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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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wow, havent been on RP in over a month and this kind of topic is exactly why.....honestly thought this was a duffel blog thing at first.......moron
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SGT John Rauch
I am no longer in the service, so you do not out rank me. why is it ok for you to disrespect everyone who isnt 11B?
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SGT John Rauch
and for the record I held 2 mos 92F and 13R. I still spent just as much time in actual combat as many of our infantry counterparts
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SGT John Rauch
on top of being a paratrooper my entire 5 years. but thats ok. I'm just a paper pushing chump right?
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SFC Brian Vance
SFC Esquivel, you make a comment and then get upset when someone comments on it! Don't comment on here if you don't want your feeling hurt by a junior enlisted Soldier.
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Oh for the love of God this gets brought up every year it's a never ending battle. Not everyone kicks in doors. Just like the people in the rear does all of the shot I don't want to do. If your in it for respect your in the wrong job. Your in to protect people who can't protect themselves and your bros/sisters to your left and right. Get of your high horse. There are plenty of people who are constantly in sketchy situation that aren't 11 or 18 series
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Give me your address where you want your cookie mailed. Give me a break. You must desperately need the RallyPoint points for posting a discussion question to even put this out there. Having seen the wounded over the last 11 years before I retired in 2012, I can tell you first hand that the enemy isn't discriminating based on MOS. But you feel the need, obviously. Check yourself.
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Quite frankly, I am rather tired of seeing this discussion pop up in my news feed. I have yet to see a valid argument for the original poster's stance and think this thread should just be closed.
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The best part is that we already have a warrior class, it's guys who go day in and day out and do their job without seeking praise or special privilege. We are quiet professionals and we are professional. I personally carry that chip on my shoulder because I know what I have done and what I have pushed my body through. But going off and blabbing or seeking recognition for it is not professional. We do not need a warrior class, we as leaders need to teach what it is to be a professional.
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This is beyond ignorant. I suppose you never heard of asymmetrical warfare? Second the most dangerous job during OIF was 88M not 11B. I would argue that MPs and Combat Engineers had a harder job than most infantryman.
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I'm so glad I'm home these days, wrapped up my DD214 blanket. As a former NCO in the infantry, i sit here wondering how to even respond. Yeah we might have done a job requiring a lot of physical damage to our bodies and mental strength different from that of support MOS's, but we chose that job knowing the outcome. I hold myself no higher than any other soldier, but I take pride in knowing I was one of the few that chose to join the infantry. Every job in the military is necessary, without support MOS's we don't get beans, bullets, and paid. Your mind is obviously gone.
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Two things for you;
Firstly you apparently haven't been in long enough to know that every gear in the machine keeps it going.
And the most important one is, you should have join the Marines were everyone is trained as a basic infantryman. And in the Marines we don't really care, a brother is a brother.
Firstly you apparently haven't been in long enough to know that every gear in the machine keeps it going.
And the most important one is, you should have join the Marines were everyone is trained as a basic infantryman. And in the Marines we don't really care, a brother is a brother.
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