An Open Letter to the RallyPoint Community - Why are you here?

Out of curiosity I came, I stayed because I found familiarity, advice, information. I find it interesting to see where my Army has gone since I quit going to formations. I found reassurance that I'm not the only one, although I should have known, its quite different when you read someone else is going through the same thing. I found a couple of old friends. and a lot of information being shared that only time in an org can give. Then you started having Q&A sessions, and thought wow that's cool. I found a respect for one another because we shared a lifestyle.

Lately I have been asking why am I staying. The political rhetoric and blatant disrespect for one another in them I can get elsewhere if I want it. I don't. I too have hope that it will go away.

I am here to share my experiences, interact with fellow Veterans, and perhaps have positive interactions with said group.

Everyone isn't going to have the same opinions. As we all know, everyone has them and they all stink. We all dealt with it in our time in uniform.

Grow up and wear your big-boy/girl pants here.

Agree, I didn't join to call names. It sometimes people want to make fun of you opinions and you take issue, then it on. I have backed away more than I have gone in. I plan on keeping it that way. There are people on RP that also all post is a smart ass answer.

For me this is a place, a forum in helping my fellow brothers and sisters in arms in finding work after their service to our beloved country. I see RallyPoint as a place where we have shared experiences and commonality with each other. Involving the political commentary keeps it divisive and not relevant for me and my goal in putting veterans to work. I am here to pay it forward through mentoring, making introductions, or recruiting. There are other channels to echo ones political rhetoric.

Well Mr. Admin, RP is a great place to come and share experience, answer some tech question for young soldiers or see the current attitude of those serving in the military. We also have folks who post questions about social issues that will impact the military. These are relevant issues so we try to give the service member the benefit of our experience, for better or worse. If the admins want to stop all the hate or vile posts then ban the folks causing it or let someone else be an admin. I my experience these discussion site or blogs grow from the original intent to become something that is totally different from what they were created for. But I believe RP is just fine. We all have opinions and they tell others more about us that that expensive resume.

I joined recently because engaging in various discussions with others who have served, appeals to me. Those who have served our country, and have seen other cultures up close, tend to have a different perspective than many people on other sites. Plus....I just eat up anything military! Oooooh Rah!

I'm here because the community that used to be the military.com discussion boards is gone. This seemed like the potential replacement but I have been rather turned off by the trolls. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others but my current position does not have me supervising young Airmen anytime soon.

Me personally. I remember them telling us, the two things we don't discuss on active duty is religion and politics. I stil stick to that. I have also taken on what I considered a personal attack. I stepped away and let it go. Because I figured the guy read my response wrong. but all in all. I do not discuss Religion or politics nor get into the discussions.

First issue: Regardless of rank, these people can respond/retaliate easier online and from behind a computer. It would take time to find the offender and punish themf or their conduct.
I'm a veteran and I still respect the rank of my fellow brothers and sisters; REGARDLESS of branch. In my opinion, the Army (only branch I have extensive experience with) has gone soft. People complain when others can't get in and the military has higher standards for very good reasons. As a Medic/EMT for my time, now working towards a Nursing degree, I'm here for all. It's not easy or simple to explain.
Too many, online or not, respond without the knowledge and without thinking. A 'witty insult or retort' is better than an intelligent discussion and/or argument. For one, I think everyone should get at least 2 years in effective Communication with people. I'm here for many reasons: mainly to help my fellow brothers and sisters in arms (again regardless of branch) in any way I can. I may be one person, but hopefully with enough 'straight talk' I can help get the military back to what it once was.
I voted for Donald Trump. I voted for his ideas and plans for the betterment of this country and ALL of it's citizens. I didn't vote for the man so much as I voted for helping us all. Without getting into lengthy detail which WILL be misconstrued by many, the Democrats (Left) have been whining and bitching for months now. What they've done to this level, didn't happen when Obama won and got reelected. If you or anyone else defines yourself as a Party over being an American, you have a serious problem.
Humans are greedy creatures. Even with nature and nurture affecting how we end up, our instinct is Me, Myself, and I. I have been guilty of acting before thinking, but I have been doing that so much less and less. Some advice, to those people: You may find yourself disliking/hating another soldier, but you MUST respect the rank. If you don't, then what good does that make our military? I've dealt with and still do, with people who get on my last nerves for various reasons, but we get along b/c it's not enough to break being civil toward each other.
I can guarantee that should one take a more informed, mature, experienced, thoughtful process to one's life, people will take notice. LDHRSHIP remember? Or has that been forgotten?

I am here in support of my fellow veterans.