Originally Posted By: SumpChump
I wont make any political statement. Just sharing facts....
My brother, "the idiot", flys a desk in the Air Farce Preserves as ...HE ..puts it. He was deployed to England to fly his desk and drink alot of beer. He made mucho $$$ for doing that.
So he comes to Thanksgiving in his new Cadillac. Spouts off about his military discount. We go to eat... military discount. He shows me his newly remodeled house... mortgage military discount. Haircut....military discount. Children's college.... military discount. Healthcare.... "I can get whatever pills and tests I want because the want good scores." "You should see the Ambien abuse and fooling around."
Now this is a guy who crashed several cars as a civilian drunk, was a D student at best, dates strippers, and can now do all of this at a discount.
Meanwhile all I do is teach kids how to read and overcome their abusive homes. My reward?...Blamed as the cause of State budget shortfalls and have no dental no vision coverage even offered and a $15,000 deductable.
Facts...not opinion.
I think we ALL should be in the Air Force every single citizen.
Really depends on the person too.
I have two friends who are military, one air force one national guard. The friend in the National Guard has fought in Afghanistan twice, and has a few injuries. She is very humble. She never talks about being in the military. Without knowing her you would never know she was/is a soldier. She originally wanted to become a cop, and use military experience for her career. Due to some unfortunate events/reoccurring issues from when she was deployed, she may not be able to do that now.
The other friend was in the Air Force. He is a very arrogant guy. He joined the Air Force so he could "bang chicks and drive humvees in the sand". He was stationed at Cape Cod where he "guarded stuff". He never went overseas, never fought in a war. He wore his uniform everywhere, even the grocery store. He constantly talks about the Air Force, especially to women. He is out now, and still tries to get a military discount on everything.
With that said, I have heard some extremely corrupt stories about the military from both of them about rape, misuse of power, command not taking care of dangerous people/situations on bases, etc. I have a high respect for most people (read non-arrogant) in the military. They have a difficult job and it's not one I would want to do. I usually find that the more service they have given (IE going overseas) the less likely they are to be arrogant people looking for attention, because they have seen stuff we would never want to imagine.
I wont make any political statement. Just sharing facts....
My brother, "the idiot", flys a desk in the Air Farce Preserves as ...HE ..puts it. He was deployed to England to fly his desk and drink alot of beer. He made mucho $$$ for doing that.
So he comes to Thanksgiving in his new Cadillac. Spouts off about his military discount. We go to eat... military discount. He shows me his newly remodeled house... mortgage military discount. Haircut....military discount. Children's college.... military discount. Healthcare.... "I can get whatever pills and tests I want because the want good scores." "You should see the Ambien abuse and fooling around."
Now this is a guy who crashed several cars as a civilian drunk, was a D student at best, dates strippers, and can now do all of this at a discount.
Meanwhile all I do is teach kids how to read and overcome their abusive homes. My reward?...Blamed as the cause of State budget shortfalls and have no dental no vision coverage even offered and a $15,000 deductable.
Facts...not opinion.
I think we ALL should be in the Air Force every single citizen.
Really depends on the person too.
I have two friends who are military, one air force one national guard. The friend in the National Guard has fought in Afghanistan twice, and has a few injuries. She is very humble. She never talks about being in the military. Without knowing her you would never know she was/is a soldier. She originally wanted to become a cop, and use military experience for her career. Due to some unfortunate events/reoccurring issues from when she was deployed, she may not be able to do that now.
The other friend was in the Air Force. He is a very arrogant guy. He joined the Air Force so he could "bang chicks and drive humvees in the sand". He was stationed at Cape Cod where he "guarded stuff". He never went overseas, never fought in a war. He wore his uniform everywhere, even the grocery store. He constantly talks about the Air Force, especially to women. He is out now, and still tries to get a military discount on everything.
With that said, I have heard some extremely corrupt stories about the military from both of them about rape, misuse of power, command not taking care of dangerous people/situations on bases, etc. I have a high respect for most people (read non-arrogant) in the military. They have a difficult job and it's not one I would want to do. I usually find that the more service they have given (IE going overseas) the less likely they are to be arrogant people looking for attention, because they have seen stuff we would never want to imagine.
