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On Wall Street, 1% identifies the wealthiest Americans - protested pretty aggressively a couple of years ago.
On Main Street, 1% identifies those of us who have served.
Which begs the question: do you like being recognized as "the 1%"?
On Main Street, 1% identifies those of us who have served.
Which begs the question: do you like being recognized as "the 1%"?
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I'm proud of what I did as part of THE 1%. Don't think there are that many in those other 1% groups that can say that, especially those Wall Street 1 percenters - long live Bernie Madoff? Pa-lease.
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I wouldn't say "no opinion" is really my answer. Its more of a mixed response. Being a part of "the 1%" can be both good and bad. First it says that we are all part of something much greater than ourselves, and only 1% of the population is able to take care of something so vitally important. And lets face it - we all go through experiences that help us to relate to each other and understand each other on some level, but that no civilian could completely understand.
On the other hand, if we are here to defend the nation, isn't it better that we consider ourselves a part of the population and not separated from it?
I'm not sure its a matter of whether we want to be considered a part of the 1% or not. The fact is, the minute we raised our right hands and swore an oath, we became a part of that 1% whether we want to admit it or not. What we do with that fact from there is up to us, and I for one am glad I decided to go for it.
On the other hand, if we are here to defend the nation, isn't it better that we consider ourselves a part of the population and not separated from it?
I'm not sure its a matter of whether we want to be considered a part of the 1% or not. The fact is, the minute we raised our right hands and swore an oath, we became a part of that 1% whether we want to admit it or not. What we do with that fact from there is up to us, and I for one am glad I decided to go for it.
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As long as the 1% is meant to identify those of us who have served, or are still serving, then I'm OK with it. Nothing more nothing less.
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Less than 1%.... we are the .45 percent.
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My wife is pregnant and was on birth control. I don't like being part of the 0.1%.
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And I always thought the biker gangs were the 1% (that's what the patch on their vest says)
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I've actually know a couple of "those" 1%ers and had some conversations with a CID warrant officer (when I was a 1SG) who dealt with a lot of gang stuff.
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Sir your question and voting options differ! I love being part of the 1% (actually less than 1% I believe) which is your voting option.
The question is, "Do you like being recognized as the 1%"
The question is, "Do you like being recognized as the 1%"
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And just to clarify , I could care less what category I am put in. I know what I stand for and know that I love my job, and love what I do. So yes I like being part of "THE" 1% not to be confused with "THAT" 1%.
One can break all this down even further if they so chose by Branch, Corps, and even rank. I received an email when I was selected for MSG that for one congratulated me, and two, talked about only roughly 4% of the 1% you speak of making it to MSG and above.
One can break all this down even further if they so chose by Branch, Corps, and even rank. I received an email when I was selected for MSG that for one congratulated me, and two, talked about only roughly 4% of the 1% you speak of making it to MSG and above.
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As we grow older, we all grow the most in our areas of strength, reinforcing who and what it is that we are. If I am disparaged for having served, I reinforce the difference between my calling and the spewing dufus I am standing next to by highlighting the gift that my service provided me (as well as family and our fellow citizens) by praising it mightily--and all those that walked with me on my life's journey. If I am teased by my brothers in arms, I take it graciously and return fire in kind, with love, laughs and gracious gratitude for not being thought invisible. The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Our time in service will never be indifferent to those on either side of the 1 percent line, and that galls those who seek to elevate themselves by denigrating the few men and women they refuse to measure against.
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