What Vets Miss Most Is What Most Civilians Fear: A Regimented, Cohesive Network That Always...

While there were thing I didn't like, I really did miss it when I started work in the chaos of the school system. People ignoring regulations, failing to do their jobs and it was almost impossible to get anyone to do something about it. A letter of counseling took an act of God. Anything more was unthinkable.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Maj Marty Hogan Sgt Kelli Mays Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. CMSgt Donald Sanders SFC Stephen Atchley SGT Mark Halmrast SP5 Mark Kuzinski LTC Jeff Shearer Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas SPC Douglas Bolton LTC Stephen F.

Very true statement made, civilians are too focused on themselves at times, they don't really understand the concept.

Good article. While I agree that for many of us, this is the case...I know for my own part at least, it isn't.

What I miss most is the sense of actually having a calling vs. a profession, and the fellowship with those who shared it . I might be an anomaly, but I was actually pretty glad to get "cut loose" from the "machine"...at least in the sense that I sometimes felt far from "always having my back" (and those of my fellows), it was too large to keep from tripping over itself (and us) at times.

I always felt it was individuals, not the 'system' or 'regulations' that truly ensured initiative was rewarded, corrective action was justly/fairly applied, and the mission met.