Should the military create a warrior class?

"we need a guy who knows radios... you... come here..."

"Go meet up with SFC Snuffy, he will square you away.."

"Hey POG, you're the one who knows radios.. good, carry this, keep up.. oh whats that? you have to carry an RT1523E, 3 whips, a kik and spare batteries? ...yes I still want you to cross load, heres some 50 ammo."


...yea because being the POG is always easier right?

I'm hoping you wrote this just to get a rise out of people.........

This must be the dumbest, trolling post I've seen on here in quite awhile...

You realize how helpless we are as Light Infantry? We need those support guys. Didn't how much they did when I was a PL, but now at the BN level it's obvious. Those SMs in the FSC work their asses off.

This is really a stupid ass question. First of all, everybody trains to be infantry, the reverse isn't true. In the past 13 years of wars many MOSs have had to fill the Infantry role. In one of my deployments one of my Soldiers received 2 purple hearts without leaving the wire due to rocket fire. In fact his platoon lost 2 men inside the camp from enemy fire. Why should they get less respect than you? Do you lift 100lbs artillery rounds multiple times per fire mission? Or have to carry those rounds across the firing point several times a day for resupply or cross-loading? We've had mechanics and cooks doing combat patrols.

Just which infantry should get this "higher regard"? All of them? So an 11B PFC working in the brigade or division TOC gets a higher regard than I do, after 24 years, multiple combat tours, multiple Airborne assignments? Should the infantry in the supporting effort brigades get more respect than the combat support or combat service support MOSs in the Cav Regiments and Squadrons in the front? I assure you, you don't do more than everybody else. We all work or asses off and you, and the "Operators" can't exist without everyone else.

Disagree you can't possibly place line infantry in the same class as operators. So what class do you designate them? Why does everyone feel they deserve recognition for the job they chose to do. You aren't the first, probably aren't the best and won't be the last. How demoralizing for your support units for an infantryman to think the rest of the army is beneath them. Without them you wouldn't have the things you need or the protection. You think that Kiowa pilot is less of a soldier than you? Or the mechanic that works relentless hours to make sure your vehicles are running? This is just ridiculous and for it to come from a senior NCO is embarrassing.

I totally disagree with this statement...I have been privileged to have been both a Marine Infantry NCO and also an Army Officer (LG) and in my logistics career I spent more time off the FOB on the road in imminent danger than I ever did as an infantryman....so this comment is not only demoralizing to all "non combatents" but also factually untrue...

We already are having one established for us with the end of the draft and over a decade of war in the Middle East.

he must be joking

I started to give you a thumbs down, but I'll refrain. You surely aren't living up to the Army Values at this moment. Every MOS the Army has to offer is important. We are a team, and one doesn't work without the other. When your guys get wounded do they not need a medic? At that moment that medic is the most important. When your guys needs supplies to do their mission, do they not need that quartermaster Soldier? At that moment that quartermaster is the most important. When your guys are not getting paid for that promotion they just got or they are waiting for something important in the mail do they not need that finance and AG Soldier? At that moment finance and AG are the most important. So for you to post such a post is asinine. We all work hard to keep the Army going. And at the end of the day, just like you, ALL Soldiers are expected and are required to be able pick up a weapon and to hit the ground running and fight and kill all enemies of the United States of America, foreign or domestic!