It is not just a job. You can quit a job. You can't just quit the military.
You willingly give up your right to public free speech, to freedom of movement, to freedom from what most people in normal jobs would consider as abusive treatment from their superiors. You give them your life and oftentimes the lives of your immediate family, not just 8 hours a day five days a week, with two weeks vacation. What you do in the military may be "just a job" for a lot of people, but being in the military is so different from civilian life that people like you and me can't comprehend it.
You look at the group action, determined by politicians and bureaucrats. I look at the individual soldier, placed where those politicians determine. I see their lives and their sacrifices. We're talking apples and oranges here.
Choosing to be in the military is NOT the same as choosing to work at McDonald's, or joining the Peace Corps, or working with Planned Parenthood or General Motors.
"I was born in 1970, and there has never been a shot fired to protect my rights militarily. There's never been a need."
If you can't answer the question "Why has there never been an actual need?" then I can't help you.
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Date: 8/2/12 23:42 (UTC)You willingly give up your right to public free speech, to freedom of movement, to freedom from what most people in normal jobs would consider as abusive treatment from their superiors. You give them your life and oftentimes the lives of your immediate family, not just 8 hours a day five days a week, with two weeks vacation. What you do in the military may be "just a job" for a lot of people, but being in the military is so different from civilian life that people like you and me can't comprehend it.
You look at the group action, determined by politicians and bureaucrats. I look at the individual soldier, placed where those politicians determine. I see their lives and their sacrifices. We're talking apples and oranges here.
Choosing to be in the military is NOT the same as choosing to work at McDonald's, or joining the Peace Corps, or working with Planned Parenthood or General Motors.
"I was born in 1970, and there has never been a shot fired to protect my rights militarily. There's never been a need."
If you can't answer the question "Why has there never been an actual need?" then I can't help you.