A message from one of the resident military veterans of DU.

[Crowman2009]

As someone who enlisted due to being in a rock and a hard place economically, then a few years later winding up in one of Bush Jr. profiteering wars based on lies. I have a special message in light of this upcoming dictatorship!

If you know someone who is planning to enlist or re-enlist, I have some advice for them: Get the hell out of there!

Otherwise:
--You'll also be dragged into another useless war
--Be exposed to toxic substance which the DoD/VA will deny you were ever exposed to.
--Watch your tax dollars be funneled to overpaid mercenaries who get away with war crimes.
--Have to deal with superior ranks who think they are religious missionaries and don't know they're ass from a hole in the ground.
--Wonder if you'll die from stupid BS the command came up with, as opposed to the usual hazards.
--Be forced to commit illegal acts of cruelty on people residing in this country.
--etc.

I could go on and on, so I'll close out with some anti-war music. PEACE!

[Figarosmom]

1. Yes it is time

To stop and take a clear look around. But I believe those yhat need to take a true assessment won't and we are on the road to ruin.

[scipan]

2. A good song for today. Nt

[UTUSN]

3. As Charlie RANGEL said it, true dat: "enlisted due to being in a rock and a hard place economically"

[keithbvadu2]

4. Cadet Bone Spurs... Commander in Chief

Trump belittles the Medal of Honor to praise his Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Trump calls those who sacrificed their lives for our county suckers and losers
Trump ridicules all POWs with his 'captured' comment.
Trump desecrated Arlington National Cemetery for a cheap campaign photo shoot.
Trump skipped Arlington 2018 Veterans Day. Said he went there last year. A lie.
Trump refused to honor our WWl war dead in France because it was raining.
Trump said 'Happy Memorial Day' to the Japanese military which killed many, many thousands of our soldiers.
Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family's 'sacrifices,' he writes

[keithbvadu2]

5. Salute to Donald?

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[Codifer]

6. Nam

But the downside is that we will wind up with an Army comprised of wanna-be vikings.

Except that I do not believe the Vikings were as enamored of torture as hegseth is.

And then they can become cops.

[Crowman2009]

7. Trust me, they'll start to panic once they learn the hard way.

All their toxic masculine postering will be meaningless once the bullets start flying at them.

[Codifer]

8. Their way is the old way.

On steroids (literally).

Back in my 1960s there was "kill them all.... let Gawd sort them out".

They love the asymmetrical aspect of overwhelming power.

I have often wondered how many yelled: "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?" at Mai Lai. Did any? Was the psychosis total?

[Ping Tung]

9. Rent a Doc and have him implant some bone spurs.

[Puppyjive]

10. And forced to watch Faux news

Day rooms full Faux news.

[Crowman2009]

11. That's until fed up soldiers/marines bring a universal remote and change the channel.

Plus if a major sporting event is on TV, then expect some brawls at the chow hall.

[Clouds Passing]

12. Thank you Crowman2009

[Crowman2009]

13. I forgot to add stealing resources from the local/population via colonialism.