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Date Posted: 18:24:24 03/31/03 Mon
Author: DammitBoy!
Author Host/IP: cache-rl05.proxy.aol.com / 152.163.189.101
Subject: Re: a professional soldier ...
In reply to: Khronos 's message, "Hmmmmmm..." on 07:06:19 03/31/03 Mon

>It seems to me that for a professional soldier it really has to suck not being able to make war. How can you train and prepare for something all of your professional life and never get the chance to actually do it? Talk about frustrated impotence!

A professional soldier prepares for war, but prays for peace. Only an eight-ball wants a war. I don't want a guy on my six who is hoping for a firefight. Even worse, I don't want anybody near me who is ready to 'die for his country', I prefer helping the enemy do that.

That's not to say that 'action' isn't a balls on, wide open rush. It is, but the potential of stopping a bullet or watching your partner catch a bullet takes all the fun right out of it.

I'm proud of my service and performance - But no more proud than I am of my training and preparation. It's kind of a zen thing.

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