A Memorial Day Weekend rant - towards Vets.
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I had to replace our clothes dryer and our fridge this year and damn right I flashed that DoD ID card at Lowes. But I generally do not park in their designated Combat Wounded Veteran parking spaces, even though I have a PH license plate on the truck. I can walk...and outwardly wearing long pants I don't look too fucked up.
Also, it's not a generational thing, @Ooh-Rah ...I've seen a few dudes older than me bitching about veteran's discounts.
"I park in handicap spaces, while the handicapped people, make handicapped faces":-"
Yes it's a song, and no I didn't write it.
Hey, sir, I got my money on you becoming CMC. Quit using up those 9 lives.
Yep...just as every generation has its greatest...they also all have their clowns and fools. There is no getting away from them. But, the good outweighs the bad!
That wasn't the last time I was blown up unfortunately. I'm running out of lives for sure.
Who wants to fight all those crowds for a free sandwich? Maybe it's a Cav thing. I never saw any officers do that in the Marine Corps but honestly some Lieutenants are a step removed from acting like a Lance Corporal unfortunately.
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"We need to start taking care of the troops!"- guy who has 24/7 access to free prescription meds, free housing, free emergency care, tax-free groceries, tax-free gas, tax-free anything else I want to buy on base, free gym membership anywhere in the world, free tax filing, free legal services, free food at the USO/SMP 3x a weekend, a fully funded (free) college education, a hearty thank you/discount at nearly every business he patronizes, hiring preference after leaving the service, public recognition at sporting events, and an increase in his paycheck every time he has another child.
What would it take to convince these people that our country actually is supporting the troops? I get the VA argument, it certainly needs to improve veteran care. But our active duty military are treated like royalty when in reality, what portion of the military does civilian jobs while wearing uniforms and reaping the benefits?
The demanding diva service member is an ugly, ugly thing.
It would be nice to see more service members thanking others, such as the first responders who actually protect and serve our families in a very real way day-to-day while we are abroad with little to no recognition (except being told they're racist, of course). If we are the standard of morality and honor, we should be the first to show gratefulness, not demand it from others.
What would it take to convince these people that our country actually is supporting the troops? I get the VA argument, it certainly needs to improve veteran care. But our active duty military are treated like royalty when in reality, what portion of the military does civilian jobs while wearing uniforms and reaping the benefits?
The demanding diva service member is an ugly, ugly thing.
It would be nice to see more service members thanking others, such as the first responders who actually protect and serve our families in a very real way day-to-day while we are abroad with little to no recognition (except being told they're racist, of course). If we are the standard of morality and honor, we should be the first to show gratefulness, not demand it from others.
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Hate because, it's not about bullshit mythology. You, will keep being the officer you are and that is all........
All that happened in my platoon commander days. I'm a bit removed from the fight now.
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At least yours are for-real. Me, I got a concussion/mild TBI....from falling backwards off an obstacle at the leadership reaction course and hitting the back of my noggin. I was wearing a Pro-Tek helmet, split it in two pieces.
People make all sorts of assumptions about how I got it, and I am embarrassed when I tell them how it really happened.
"No, shit, there I was......"
I purposely don't go out on Veterans Day/Memorial Day/etc for that very reason. Too many fucking people.
I took a people's elbow to the face in mid air at freefall school and slept through a couple thousand feet of my jump. I came to in time to set and release my drogue parachute before my cypres deployed. I looked like Ray Rice's wife after taking the elevator up the Empire State Building but was otherwise ok. I was pretty lucky to survive that jump.
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I am a poor member of the Specialists Union (there is no mafia) and I use the shit out of discounts at the establishments I frequent. Am I a dick about it though? No. Do I base where I solely off the discount? Fuck no. I usually don't even find out a place has a discount until I've been there a few times and people assume I'm DOD and let me know there is in fact a discount. I see no shame in that.
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