Does anyone else feel like we're a generation of excuses?

PO1 Shahida Marmol — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:37:36 -0400

I hear it ALL the time at work; " Oh this is not normal behavior for them, they're going through something." or the people who are too easily offended, so now everything has to change to make amends for that one person. I feel as though this is the military and you volunteered for it. Unless it's disrespectful or dangerous, suck it up. We ALL are going through something. We ALL have different beliefs and morals, but at work we need to be professional regardless of whats going on.

Response by COL Charles Williams made Jul 14 at 2015 12:43 AM

COL Charles Williams — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 00:43:45 -0400

Yes, we old guys think yes, but you are far better prepared to answer that.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2015 3:50 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:50:03 -0400

I agree with you on this. I have a radical perspective of this that is in line with the likes of Friedrich Nietzsche. It is that of the Übermensch, or the Overman. Sometimes it is called Superman but I don't think it does it justice. The Overman is one that raises above and transcends from the common denominator. In society we have a heard mentality. As you are finding everyone has excuses. They use these to justify their failures or lack of ambition. It is accepted because all of their peers do the same thing. But to the Overman it is not the case. They raise to a higher level "over" others. Given its a higher state of perception of the paradigm of others. They see the situation and call it for want it is. But as you may find to the others it is not encouraged as you are different to them. But as Friedrich Nietzsche has it not everyone can do this or attain this status. You will always have these that complain and are eager to perform at the lowest expectations accepted. But those that realize what is happening around them find it difficult to rationalize what is going on and we never will. Trying to understand their logic would be like trying to rationalize why a drunk gets drunk. There is no benefit or reason to justify this but their impulses control their actions. I am sure if you asked them why they are complaining they couldn't even give you a good answer besides it is just what they have always done.

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 14 at 2015 9:30 AM

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:30:28 -0400

PO1 Shahida Marmol I believe there are going to issues with any organization you join (all the military branches) and you are correct we volunteered to serve our country. You do the same thing when you accept a position with a private company in the civilian world. There is going to be the good, the bad, and the ugly. I like your attitude "suck it up" and continue to move forward. There are obstacles that we face in every day life and you have to get through them, sometimes climb over them, or push your way through them. To me it is about attitude. You can make as many excuses for this and for that, but at the end of the day excuses aren't going to fix issues or problems. I'm firm believer that you have a choice in life (no matter where you come from) and what you do with the choices and your attitude will determine where you will go and how you got there. Yes, there are mental issues and debilitating issues that affect all kinds of people, but some the more successful people that I've know have overcome those obstacles because of their attitude. Be yourself and don't use an excuse to hold yourself back. Most have the ability to make life what it is for themselves and get over the excuses. Move on and get over it!

Response by SSG Donald Mceuen made Jul 14 at 2015 10:58 AM

SSG Donald Mceuen — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 10:58:09 -0400

We as a country have found it to be the easy way out.
Being soft spoken is not the way it works for me..
So if i offenend someone while talking to them they can tell me.
But thats just the way it is ..

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 14 at 2015 11:55 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:55:18 -0400

Im offended by your statement of sucking it up. And I blame society and everything else, because its everyone else's fault that I am a sensitive buttercup (DEEP SARCASM)