Iraq war into 6th year, same old story...

[Sgt PSN]

Shhhh. 

[General_Failure]

And with lines like that, his recruiting numbers are up!

Don't worry. If any of you die we'll be sure to remember you in the most appropriate fashion.

[Sgt PSN]

Don't worry. If any of you dies we'll be sure to remember you in the most appropriate fashion.

By bitching about not having any of us on your ghoulpool? 

[General_Failure]

None of you are famous. Do yo plan on having your death make every major network news show and win you a Darwin Award?

[Drunkmasterflex]

Shhhh. 

That is awesome! We were just talking today about recruiters and a couple of guys said they would love to become one just so they could lie like their recruiters had done to them.  We are combat engineers and many of the guys usually foreigners were told that it was a non-combat MOS.  For me personally my recruiter never lied to me.

[Sgt PSN]

I'm famous.  I was and extra in Prefontaine (Ed O'Neil/R. Lee Ermy) and a Will Smith video.  So eat it. 

[General_Failure]

You're that guy?!

[Drunkmasterflex]

I'm famous.  I was and extra in Prefontaine (Ed O'Neil/R. Lee Ermy) and a Will Smith video.  So eat it. 

What?

[Sgt PSN]

That is awesome! We were just talking today about recruiters and a couple of guys said they would love to become one just so they could lie like their recruiters had done to them. We are combat engineers and many of the guys usually foreigners were told that it was a non-combat MOS.

I can honestly say that I've never lied, stretched the truth or painted a rosey picture for any of my applicants.  My higher ups get pissed at me because my openess about things drives away a lot of kids.....usually to the Army.....because they lie to the kid.  And just to clarify that.....I've never been told to lie to kids but have been told to be a little vague when it comes to answering certain questions and immediately change the subject. 

I refuse to do that.  If a kid wants to join or thinks he/she wants to join then I'm going to answer every question they've got and I do it in detail.  It's already cost me a meritorious promotion but I don't care. 

I'm putting these kids in the military which means at some point in time there's a chance they might be working for me.  Or maybe working for one of my friends.  And if I feed them a bunch of bs to get them in then chances are they are going to be pretty pissed off and won't take their job as seriously as they should.  And that may or may not cost someone a life. 

Technically, I'm only accountable for a kid until he/she is joined.  But as far as I'm concerned, that kid is a walking representative of me for the entire time he/she is in the Marine Corps.  So if I recruit a bunch of turds, then it's a reflection on me.  And I won't have that. 

For me personally my recruiter never lied to me.

Hold on to that dream. 

[Sgt PSN]

I'm famous. I was and extra in Prefontaine (Ed O'Neil/R. Lee Ermy) and a Will Smith video. So eat it.

What?

Incase you didn't understand it the first time. 

I'm famous. I was and extra in Prefontaine (Ed O'Neil/R. Lee Ermy) and a Will Smith video. So eat it.

[Sgt PSN]

You're that guy?!

Depends on what "that" guy was doing. 

[General_Failure]

Humping a trash can.

[Sgt PSN]

You have me confused with someone else.  I only do recycling bins and inflatable helmets.

[Diomedes]

I don't mean dying.

Hitler had a great line about that.  Something along the lines of one of his generals coming to him and reporting high casualties in a manner that indicated the general was afraid to be the messenger of bad news.  Hitler's response was "that's their job...to die."

He was right.  The war is won by the side most willing to die.

First job is to die, second job is to kill. 

[Sgt PSN]

I don't mean dying.

Hitler had a great line about that. Something along the lines of one of his generals coming to him and reporting high casualties in a manner that indicated the general was afraid to be the messenger of bad news. Hitler's response was "that's their job...to die."

He was right. The war is won by the side most willing to die.

First job is to die, second job is to kill.

I'll see your Hitler and raise you a MacArthur

No one won a war by dying for their country, they won it by making the other side die for theirs.