What will people say about our Questions, Shared Links, Updates on RallyPoint 50 years from now?

COL Mikel J. Burroughs — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:57:07 -0400

RP Members and Connections and all of the RP Nation what will active servicve members, civilian supporters & recruiters, veterans, retirees, and the general public have to say about our generation of individuals that posted great, average, or poor Questions, Shared Links, and Updates on RallyPoint (50) years from now?

Response by COL Lee Flemming made Oct 4 at 2016 9:58 AM

COL Lee Flemming — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:58:31 -0400

"It appears that they had the same partisan political divide that we do...nothing changes."

Response by COL Lee Flemming made Oct 4 at 2016 9:59 AM

COL Lee Flemming — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:59:28 -0400

"What's was going on with the insane way that the VA was run?"

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 10:37 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:37:11 -0400

They'll still be scratching their heads about how anyone could have seriously considered someone like Trump qualified to be president; and they'll wonder why we didn't do anything to stop the manmade climate change before Miami was underwater.

Response by Alan K. made Oct 4 at 2016 10:40 AM

Alan K. — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:40:02 -0400

I think one of the things that will be said is how much higher the quality of posts, comments and discussions within posts is far superior to other social network sites. I am almost never on FB anymore except to get caught up with Family and get on Linkedin a little more as I belong to many groups with great info. RallyPoint is definitely my "Go To"

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 10:42 AM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:42:56 -0400

I am sure it will be the same thing that's been going on since RP was born. What else are they going to talk about?

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Oct 4 at 2016 10:50 AM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:50:44 -0400

Who WERE those madmen?

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 10:50 AM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:50:45 -0400

Response by SPC David S. made Oct 4 at 2016 11:00 AM

SPC David S. — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:00:50 -0400

Safety belts, rolled sleeves and tattoo policies were the work of the Sudanese government - all part of the plan in their emergence as the global super power.

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made Oct 4 at 2016 11:43 AM

Cpl Mark A. Morris — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 11:43:26 -0400

COL,
AI will take over everything. There will be no freedom of speech and those veterans of the future will wonder why RP didn't form up into rifle companies and march on the VA hospitals being run by civilian pukes.
M. Morris RVT

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 1:31 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:31:59 -0400

They will say you paid $10 a ton for carbon tax? Boy that's a great deal compared to the $200 a ton carbon tax that inspired by President Clinton seeing Canada put it in law in 2017 and she did it in 2020. Don't you wish you could have foreseen 20 years of zero growth?

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Oct 4 at 2016 1:47 PM

Sgt Kelli Mays — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:47:28 -0400

COL Mikel J. Burroughs They will say RP Veterans are/were human with their own thoughts...opinions who shared their views honestly...sometimes getting a little crude, but overall a GREAT site for Vet's to get together for daily worldly and personal discussions. That RP was/is a great place for Vets to gather and share information especially regarding Vets with PTSD and other medical issues....and all things MILITARY.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Oct 4 at 2016 1:52 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:52:58 -0400

COL Mikel J. Burroughs a point of comparison could be:
1. The War of Worlds radio broadcast
2. Memories of the JFK assassination
3. Memories of the Berlin Wall being dismantled
Much was written about those occurrences.
I would expect our discussions about historical event, scientific achievements and hypotheses, and most relevant descriptions and discussions about what serving in the military, training, uniforms, customs and courtesies, etc. have been from the Vietnam War through the present will be of most interest 50 to 100 years from now.

Response by COL Gregory Julian made Oct 4 at 2016 2:23 PM

COL Gregory Julian — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:23:23 -0400

I imagine they will be astounded with the inferior technology we had to fight our adversaries with, and admire us for our courage and success in spite of it.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 2:41 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 14:41:33 -0400

If they look at mine they will certainly say that that guy REALLY hated Donald Trump.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 3:02 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:02:04 -0400

They will still be wondering and voting on CPT Private RallyPoint Member 's post on if 2LT's should salute 1LT's

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 5:06 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 17:06:16 -0400

Most likely the content will be searchable and downloadable directly into their brain -- not a good idea for some responses. Also, as I am seeing more and more civilian members in different roles on RP, the content could change to be more responsive to those groups as opposed to veterans.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 6:34 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:34:44 -0400

They'll be talking about how soft the Army is today and wouldn't it have been cool to be in the old school, tough as nails Army of 2016.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 7:31 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:31:51 -0400

"those people were so full of $h!t"!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2016 7:34 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 19:34:47 -0400

Energy has been on that list for at least 50 years. I just hope we're not still using oil from the middle east...

Oh wait, I see now - education is #8. that does not give me good hope for the future...

Response by SFC George Smith made Oct 4 at 2016 8:27 PM

SFC George Smith — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:27:45 -0400

I doubt any one will care in10 years...

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Oct 5 at 2016 12:02 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:02:04 -0400

It'll be the same things about whatever the new thing is.

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Oct 5 at 2016 12:16 AM

SFC Joseph Weber — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:16:14 -0400

I think the Alien Overlords will wonder why they waited so long to take over the planet.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2016 6:17 PM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:17:27 -0400

I just hope we still have people to discuss our generation and learn from our past mistakes and misfortunes

Response by James Murray made Oct 14 at 2016 1:55 PM

James Murray — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 13:55:21 -0400

That our experience matters; our individual voice provides the narrative to a shared history; our health history, when analyzed as big data, provides for a new path forward in healthcare products and service delivery.

Response by SFC Randy Purham made Oct 18 at 2016 8:49 PM

SFC Randy Purham — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:49:45 -0400

Something along the lines of: very informative, but a bunch of bored individuals lol.

Response by CPO Andy Carrillo, MS made Oct 18 at 2016 11:49 PM

CPO Andy Carrillo, MS — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 23:49:23 -0400

"Were they really walking upright by then? Seriously..."

Response by SFC Louis Willhauck, MSM, JSCM, and ARCOM made Oct 19 at 2016 7:41 AM

SFC Louis Willhauck, MSM, JSCM, and ARCOM — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:41:42 -0400

Well, barring some miracle, I will probably be dead by then... With the way things are headed, I'll probably be glad I am dead by then! But as to the question... change is a geometric progression, so I doubt anyone will understand or care what our issues were these days, ... can't change the past so why worry about it?

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Oct 19 at 2016 10:08 AM

PO3 Steven Sherrill — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:08:10 -0400

COL Mikel J. Burroughs They are going to think we are cynical, sarcastic, humorous, caring, selfish, intelligent, retarded, anachronisms of society. For better or worse, we are who we are.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Oct 19 at 2016 9:00 PM

SGT Jerrold Pesz — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 21:00:45 -0400

I am not real concerned about 50 years from now since I will not be around to worry about it, my daughter would be over 100 and I don't have any grandkids.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Oct 24 at 2016 3:16 PM

SSG Warren Swan — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:16:28 -0400

Infantry can do anyone else's job, but you cannot do ours. Infantry and SPECOPS should be at the head of the line. Infantry is the king of battle....but the Kings of battle are the gun bunnies. And we have to be told you're a "POG" least 50x's in a three word sentence. They'll look at us and swear we're the dumbest things ever validating why ET called home, and never answers our calls to him.

Response by LTC Sonya Friday made Oct 24 at 2016 10:40 PM

LTC Sonya Friday — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 22:40:34 -0400

I would like to think they realized that we were talking about issues or addressing questions that pertain to us at this moment in time. I would like to think they would know that we are not one dementional and come from all walks of life with varying degrees of issues and concerns for our fellow brother and/or sister in arms. I would like to think they thought of us as being a community that cares for one another, that is there for one another and despite all obstacles continue to support one another. If you are reading this 50 years from today. Hello, I'm a PROUD U.S. Veteran and pray you have continued the tradition of being your brother/sister's keeper. We are GREAT by choice but MAGNIFICENT because of our beliefs and commitment to be a part of something greater than ourselves.

Response by CSM Richard Welsch made Oct 26 at 2016 9:34 PM

CSM Richard Welsch — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 21:34:11 -0400

I would pick 10 8 5
The economy is bad enough now.In 2050 I see our military growing much larger Nessa going to Mars And hopefully there will be a cure for canser.

If you look the great depression,when it was over there with jobs everywhere because back then WAR made our enconmey money.We been in Iraq over 13 years and unfortunately the stock markets have been low and economy is not making much money.

Great post COL Mikel Burroughs #Salute

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 4 at 2016 11:34 AM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:34:00 -0400

I'm going to have to go with 1stLt Cyle Schultz on this one, it seems a lot of the responses have been heavy on increasing our "internet clout" so I imagine if RP dropped the ranking system you would see the post count drop precipitously overall.
#87 out of 93,280 ;)

Response by SPC Phil Norton made Nov 4 at 2016 12:10 PM

SPC Phil Norton — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:10:36 -0400

I think if we keep being a liberal country there won't be anyone able to read these posts because we will be on the road to a socialist dictatorship