personally I'm sick and tired of all these pansy rappers shouting "I'm a gangsta soldier" in their rap videos when the worst thing they've seen is a gang shooting, try surviving a firefight in Sadr then call yourself a soldier.

Additionally, when you go to MEPs, they examine all your tattoos and track you if you have a common gang tatt (they don't tell you about that one).

Answer 3

There was actually a news story done on this before, I'm not sure of the dates, but they had interviewed a few former military members who had gang affiliations that openly admitted that their reason for joining was to learn tactics to use against rival gangs. Keep in mind it was a very very small percentage, and also a majority of them who had joined for that purpose had straightened out and realized the err of their ways once they completed most of the training.

Answer 4

They get discipline and a work ethic, and maybe a permanent career with benefits and retirement.

The military has done much to inadvertently reduce crime on our streets by giving young gang members "a way out."

Answer 5

ok first of all im one of the ones that came out in the current army times articles on gangs. i was raised in california where we have a major problem with gangs and i am currently in iraq and yes we do have wut it takes to do our job so dont say you should send us to war and see what happens i lost of of my best friends in iraq on april 2006 and i wouldnt wish it on anybody RIP solo x3 aka damian lopez. and most of you werent raised the way we were where all you had was gangs literally. i joined to try to better myself but when you come in racism and prejudice and everything else still exist in the military so either i can get together with other people like me or i can stand alone in iraq? what would you do

Answer 6

There is no evidence of former gang members coming home after serving and using their soldiering skills to further the goals of their former gang or any other gang.

This doesn't mean that none of them get involved in criminal activity once they return home. Those that do tend to go independent.

Answer 7

You're not allowed to be in a gang while in the military anyway, it's considered an extremist organization, punishable by of course a dishonorable discharge and federal jail time. I was raised around gangs, and a real gang member won't deny his affiliation, which means they couldn't get into the military, unless they lied about it, which eventually they would be discovered anyway.

Answer 8

valuable in the event that they might get alongside. I do in basic terms not see dumb skinheads, malitia dummies or the dumb kkk as all getting alongside. those gang contributors have a undesirable record of chaos and the lack to get alongside with all and sundry, not even them own selves.

Answer 9

Michael Corleone - he was a military man and became the Godfather. Awesome.

Answer 10

I say if they are so eager to shoot and kill, let them go to another country and do it! Bet not many of them would be so eager when they get shot at over in Iraq, instead of shooting innocent unarmed people on the street in the US!