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Originally Posted by Adam1680
Lastly, I wouldn't argue most of the claims made by the ANSF are cultural differences. Do you really believe killing civilians, breaking people's things in their house, rudeness, swearing, urinating/ defecating in public near people's residence, etc. etc. are cultural differences?? Definitely not acceptable in American culture either..
I'm not sure what level you're working at right now, but there are a lot of things going on that you're probably not aware of.. I'm not trying to be mean, but at IJC/ RC/ SOJTF/ SOTF level, you probably don't have any awareness of decisions being made or the direction things are going. I have the unfortunate honor of working at that level for this deployment.
If you really want to talk specific conditions that I believe contribute to these incidents more than simply culture, feel free to PM me.
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You bring up many issues I would not argue with. I’m currently working on a Battalion level SFAT team in RC-S and none of the Soldiers from my Kandak were polled either. On the same hand, I do get the same feelings as what’s being reported in conversations I have with my ANA counterparts.
I would also say killing civilians, breaking people things…………….. is not “cultural difference” but a matter of being a respectable person/Soldier. Other issues such as respecting women or the Koran outranking orders is IMO a difference in cultural.
If you’re willing to share your wisdom with me on what’s going on it would be appreciated. Also, so you know I was not trying to be a smart ass I thought it was a ligament question so I asked. Question + Answers = a more educated GIJOE.
