Posted on Oct 17, 2016
How do we deal with the growing disconnect between the military and the citizens and public of the USA?
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Some ways to help bridge this growing chasm from the military side:
1. Look professional in and out of uniform/on and off the installation. The taxpayer expects to see a professional soldier not some gang-banger wanna be
2. ACT professional. Yes, we are a brotherhood of warriors and we like to work hard/party hard. One can party hard without getting a bad case of the stupids. Don't go looking for trouble, (happens more than you think) and disengage when you can.
3. Quit going out and trying to get as drunk as possible as quickly as possible. Drunks make bad choices and those choices often lead to a real bad case of the stupids.
4. Take the high road. Be responsible for yourself and your Battle, Shipmate, Wingman.
Perception is reality and if we are out there acting a fool, John and Jane Q Public are going to believe we are. If they see us acting as professionals, they will see that and treat us accordingly. If your Battle, Shipmate, Wingman, etc is acting the fool, take him/her aside and correct them. And try to do it before the guy with all the stripes gets wind of it, and you know he will.
We need to change the perception.
1. Look professional in and out of uniform/on and off the installation. The taxpayer expects to see a professional soldier not some gang-banger wanna be
2. ACT professional. Yes, we are a brotherhood of warriors and we like to work hard/party hard. One can party hard without getting a bad case of the stupids. Don't go looking for trouble, (happens more than you think) and disengage when you can.
3. Quit going out and trying to get as drunk as possible as quickly as possible. Drunks make bad choices and those choices often lead to a real bad case of the stupids.
4. Take the high road. Be responsible for yourself and your Battle, Shipmate, Wingman.
Perception is reality and if we are out there acting a fool, John and Jane Q Public are going to believe we are. If they see us acting as professionals, they will see that and treat us accordingly. If your Battle, Shipmate, Wingman, etc is acting the fool, take him/her aside and correct them. And try to do it before the guy with all the stripes gets wind of it, and you know he will.
We need to change the perception.
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I believe he means that there are junior enlisted out there that didn't get the ghetto beat out of them in Basic. I know for s fact it's true, they still act like little thugs except they can march and shoot a weapon not holding it sideways. When they get back home I guarantee they'll take the uniform off and act like a hood rat again because they're around their hood rat buddies.
Plenty of good guys out there in each branch, but there's also shitbags in each branch that didn't take the lessons to heart about changing their life.
Plenty of good guys out there in each branch, but there's also shitbags in each branch that didn't take the lessons to heart about changing their life.
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Read this... good study, excellent read... http://amzn.to/2eLdpvC
Warriors and Citizens: American Views of Our Military
Shared via Kindle. Description: A diverse group of contributors offer different perspectives on whether or not the different experiences of our military and the broader society amounts to a "gap"—and if the American public is losing connection to its milita...
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This division was inevitable when we went to the all volunteer military. Citizens don't have military experience and therefore no understanding of, or appreciation for, what we do.
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Capt Seid Waddell
CPT John Ferrie, they certainly were in Viet Nam. It is a trade-off; civilian experience and understanding of the military vs military efficiency.
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