GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
Thoughts? 9/24/2011 1:17:51 AM |
puck_it All American 15446 Posts user info edit post |
They shoot things. 9/24/2011 1:23:48 AM |
darkone (\/) (;,,,;) (\/) 11609 Posts user info edit post |
Their primary mission is to break other people's stuff. Things go wrong when we start asking them to do other things. 9/24/2011 1:30:08 AM |
GeniuSxBoY Suspended 16786 Posts user info edit post |
will be China's bitch soon. 9/24/2011 1:38:30 AM |
Flying Tiger All American 2341 Posts user info edit post |
Everyone who joins is a goddamn hero, and we must go to extravagant lengths to praise them whenever they show their faces in public. They protect our freedoms by fighting in places that don't affect me. 9/24/2011 2:31:09 AM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
darkone is my new favorite person 9/24/2011 10:00:14 AM |
JeepMan311 All American 1620 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Their primary mission is to break other people's stuff. Things go wrong when we start asking them to do other things.
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Quote : | "Everyone who joins is a goddamn hero, and we must go to extravagant lengths to praise them whenever they show their faces in public. They protect our freedoms by fighting in places that don't affect me.
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lol9/24/2011 10:09:01 AM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
I really, really dislike military people
except for my friends and family who are military -- they're actually OK people 9/24/2011 10:13:02 AM |
crazy_carl All American 4073 Posts user info edit post |
so all the people in the military that you actually know you like, yet you still dont like military people in general, that is odd 9/24/2011 10:19:36 AM |
surfer_boy6 All American 2071 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Everyone who joins is a goddamn hero, and we must go to extravagant lengths to praise them whenever they show their faces in public. They protect our freedoms by fighting in places that don't affect me." |
[/thread] unless someone can come up with a better retort9/24/2011 10:23:44 AM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
^^ the wording of my post makes it a little consufing 9/24/2011 10:24:53 AM |
hey now Indianapolis Jones 14975 Posts user info edit post |
^ That needs to be your tagline at the bottom of each post.
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DJ Lauren All American 15721 Posts user info edit post |
Protect our freedoms? I guess they enforce laws, as well.... 9/24/2011 10:33:38 AM |
bmel l3md 11149 Posts user info edit post |
anyone who puts on a uniform is automatically 10 times hotter. 9/24/2011 10:57:20 AM |
Fareako Shitter Pilot 10238 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM. Reason : HAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY GURL]
[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM. Reason : HEARD YOU LIKE UNIFORMS]
9/24/2011 11:41:13 AM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "anyone who puts on a uniform is automatically 10 times hotter." |
9/24/2011 11:49:36 AM |
punchmonk Double Entendre 22300 Posts user info edit post |
I was gonna say "paging Fareako" but his appearance has been made.
paging bbehe and theDuke866? 9/24/2011 11:51:48 AM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Quote : "Everyone who joins is a goddamn hero, and we must go to extravagant lengths to praise them whenever they show their faces in public. They protect our freedoms by fighting in places that don't affect me. " |
That's actually kinda how I feel (with the sarcasm, I mean). I don't want any thanks. I just don't like getting pigeonholed with negative stereotypes.9/24/2011 1:05:04 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
well stop blowing navy dudes then 9/24/2011 1:08:43 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
I'll see your Sgt. Ziegel, and counter with a Sgt. Reyes:
[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 3:08 PM. Reason : and for the ladies: ] 9/24/2011 3:05:53 PM |
pack_bryan Suspended 5357 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "will be China's bitch soon." |
want to put some money on that? first define 'soon' and we'll set something up.9/24/2011 3:14:35 PM |
H8R wear sumthin tight 60155 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to." |
9/24/2011 3:23:11 PM |
bbehe Burn it all down. 18402 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "That's actually kinda how I feel (with the sarcasm, I mean). I don't want any thanks. I just don't like getting pigeonholed with negative stereotypes." |
Same. The military is a microcosm of normal people. There are fuck ups, people who deserve to be praised, people who go above and beyond, and people who just do their jobs.9/24/2011 3:26:05 PM |
pack_bryan Suspended 5357 Posts user info edit post |
so many fucked up people in this country that don't deserve the military defending them
not gonna lie. 9/24/2011 3:27:05 PM |
Flying Tiger All American 2341 Posts user info edit post |
I just don't understand how every military action is automatically a defense of our freedom. I don't get the connection. Which freedoms are these? All of them? If we hadn't invaded ______ or bombed ______, would we be enslaved by an unnamed entity? The military has all sorts of people, like any profession, but I don't agree with the pedestal we put it on. Questioning the pedestal usually gets me an accusation of being unpatriotic (I don't understand that one, either), so I don't bring it up very much. 9/24/2011 4:24:54 PM |
The E Man Suspended 15268 Posts user info edit post |
FREEDOM TO CHEAP OIL 9/24/2011 4:37:58 PM |
bmel l3md 11149 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "
[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM. Reason : HAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY GURL]
[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 11:41 AM. Reason : HEARD YOU LIKE UNIFORMS] " |
Haaaayyy! 9/24/2011 6:01:20 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
wat 9/24/2011 6:04:32 PM |
bmel l3md 11149 Posts user info edit post |
uhhh, nothing to see here, move along! 9/24/2011 6:52:53 PM |
TheBullDoza All American 7117 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | ""Everyone who joins is a goddamn hero, and we must go to extravagant lengths to praise them whenever they show their faces in public. They protect our freedoms by fighting in places that don't affect me."" |
Fool9/24/2011 7:44:02 PM |
lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
it will break down in the face of faggotry
james dobson told me so 9/24/2011 7:52:23 PM |
moron All American 34036 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I just don't understand how every military action is automatically a defense of our freedom. I don't get the connection. Which freedoms are these? All of them? If we hadn't invaded ______ or bombed ______, would we be enslaved by an unnamed entity? The military has all sorts of people, like any profession, but I don't agree with the pedestal we put it on. Questioning the pedestal usually gets me an accusation of being unpatriotic (I don't understand that one, either), so I don't bring it up very much. " |
Because we, the people, hire them to die or get maimed for us (in some situations).
we owe them extra respect.9/24/2011 7:52:52 PM |
Sayer now with sarcasm 9841 Posts user info edit post |
A group of people who are around to protect our country from external threats when they arise, but otherwise pass the time engaged in political proxy engagements that have nothing to do with the freedom of US citizens. 9/24/2011 8:23:41 PM |
Steven All American 6156 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | " I don't want any thanks. I just don't like getting pigeonholed with negative stereotypes." |
Exactly. The stereotypes are huge pet-peeve. I just never tell anyone I'm in the military, but the haircut and out-of-state tags are a dead giveaway.
Paying for undergrad and masters degrees...So im not complaining.9/24/2011 10:38:03 PM |
Hawthorne Veteran 319 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "That's actually kinda how I feel (with the sarcasm, I mean). I don't want any thanks. I just don't like getting pigeonholed with negative stereotypes." |
+19/24/2011 10:42:47 PM |
ncsuallday Sink the Flagship 9818 Posts user info edit post |
9/24/2011 10:59:13 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
We're #1
woo!!!!1 9/24/2011 11:14:30 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
what is that first pie chart? 9/24/2011 11:37:01 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
breakdown of where our military is from 9/24/2011 11:52:17 PM |
ncsuallday Sink the Flagship 9818 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I'm not a xenophobe, I just believe that America is the best country and all the other countries aren't as good; that used to be called patriotism." |
[Edited on September 25, 2011 at 1:01 AM. Reason : -Kenny Powers]9/25/2011 1:01:24 AM |
Tarpon All American 1380 Posts user info edit post |
I don't normally tell people I'm in the military either...it almost always results in an uncomfortable conversation, either talking down to me like I'm some brainless robot or some ridiculous sappy shit about how thankful they are....it's weird....i don't like being thanked for it cuz there are always others doing much more than i do....I also hate our government, so I don't like that stereotype either. Less than 1% serve though, so I don't expect them to know or understand much.....whatever. It's fucking weird..... 9/25/2011 2:43:29 AM |
bbehe Burn it all down. 18402 Posts user info edit post |
I was flying home from basic/tech school and we had to fly home in our blues for whatever fucking reason. So many people came up to me in the airport to thank me for my service....it was weird. 9/25/2011 5:44:30 AM |
theDuke866 All American 52765 Posts user info edit post |
It beats the hell out of the opposite problem, though.
[Edited on September 25, 2011 at 9:06 AM. Reason : and it's not unappreciated...it's just a little overblown or misplaced sometimes.] 9/25/2011 9:04:58 AM |
pack_bryan Suspended 5357 Posts user info edit post |
a lot of ppl over-thinking it ITT.
they are hired to kill people who want to kill us. the only difference now is that we haven't had a real threat or been actually afraid of anything since the soviet union was threatening to fire actual intercontinental ballistic thermonuclear weapons at us
fast-forward 25 years: people making threads like this going 'durrr whats da point of all dis nonsense??' 9/25/2011 9:49:45 AM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
bump for.... juxtaposition? 11/25/2011 9:49:13 PM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
will always be there and at the ready, regardless of the hippy jackasses who hate the military for some dumbass hipster reason or another. 11/25/2011 10:05:19 PM |
GrayFox33 TX R. Snake 10566 Posts user info edit post |
"The US Navy: A Global Force For Good."
Discuss. 11/25/2011 10:08:08 PM |
LeonIsPro All American 5021 Posts user info edit post |
A global force for us. 11/25/2011 10:11:43 PM |
BigEgo Not suspended 24374 Posts user info edit post |
^^*America's Navy 11/26/2011 2:52:28 AM |
lewisje All American 9196 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I guess they enforce laws, as well...." | For the most part they don't: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act
[Edited on November 26, 2011 at 7:21 AM. Reason : except prolly the Coast Guard11/26/2011 7:21:16 AM |