How patriotic are you?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:52:21 -0500

Do your FB post have a military-esque slant?
Do you wear your Army PT shots to the gym with your Under Armor shirt?
Do you have bumper stickers on your car that display like your uniform?
Do you have a military coin collection? Do you wear tee-shirt that are military themed?
Do you buy your children cammo?

Are you always looking for way to subdue bright colored things? Do you know every veteran in your neighborhood and hold monthly meetings? Does your eye twitch when you read a liberal bumper sticker like COEXIST? Did your wife delete you from FB because you are too military? Have you lost friends because of your strong views that all terrorists need to die ? Do you use your military rank with civilians....if you answered YES to any of these, you rate. You can reply to this forum. Carry On...the world needs people like you.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2014 1:53 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:53:15 -0500

Very but in different ways. Visiting older veterans and helping out in the community.

Response by CPO Bernie Penkin made Dec 11 at 2014 3:12 PM

CPO Bernie Penkin — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:12:54 -0500

If you walked into any room of my house and yelled attention on deck half of the stuff in there would come to attention.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Mar 15 at 2015 10:10 PM

PO1 John Miller — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:10:50 -0400

I have Arizona veteran license plates on my SUV and Harley Davidson and I have the word Veteran on my AZ drier's license.

I also have a ball cap that says "Dysfunctional Veteran Leave Me Alone" and another one that says "US Navy Retired" on them.

Does this count?

Response by SP5 Michael Rathbun made Mar 16 at 2015 2:09 AM

SP5 Michael Rathbun — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 02:09:23 -0400

Some of my FB stuff is indeed military-slanted, especially when I am looking to annoy some of the wannabees there in North Texas. I have no knowledge of "PT shots", but then again I don't go to the gym (cuts down on unnecessary 911 MCU rolls). Back window of automobile has RVN service ribbon sticker flanked by rank and 1st Signal Brigade insignia. Have a bunch of coins, but compared to my Late Roman Bronze stuff, it doesn't even slightly qualify as a collection. Have a few T-shirts with mil themes, but they are rather tattered and delicate these days.

My kid (now 43) wasn't all that interested in cammo.

Skipping the bottom bits due to a zero hit rate.

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Mar 16 at 2015 3:28 AM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:28:26 -0400

Nothing I wear (not including my uniform), have I placed on the exterior of my automobiles, or my homes and even my social websites suggest I am patriotic or a member of the Armed Forces. I like keeping a low profile; I like blending in with regular folks or the folks who might have a problem with seeing the colors but not partaking in her freedoms. In my heart, I am patriotic.

Response by TSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 16 at 2015 3:35 AM

TSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 03:35:44 -0400

I have two stickers on my car one is NRA the other is my Senior Enlisted Wings. If you walk into my house you will not miss the military aviation photos and prints that adorn the walls of our living room. It is rare for me to be seen outside my house without one of my many military hats on (Usually my Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran one).

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Mar 16 at 2015 5:02 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:02:07 -0400

Quite frankly, the answer to this question should be "who cares?" This is like asking who has the biggest package. It doesn't matter. Everyone on this site serves/d - we all contribute/d to national security.

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Mar 16 at 2015 4:03 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:03:45 -0400

Let's define terms: Patriotism - attachment to one's homeland.

In that sense, I am very patriotic.

How do I exhibit my patriotism?

I served voluntarily and happily and look back on that service with great pride.

I defend my country and its stature as the highest expression of human society in all of history. Care to argue the point? Let's...

I lament the reversals my nation has suffered as people have voluntarily surrendered their liberty in exchange for some illusion of safety under a paternal government, and fight to recapture the spirit of American Revolution and get us back on the right track.

Wherein my nation is in the right, I support it, and in the wrong, I do what I can to help correct it.

I take pride in the symbols of my nation above all others and demonstrate that pride and respect at every opportunity.

I vote intelligently at every opportunity.

I thank God everyday that I am an American.

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Jul 4 at 2018 10:00 PM

SFC Christopher Taggart — Wed, 04 Jul 2018 22:00:56 -0400

I like flying the American flag on holidays on my front porch; I have a US Army sticker on my truck, and I still like wearing my pt shorts, even though I can’t afford a gym membership.

Response by SSG Edward Tilton made Apr 19 at 2021 10:37 AM

SSG Edward Tilton — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:37:04 -0400

Does it prove anything? I have a real problem justifying protecting oil wells as protecting America

Response by A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney made Jun 21 at 2022 3:54 AM

A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 03:54:33 -0400

Hey, No Problem;
Were It I Who Had To Jump Out Of A Perfectly Good Aircraft,
I'd Be Screaming"FA-Q".!!!
Right Up Until My Face Hit The Ground And Went "SPLAT".!!