Question from a new user. What was this site like before, and what will it be like after the election?

2016-08-08T04:05:26-04:00

Response by TSgt Joe C. made Aug 8 at 2016 4:52 AM

2016-08-08T04:52:36-04:00

Lots of opinions now...there will be a lot afterwards as well I feel COL Lee Flemming

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Aug 8 at 2016 5:41 AM

2016-08-08T05:41:48-04:00

I would say if Hillary Clinton become our 45th President most of the RP members will NOT be "Happy Campers" as a matter of fact will we be very concerned about the economy and our national security.
WikiLeaks has promised to dump more emails which could cause a lot of problems for her administration to deal with.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Aug 8 at 2016 6:48 AM

2016-08-08T06:48:09-04:00

We should continue on, just adapt to over come any problems.

Response by COL Lee Flemming made Aug 8 at 2016 8:03 AM

2016-08-08T08:03:18-04:00

Love the opinion...I just want a bit of perspective to see if it will be less or more political. It has become a guilty pleasure of mine to converse with our force and veterans about military topics.

Response by Col Joseph Lenertz made Aug 8 at 2016 8:46 AM

2016-08-08T08:46:01-04:00

Once the results are in and the complaints settle down, I expect we'll return to discussing daily life, prayer for those in harms way or injured, military and VA benefits, jobs (or lack of), hunting, fishing, military history, etc. More "normal" discussion and less divisiveness, I hope.

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Aug 8 at 2016 9:05 AM

2016-08-08T09:05:58-04:00

I think it will be much the same as before the election, COL Lee Flemming. The conservatives will still be conservative and the liberals will still be liberal. Depending upon who wins, one group may be more frustrated than the other!

Response by SSG Trust Palmer made Aug 8 at 2016 9:37 AM

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Response by CPT Jack Durish made Aug 8 at 2016 10:13 AM

2016-08-08T10:13:43-04:00

That's a helluva good question. There are so many things which attracted me to RallyPoint and then came THE ELECTION. You still see some of the good buried between the rants. A little humor. A little reaching out and connecting with former comrades. Some very good discussions about the problems with the VA. I really love it when some young NCO or shavetail reaches out with a question and we old timers jump in with advice. So, don't judge us by THE ELECTION. Please. It is merely an obsession of the moment, one that you can't escape anywhere, can you?

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Aug 8 at 2016 10:25 AM

2016-08-08T10:25:31-04:00

Less whiney.

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Aug 8 at 2016 11:15 AM

2016-08-08T11:15:48-04:00

The only thing that will change is that the discussions will be about the new occupant while in office, just as before this election. it will be a target rich environment in either instance. BTW, there is a means of excluding political discussions, if that is an issue. Lots of other "stuff" being discussed.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Aug 8 at 2016 11:23 AM

2016-08-08T11:23:26-04:00

In my personal opinion, the site was much more friendly before they moved to the new format. Before you could post your experiences and share war stories and such. Now, it's focused purely on the almighty 'Question', which seems to have some hidden metric that needs to be met before it meets site approval. It makes posting your personal experiences and such to the larger 'question' audience (because links and updates only go to YOUR contacts) problematic, at best.

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Aug 8 at 2016 12:13 PM

2016-08-08T12:13:24-04:00

Sir if politics aint your bag--and I'm not a big political commentator myself--please do not feel that there is no place for you here. So many posts on RP are about military experiences, military/veteran topics, and questions that can find no better source for answers/opinions.

Politics I'm sure was a part of RP from Day 1 as it will be on the site's final day, but this being an election year, politics will simply be a more common topic of discussion. I found that unlike most other social media sites, even the most politically passionate RP members aren't often so worked up as to be borderline psychotic with one another. Sometimes the abusive do rear their ugly heads, but it's not as bad here as you'll generally find elsewhere. Once this political season mercifully ends, political topics will fade somewhat in terms of numbers of posts, and perhaps in intensity.

Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2016 10:18 AM

2016-08-09T10:18:57-04:00

Worse...and getting worse!!! A very sizable majority of questions/posts run the gamut from totally moronic to incredibly obtuse. Spelling and grammar tend to be frightfully overlooked or non-existent skills. Peruse the board everyday and prove me wrong.