SPC Private RallyPoint Member579078<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Anyone's thoughts on this. I was downtown Nashville last weekend and this one road was full of homeless people. They were all asking for money and some of them were trying to be funny to cheer up people's days and get a smile. There was this group of soldiers who walked by and one of them asked if he had money to spare, he started cussing at them and telling him he shouldn't have risked his freedom for his kind. The others joined in after a while. My question is is this right to hold yourself like your better than others just because you've seen combat.humble or arrogant when it comes to deployment2015-04-08T11:15:50-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member579078<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Anyone's thoughts on this. I was downtown Nashville last weekend and this one road was full of homeless people. They were all asking for money and some of them were trying to be funny to cheer up people's days and get a smile. There was this group of soldiers who walked by and one of them asked if he had money to spare, he started cussing at them and telling him he shouldn't have risked his freedom for his kind. The others joined in after a while. My question is is this right to hold yourself like your better than others just because you've seen combat.humble or arrogant when it comes to deployment2015-04-08T11:15:50-04:002015-04-08T11:15:50-04:00SGT Corey Franks579373<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No way, those guys should have been reprimanded!Response by SGT Corey Franks made Apr 8 at 2015 1:15 PM2015-04-08T13:15:00-04:002015-04-08T13:15:00-04:00SGT Private RallyPoint Member579413<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I absolutely think it is uncalled for any service member to put themselves on a pedestal because they've been deployed. We didn't sign up to serve if civilians fulfill "x" conditions. We joined, and many of us have deployed. <br />But I am of the opinion that we should remain respectful and humble. Humility can keep us level headed, keep us from saying things that are unnecessary. <br />What do we thrive on? Things like competition, confidence, and challenging ourselves are a few things that are key to a successful mindset. But to demean other people because you fought for them is rude at the least.<br /><br />Deployment and serving is a sacrifice so many of us eventually have to make. We should not flaunt our experiences to draw attention to ourselves while out in town.Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 1:33 PM2015-04-08T13:33:17-04:002015-04-08T13:33:17-04:00SPC Private RallyPoint Member579437<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>See I feel that mentality takes away from the purpose of deploying in the first place. If we as an army fights for freedom how can we criticize others for using their freedom that we fight so hard for?Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 1:41 PM2015-04-08T13:41:20-04:002015-04-08T13:41:20-04:00CW3 Scott Castlen579981<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Totally uncalled for. Why were these jokers walking around in downtown Nashville in uniform in the first place?Response by CW3 Scott Castlen made Apr 8 at 2015 5:26 PM2015-04-08T17:26:48-04:002015-04-08T17:26:48-04:002015-04-08T11:15:50-04:00