My virtual nemesis now has a face. There is a touching poignancy in that (not Army bunk-bed touching, but touching none the less).

haha... true sign this forum has gone waaaaay over to the right. Waht started as a thread about peaceful demonstrations has turned into a counter-strike is rockzor discussion

 

1) CS hadn't been mentioned until you.
2) Honestly, how many threads stay on topic? Are u really surprised that this thread deviated from the original topic?



I'm just surprised this thread became sticky.

 

Amen (whatever that means)

Nope. I will ask around. I know I've seen the pics in the last couple of years...but I also know that I don't have them, because I just sorted through all 2,000 or so of my own photographs.

Salty, I give you my word...I will ask around and try my best to find a photo of me in uniform....after that, you're going to have to take it at face value that it wasn't haloween or something.

This is a stupid thread to have as a sticky. I second the suggestion that a "military pics" thread get made and stickied. I will post my picture there.

 

*Looks at calendar*

 

For ***** sake, salty. I work about fifty hours per week, and I don't even know who has the picture. I'm not going out of my way to get this done. Next time I go home for a visit (it's a four hour drive) I'll look through my aunt's archives.

Until then, let it go....it will probably be a few weeks, as my wife just started a job working 60+ hours per week.

As an aside: Does anybody have evidence to back up the assertion that soldiers protect the first amendment rights of the citizenry? I think it's a crap assertion as war is consistently used as a reason to abridge the freedom of speech.

 

Who thinks that? I would say the constitution is more in line with protecting you from the military. The military isn't there to uphold your rights.

 

History says so as well. Take away our military and 2nd amendment rights and watch what happens. In fact, these two reason are why the USSR never advanced against us.

 

Here is me:






Jon

 

Thats somewhat of a contradiction in terms because your 2nd ammendment rights are in place to protect you from the military. And yes, they are there to protect you as American a cornerstone of which is the constitution, but they aren't there to uphold them per se.

 

Right, but eliminate our entire military and what that amendment has grown to uphold in moden times. You couldn't possibly disagree that this wouldn't create opportunity for other countries.

 

Nice. what unit(s) did you serve with?

 

None yet. :-P I am in ROTC. :-) I have a little more than one year to go and then I will be out there!


1/46th :-P lol, it was where I did my "Leadership Training Course"
1/507th and you know this one :-P DELTA ROCK!



Jon

 

I'll pay for x2 $.39 stamps ($.78) via paypal right now so you can get the picture and send it back to whoever has it. If you don't have paypal account I can mail you one 39 cent stamp and a personal check for the other 39 cents. I’ll even stick the stamp on a return envelope for you.

What do you say? Making a quick phone call and returning the picture after a quick scan is only 5 minutes of your time.

 

Well at least you have the BAC experience. Are you shooting sim rounds with that M16?

 

lol.... nope.......that is a rubber duck. HAHA. the pic just came out good :-P We were just conducting training on crossing an LDA, and the public affairs guy was out there taking pics all week, and I was cool with him, so he gave me that shot before he left at the end of the week. Its kinda cool...

I have already done two courses on basic arms though, I scored expert last time we went out shooting, at our Fall ROTC FTX. It was pretty sweet though, we had brand new out of the box M-4's ! They shot really sweet.....much better than the tired ol' A2 that I shot at LTC....:-P

And its cool having the BAC "bling" on my uniform, lol, I went just because I could, and it was a matter of pride. I don't think that I will even end up with an ABN or AA unit, but oh well. At least I had the experience, and if I ever have to tell someone else to go jump out of a plane, I have at least had a taste, albeit small....

Jon