10-25-2015, 08:29 PM
(10-25-2015, 02:17 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: I could generally agree with most of your post. But I do not agree with this statement. The soldiers we have today are smarter and more professional than they have ever been. That may have had some truth following the Vietnam War, but it is not so true today.
Being smarter and more professional is an era thing more than anything. It doesn't change the fact that more people are enlisting because they have to and not because they want to. There are genuinely good people that enlist because they have no choice....doesn't change the fact that they only enlisted because it was the last option available to them.
I feel like people stopped making military a career move after the early 2000s....not saying i blame them....but it's a different type of person enlisting now than it was before.
If you enlist because you have no other options, i respect the fact that you recognize you need to do something with your life....but it's not going to make me respect what you're perceived to represent.
And yes i know my comments here have nothing to do with the actual topic....forgive me...sore spot.
