is this how the military should recruit?

I

Illegal Smile

Guest
If we don't want a draft then the military has to sell joining as a product and there's no reason why they shouldn't market their product like all other products are marketed.
 
stalebiscuit

stalebiscuit

Well-Known Member
its a personal choice

the left doesnt like the military. but hey, its a great thing and alot of people make their living from it

would the left really want to put millions of people out of a job and downsize a government program? who would have thought
 
medicineman

medicineman

New Member
This is horrible. They started by infiltrating College campuses and have moved on to High school. What's next, kindergardeners? This should be illegal. The military industrial complex is now fully in charge. These future things are what we protested against in the '60's. They have now come to fruition, so sad. the American sheeple and the right wing assholes like Bush are to blame. I'm hoping that when Obama gets health care done and a few other of his priorities, he will scale back some of the Bush regimes draconian policies, we'll see.
 
Wavels

Wavels

Well-Known Member
The article is biased, IMO.

The military is an honorable vocation.
NO One is forced to join up.
Do you guys think that this is worse than the reinstatement of the draft?

Besides the military is having a tremendous year with new recruits.
:leaf:




Jobless flock to sign up for the military

The anemic job market, an increase in sign-on bonuses and new attitudes towards military service are proving to be a winning combination for recruiting.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/economy/military_jobs/index.htm


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The nation's armed services wrapped up a record year for recruiting as a withering job market and bigger bonuses trumped two unpopular wars.
The Department of Defense said it met or exceeded recruitment goals for all branches of the armed services for fiscal year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, for the first time since 1973, when the draft ended and U.S. forces withdrew from Vietnam.
 
Mindmelted

Mindmelted

Well-Known Member
Bunch of whinners.
It's better than the draft and obama is not going to do shit.
It is all a choice,you are not forced to join.
 
maxamus1

maxamus1

Well-Known Member
yea we all know there is no brain washing in the military, no lying, no corruption nothing like that. so lets let em go to the elementary schools too.
 
medicineman

medicineman

New Member
Mindmelted said:
Bunch of whinners.
It's better than the draft and obama is not going to do shit.
It is all a choice,you are not forced to join.
Click to expand...
I'm no whiner, I'm a vet, Nam vet. What about you bigmouth? You want the military coming to your kids high school and pressuring them to go fight for the rich" Yeah, it's allright for other peoples kids, right? I sure as hell don't want my grandkids being gobbled up by the MIC to go die in a foriegn land to make rich people richer. High school kids are very vulnerable to pressure by big tough military recruiters. Their minds are still unformed, and we don't need any military recruiters promising them the moon while asshole senators like Tom Coburn are holding out on the funding for wounded vets and their families. He certainly didn't hold out on the funding for the war that got them mutilated.
 
R

redivider

Well-Known Member
joining the military is a tough, honorable choice...

i think it's bullshit that you can join the military and be taught to kill before you can drink, but oh well...

let them recruit however they want... i know plenty of kids who were on their way to becoming nobody's, slackers, and parasites of the system (felons), before joining the military, and now they straightened their lives up...

one of my dealers decided to join, he ships off in february, and he couldn't be happier...

it was either become an aircraft mechanic with the navy, or keep selling pot and X out of his shitty apartment..... not that hard of a choice..... you should see him now, always clean shaven, hair-cut... he drives a good car, keeps his apt nice n clean....

2 years ago his place looked like a crack house, and he looked like a crack head.... not anymore.....

i don't agree with the conflicts that are happening now, but i do like the big american military, it opens a lot of doors for those that don't get a lot of opportunity in life....
 
maxamus1

maxamus1

Well-Known Member
it is not all that it's cracked up to be. i have many friend that if they could go back they would not do it, for anything.
 
medicineman

medicineman

New Member
redivider said:
joining the military is a tough, honorable choice...

i think it's bullshit that you can join the military and be taught to kill before you can drink, but oh well...

let them recruit however they want... i know plenty of kids who were on their way to becoming nobody's, slackers, and parasites of the system (felons), before joining the military, and now they straightened their lives up...

one of my dealers decided to join, he ships off in february, and he couldn't be happier...

it was either become an aircraft mechanic with the navy, or keep selling pot and X out of his shitty apartment..... not that hard of a choice..... you should see him now, always clean shaven, hair-cut... he drives a good car, keeps his apt nice n clean....

2 years ago his place looked like a crack house, and he looked like a crack head.... not anymore.....

i don't agree with the conflicts that are happening now, but i do like the big american military, it opens a lot of doors for those that don't get a lot of opportunity in life....
Click to expand...
Thats all well and good, but they should stay off of campuses period. I agree that the military is a place to learn a trade or a carreer, if you survive umteen tours in a combat zone. And, it even straightens out malcontents like your dealer friend, but preying on school children is unconscionable. There are plenty of places to entrap cannon fodder, like advertizing on MTV, you know, "be all that you can be".
 
doc111

doc111

Well-Known Member
medicineman said:
Hey "Genius", what the fuck is pnwd, is that a spelling error? Maybe you are just stupid, eh? Here you go:
Owned is a slang word, predominantly used in North America (e.g. "Tony just got owned"),
Now fuck off.
Click to expand...
LMFAO!!!!! It's no spelling error there genious. It's text speak for owned. It also means you got your ass schooled.
 
P

paintsprayer71

Well-Known Member
have some respect you dumbasses..................medicineman stated hes a viet nam vet....you should listen to him when it comes to the subject of warfare.............bunch of clueless children you are .... and the more you speak the more idioic you sound.
 
medicineman

medicineman

New Member
Mindmelted said:
That's the way douchebag medicineman works doc111
Click to expand...
Not true, you two have been "Owned", LOL. Now go back to playing with each others peckers. When there are two douches, what do you call them? Douchets maybe, double douche? How about douchebaggery, or buggery?
douchebaggery The greatest word of all time, simple yet pleasing in its onomatopoeic beauty. For one to commit douchebaggery, he/she is not limited to but may include some or perhaps all of the following behaviors:

- the wearing of flat-billed baseball caps backwards
- using an enormous amount of gel to spike the hair porcupine style
- wearing polo shirts or any other type of shirt with the collar popped, a disgusting gesture that should've died in the 1980s with parachute pants
- the sideways peace sign gesture
- overdone pursing of the lips
- too many visits to the tanning salon
- pointing at oneself, holding up beer cans, or making other obscenely immature gestures in solo or group photos
- following trends for the sake of fitting in (see "goatee")
- adding "The" or the suffix "-ster" to one's name, as in "The Rickster"
calling medicineman a douche.
I think this about sums up the bullshit these two baggers are exemplifying
 
doc111

doc111

Well-Known Member
paintsprayer71 said:
have some respect you dumbasses..................medicineman stated hes a viet nam vet....you should listen to him when it comes to the subject of warfare.............bunch of clueless children you are .... and the more you speak the more idioic you sound.
Click to expand...
I'm a combat vet as well. Believe me brother, I understand warfare as well. I've seen more death and destruction than any person should have to bear. It has taken it's toll on me but that was my choice. Nobody held a gun to my head and said "Join up buddy". I respect the fact that he is a vet. I'm sure he respects that about me as well. It's something that all vets share no matter what else they may disagree on. I don't agree with most of his views and I occasionally will have a little fun at his expense. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings medicineman. I hope we can bury the hatchet and continue disagreeing with one another.
 
doc111

doc111

Well-Known Member
medicineman said:
Not true, you two have been "Owned", LOL. Now go back to playing with each others peckers. When there are two douches, what do you call them? Douchets maybe, double douche? How about douchebaggery, or buggery?
douchebaggery The greatest word of all time, simple yet pleasing in its onomatopoeic beauty. For one to commit douchebaggery, he/she is not limited to but may include some or perhaps all of the following behaviors:

- the wearing of flat-billed baseball caps backwards
- using an enormous amount of gel to spike the hair porcupine style
- wearing polo shirts or any other type of shirt with the collar popped, a disgusting gesture that should've died in the 1980s with parachute pants
- the sideways peace sign gesture
- overdone pursing of the lips
- too many visits to the tanning salon
- pointing at oneself, holding up beer cans, or making other obscenely immature gestures in solo or group photos
- following trends for the sake of fitting in (see "goatee")
- adding "The" or the suffix "-ster" to one's name, as in "The Rickster"
calling medicineman a douche.
I think this about sums up the bullshit these two baggers are exemplifying
Click to expand...
You know nothing about me brother except what I just shared with you above. I am willing to make peace if you are. I'm not sure what I have done to deserve this kind of personal attack but it is uncalled for. I will apologize for calling you chief sittingbullshit or whatever but I think you are breaking some of the forum rules man.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top