I'm not a newbie, this isn't my first account. In the spirit of civility you might want to spell out why it's not a good idea to "try and piss-off a Marine" instead of resorting to implying things. I'm also quite sure…
"I think we understand each other now." Please explain to me how the US military isn't breaking their loyalty to their soldiers when more people die of suicide than was killed in action, when soldiers requesting…
"It is pretty clear that you have no idea what you're talking about." That's no way to have a discussion. You clearly didn't either read or understand my previous comment. You should probably stick to speaking to your…
It's relative, but yes. Spend some time with people who served under the UN and you'll hear all about it.
That's a bastardisation of loyalty though. Yes, people volunteer, because they are expected to. What about speaking up about a situation that is going to get people killed? What about the people who didn't volunteer,…
"a mix of loyalty to my Marines, habit and the urge to survive" I think that is mostly a cliché too though. People stay in bad situations because uncertainty is even harder to deal with. The military generally go out of…
"I don't know where you got your information, but it wasn't from any experience with military." I spent 15 months of conscription in one of those "small team, heavy backpack, green beret"-type units. A sniper operates…
No, you didn't learn to kill. You were selected because of your trust in authority and lack of responsibility. Soldiers shouldn't ask for permission to shoot, especially not "snipers". The whole thing is just a charade…
https://letsencrypt.org/howitworks/technology/
"What is so wrong with that?" Ask the people that are desperately trying to convince us otherwise. I see this a lot in "tech". That new library, language or company by "hackers" that are going to change everything.…
I'm not a newbie, this isn't my first account. In the spirit of civility you might want to spell out why it's not a good idea to "try and piss-off a Marine" instead of resorting to implying things. I'm also quite sure…
"I think we understand each other now." Please explain to me how the US military isn't breaking their loyalty to their soldiers when more people die of suicide than was killed in action, when soldiers requesting…
"It is pretty clear that you have no idea what you're talking about." That's no way to have a discussion. You clearly didn't either read or understand my previous comment. You should probably stick to speaking to your…
It's relative, but yes. Spend some time with people who served under the UN and you'll hear all about it.
That's a bastardisation of loyalty though. Yes, people volunteer, because they are expected to. What about speaking up about a situation that is going to get people killed? What about the people who didn't volunteer,…
"a mix of loyalty to my Marines, habit and the urge to survive" I think that is mostly a cliché too though. People stay in bad situations because uncertainty is even harder to deal with. The military generally go out of…
"I don't know where you got your information, but it wasn't from any experience with military." I spent 15 months of conscription in one of those "small team, heavy backpack, green beret"-type units. A sniper operates…
No, you didn't learn to kill. You were selected because of your trust in authority and lack of responsibility. Soldiers shouldn't ask for permission to shoot, especially not "snipers". The whole thing is just a charade…
https://letsencrypt.org/howitworks/technology/
"What is so wrong with that?" Ask the people that are desperately trying to convince us otherwise. I see this a lot in "tech". That new library, language or company by "hackers" that are going to change everything.…