Active Users:155 Time:29/03/2024 04:30:55 AM
The other branches could benefit in a lot of ways by trying to emulate the Marines random thoughts Send a noteboard - 22/09/2011 03:25:16 PM
One of the things I liked about it is that it is a very Marine Corps type of response. It doesn't matter if I agree with the orders or not these are the orders and I will do everything I can to make it work. I know a generation growing up watching Vietnam movies thinks that a soldier who follows orders even if they don't agree with them is a bad thing but that is an ignorant response. Most of the really bad things that happened in Vietnam was because of the break down in discipline and a failure to follow orders. The desire to have soldiers act not on orders but on their values ignores the fact that these young men in combat are going to have a very different value system than the average war protester.
Reply to message
USMC first to fight - 21/09/2011 03:36:17 PM 894 Views
Good for them. - 21/09/2011 03:41:43 PM 658 Views
That is the optimal word for it. - 23/09/2011 01:14:18 AM 606 Views
In my imagination it went down something like this: - 21/09/2011 04:22:08 PM 505 Views
Something went wrong here... - 21/09/2011 04:23:04 PM 413 Views
There could be some truth to that - 21/09/2011 04:34:36 PM 485 Views
They need military chaplains, right? *NM* - 21/09/2011 04:36:06 PM 187 Views
not in the marines - 21/09/2011 04:45:48 PM 421 Views
I had a friend who was a Navy chaplain attached to the Marine Corps. - 21/09/2011 07:23:10 PM 490 Views
also - 21/09/2011 04:51:15 PM 418 Views
That actually sounds about right. - 21/09/2011 08:17:02 PM 470 Views
Very interesting, but encouraging. - 21/09/2011 08:28:38 PM 526 Views
The answer on women in combat: - 21/09/2011 10:07:04 PM 579 Views
I still worry about how the men will react. - 22/09/2011 02:33:15 AM 592 Views
Well, you can worry about what might happen. - 22/09/2011 09:17:02 AM 403 Views
and how much actual combat have these units seen? - 22/09/2011 02:40:50 PM 505 Views
Sweden has not been involved in many hot conflicts during those years, no - 22/09/2011 05:04:26 PM 509 Views
The other branches could benefit in a lot of ways by trying to emulate the Marines - 22/09/2011 03:25:16 PM 521 Views
Probably. - 22/09/2011 04:33:49 PM 472 Views
The Lynndie England case makes my point - 22/09/2011 06:16:32 PM 501 Views
The Lynndie England case is debatable. - 22/09/2011 07:28:53 PM 584 Views
sorry not interested in arguing rhetoric *NM* - 22/09/2011 09:01:04 PM 160 Views
The US Army Field Manual is policy, not rhetoric. - 22/09/2011 09:44:58 PM 413 Views
no Joel the rheotoric is all you - 22/09/2011 10:45:29 PM 382 Views
I thought there was a reason I loved The USMC. *NM* - 21/09/2011 08:39:50 PM 194 Views
Good story. - 21/09/2011 10:01:33 PM 418 Views
This kind of reminds me of Full Metal Jacket... - 21/09/2011 10:49:57 PM 452 Views
Re: This kind of reminds me of Full Metal Jacket... - 21/09/2011 11:14:38 PM 485 Views

Reply to Message