On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:48:07 -0400, HarryKrause wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:14:09 -0400, HarryKrause wrote:

Bert Robbins wrote:
"John H." wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:55:18 -0400, HarryKrause
wrote:

Don White wrote:
NOYB wrote:
Why would you join the military if there was no chance to see combat?
Isn't it a soldier's role to kill the enemy?

If you want to join a branch of the armed forces where you're least
likely to see combat, join the Coast Guard.

Maybe these young potential recruits need an agent representing them
when dealing with the US Military....something like a player agent in
professional sports.....or better yet a union.

A soldiers' union; I'll bring it up at the AFL-CIO meeting in two weeks
in Chicago. I get to go for a day or maybe two, and hope to return
unbloodied.
Thunderous applause...

Any soldier has the ability write his congressman about alleged
improprieties.
Very few members of Congress would let such abuses go by.
In boot camp we had recruits that said they were going to write to their
congressman and complain about how they were being treated.

Then once out in the fleet at the mess halls all of the messmen on the line
were bitching and complaing about being cooks. They were all talking about
their lawyers were going to get them out. These guys went in on open
contracts and were place in MOS's that needed men of their "capabilities."

If the troops are bitching then you have something to worry about!



Your most dangerous time in the stateside marines was...what...the gang
showers?

Your most dangerous time in the military was...

Oh, that's right. You couldn't hack boot camp.


You were a draftee, right?

Yup. I got my letter and went. No excuses, no running to Canada, no fake
injuries, and none of the other gimmicks to escape boot camp.



--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD