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Skidmore

(37,364 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:48 PM Jul 2013

Part 3. In your opinion, are most people in the military/armed forces incompetent and dishonest?

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Part 3. In your opinion, are most people in the military/armed forces incompetent and dishonest? (Original Post) Skidmore Jul 2013 OP

Military is like general public. Mix of good and bad. Same as every group. appleannie1 Jul 2013 #1

I agree with that. HappyMe Jul 2013 #2

And you would be wrong. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #4

Really? Because I thought it was the "I desperately need a job in this lousy economy" desire. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #10

Yeah, that is totally on the mind of an eighteen year old. Arctic Dave Jul 2013 #11

in my experience codemoguy Jul 2013 #3

I didn't feel the need to lock my car on base (nt) Recursion Jul 2013 #5

You know we are not allowed to answer that honestly... lame54 Jul 2013 #6

No. Like the bureaucrats, there are enough to make it appear so. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #7

No n/t Aerows Jul 2013 #8

You need to do one about people in general. uppityperson Jul 2013 #9

appleannie1

(5,070 posts)

1. Military is like general public. Mix of good and bad. Same as every group.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:50 PM

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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

2. I agree with that.

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 03:55 PM

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Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)

4. And you would be wrong.

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:01 PM

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You don't volunteer to be in the general public.

People JOIN the military and it takes a certain desire to do it. Mostly the authoritarian desire.

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

10. Really? Because I thought it was the "I desperately need a job in this lousy economy" desire.

Reply to Arctic Dave (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:19 PM

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Arctic Dave

(13,812 posts)

11. Yeah, that is totally on the mind of an eighteen year old.

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:25 PM

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You would think if the military is a jobs program the government would be better served reserecting the YCC.

codemoguy

(36 posts)

3. in my experience

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:01 PM

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they are more competent, and at least as honest as the general population

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

5. I didn't feel the need to lock my car on base (nt)

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:08 PM

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lame54

(35,328 posts)

6. You know we are not allowed to answer that honestly...

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:09 PM

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It's a societal cade to look up to the military

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

7. No. Like the bureaucrats, there are enough to make it appear so. n/t

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:11 PM

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Aerows

(39,961 posts)

8. No n/t

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:13 PM

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uppityperson

(115,681 posts)

9. You need to do one about people in general.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 04:18 PM

Jul 2013

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