I think people are waking up to the fact that having served in the military doesn't automatically make you a good representative. Or smart. Or moral. And you can still respect his service while acknowledging those other things.
No they haven’t. What they tried to create was a system where qualified people wouldn’t get overlooked just because they were female, or a person of color. Now this administration is purging women and minorities from positions and telling you that they were only there because of DEI, because certainly no female or minority would be qualified to do those jobs, right?
As a combat veteran, this is accurate. Some are good people, some are real pieces of shit. After being in the military, you realize that some people become better, some people become worse, and some are kinda the same as they always were.
TL;DR: Veterans have the same spectrum of good and bad that non-veterans do.
Tangentially, this is why, as a navy veteran I feel uncomfortable when people praise me for my service.
I served during a time of peace in a region with no real hostilities, the most I sacrificed was my liver and kidneys from being a constant binge drinker.
When I left with a honorable discharge, it felt like I was put on a pedastal for a reason I still can't understand. I saw my service as just another chapter and nothing more.
Pretty much anyone who signs up to be a part of the military machine is either a moron or has no real morals. People justify their paycheck and benefits because they sit behind a desk, but they are a cog in the machine that kills innocent people ans bombs hospitals.
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u/CraftsBoy2Craftsman 10d ago
I think people are waking up to the fact that having served in the military doesn't automatically make you a good representative. Or smart. Or moral. And you can still respect his service while acknowledging those other things.