Flags of Our Fathres

I hope all of your friends come back safely! I don't understand why people join the military, whether it be active duty or reserves or national guard, and then get pissy because they actually have to do what they are being paid and trained to do. There is always the chance that you have to serve, that is why you join. If you don't want to serve, don't join. If all you want is the money, then get a job and don't complain.

Well, i frankly have never supported any type of war and nor im interested in joining military. I dont think i have the thing to become a military man. But yes, there is no doubt that i really admire the people who take the pain to fight and struggle for their nation by putting their lives at risks. Those are really honourable guys. Thankfully after WW-2, there is no major threat of world war as of now and hopefull, such a situation would never arise. Whatever people say, i think the person having passion for their country will join military anyhow. Also, my best wishes for your friends who are giving their all out in iraq!

My husband is in the Air Force Reserves. He was active duty a couple of years ago, and injured his knees when training for special forces. I hate to say I'm kind of happy it happened. Now he is in a job field that he isn't in any danger. I know he wishes he was out there doing something more exciting. He's proud to be in the military. His father was a marine for 18 years so that is all my husband knows. For me military was not very common in my family and it is a life that seems strange to me, but for him I'll do it. He plans to go active again right now he works pretty much full time on the researve base. We have friends in the Navy and they never saw any action. Just floated out in the water. My prayers are with your friends.

Se proprio gli si vuole trovare un limite, è l'evoluzione del Band of Brothers televisivo targato Spielberg. Che qui produce, con le Dreamworks, un film assolutamente perfetto. Misurata la regia: l'occhio di Clint Eastwood regala ancora una volta l'attenzione ai particolari, alle espressioni, ai caratteri. Fantastico cast: attori americani, tra i 20 e i 30 anni, che confermano che il cinema è e sarà in ottime mani. Grandissima sceneggiatura (perché senza quella, dove vai?!): Paul Haggis, abbandonata per un attimo la sua luminosa carriera da regista, si regala a questa storia e trasforma in immagini il libro di James Bradley. La statuetta ha, ancora una volta, il fiato di Clint e Paul sul collo...

Time changed! It never gonna go back to 60'. Now, everyone in this world all want peace. We don't want war. Therefore, the people who want to be soliders are less than before. On one hand, the training is so hard and the earning is little; on the other hand, young people don't want to spent their most valuable life time in military cause there is so many restrictions.

I have never served in the military but my father was in the marines and my wife was in the navy. Her family is military also. People join for alot of different reasons, however the most common one is because they want to help protect their country and their home. I was actually going to go into the military but my wife wont let me. Thats right I said she won't let me and its not worth getting divorced over. I respect and appreciate all of the service members and what they do. No one joins in hopes to go to war, however they all join knowing that one could happen and are prepared for it. They have to me the hardest job there is and one that gets little to no respect from people. During peace time people forget about them or treat them like they are nothing, but as soon as something happens and a conflict breaks out guess who's there to protect us. They do their job so we can sit at home and complain about how screwed up this country is. We don't have to understand why but we damn sure better respect it.

I don't think that people enrolling in the military today have no other option. That has never even crossed my mind. I just thought they did it for the same reason those before them did, to serve their country. I can't wait for the war to be over and hope everyone left over there returns safe.

Signing up to protect our country is not signing up to fight a war because you want to it is to be a defender of our country

Today the standards for enlistment in the military is higher than ever before. No longer are high school drop outs accepted as a matter of course. No longer are those who have committed crimes given the option of service vs prison. It used to be the National Guard and the Reserves where just that, National meaning our own borders, and Reserve meaning held back for a future event. Our standing army is smaller than in decades past. But they are also better trained, have equipment that soldiers from 40 years ago could only dream of. The military can provide those so inclined a very good career, benefits, scheduled raises in pay, retirement and the best medical plan available, both while in service and after discharge. There are benefits for dependents of military personel. Benefits that the public can only wish for. PX privledges, medical care, funding for education, spousal support, dependent child support, and widows pensions. Working in the private sector you may work until 65 or older before retiring. Your job may or may not be the same one you start with, or even with the same company or in the same town and state. Military personel may change MOS (jobs) but they are not downsized, when they are required to move there is an allowance provided, for some housing on base is supplied. Retirement can come at 20 years, 1/2 pay, 25 years 3/4 pay or 30 years full pay. They get cost of living increases and pay raises just as though they are active...raises according to their status and number of years served. Not bad, joining at 20 or 22 retired at 20 or 52 with a pension... Military personel get lots of benefits, and yes they do pay for them Iraq being one form of payment... No military personel don't get to chose where they will go or how long they will be there, but for some it is the life they chose...serving, learning and if needed fighting where ever they are called.