Quote Originally Posted by Odinx269 View Post
DVSRX-7 no Im not that lucky to be near a general, I have the honor to serve with the 82nd Airborne guys up here, that get into the shit all the time, not much sleep, no showers, taking gun fire every other day, and wearing my gear for a long time. Also what are you doing back in the states? Can you even say that you have done anything great back there? Have you helped a country get some sort of order, have you been shot at and the only support you have is from the guy next to you, or worked for over 36 hours? No this is not an attempt to get sympathy of any sort I love it here.
I can say that that is presumptuous of you. I've had people ask me that before.

"I'm out here fighting for your rights. What the fuck have you done for the country? You haven't done shit!"

How do you know who has or has not? Just because someone doesn't speak on it? Me? I signed on with the Navy back in 1988. Failed the physical, so that was a no go. But I tried. I enlisted in the Coast Guard back in 1989. Passed the physical, got to boot camp and, two weeks later, was sent home because I failed the physical they give you after you get up there. Again, I made an effort to "do my part."

This isn't a rant to you, but just to let you know that you don't always get what you "see" on the surface. Later, QD.