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Originally Posted by mmarsh The USA is not SPARTA, we are a State that has a Military, not a Military State. If we were, we would be no better than North Korea. As an American you ought to know that the very idea of a 2nd class citizenry, is an affront to to the very the US Constitution you swore as a soldier to defend. BTW, soldiers are NOT the only ones who put their a** on the line. I don't see firemen or policemen demanding special attention. If you joined the military because you thought it would give some extra 'privileges' or 'rights' as a citizens, not only are you wrong, you should probably not have joined. As a ex-servicemen, You are entitled to nothing more than a "Thank You", which I would gladly express to you. But thats all you get.
The fact you feel closer to those who served than those who didn't is not the issue. I understand that, as both my father and Grandfather were the same way. But that doesn't mean you can go out and deliberately or insult or sneer at those simply because they chose not to serve, -not without consequence. |
Funny, you have been labled as not a full Citizen of the United States of America, well, you and over 90% of the Population of the United States of America, sure hope word does not get out, as funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs could suffer.
As for myself, I look at someone who did not Retire after giving 20+ years, still with all their limbs, and or all their limbs in good working order, with both eyes, with all their innards intact, talking about what is "owed" them, and I think to myself..... gee, must have really been rough..... not.
Now, do you see the inherent problem (besides not being able to get things wrapped up in Iraq and Afghanistan) of having a "Professional" Military?
I see talk in a bad light from time to time about Draftees on this Board, well, knowing quite a few from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, I can tell you that in many cases they did far more, and asked for far less in return.