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    Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Join The Military

    Don’t join the military.

    Wait … what?

    No seriously. If you’re looking out for what’s best for you, don’t join the military. It’s just not in your best interest.

    To start with, you’re pretty much guaranteed to spend some length of time at the beginning being treated horribly. Very few other employers have “being screamed at for not ironing your shirt properly” as part of their new employee orientation programs.
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    "Every person’s life is theirs by right. An individual’s life can and must belong only to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave. No one can deny another person their right to their life, nor seize by force what is produced by someone else, because that is stealing their means to sustain their life. It is treason against mankind to hold a knife to a man’s throat and dictate how he must live his life."



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    Well. . I can honestly say that I regret not joining the Army back in '94 when I had the chance.

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    The only regret I have in my life is not spending 4 years in the military.
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    More of the snowflake generation that doesn't understand the importance of the training that goes into being in the military.

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    The article is tongue in cheek really, and it is pretty truthful in everything.

    There are good points made throughout, but the title catches one's attention.
    "Every person’s life is theirs by right. An individual’s life can and must belong only to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave. No one can deny another person their right to their life, nor seize by force what is produced by someone else, because that is stealing their means to sustain their life. It is treason against mankind to hold a knife to a man’s throat and dictate how he must live his life."



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    Quote Originally Posted by KnuteFartne View Post
    More of the snowflake generation that doesn't understand the importance of the training that goes into being in the military.

    Sent from a Galaxy S5 far far away.
    Read the article again, is it not military bashing.
    "Every person’s life is theirs by right. An individual’s life can and must belong only to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave. No one can deny another person their right to their life, nor seize by force what is produced by someone else, because that is stealing their means to sustain their life. It is treason against mankind to hold a knife to a man’s throat and dictate how he must live his life."



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    That's what I get for commenting without reading the article

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    Quote Originally Posted by KnuteFartne View Post
    That's what I get for commenting without reading the article

    Sent from a Galaxy S5 far far away.
    I thought the same thing at first, it is what got me to read it. I've read other articles from that site, and they are overwhelming pro-military.

    I thought the article was good and honest really, especially when it came to employment and life experiences.

    After nearly a decade of service, my employment prospects are hurting (very truthful in that, civilian employers want to start vets at the bottom rung most times) but I could never replicate my experiences I had while in (the good and the bad)
    "Every person’s life is theirs by right. An individual’s life can and must belong only to himself, not to any society or community, or he is then but a slave. No one can deny another person their right to their life, nor seize by force what is produced by someone else, because that is stealing their means to sustain their life. It is treason against mankind to hold a knife to a man’s throat and dictate how he must live his life."



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    I beat the draft by enlisting in 1967.
    The rules regarding Army Basic Combat Infantry Training (BCIT) had just been changed to where the Drill Sergeants were no longer allowed to physically strike recruits. Although it was still done. And they sure cursed a lot.
    I wasn't about to let them order me to go to Vietnam, I beat them to it by requesting "overseas service in the Republic of Viet Nam". I still have my copy of the form.

    Would I do it all over again? Absolutely.
    Would I want my kids to do it? No.

    FWIW - The Moving Wall, the travelling replica of the Vietnam Memorial, came to the city not far away this weekend. I went down today to pay my respects. 514 of my Brothers, fellow soldiers of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), are on that wall.
    They are not forgotten.

    Perhaps that's why I'm in a sad mood.
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    I could skip that and go straight to mercenary. Yeah, I know how.

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