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whydidoit, and I'm the third-grader. Bottom line, I'm not playing a tough guy approach. I was merely trying to say in the first comment I made that whether you fit in with the military lifestyle or not, you are an important asset. You signed up, great, it didn't work for you, so be it. Do your time and do it well because whether you think you're important or not, to someone you are. Do the honorable thing and serve proudly. I respect your opinion but I am sick and tired of the liberal media always putting sob stories like yours to the forefront of the daily paper. How many times do you hear about the Soldiers re-enlisting knowing fullwell what the Army is like for them? I'm tired of people giving the military a bad rap. I'll tell you what, whether you valued your service or not, there are a lot of people who respect that, including me. The part I have no respect and tolerance for is the few that feel like everything is against them so they're going to tell the world how much their life sucks and blame the military for it.

Awades, you're missing the point. You're trying to make this about you or me. I've known people like you. You like to argue with people just so you can exploit your own knowledge or experiences. Look, drop the third-grade "get over yourself" attitude and actually comprehend what it is I am saying. The fact I wrote "I'm just trying to provide an inside view of what it's like to be in the military" in my last entry, contextually implies that I am addressing those who may have a false image of how the military operates from the inside. You, on the other hand, haven't had one intelligent word to say since this began. Please, do everyone a favor and either read a book once in a while or go kill yourself. Seriously.

Awades, you're missing the point. You're trying to make this about you or me. I've known people like you. You like to argue with people just so you can exploit your own knowledge or experiences. Look, drop the third-grade "get over yourself" attitude and actually comprehend what it is I am saying. The fact I wrote "I'm just trying to provide an inside view of what it's like to be in the military" in my last entry, contextually implies that I am addressing those who may have a false image of how the military operates from the inside. You, on the other hand, haven't had one intelligent word to say since this began. Please, do everyone a favor and either read a book once in a while or go kill yourself. Seriously.

Awades, you're missing the point. You're trying to make this about you or about me. I know people like you. You find reasons to argue against someone else's point of view so you can exploit your own knowledge or experiences. Drop the third-grade "get over yourself" attitude and actually comprehend what I'm writing. You sound ridiculous trying to play the tough guy. If you want to act tough, go back to your video games. Otherwise, take time and understand what it is I'm writing. The fact I wrote, "I'm just trying to provide an inside view of what it's like to be in the military," in my previous entry, contextually explains that this is directed toward those who may have a false image, or no idea, of how the military operates on the inside. You haven't had one intelligent thing to say since this began, so do everyone here a favor and go kill yourself. Seriously.

SoNotMe, I'm not actually from California, but have been there numerous times. I was only stressing my point and used San Fran as an emphasis to the amount of homosexuals in the army. My concerns are targeted to those who are thinking about joining, or those who know someone who might be thinking about joining. I'm just trying to provide an inside view of what it's like to be in the military. Example, we have a guy in our unit who needed ONE signature from his supervisor to enroll his sick brother on his medical insurance, as they were orphans and had no parents. That paper sat on his supervisor's desk for almost a year and was eventually found on top of the refrigerator down the hall - still with no signature! This soldier's brother died a slow death because the soldier could no longer afford his brother's medicine. He talks about it everyday, and it is painfully obvious that this is one of the most hurtful memories of his life. Another example, there was a female in our unit who had an affair and left her husband. While she was pregnant with her husband's baby (she didn't know she was pregnant at the time she left him), her husband, who also happened to be in the army, pushed our chain of command into "administrative punishment" and they demoted her (fine, adultery is against the military law), but then had her serve on extra duty (a term we use for hard labor punishment) while she was over six months pregnant (as this dragged out for some time) and was showing clear-cut signs of labor complications, depression, weight loss while pregnant, etc. After contacting the highest officer to report a complaint (the Inspector General), absolutely nothing was done about it. This woman had a documented medical history of miscarriages, yet, still, the punishment continued. No one was asking that she got off scott-free. Rather, simply post-pone the punishment until after the delivery. I have more stories like these that I wish I could tell the young, naive minds of America before they ruin their lives in the military. I'm done being this face-less, name-less puppet of the President, and I am ready for change. I don't think this war here is right. I think the U.S. is trying to police the world. It's almost as if the U.S. has retracted the right of any other nation, other than itself, to declare war on another country. Why haven't we been in Africa to help those people from the horrific amounts of genocide taking place there? Answer: because it conveniently does not fit into our already-booked war schedule. If we're going to police the world, then how about we start with those who really need help. I'm not defacing the bravery of the men and women in the military, not at all. But, it's hard to keep going when everyone around is forced to wear this ridiculous "smile" to the outside world, when on the inside they're frustrations are tearing them apart.

SoNotMe, I'm not actually from California, but have been there numerous times. I was only stressing my point and used San Fran as an emphasis to the amount of homosexuals in the army. My concerns are targeted to those who are thinking about joining, or those who know someone who might be thinking about joining. I'm just trying to provide an inside view of what it's like to be in the military. Example, we have a guy in our unit who needed ONE signature from his supervisor to enroll his sick brother on his medical insurance, as they were orphans and had no parents. That paper sat on his supervisor's desk for almost a year and was eventually found on top of the refrigerator down the hall - still with no signature! This soldier's brother died a slow death because the soldier could no longer afford his brother's medicine. He talks about it everyday, and it is painfully obvious that this is one of the most hurtful memories of his life. Another example, there was a female in our unit who had an affair and left her husband. While she was pregnant with her husband's baby (she didn't know she was pregnant at the time she left him), her husband, who also happened to be in the army, pushed our chain of command into "administrative punishment" and they demoted her (fine, adultery is against the military law), but then had her serve on extra duty (a term we use for hard labor punishment) while she was over six months pregnant (as this dragged out for some time) and was showing clear-cut signs of labor complications, depression, weight loss while pregnant, etc. After contacting the highest officer to report a complaint (the Inspector General), absolutely nothing was done about it. This woman had a documented medical history of miscarriages, yet, still, the punishment continued. No one was asking that she got off scott-free. Rather, simply post-pone the punishment until after the delivery. I have more stories like these that I wish I could tell the young, naive minds of America before they ruin their lives in the military. I'm done being this face-less, name-less puppet of the President, and I am ready for change. I don't think this war here is right. I think the U.S. is trying to police the world. It's almost as if the U.S. has retracted the right of any other nation, other than itself, to declare war on another country. Why haven't we been in Africa to help those people from the horrific amounts of genocide taking place there? Answer: because it conveniently does not fit into our already-booked war schedule. If we're going to police the world, then how about we start with those who really need help. I'm not defacing the bravery of the men and women in the military, not at all. But, it's hard to keep going when everyone around is forced to wear this ridiculous "smile" to the outside world, when on the inside they're frustrations are tearing them apart.

Well, Awades, how many deployments have YOU toured? How many people have you had to kill for the sake of one man's ego? How many marriages have you seen crumble from the lack of family support by your organization? How many times have you had your pride, self-worth, and personal values shredded by a man wearing more "rank" than you? How many? You wouldn't know the first thing about being a soldier. You wouldn't serve with a soldier like me because you're too busy enjoying your freedom across the ocean while the fight is taking place over here. You're right, however, I did raise my right hand and swear in. I also read the fine print, very closely, and nowhere in it did it read that I would have to endure the look of complete horror on children's faces because they don't recognize their own parents returning from tour. What's even worse is the look of the soldiers' faces as they realize everything they were fighting for was lost on a completely different level than they could imagine. Not physically, but emotionally. Get over myself? Hahaha. I'm hoping one day this violence over here spills into the streets of America and all the "suck it up and drive on" bravado that retarded people like you spit out will keep you company as YOUR family dies in horrible ways. Sadly, I may not even be able to see it, because I might still be over here "policing the world." In the meanwhile, don't join the army or you might find yourself next to me in a firefight, and I promise i won't be shooting in the same direction as you.

This is for whydidoit. Get over yourself. YOU signed the contract, YOU raised your hand and swore an oath, nobody forced your hand. There are stipulations and finely printed words in every job. Whether you like it or not you are an important asset not only to the military but our country. So do me a favor, stop complaining, do your time, and get out because I wouldn't want to fight next to a Soldier like you.

Well i think they feel prouder about their african heritage, because they don't want to forget their culture or their customs . I think when you are not original from here or your parents,family ,etc you don t' want forget where you come from but at the same time if u were born here you are an american and you should be proud of that too.

Something I've been thinking about lately and I would love to hear other's intellectual responses to this question. When someone is a mulatto, meaning black and white mix, why do none of them ever claim to be white and how proud they are of their heritage and where they came from? Not trying to start a culture war, just wondering. I will say this, President Obama can ACTUALLY say he is African-American. As someone in the military who has spoken to many who have served in Africa, many true Africans don't like the fact that the Blacks in America claim to be half African and they haven't even been there. If you were born here, you're American, get over it.

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to jhart197226 you really are a big fat moron!If obama signs that stimilus check you would go out and spend it on booze probably and beat up your family you white trash puke!Shut up and go do something useful like vanish into your own miserable abyss! Yesterday was the greatest day for all of us and for history,it gives me hope for our childrens generation to grow up in a better world.As for you people like you are the main reasons for our problem,selfishness and hate!

This is for jhart 197226, you really cant be saying this tripe Or are you really that shallow and backwards? Are you dieing for attention that bad that you have to stir up some racial crap? Well if Obama wrote a fat stimulus check your white trash ass would go spend it at walmart you stupid bird brain! And guesse what? oh wait you cat guesse anything because you are a moron! You are part of the big problems we have today!

I'm still in mourning over the election. I think America got it wrong this time. I don't dislike Obama; I simply disagree with his political ideology. The promises this man made are astounding. He would have to be the "messiah" to make everything he promised happen and find ways to pay for it all without raising taxes into the stratosphere. He keeps equating this current economic crisis to the Truman depression but it doesn't compare at all! America had unemployment in the early 1930's that soared over 25% and sudden deflation of prices that rendered goods and services worthless. Economists have not even suggested that unemployment will top 8% nationally in this current crisis. This is a recession - not even close to a depression! The liberals have to make it sound far worse so that their messiah, Obama, can come in and fix everything and bring us back to prosperity in the next 9-15 months. Remember, the great depression endured for almost 3-1/2 years. Do I want him to succeed? No. I hope he wakes up from his Utopia dream and embraces long proven conservative principles to resuscitate our economy.

I'm still in mourning over the election. I think America got it wrong this time. I don't dislike Obama; I simply disagree with his political ideology. The promises this man made are astounding. He would have to be the "messiah" to make everything he promised happen and find ways to pay for it all without raising taxes into the stratosphere. He keeps equating this current economic crisis to the Truman depression but it doesn't compare at all! America had unemployment in the early 1930's that soared over 25% and sudden deflation of prices that rendered goods and services worthless. Economists have not even suggested that unemployment will top 8% nationally in this current crisis. This is a recession - not even close to a depression! The liberals have to make it sound far worse so that their messiah, Obama, can come in and fix everything and bring us back to prosperity in the next 9-15 months. Remember, the great depression endured for almost 3-1/2 years. Do I want him to succeed? No. I hope he wakes up from his Utopia dream and embraces long proven conservative principles to resuscitate our economy.