I am a deployed infantry officer and I have found that “our little heroes” seem to b e little more than a bunch of lazy pukes who could not hold a real job to save their lives. I think it is appalling that grown men will take a pen and write stuff on the latrine walls like it is a chalkboard. I am mortified that these people think that they can crap all over toilet seats or push their trash down in the holes. The fact that somebody who shares the same uniform as I broke into a high-ranking host nation officers office and had sex with some chick all over his desk, leaving behind a used condom and some choice words written all over the window really makes me think that this is nothing more than the 13th grade. Am I being reasonable?
These are my feelings based upon my observations. To say that I am not doing my part to prevent this kind of thing is misleading. To those who say that I am nothing but a whiner, let me ask you how many letters you have written to your Congressman? How many times have you been chewed out by your CoC for doing what you saw as the right thing? How often do you vote? How many O-6s on up have you addressed seeking a change in policy to better the system?
I am sure that many of my critics are just as proactive as I, but I will venture to guess that most are not. Most are happy to think “they’re not going to listen, so what difference does it make if I speak up”. Please understand that I am not against the military or it’s current mission in the Middle East. I am just frustrated by what has happened internally. I have been in since 1999, and have seen a gradual decline in quality, especially since 2003. I am just taking a look around, and I do not like everything that I see.