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I read this quote in a response posted to another thread: "The Army is a job while the Marine Corps is an identity."
Let me first state that I don't have a problem with my Marine comrades because the Corps is an identity and since 1775 the USMC has done an excellent job building their brand.
Is the Army just a job? This question isn't about the Marine Corps; it's about the Army and how we, as Soldiers, perceive ourselves and the profession of arms.
"Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier". I never considered the Army a "job". I earned the right to be called a Soldier and hanging up my uniform did not mean giving that up.
"Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier". What do you think?
Let me first state that I don't have a problem with my Marine comrades because the Corps is an identity and since 1775 the USMC has done an excellent job building their brand.
Is the Army just a job? This question isn't about the Marine Corps; it's about the Army and how we, as Soldiers, perceive ourselves and the profession of arms.
"Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier". I never considered the Army a "job". I earned the right to be called a Soldier and hanging up my uniform did not mean giving that up.
"Once a Soldier, Always a Soldier". What do you think?
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Whoever can go through basic, AIT, on top of all of the other training that goes along with learning their MOS/AFSC/or whatever and only call it a job...is in the service for the wrong reasons.
When you enlist/commission you become part of the legacy of defenders of this country. To call that just another job would be akin to calling the presidency just another job... Where's your sense of pride for defending your country, for doing something that not just any Joe on the street can or even will ever do in their life?
I believe that is one of the systemic problems of not just the Army...but of all of the services in this day and age. We've lost a sense of pride in what we do everyday and have relegated it to "just another job." Yes it pays the bills, but to leave it at that is a travesty.
When you enlist/commission you become part of the legacy of defenders of this country. To call that just another job would be akin to calling the presidency just another job... Where's your sense of pride for defending your country, for doing something that not just any Joe on the street can or even will ever do in their life?
I believe that is one of the systemic problems of not just the Army...but of all of the services in this day and age. We've lost a sense of pride in what we do everyday and have relegated it to "just another job." Yes it pays the bills, but to leave it at that is a travesty.
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SFC Stephen Hester
If you're in it for a paycheck then it's just a job. If you're in it for something greater then it becomes a way of life.
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SSgt (Join to see)
Its definitely more than just a job for me. I have plans to further my career whether I stay enlisted or end up getting a commission.
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