Posted on Mar 15, 2014
What are your thoughts on mos's that don't deploy to "combat areas" without choice? What about referring to soldiers as "pogs"?
19.4K
125
82
1
1
0
I see many different mos's referring to others as "pogs", now personally it doesn't bother me in a way, but we as the military have many mos's that don't do the same training nor missions. The hazing derives from the lack of knowledge of knowing that not everyone will be kicking in doors or not airborne. Not everyone knows exactly what they're getting themselves into when enlisting. Some will laugh that others don't know how to shoot weapons with expertise, or how to prepare to jump out of a plane. However if you place an infantry man in an artillery mos, will they know how to operate? Probably not! Each mos is unique, no matter what we might say. 92G's are some of the hardest working soldiers with crazy hours, but they are most made fun of. I myself don't get called out on high risk missions, but not by choice! I personally would be honored to spend a couple weeks with each mos, to get a feel of what all aspects of the army does on a daily basis. If I got called to go to Afghanistan, I'd go! My mos doesn't go there though. I'd be all for doing all those crazy missions that others get to do, I'd replace someone that doesn't want to go in a heartbeat. I was literally interviewed by a CSM to deploy with another unit that's not my mos related, and got turned down bc why? I didn't score above a 32 on my m16.
What are your thoughts on mos's that don't deploy to "combat areas" without choice? What about referring to soldiers as "pogs"? Do people believe that it's a soldiers personal choice where their unit deploys to?
What are your thoughts on mos's that don't deploy to "combat areas" without choice? What about referring to soldiers as "pogs"? Do people believe that it's a soldiers personal choice where their unit deploys to?
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 33
It's not hazing. Seriously. I've been hazed in the military, and being called a POG is nowhere near hazing.
Yes, name calling is dumb. I'm not going to let someone calling me a POG break me mentally or otherwise.
You know what they say...Signal Corps.....you can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
Yes, name calling is dumb. I'm not going to let someone calling me a POG break me mentally or otherwise.
You know what they say...Signal Corps.....you can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
(0)
(0)
I was only infantry 3 1/2 years before reclassing to medic, aka "Grunt with heavier backpack", hah!
But I must say that in my very limited experience, POG was always used as an endearing term towards our commo/supply guys who we held in the highest esteem. The only time we used "POG" with venom was when a non-11B tried to say they were "basically the same thing as infantry". But that's another thread entirely.
As I'm now a combat medic and no longer authorized a blue cord, you could jokingly call me a POG all day, and my only response would be a laugh and a "At least I'm not a Fobbit!"
(0)
(0)
all it is, is just talking smack i call my buddies pogs all the times and i know quite a few hazing pog cadences but all of it is just in good fun i have many friends who are pogs and ill still have a beer with them because in the end were all brothers that like to talk smack its a sibling rivalry for the most part, and being infantry we like to be a league of our own so to speak. but all in all its in good fun
(0)
(0)
Read This Next