medmo said:
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Interesting comments..... You stated "That's a fact, Jack." but either you do or don't know that there are more facts out there that are not in your post. There is definitely more going on here then is being represented. The Corps does everthing possible to assist it's wounded warriors ..... C'mon post all of it if you know it.
Since my son is posted here near my city, I've heard it all..through both surgeries, therapy, etc.etc, etc. Tell it all? Why? You can accept it or not, I don't give a damn. "..does everything possible.." is a platitude. Maybe my son's runaround is not typical. I met with the surgeon at the Air Force Academy in the Springs (first surgery). It's been four years now..he's in for five, but we'll se if these new changes that I've been told about (for a couple of months now)regarding medical review board changes and the such will finally let him go.
medmo said:
" The USMC is not made up of academic rejects and mouth breathers. I knew a few Marines that did very well in Calculus and just for the record if you aren't a "field marine" then you are not a US Marine.
Two errors here. I never claimed that it was made of academic rejects. That's your implication, not mine. I simply stated that they do not get many h.s. kids that have been through calculus. That's a friggin' fact. What's your problem?
Second error is regarding "field marine"....I know you'd like to think otherwise (the grand tradition of the Corps and all that), but call a spade a spade. I've had numerous conversations with ret. Mstr. Sgt. and another discharged Marine (all of us party to the same conversations) and the term is used. Maybe those old-time vet and the younger one are just full of it.
I'll have to speak with them about their use of proper nomenclature. On your authority, of course.
I stand my description of the list as factual, according to experience. The "tint" my be subjective, but then this opinion is not made of whole cloth, as you may believe, but rather from being close to the situation.
Never do I run into more hard-nosed intransigents who are closed-minded on any subject to which they have already made up their mind as former or active military and cops. You sound like one or the other.
Usually it's just a matter of time before they dredge out the ol' "Well, you don't know shiiite because you were never in!", usually given with some self-righteous smirk in their voice. Give it a rest, old dog.
You may as well talk to the wall as have a genuine discussion that has any degree of disagreement. As long as everyone is in agreement, conversation is great...disagree, watch out!
That's subjective, too.
And don't start this "hates the military" crap. I'm proud of what he's done. He's a tough kid. I'm just calling the facts as they are, free of false ideology or phony platitudes.