ChangePlease wrote: the both of you are confused and your ideals are flawed.
you have no business in the military at all
none whatsoever
and you get no respect from me
at all
and i'm not even touching the war situation because the ignorance gave me some SERIOUS gas
Where are you from?
like i just want some background information on your situation 2 see where all this came from
...I personally believe more blacks should be in the armed services...its far better...especially the ones who were subject to this second rate citizenship...if you find yourself with no options the military is an excellent way to attain benefits and decent pay...I'm in ROTC tho so i can't tell you fo'real about the enlisted side of life (tho my dad was prior enlisted and i do work with several enlisted guys who give me long talks about military life)
but yea after i figure out more about you then i'll try and see if you have a valid reason for not wanting 2 be in the military or if you're just disgruntled and liberal without knowing why :-D
Change
from boston, MA
·
Jul 2005
please
you'll just be another one of those **** soliders in iraq
nameless and faceless
don't sell me that garbage i'll be remembered because i'm a solider
no one knows you
you're brainwashed
and you're white so i really don't care if you're in the military or not
i'm talking to MY people
right if you do well you can go 2 college
however what about all the black men(people) who aren't doing well
what is more honorable welfare or the military
i'm sorry but i'd choose the military any day over not being able 2 pay my bills
the military is what you make it
i'm not saying go in and be like "America is great, we're all equal here everyone is green" cuz that stuff isn't true
HOWEVER
20 yr retirement and full benefits is REAL
Plus u go by contracts just like any other job so its not really like slavery
but i'm not gonna go into detail about this any further because bottom line is you are not explainin anything 2 me
if you told me like how stuff is goin down where ur at and exactly what your real problem is with the military then i'll elaborate on my position
but right now all i'm hearing is "i'm upset with the bureacracy and the military is under them so F them as well"
which is somewhat ignorant when without context (note i did not call you ignorant b/c i don't know where exactly you are getting your information for ur assumption)
so yea tell me ur trials and tribulations
maybe ur background wit the military
and i'll tell you the same
Change
from boston, MA
·
Jul 2005
BoyCharm wrote: right if you do well you can go 2 college
however what about all the black men(people) who aren't doing well
what is more honorable welfare or the military
i'm sorry but i'd choose the military any day over not being able 2 pay my bills
the military is what you make it
i'm not saying go in and be like "America is great, we're all equal here everyone is green" cuz that stuff isn't true
HOWEVER
20 yr retirement and full benefits is REAL
Plus u go by contracts just like any other job so its not really like slavery
but i'm not gonna go into detail about this any further because bottom line is you are not explainin anything 2 me
if you told me like how stuff is goin down where ur at and exactly what your real problem is with the military then i'll elaborate on my position
but right now all i'm hearing is "i'm upset with the bureacracy and the military is under them so F them as well"
which is somewhat ignorant when without context (note i did not call you ignorant b/c i don't know where exactly you are getting your information for ur assumption)
so yea tell me ur trials and tribulations
maybe ur background wit the military
and i'll tell you the same
if you aren't doing well whose fault is that?
the military should be the LAST option for Black youth
and black soldiers are not treated and respected like white soldiers are
you ask black vets when they got their benefits and recognition
you're brainwashed
if you aren't doing well whose fault is that? your own fault
the military should be the LAST option for Black youth thatz wut i said
and black soldiers are not treated and respected like white soldiers are
when they are not they can seek action
you ask black vets when they got their benefits and recognition
there are ships named after black veterans and awards are a large part of the armed services, however black ppl don't exactly have an affinity for the military. ESP. black college graduates, thus ur not goin 2 see alot of black high-ranking officers until that is changed. That is what my scholarship was put into action for, i'm on a HBC NROTC scholarship, which targets black colleges in hopes of recruitin' more black officers
you're brainwashed
i'm not truly brainwashed...i'd consider it more or less an attitude chang
i understand that the military has racism CP, but so does everywhere...like u said we're second rate in america however I'd like 2 be second rate with a good job...
i understand ur concern however and i'm not vain...i know not everyone runs thru it like colin powell or wuteva and i'm not sayin i'm super patriotic...but as a military brat of someone prior-enlisted and as someone in ROTC i've seen several different sides of the military and i think if you play the game right u can 'get urz' out of the system...and despite how we're treated or our motives i love the fact that when we're presenting ourselves on the news we present a message of humanitarianism and promote liberty...whether or not we deliver this i can't tell you...i'm not on the field and i see everything from the same venues as you...but the msg is undeniable (maybe combatted by our countries and other countries endowed with the option 2 be against the state (which as a journalism major i also appreciate) but undeniable)
