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SweatpantsGeneral

@CFetters_Nacho_Lover @Swaye @AZDuck

Thank you for your service.

Swaye

And you for yours. We should bang. Soon.

SweatpantsGeneral

Swaye said:

And you for yours. We should bang. Soon.

Let's "Bury the Hatchet"... Hardy Har

SweatpantsGeneral

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

DeepSeaZ

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

I was in the Clinton years. We didn't get paid shit! Even worse, we never had enough to train properly.

SweatpantsGeneral

DeepSeaZ said:

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

I was in the Clinton years. We didn't get paid shit! Even worse, we never had enough to train properly.

Agree, brother. i got out in 99 because of that shit. Totally agree. "do more with less" is what we heard. They did away with Right Arm Night (taking your NCO to the O Club) reinstituted the fraternization policy. Didn't support Mogadishu with armor or Bradleys (fuck me. seriously?) Went to work for corporate America for 3 years. Was mobilized in 03 and my salary had shot up 20K, and we had cool shit and a professional Army again. I get it.

Swaye

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

Right there with you. I'll keep my particular military experiences to myself, but yeah, I didn't have it anything nearly as rough as going knee deep in the rice before rolling into Khe Sanh and getting blasted for days on end. I always tell people "I saw the war from 20,000 feet." Sure, the ship sucked for months on end, but beat sitting at some field outpost waiting for a towel head to RPG your ass and eating MRE's.

SweatpantsGeneral

I think this thread should be moved to the "Thank You For Your Service" Bored.

Kaepsknee

This is good chit guys.

Maybe @d2d can chime in on some of his combat experiences to enrich this thread even further.

H_D

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

I'm in now, just went over 20 last year. The bush era pay increases have of course stagnated over recent years and yearly pay increases have been low enough to not quite keep up with inflation.
However, as a field grade officer now (was enlisted for 11 years), I can't complain about my pay too much as I still enjoy a comfortable income. Those bush-era spikes probably were a little much but they were designed to make up for years of lower pay and neglect with keeping military pay at "industry standards". The hard part with that is how do you define "industry standards" for being in a war zone and getting shot at or blown up from IEDs? Now for junior to intermediate enlisted it's a different story as it seems now like the gap is widening again.

I've been thanked so much for my service over the years but it reached a fever pitch after Sept 2001, where suddenly it was "cool" to be in the military again. Before then, I never really remember a lot of people thanking me for shit; maybe the old WWII vets.

I've found over the years that the best, most un-awkward response to "thank you for your service" (since "you're welcome" just sounds douchey), is just to smile and say, "thank you for your support." It usually ends the exchange and they feel good because they feel validated with no awkward looks or uncomfortable silences. Everyone is happy.

CuntWaffle

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

Fuck you for your service Koop

AZDuck

I'm still a company grade officer on the verge of saying "fuck it." The army is all SHARP briefings and intensive faggotry these days. Units at Fort Lewis are prohibiting soldiers from wearing their combat patches so the nondeplyable homos don't cry into their Battle Bean Coffee. I hated Bush but deploying was good for the Army focusing on mission and not fucktarded O-6 OER bullets.

GrundleStiltzkin

AZDuck said:

I'm still a company grade officer on the verge of saying "fuck it." The army is all SHARP briefings and intensive faggotry these days. Units at Fort Lewis are prohibiting soldiers from wearing their combat patches so the nondeplyable homos don't cry into their Battle Bean Coffee. I hated Bush but deploying was good for the Army focusing on mission and not fucktarded O-6 OER bullets.

Swaye

H_D said:

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

I'm in now, just went over 20 last year. The bush era pay increases have of course stagnated over recent years and yearly pay increases have been low enough to not quite keep up with inflation.
However, as a field grade officer now (was enlisted for 11 years), I can't complain about my pay too much as I still enjoy a comfortable income. Those bush-era spikes probably were a little much but they were designed to make up for years of lower pay and neglect with keeping military pay at "industry standards". The hard part with that is how do you define "industry standards" for being in a war zone and getting shot at or blown up from IEDs? Now for junior to intermediate enlisted it's a different story as it seems now like the gap is widening again.

I've been thanked so much for my service over the years but it reached a fever pitch after Sept 2001, where suddenly it was "cool" to be in the military again. Before then, I never really remember a lot of people thanking me for shit; maybe the old WWII vets.

I've found over the years that the best, most un-awkward response to "thank you for your service" (since "you're welcome" just sounds douchey), is just to smile and say, "thank you for your support." It usually ends the exchange and they feel good because they feel validated with no awkward looks or uncomfortable silences. Everyone is happy.

When I am thanked for my service I sometimes just fondle myself right then and there. Which always ends the exchange.

H_D

Swaye said:

H_D said:

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

I'm in now, just went over 20 last year. The bush era pay increases have of course stagnated over recent years and yearly pay increases have been low enough to not quite keep up with inflation.
However, as a field grade officer now (was enlisted for 11 years), I can't complain about my pay too much as I still enjoy a comfortable income. Those bush-era spikes probably were a little much but they were designed to make up for years of lower pay and neglect with keeping military pay at "industry standards". The hard part with that is how do you define "industry standards" for being in a war zone and getting shot at or blown up from IEDs? Now for junior to intermediate enlisted it's a different story as it seems now like the gap is widening again.

I've been thanked so much for my service over the years but it reached a fever pitch after Sept 2001, where suddenly it was "cool" to be in the military again. Before then, I never really remember a lot of people thanking me for shit; maybe the old WWII vets.

I've found over the years that the best, most un-awkward response to "thank you for your service" (since "you're welcome" just sounds douchey), is just to smile and say, "thank you for your support." It usually ends the exchange and they feel good because they feel validated with no awkward looks or uncomfortable silences. Everyone is happy.

When I am thanked for my service I sometimes just fondle myself right then and there. Which always ends the exchange.

The day it doesn't end the exchange will be a special day indeed.

Dardanus

Thank you Fetterman, Swaie, and ADuck for your service. Also thank you Koope for your service.

PurpleJ

Thanks for being a waste of taxpayer money.

SweatpantsGeneral

PurpleJ said:

Thanks for being a waste of taxpayer money.

I didn't know you had to pay taxes selling meth, Fircrest.

PurpleJ

koopdog said:

PurpleJ said:

Thanks for being a waste of taxpayer money.

I didn't know you had to pay taxes selling meth, Fircrest.

I keep Tac Town safe from ISIS without asking for money or credit. I'm the REAL hero.

BennyBeaver

I never thank military types for their service in public. Seems awkward and false.

I have no idea if they are good at their job or worthless pieces of shit. And they are getting paid as you guys note above. It's not like they are volunteers.

I did spend some time at my HS reunion with a recently retired Marine. While I didn't "thank him for his service," I did ask him about his time served and various deployments. He was a WSO in a F18. Pretty bad ass in my book and I'm sure that just showing interest and talking meant more to him than a thanks.

Cool story brah.

With that I'd like to thank all you feegs for your service just because it bugs you.

H_D

Swaye said:

koopdog said:

Gotta admit. Everytime someone says that to me for reelz, I am really uncomfortable. For one, I didn't have it as tough as the vets before me. We all have our own experience, but fuck, I wasn't in Europe for 4 years, or freezing on the Chosin Reservoir. For two, I got paid a lot of money (once Bush became president, fuck off) to do what I did. As a Senior Field Grade my take home was more than most of anyone I know.... And I didn't get taxed when I was in theater. And, I liked it a lot for most of my career. It was really cool. So getting thanked seems a little doogish. The taxpayers paid my salary, m college degree, and my graduate degree. People are being nice, I get that, but.... @Swaye @AZDuck @CFetters_Nacho_Lover you got me on this?

Right there with you. I'll keep my particular military experiences to myself, but yeah, I didn't have it anything nearly as rough as going knee deep in the rice before rolling into Khe Sanh and getting blasted for days on end. I always tell people "I saw the war from 20,000 feet." Sure, the ship sucked for months on end, but beat sitting at some field outpost waiting for a towel head to RPG your ass and eating MRE's.

Can't believe I missed this....

Shut up and push @Swaye.