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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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The CIB already settled this. I had KP once and wore my CIB because it was indoors. At one point the NCOS brought it up as if to 'let' me continue to wear it. I was also proud of my combat patch and I think everyone should be, I hear they're discriminating against them now. I have respect for EOD by the way. I've seen things before their QRF arrived. I was in a Matv that had a blast. I know theres so many that had it way worse than me even. 1 squad we were Guard. I saw thousands at KAF playing grabass. We never talked about other MOS negative, jokes maybe. When I see negative towards 11b it doesnt seem like a joke.
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Satirically interesting...inter-disciplinary narrasicm vs. ignorance of force metrics.
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If your definition of troll is " to discuss interesting things other than you", Fire For Effect.
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To add to this, if you change MOS you should be allowed to wear you Blue [infantry] background and blue cords
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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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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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