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Ha, ha, I just saw an Army recruitment commercial.
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JackBurton
Lifer
This is funny. TriStar is such a lying NOOB. How ironic that he's accusing the Army commercial of being deceiving.
yankeesfan
Diamond Member
TriStar, be honest. How old are you, kid?
Look let me set this thread straight. You erroneously chastised an Army commerical based on limited knowledge of how the modern US Army operates, then made a claim that you served and you know what you're talking about. Now correct me if I'm wrong so far. Then, when repeatedly challenged to verify your service, which on the surface looks to be a fabrication, you duck the issue and refuse to do so challenging other people to do what you have not. Here's my next volley in the thread:
Joined 12MAY95, still serving as a Military Policeman in the Army Reserve. I volunteered to go back in active Reserve status after the events of 9/11 shortly after my contractual obligation to do so had lapsed. Within two weeks I was ordered to assist, protect and defend a stateside installation while the active duty soldiers deployed overseas. I did so for the better part of two years, having been released in August of 2003. I've served honorably for over 10 years and still have 4 years left on my current contract. I could go on, but I'll not waste any more time doing so until you provide some details of your one year of service way back when when everyone was a grunt and nobody did anything but infantry work. Your turn.
Joined 12MAY95, still serving as a Military Policeman in the Army Reserve. I volunteered to go back in active Reserve status after the events of 9/11 shortly after my contractual obligation to do so had lapsed. Within two weeks I was ordered to assist, protect and defend a stateside installation while the active duty soldiers deployed overseas. I did so for the better part of two years, having been released in August of 2003. I've served honorably for over 10 years and still have 4 years left on my current contract. I could go on, but I'll not waste any more time doing so until you provide some details of your one year of service way back when when everyone was a grunt and nobody did anything but infantry work. Your turn.
Noobtastic
Banned
American Military Recruit system is so corrupt.
With the Patriot Act and No Child Left Behind Act enabling them to see High School and sometimes Middle School names/phone numbers/address's of any student they please..
Its sick..
With the Patriot Act and No Child Left Behind Act enabling them to see High School and sometimes Middle School names/phone numbers/address's of any student they please..
Its sick..
How do them calling people with information made publicly available make them corrupt? Maybe you should go here: http://www.dictionary.com
And BTW, I was getting phone calls in HS and b/w 8-9th grade before the Patriot Act and NCLB Act were in place. Try again buddy.
The purpose of advertising is to induce people into doing something they weren't necessarily thinking of doing. Of course any commercials by any branch of our military are going to hype the benefits and downplay the reality.
Like I said, I have not denigrated our service members, only the advertising of the U.S. Army.
Like I said, I have not denigrated our service members, only the advertising of the U.S. Army.
ShotgunSteven
Lifer
Socks and underwear still are, apparently. I have been looking into the Adopt-A-Platoon program and others like it, and hope to start in one of them in the near future.
Proletariat
Diamond Member
I'd say Off-Topic is wayy uglier.
No reasoning at all.
What day/month were you born?
You would've have to been born after November 22, because if you were born before then, it would mean that you were actually 14 when JFK was assassinated.
Wasn't the legal age to join up 18 back then? So that means you were 18 in 1968. JFK was assassinated in 1963. That's a difference of 5 years, putting you at 13.
Hence, your numbers don't add up (or just very, very barely).
Proletariat
Diamond Member
Dude these guys are going to attack you for hours. My advice: Just sit back and watch all the CS majors start flaming. Its sorta fun.
I comprehend and write the English language pretty damn well and I still have yet to see you respond to my latest post. Seems to me you have the problem here. I never accused you, ever, of maligning or otherwise degrading the service of our soldiers, I question your ability to speak to something I don't believe you have any experience in. To date, you've failed to prove anything.
knyghtbyte
Senior member
to be honest, people took this way over the top, the guy was poking fun at the way the army recruitment commercial was directed........
and to be honest he is right, i work in a business that concerns advertising of a sort, and what you see is very rarely what you actually get.....lol
however, it does seem that some people cant take light hearted humour and be amused by it, or just ignore it, they have to create a different angle on it and use it as an excuse to start a fight.......
As for the US army, yes, it is a different animal from what it was back in the Vietnam and World War days, it pre-selects various recruits in to more suitable areas at an earlier stage (ie tech skills or admin or medical or whatever)........im English, but i know this as i have many friends in various services from different countries (and i dont just mean low level 'grunts' either).....
Mind you, the US Army still needs to try and keep a handle on the more trigger happy recruits it lets thru given the friendly fire us Brits suffered...hehe ;-)
(that satire btw, so dont go flaming)
and to be honest he is right, i work in a business that concerns advertising of a sort, and what you see is very rarely what you actually get.....lol
however, it does seem that some people cant take light hearted humour and be amused by it, or just ignore it, they have to create a different angle on it and use it as an excuse to start a fight.......
As for the US army, yes, it is a different animal from what it was back in the Vietnam and World War days, it pre-selects various recruits in to more suitable areas at an earlier stage (ie tech skills or admin or medical or whatever)........im English, but i know this as i have many friends in various services from different countries (and i dont just mean low level 'grunts' either).....
Mind you, the US Army still needs to try and keep a handle on the more trigger happy recruits it lets thru given the friendly fire us Brits suffered...hehe ;-)
(that satire btw, so dont go flaming)
Wallydraigle
Banned
How old are you? When did you serve? How long? Where? Under whom?
knyghtbyte
Senior member
28, in the Rat & Parrot bar, 4 months, Harrow NW London, Judy Mckay
Your pomposity knows no bounds. You believe that grunts are the lowest thing on Earth? What is your problem?
Without the grunts now war would ever have been won, no enemy defeated.
I am proud of our grunts and proud to have served with them. If anything I despise the buttonpushers who sit in the rear who tell us that a position must be held.
Yeh, been there, done that.
quentinterintino
Senior member
i know.
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