- 03 Dec 2014 05:13
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Yeah I'm all for supporting troops, not just putting a piss yellow bumper sticker on the ass of my car. As for a career, believe me I was on the fence. When I got out after 4 months I went back to a recruiter because jobs suck today and I can't go from being a soldier to a guy serving you your Starbucks. Suprisingly the recruiter talked me out of it lol. As for veterans, they'll always be treated like dirt. I found it funny with the VA scandal this year, people are so forgetful right? Glad to hear you had good assignments. If I did stay I I would of attempted SFAS, I would of loved being on an ODA. I've met a few and had much admiration for them. You being a career service member were probably more disenfranchised then I was. You know the whole "in my day it was 10 times harder." Its true, when I was at my last few months, meeting new E-1s I'd laugh, not disrespect them but just wish them good luck. You got an opinion of the future of the force in the next 10 to 20 years? I think it can go two ways. Shitty like post Vietnam garrison army but now we have a not ending Afghanistan and third Iraq war. Its gonna fray an already frayed military. And those are only small threats compared to Russia and the whole China situation in the years to come.
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