Well, I joined the military because I was poor and unable to pay for college at the time. My experience as someone who was in the Army (Active Duty), is that the majority of people who join are looking for a way out. Some are trying to leave their small towns, the ghetto, abusive parents/relationships...a lot simply don't have the means to get through school, like myself. Does that equate to having an "attraction" to a gang-like lifestyle or that recruits lack "creativity and internal drive" when they do well? I love how people who know people who were in the military once think they know anything at all about what is to serve in the Armed Forces. Every individual who has served the Army has his/her own unique view of what being a soldier was for them. I actually wrote more about this, but I deleted it, because I realize that it doesn't matter. Being in the military is an experience, if you haven't done it, you just don't get it.
WOW, the comments here! Men do think that women are just not as qualified as their male counterparts, and that there's no bias against women preventing them from achieving certain positions, amazing. I want to move to Norway...
I'm Brazilian and I have lived in America and in Europe before. I'm not surprised at all about most of the European comments here. During the time I lived in Europe there wasn't a day I didn't hear someone talk s*** about the US. You know, Europeans are all smart, thin, polite and peace loving, just like the "Dan" guy in this comment section.
February 3rd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Oh, please, Rocky.
You obviously haven't been to England lately.