There's Comic Con, why not a Military Con?

2015-05-29T14:43:14-04:00

So I attended a Comic Con in Denver, CO last weekend, and it struck me as to why there is no Military Con? Have all the different branches, vehicles, artists, employers, va, celebrity veterans, etc, etc. for all of our active duty and veterans out there. A national thing, that most big cities could have and veterans and active members are able to attend to within certain radius'. It could also be a good time for the public to see Military type stuff and the things that veterans are doing afterwards and to reunite and talk war stories... Maybe I just think to much, or maybe its a good idea... what do you guys think?

Response by GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad made May 29 at 2015 2:47 PM

2015-05-29T14:47:36-04:00

Sounds good to me!

Response by CPT Bruce Rodgers made May 29 at 2015 2:48 PM

2015-05-29T14:48:06-04:00

I would probably check it out if it were held

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2015 2:54 PM

2015-05-29T14:54:07-04:00

I would attend one.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2015 2:54 PM

2015-05-29T14:54:27-04:00

There's got to be someone on RP that has working knowledge of these types of events. Where are they?

P.S. Came close to this at the smoke pit at a veteran hiring event that happened down in Dallas somewhere a couple of years ago. That was fun.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made May 29 at 2015 2:58 PM

2015-05-29T14:58:00-04:00

I'd attend, depending on the location.

Response by SrA Edward Vong made May 29 at 2015 2:58 PM

2015-05-29T14:58:07-04:00

Do we go there in uniform? (dressed up in costume?)

Response by Capt Richard I P. made May 29 at 2015 3:01 PM

2015-05-29T15:01:49-04:00

We could bring the assault raptors.

Response by SrA Sarah Smith made May 29 at 2015 3:49 PM

2015-05-29T15:49:23-04:00

I've heard about this idea previously. Being that I don't know many other veterans in my area that I could reach out to (or vice versa), I think it's a great idea. No uniforms though. Maybe just your name, status (veteran, AD, Guard, etc), branch, time in service, and maybe rank on a lanyard or name tag of some sort. I think it would help a lot of people out because it's hard being "alone in a room full of people" at home where nobody understands.

Response by SPC Chad Kolod made May 29 at 2015 4:10 PM

2015-05-29T16:10:44-04:00

Sounds like a great idea to me!

Response by SrA Matthew Knight made May 29 at 2015 7:11 PM

2015-05-29T19:11:12-04:00

It would be a fun time but it would also be one huge target for organizations that don't care for military, especially American military. I feel like it would also be loaded with hippies and other protestors although that would be kind of funny.

Response by PO1 John Miller made May 30 at 2015 2:08 AM

2015-05-30T02:08:44-04:00

A lot of towns already do something like this. They usually call it something to the effect of Military Appreciation Day.

Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made May 30 at 2015 10:33 AM

2015-05-30T10:33:37-04:00

600k RP members.

"Build it, they will come"

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made May 30 at 2015 10:38 AM

2015-05-30T10:38:28-04:00

Fort Leonard Wood hold something for military police once a year which covers the Army and the Marines since Marines train there too for that MOS. That's sort of like a military con.