Okay, let me explain a thing or two.
Civilian isnt a military rank... Being a civilian doesnt make you "inferior". And being in the military doesnt make you special.
It makes you a professional when it comes to warfare, defense matters... But "civilians" can teach you a lot. A civilian can even teach you how to use a rifle in fact... Like a doctor can give you tips to stay in good health.
You can act like idiots, and look down on civilian opinions... And act all superior. Or you can open your minds and hear what different people think.
And by the way, modern armies are hiring more and more civilians contractors to teach soldier the skills that will welcome them in the next century. Like cultural skills, language skills etc...
It might get you killed if you stop training like a soldier to turn into a man with a rifle, but being close minded will get you killed in the long run.
You dont live in a closed world anymore.
I dont know if you noticed, but there is million of civilians like me who know jack **** about your military culture who are watching you, and if you believe some, decide the course of battles (Vietnam anyone?)...
So are you sure that "STFU" is better than exchanging arguments with civilians?
You tell STFU to some dude you dont understand in a forum, and the next day, you have some dude in a bar somewhere saying "oh you know, soldiers are such jerks, they are so full of it..." and then you will have to deal with people protesting when you are trying to bury your dead comrades with friends and family.
Treating civilians like useless people is exactly the same thing as treating soldiers like baby killers... Stereotypes.
I can bring a sociologist who wasnt even close to be a soldier, and he will teach you about how Marines behave towards corpsmen in WWII and then, he will explain how this relation might change following the culture and the historical era...
and would you like it
GHR if I told you to shut up, we are not talking about how to kill a person, so shut up and let the people who hadnt lost 50% of their earing capabilities shooting a gun.
Civilians arent milk cows just good to pay taxes so you can buy bigger sticks...