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Originally posted by 33girl
So in other words he is saying if you trained in a combat division but perhaps never saw actual combat with an enemy? In that case, I even more totally back what Heather said.
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just because you are not seeing active combat does not mean that you are just sitting in the US on your ass doing nothing. More often than not troops will be strategically placed around the country in combat ready units at bases and aircraft carriers. If you are going to sit here and try to convince me that an 18 year kid with a drinking problem has the same maturity level as an officer or NCO in the army or marines, you are just being an idiot. We have been at war or in combat for the better part of the last 15 years, Gulf, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Somalia, etc. I have a friend who is 21 years old and is in the special forces. He was in a platoon that were the very first to infiltrate Afghanistan, Baghdad, and Falujha. They were dropped by airplane behind enemy lines in groups of three. THREE. Can you honestly say that his maturity level is on par with a bunch of drunk college students. Shit, im the same age as the guy and I look up to him almost more than anyone.