I was going to move on...agree to disagree, if you will..until I got this email today from Military.com. (see below).
Oh my gosh.
It is SO easy to win this debate...(My position being: NOT everyone in uniform is a good person. Some are good. Most average. Some are bad. Real bad.)
Too much military worship here. I think those folks here who are offended are too sensitive, or naive.
Here are links to some current military members activities:
A decorated Marine colonel was sentenced to 5-1/2 years behind bars after being found guilty of sexually abusing a six-year-old girl, a military jury of colonels and generals determined Sunday.
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Thirteen Fort Hood soldiers face solicitation of prostitution charges after they were arrested during a two-day sting operation in locations near the Army post in central Texas, local law enforcement and Army officials said.
The soldiers -- among 20 individuals arrested in the operation -- ranged in rank from private to major and were arrested after agreeing to pay for sex, Maj. T.J. Cruz of the Bell County Sheriff's Office said Thursday...Solicitation of prostitution is a misdemeanor with a punishment ranging from a fine to jail time, but the soldiers could face additional punishment or adverse impacts on their military career. Pandering and prostitution is a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Servicemembers found guilty at court-martial face a maximum penalty that includes a dishonorable discharge and a year of confinement.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017 ... _170912.nl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Let's not leave out the National Guard:
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Authorities say a National Guardsman has been jailed after a reported threat against Vice President Mike Pence before his visit to Pennsylvania for the annual observance of the Flight 93 crash. Twenty-two-year-old William Robert Dunbar of Berlin was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct and terroristic threats.
Richland Township police allege that Dunbar was on duty at the Army National Guard Training Center when he said, "If someone pays me enough money, I will kill the vice president." Witnesses said they contacted commanding officers after they heard Dunbar make the threat twice....
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017 ... _170912.nl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Let's not forget Veterans:
An Army veteran from Reno County was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to pay $70,000 in restitution for benefits he received by pretending to be blind.
U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said 62-year-old Billy J. Alumbaugh, of Turon, was sentenced Wednesday for conspiracy to defraud the government...
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017 ... _170912.nl" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That's all in one email, on one day!!
If anyone who has read this thread, still thinks that
everyone currently in our military or that
all Veterans, are good people, you must be just be dumb.
Please wake up.
I've enjoyed winning this. But at the same time, I feel a little sadness. I feel like I have just revealed to children that there is no Santa.
Best regards.
P. S.
You guys who did careers: Glad it worked out for you.
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun... Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson, 1785.
Read "War is a Racket" by MG Smedly Butler,USMC. He was awarded the Medal of Honor twice.
http://warisaracket.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Henry Kissinger said, "Military Men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in Foreign Policy" and has not denied this quote to this day.