Wow, since I just realized from the OP that the purpose of this thread is to provide context and balance, rather than engage in yet another b****fest, here are some actual facts about army recruitment that the mainstream media is trying to hide from us which comes from a wire story in the mainstream media. You will note critical differences between this story and random incoherent blog postings, such as not being incoherent: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=...ne2006&file=World_News2006061141446.xml&cid=0
Not condescending at all, Ayatollah Prophet. Everyone knows the military's recruiting standards are lower than McDonald's. Do you pay attention when you read something, or do you only pay attention to what you want to believe and slough off the rest, regardless of the truth?
It happens quite often. Many people get out of the military and have no real world use for their training. And to answer your question, I do not believe all are brainwashed. Do you deny that brainwashing happens?
I don't know I would call it brainwahing. Are suggesting that before assaulting a position, a platoon should have a vote on whether or not to attack?
Wow, you always know when you have run out of answers because that's when the insults start flying. What is the over/under on posts until the "oh poor gweeny, everyone's just pickin' on me" post hits?
So, I mention that some re-enlistees might not be employable outside of the military, and you call me an "******* insulting the troops". So, Gwayneco, tell me how calling me an "******* insulting the troops" isn't spewing hate? I guess life is alot easier to stomach when you are wearing blinders 24 hours a day, eh Gwayneco? I wouldn't want to be you for all the whiskey in Ireland.
No it isn't. You capitalized the "A". Try again, Ayatollah Prophet, and try not to type too fast, mmmkay!
What the hell are you even talking about? I thought the purpose of this thread was for you to act wounded by imaginary insults from the mainstream media by posting some incoherent pile of crap from a random blog? Now I'm offending the people of the military? How, by posting an article about the army meeting their monthly recruiting target? How so? Honestly gwayneco for the past week, I've made an effort to stop insulting you and to read your posts and to try to talk to you as a normal human being, and you just keep up with the same old tired routine of bait & flame, I mean texxx and others do the same thing but at least they've got the occasional flash of humor or creativity. With you it is just melodramatic nastiness and low-level insults all the time, do you honestly enjoy it? I don't, and it has nothing to do with politics.
