Do you support the US Military?

XBC-Requiem · Post by **XBC-Requiem** » Thu May 24, 2007 8:50 am

I am leaving for boot camp on June 6th of this year, and I ship out to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. I have been an active member of the Army National Guard for... I dunno, about three months, and I attend drills each month in Springfield, Illinois.

I am very sad that I will miss all of the revolutionary breakthroughs over the next two months (Well, nine weeks, to be exact), because we all know what can happen in a time period as short as two months.
I'm going to have about a million pages worth of topics to read through...

Anyway, I just wanted to see how many of you here support and appreciate the US Military, especially those sent to Iraq, Afganistan, and other nations where they spend time in hostile territory. I could very easily be shipped off when I return from training (I have nine weeks of boot camp, a semester of school, then six weeks of AIT, or Advanced Individual Training).

For those of you wondering, my MOS is 25U. I will be a LAN Manager, basically taking care of a PC network. But, mind you, I will still go through the same Basic Combat Training that the infantry do, and I could very easily be shifted to an Infantry.

If you support the Military, please let me know. If you don't, then that's fine, because you have the right as an American not to, but I want you to know that I will fight for each and every citizen of the United States.

IMPORTANT
I don't care to see everyone b****ing at one another over this. If you have a reason as to why you're against the Military, state evidence.

You mean the freedoms of the rich white government officials who run this country :\

This is not evidence. I realize that this is your opinion, and I respect that, but you do not have anything to back it up.

bricksarefun · Post by **bricksarefun** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:04 am

No. I do not support the U.S. or their military, although I do plan on joining it.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:12 am

Yes I do. They fight to protect our freedom, why shouldn't I support them?

bricksarefun · Post by **bricksarefun** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:18 am

Darco wrote:Yes I do. They fight to protect our freedom, why shouldn't I support them?

You mean the freedoms of the rich white government officials who run this country :\

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:30 am

No. The freedoms that all Americans have.

XBC-Requiem · Post by **XBC-Requiem** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:38 am

bricksarefun wrote:
Darco wrote:Yes I do. They fight to protect our freedom, why shouldn't I support them?
You mean the freedoms of the rich white government officials who run this country :\

Where would we be today without the Military?

bricksarefun · Post by **bricksarefun** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:49 am

XBC-Requiem wrote:
bricksarefun wrote:
Darco wrote:Yes I do. They fight to protect our freedom, why shouldn't I support them?
You mean the freedoms of the rich white government officials who run this country :\
Where would we be today without the Military?

We would be in America, rather than iraq, getting killed and killing innocent civilians.

SHOUTrvb · Post by **SHOUTrvb** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:53 am

Unlocked, but only on certain grounds; only discuss Requiem leaving.

XBC-Requiem · Post by **XBC-Requiem** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:02 am

Thank you for unlocking it.

ANYWAY
I don't want to see people argue. I'd just like some support. Even if you're against the Military, it would be nice if you could support someone who stepped up and is risking their life for yours. It took me a LONG time to decide to enlist, and it would mean the world to me to get some support from all of you here at HaloMods rather than see people bashing the Military.

Thanks.

Darco · Post by **Darco** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:12 am

I support you 100%. By the way, what branch are you joining?

bricksarefun · Post by **bricksarefun** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:13 am

XBC-Requiem wrote:Even if you're against the Military, it would be nice if you could support someone who stepped up and is risking their life for yours.

I never said I didn't support you. At least not because you're joining the military. Plus you don't have to "risk your life for mine", you chose to, plus it's not like I couldn't protect my own life, if I wanted to.

The point is, my opinion is that the military is completely useless, but I have no problem with you joining it, and I support your decision to, although i am 100% sure it's different from my reason to one day join it. Too bad you're leaving though, you seem like an ok guy.

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:52 am

I support the people on the ground, the people who fight and have the will power to believe so strongly in an ideal that they give their lives for it. No matter what angle you look at it, that is devotion, and that is courage. You can't deny that.

Good luck to you, I hope you make it through alright.

warlord · Post by **warlord** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:53 am

i dont support the U.S military as ive seen more bad things come from it than good[ive seen alot of reports and other types of media...] i could post a few links showing what i mean but then id be flamed and hit with a strike by a mod [not like ive seen a mod issue one out for nearly a year now....]
good luck i just hope you dont end up being like the rest and shoot my peoples transport trucks because of "misunderstandment of signals"[cough] our orange convoy and your fighter jets[cough]
like i said good luck.

auerhantheman1 · Post by **auerhantheman1** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:25 am

shadowkhas wrote:I support the people on the ground, the people who fight and have the will power to believe so strongly in an ideal that they give their lives for it. No matter what angle you look at it, that is devotion, and that is courage. You can't deny that.

Good luck to you, I hope you make it through alright.

Good luck, wherever you go.

Sgt.Peppers · Post by **Sgt.Peppers** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:37 am

I support the U.S Military AND what they're fighting for right now and I support you XBC. I'll be joining my self pretty soon.

auerhantheman1 · Post by **auerhantheman1** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:40 am

Heh, maybe then you'll really be Sgt. Peppers

if "Peppers" is your name lol

Sgt.Peppers · Post by **Sgt.Peppers** » Thu May 24, 2007 11:47 am

auerhantheman1 wrote:Heh, maybe then you'll really be Sgt. Peppers if "Peppers" is your name lol

Hahah, I wish, I'd be "Sgt.Gabel".

So XBC, how long do you plan on joining?

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:04 pm

I support you, not your military... well maybe I do when they're not killing the people of my country by accident.

bricksarefun · Post by **bricksarefun** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:09 pm

iGeo wrote:I support you, not your military... well maybe I do when they're not killing the people of my country by "accident".

kk fixed

SpecOp44 · Post by **SpecOp44** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:17 pm

iGeo wrote:I support you, not your military... well maybe I do when they're not killing the people of my country by accident.

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