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Originally Posted by c130jumper53
Did you even read my post? Cause if you had... you would have seen that I am currently in the Guard. SO, I have seen how things on both sides of the fence work. The Guard and Reserve cannot even remotely compare to Active. They just cant, based on the obvious fact, you can do a heck of alot more in a one month on Active duty than you can on Guard.
Secondly, what unit do you work in that you can "volunteer" to deploy? I only volunteered once and thats when I signed my enlstment papers. Whenever my unit (82nd Airborne) got called to go overseas we went. So, i never had to "outright volunteered for some of that "hard work" overseas"... I got the call to go, and went without question.
Lastly, i have respect for every branch of service and component. Yet, I can honestly say having been Active, and currently being in the Guard (for 2 years now)... You really cant compare the two. And thats not being pompous.. thats telling it how it is.
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1.) Apparently you haven't been in the guard long enough to know that while you can get called up to serve overseas, there are some units which try to get soldiers who REALLY WANT TO go over, first. I was involuntarily transferred to a unit in Maryland (as a Reservist) to go with them. There are times, now that it isn't the BEGINNING of the war, where commanders will try and get people to volunteer to go to Afghanistan or Iraq. Maybe you should "check it out" before you say that it can't happen.
2.) You say that you have respect for every branch of the service-sure seems that way. Yes, you CAN compare the two-to an extent. No, I didn't have to wake up EVERY MORNING to go to PT or get weekend passes because I wasn't active duty BUT I DID HAVE TO complete basic training and AIT the same as you! I did the same Military Intelligence training as all the active duty members-so, please don't discount my service because I was not active.
3.) Just because you WERE active, don't act like you are better than the other soldiers in your unit who are in the guard. Of course, you won't admit to it but I have seen guys who were once active that are now in the reserves or the guard and they act like they are smarter or better than the guard soldiers. Those of us who didn't go active duty made different choices then those of you who did. Don't try and make it seem like WE made the wrong choice. There really is NO wrong choice.
I still stand behind my belief that your comments came off as pretentious.
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