Poll: Ever Served In The Military?
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Ah, yes. Sorry if I didn't make myself clear in my earlier post. I do that, sometimes.Ethereal said:
I meant that I'd laugh at their funeral because I outlived them. Anyone I outlive, I'm going to laugh at. Because it's more proof I'm better than them. I like to be better than people.
It's completely unrelated to their service in the military. I don't care how you die, if I still live longer than you, I won, in the end. I like to win.
You keep talking like that someone is going to shoot you. Hell, i wanna beat the crap out of you. Surviving doesn't mean your better than anyone. Death doesn't have favourites. It just means you were lucky enough to not be hit by a car or get cancer or get blown up by an IED...
When it comes down to it, a lot of people put themselves in high risk situations so people like you don't have to. The least you can do is respect that and them.
Oh and if you act like such a self-important competitive jerk in the military, they'd probably help grandpa kick the living shit out of you.
When it comes down to it, a lot of people put themselves in high risk situations so people like you don't have to. The least you can do is respect that and them.
Oh and if you act like such a self-important competitive jerk in the military, they'd probably help grandpa kick the living shit out of you.
1: I'd like to point out that people are worth slightly more than 10 cents per dozen. The gross market price for the raw goods that make up a human are worth 40 dollars (ish). Now, consider the value of a human liver, or kidney... And work your way up to the heart. People might not be worth much, but humans are worth a lot, on the black market.MaxTheReaper said:
2: I can feel for you on the lack of love bit. My mother is nice though. Oh, and do dogs count as family?
3: That is true, assuming you don't believe in an afterlife. I want to believe. I want to believe so hard...
4: I've laughed at multiple funerals,
5: When I read his post, the first thing I thought was "People remember Hitler, and he committed suicide. Isn't that the coward's way out?" But then I remembered Godwin's Law. And I was too distracted trying to decide if it was a relevent reference to get in the comment before you. I decided it was a valid reference, though.
What part of "military" means "you don't get shot at"? Also: Unless you oppose the theory of evolution, surviving inherently means you're better than everyone. And I am.deadman91 said:
Luck has nothing to do with getting hit by a car or blown up. It only has a small part to do with cancer, and because I don't smoke or drink (and have considered going vegan often), I'm significantly less likely to get it than someone who does either of those things, or who eats more meat than me.
I have said twice in this thread that it's not a matter of respect or disrespect. It's a matter of them being okay with potentially dying before having children, and thus being a genetic dead end, and me wanting to actually contribute to the next generation.
Also: Because I'm only able to perceive my own experiences and feelings, I am, by definition, the only thing that matters to me. I never am competitive though. At least, not physically. I'm much more of a fan of bashing morons on the internet. People in Iraq normally get to have laptops and such, so I'd still be able to do that.
EDIT: Quick clarification: There is nothing wrong with opposing the theory of evolution, so long as you oppose it for a reason other than being ignorant.
1: So we're agreed? Free livers for all?MaxTheReaper said:
2: Then they do. I have a lot of brothers now.
3: I'm trying to dispute the fact that I'm incapable of faith and failing. Damn you for being right.
4: That's true. The person I was talking about who earned it? He had four types of cancer (Pancreatic, liver, lung... And something else.). He was a notorious asshole. We had a family gift exchange for christmas each year, and when people drew names for it, if they got his, they were allowed to put the slip back and get another.
5: But air is bad...
Security if you're not deployed into the frontline area is always good. I enjoyed my stint in the military if only because I got fit and learnt some cool stuff that I still use today.
If your not defending your immediate family/friends there is never a reason to attack kill anyone (and even then try not to kill the aggressor).
Joining the Army means that eventually your going to become a killer. Every person I've ever known who's joined has either said joining was the biggest mistake of their life.....or would require a medium to garner their opinions.
The Army is for the aggressive and those that have lost someone already to this "Noble Cause" and want to throw there lives away after to them as a deluded validation.
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As a side note my friend has a rather poignant theory, which was a response to me not liking the military.
If a morally suspect leader really wanted to clean up his country and remove its most aggressive (and uneducated) individuals the best policy would be to keep the army, rather than disband it. The dead on front lines voice no opinions.
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Joining the Army means that eventually your going to become a killer. Every person I've ever known who's joined has either said joining was the biggest mistake of their life.....or would require a medium to garner their opinions.
The Army is for the aggressive and those that have lost someone already to this "Noble Cause" and want to throw there lives away after to them as a deluded validation.
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As a side note my friend has a rather poignant theory, which was a response to me not liking the military.
If a morally suspect leader really wanted to clean up his country and remove its most aggressive (and uneducated) individuals the best policy would be to keep the army, rather than disband it. The dead on front lines voice no opinions.
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1: Huzzah!MaxTheReaper said:
2: Huzzah!
3: So I've noticed.
4: Close. The lung and liver cancer came from smoking and drinking, pancreatic cancer is relatively common, I believe, and if I'd remembered the last one, I'd know how he got it. Two of those four cancers were "stage four". That's the stage where they tell you how many weeks you have left, not how many months.
5: Jesus does have some mad zombie skills. That is true.
You mean like this?MaxTheReaper said:
Or this?
Or this?
Hitler may be remembered but when people hear his name they feel hate and disdain. When they read the names of the dead on those memorials they feel respect and reverence. I think being remembered and hated is worse than being forgotten completely.
i have served in the "deutsche Bundeswehr" for 9 months in an artillery battalion. My family has a military history too, even though I am not as proud as many other people in this thread are. One of my grandfathers fought in russia (stalingrad), the other one in italy (i don't know details).
My father was a lieutenant, but was never in any war.
I did not enjoy my time in the military that much. There is a certain kind of people that enjoy joining the army (at least in in germany, that is), and I don't get along with those too well. There was also a feeling of uselessness, many things were done just to keep us from sitting around.
I gained knowledge about guns and tanks (useful for action movies and role playing games), but otherwise I believe I could have spent my time better by doing the alternative to military service: a civil service for 10 months, where you work in hospitals or help disabled persons.
and: yay, first post at the escapist!!
Im in the air training core and have plans to be a pilot in the RAF. Second im 16 im going in for the flying scholarship to get me a feel for flying (done it 3 times outside this). I personally want to do it for the challenge of being a pilot and i love the feeling of being airborne. Kudos to all you pilots, soldiers and naval crew out there.
