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<blockquote data-quote="Brock" data-source="post: 2381161" data-attributes="member: 544716">Sorry, but this is probably the most ignorant thing I&#039;ve ever heard.&nbsp; Statements like this are the exact reason I don&#039;t live in countries such as China.I know a shit ton about the military and I know plenty of people who have, and are currently serving...will I ever join?&nbsp; Hell ****ing no.&nbsp; Does that make me anti-military?&nbsp; I guess in some people&#039;s eyes, but it doesn&#039;t matter to me.&nbsp; I understand there is a need for a military and I respect those who volounteer...I will not, however, be forced into it myself.&nbsp; If a draft or mandatory enlistment is ever enacted, I&#039;m moving out of the country.To respond to your points...A: The United States would have a sufficient amount of troops to defend our country if we weren&#039;t bothering with pointless wars that get us nowhere.B: You do not have to be in the military to understand what it is about just like you don&#039;t have to be gay to understand what gay people do.C: Yes, skills which will more than likely land them permanently in the low-end service or industrial sector if they do not complete further schooling outside the military.&nbsp; I dont feel there is anything wrong with this, but if you&#039;re interested in an above-average career the military is not the answer for the civillian population.D: I do not want my kids to grow up with military diciplines.&nbsp; I act more mature than most people in the military I know.&nbsp; Blind execution of orders from the top down is not a very &#039;American&#039; mindset.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brock, post: 2381161, member: 544716"] Sorry, but this is probably the most ignorant thing I've ever heard. Statements like this are the exact reason I don't live in countries such as China. I know a shit ton about the military and I know plenty of people who have, and are currently serving...will I ever join? Hell ****ing no. Does that make me anti-military? I guess in some people's eyes, but it doesn't matter to me. I understand there is a need for a military and I respect those who volounteer...I will not, however, be forced into it myself. If a draft or mandatory enlistment is ever enacted, I'm moving out of the country. To respond to your points... A: The United States would have a sufficient amount of troops to defend our country if we weren't bothering with pointless wars that get us nowhere. B: You do not have to be in the military to understand what it is about just like you don't have to be gay to understand what gay people do. C: Yes, skills which will more than likely land them permanently in the low-end service or industrial sector if they do not complete further schooling outside the military. I dont feel there is anything wrong with this, but if you're interested in an above-average career the military is not the answer for the civillian population. D: I do not want my kids to grow up with military diciplines. I act more mature than most people in the military I know. Blind execution of orders from the top down is not a very 'American' mindset. [/QUOTE]

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