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Originally Posted by Jack Moroney
You bring up a very interesting perspective that I never really paid any attention to. When I entered the military I sort of broke all ties with the civilian side of things and never really had any use for civilians as all they really seemed to do was treat us as lepers. Even today I cannot seem to even identify with many of the civilian woes and problems that I see many sniveling like rats eating onions over as they are concerned more with trivial minutia than real problems. I have really tried to make some kind of transistion and have failed miserably and it is probably me but when you all have to sit down and build some kind of consensus to address simple problems that can best be solved by common sense and someone standing up and taking charge it drives me nuts. I have more important things to do with what time I have available. So I live in the woods and because I can't get anyone to drop me a resupply bundle I ease into the civilian world only when necessary.
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Sir,
Concur with the inability to understand the issues that the average civilian seems to find so troublesome. (Besides, who the heck is in charge of these guys?) Rats whine...I figure, heck if I'm not freezing, wet, broken or getting shot at life is pretty good.
(Main Entry: lot·tery
Pronunciation: 'lä-t&-rE also 'lä-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ter·ies
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French loterie, from Middle Dutch, from lot lot; akin to Old English hlot lot
1 a : a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance b : a drawing of lots used to decide something
2 : an event or affair whose outcome is or seems to be determined by chance)
Interesting that the Dims choose the term Lottery:
Downside: I am not sure if there remains much institutional knowledge within the services to deal with a draft military.
Up-side: Many of those rats will find a new perspective on life. Maybe then when my cell drops data coverage I won't completely crumble.
Enjoy the woodline...wish I could do likewise.