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I believe Infantry and Operators should be treated with a higher regard in the military.
Even officers and NCOs of all other military specialties should show respect to our nation's true warriors.
The general military is doing a good job of promoting everyone is a warrior but those non combat arms specialties do not train or destroy their bodies like true combatants. I would even say that infantry line medics and navy corpsman that are attached to the marines deserve the same regard.
This is not intended as a put down of other specialties but an awareness that some put in more than others in combat arms.
Even officers and NCOs of all other military specialties should show respect to our nation's true warriors.
The general military is doing a good job of promoting everyone is a warrior but those non combat arms specialties do not train or destroy their bodies like true combatants. I would even say that infantry line medics and navy corpsman that are attached to the marines deserve the same regard.
This is not intended as a put down of other specialties but an awareness that some put in more than others in combat arms.
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11B: Infantryman
11B: Infantryman
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Remember that mission? Outside the wire on the outskirts of the A.O. No immediate support. If not you're a POG.
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An outfit in Viet Nam had a safety NCO at Infantry Batt Level. The way he acquired this position, at dawn, when perimeter guard changed, he went to collect his claymores and forgot he had "booby trapped " the claymore. When the spoon zingged by his ear he had about 3-5 seconds.......unfortunately the same rear echelon medic in the bush with him, was on duty when they brought him to Brigade Medical. Yep, the same medic detailed to dig the shrapnel out of his ass was a medic with the Infantry Batt. in the bush.
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there's this thing in the army where people re-up to do something else, there's a whole lot of the support MOSs that are filled with people that were originally combat arms, and some people's bodies age worse than others, discovering that I had osteopoikilosis while I was a medic in the 82d, told me that the 82d probably wasn't a good place for me, and when the arthritis kicked in in my late 30's, told me that it was time to become an 88M, and that's how I went to Iraq in a HET
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I agree 100%. I could never do that job nor would I ever volunteer for it. There should be tiered VA benefits that take MOS into account. Props to Combat Arms!!!
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CW4 (Join to see), I'm not going to agree or disagree, but I sit eagerly awaiting the heat your post may bring.
"There should be tiered VA benefits that take MOS into account. "
"There should be tiered VA benefits that take MOS into account. "
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SN Greg Wright
CW4 (Join to see) So, would you give SR Cherone Gunn, who was 'just' a lowly signalman, less of a retirement than an 11b person?
Well, if so, kindly direct your comments to his/her heirs, because s/he died on the USS Cole with many others.
Honestly, it disgusts me to see Senior people like you buying into this mindset.
Well, if so, kindly direct your comments to his/her heirs, because s/he died on the USS Cole with many others.
Honestly, it disgusts me to see Senior people like you buying into this mindset.
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"Combat Arms" as you put it, does not include as few branches as you think. It includes Aviation, Infantry, Artillery, etc and are now, in the Force Management realm, referred to as "Fires". No longer C, CS, CSS.
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I see what you are trying to get at. I think we already have some favoritism already. But at no time should be treated better than others due to being Infantry. If there is a Logistics CPT that is telling me something I will still call him Sir and Salute. Just because I am infantry doesn't give me a pass. I It is a bit dangerous to play this game. It will also happen into the Infantry. You will see those that are Airborne given more respect and even more so those with Ranger Tabs. It would be chaos.
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Dude, getting the help you need isn't going to be easy, but nothing about your chosen profession is or was easy I'm guessing. Give it a try before asking GO's to change the way the treat non-infantry types for PTSD.
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"...........and they asked the potential promotee if he was serious about being placed in a position of higher responsibility."
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Well your name is little. So, the brass might not trust you since you might have little responsibility. But then I knew one private with the last name Major. He became Sergeant and everyone became confused afterwards.
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I'm in an Airborne Infantry Battalion. Lots of tabs, scrolls and every badge imaginable. Guess who gets the accolades for how well an operation went down. The Forward Support Company. Always there, always on time. The only thanks you need is the "privilege" of wearing that blue cord on your uniform. That sets you apart. Wear it with pride.
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Blah, Blah, Blah, same old infantry is special routine. I've been a supply SGT my whole career and up until recently I've only been with combat arms. You guys are not special, some combat arms not all but a large majority are a bunch of whiney pre-Madonna's. You are no better than anybody else everybody has there own part to play. However you keep believing that your special and remember one day you have to leave the Army. I don't want to be 40 and keep walk or get a decent job because "grunt" doesn't look good on a resume.
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Ok Rambo lets get real it takes support from other specific support units to make it work.
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Sgt Joseph Baker
The guy posting this is Rambo?! I didn't realize that. I must quickly remove all my comments! He's the bad ass of bad asses..
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