Why do some people have no respect for soldiers?

Question

Most of the people I work with do not give a flying **** about soldiers dieing for their country. It happened a few nights ago, were were all cleaning up and getting ready to go home. I talked to them about my future, and what I was gonna do about it. I said, "well the army has always interested me since I was a kid, and I really like the idea of doing something fora greater good. Then A guy I know who has been working at my work for a really long time now....I think 20 years? Well he spat all over my dream, and told me that I was not the type to become a soldier. But besides that, I asked him if he had any respect for soldiers and he laughed and said heeeeelll no, their pretty much useless and dieing for a no good reason......In other words he said "their a bunch of retards that get S***y pay and played to many video games to think they could actually be heroes. I was disgusted with his response and wondered why he had such little to no respect for soldiers that die for our rights and freedoms, and protect us from the terrors of war. Everyone ended up laughing at me and telling me I was not gonna join the army, because I would be to scared. And then a another guy that has been working their for maybe 10 years talked to me in seriouse tone and said the government just brain washes you to think you are dieing for a good cause, and makes you beleive that you should have alot of pride, and honor. I was shocked about how some one could be so ignorant!!! And to add to it, they teased me about it and said I was a skinny wimp, that would quit the first day I got to boot camp. I said something on the lines of, if I die for my country then all of you will regret what you just said. Then they were like, ya you will die a loser that never got married, thats poor and getting abused by your drill instructer,,,,basicly they told me I would die unhappy and poor without a love in my life that cared about me.

It really shocked my confidence in joining. But I do know that non of these loseres are gonna keep me from my dream.

Answer 1

I believe that being in the armed forces is an honorable job. Those "retards" that they are talking about are protecting their land and their freedom. Only a hero would lay down thier life for their country! By the way, as a woman, no man is sexier than one in the military. You should follow your dreams, you can make a really good career for yourself and travel the world while those dead beats are still working at their pathetic job!

Answer 2

Because they're cowards...they're like the morons who give you stupid or negative comments on youtube, they would never ever say it to your face, but they have a computer screen in front of them to protect them. Like wise with people who criticize our troops, they dint have the balls to do it, but they're perfectly comfortable condescending the troops. People like that just show how shallow and stupid they are when they make comments like that.

Answer 3

a lot of people dont care

Answer 4

i dont know but our trrops should use them for cover in combat

Answer 5

Speak for yourself "cash", I am not the type to join the armed forces, but I do have the utmost respect for them.  US soldiers are the best in the world and protect the freedoms of those that do not deserve it.

Answer 6

First, they based the entire view of the military from movies. ( Ask them if they have any proof of knowing what the military really is?) I doubt they do.

Secondly, your buddy sounds like hes a biased p***y. Maybe he was too afraid of joining or secretly wishes he had.

I served in the Army for 5 years and went to Iraq for a year. Im not a r****d. Im actually now a veteran with free healthcare and free college tuition. Did I mention I'm also an honors student?

I enlisted at 17. I wanted to protect my country from another Sept11. Your buddies are the people I feel sorry for. They sit back and take freedom for granted.

Maybe you work with Terrorists...? Time for some background checks. The idiots. Join if its in your heart man. I did. You only get one life. Do everything you want now. No one can stop you. Good Luck.

  

Answer 7

Follow your dream lad.  It's people with that same dream that made this country a fit place for that loser to vent his poison.  We defend everyone's inalienable right to make asses of themselves.  We have a saying, "I don't have to agree with what you say but I will die defending your right to say it!"  That's always been true of the American fighting man no matter what his service.  Tell him to buzz off and you march to your own drum.  Good luck to you.  I did my time now it's someone else's turn.

...Retired Soldier with a Quarter Century Pin...

Answer 8

Cynicism. Thing is soldiers do not die for nothing and people back home risk their lives so they can drive cars. There is no evident gain from it is why the sneer. If the soldiers were mercenaries they might have interest. People caught up in wars die whether or not they are in uniform. Speaking of which there are people at home which have a trouble with gangs which infringe upon human rights and the people do not have militias to fight them and the police cannot be everywhere.

Another point is no one is interested in a revolution but if one occurs it will take soldiers. Legal issues and concern over whether wise to attempt to fight gang members  as they can read such but if people are not wimps they can do so.Remember citizens outnumber gangs and could defeat and take them prisoner destroy them forever if they repeat these measures.

Answer 9

When I was in the service, many people had very little use for us.  They thought of us as a bunch of rowdy beer drinkers who had joined since we couldn't hack it in civilian life.

It was worse in small towns where there was a military installation.  It was a lot better when you visited towns with no military installation or a town where the military installation was just recently opened.

Answer 10

They say soldiers are useless and there is nothing special about them but then said you couldn't make it one day because you are a wimp.  Sounds like a little contradiction is going on there.  I mean if soldiers are useless, then a wimp should be able to make it.  Maybe they're just jealous.  If your dream is to join the army, then join and tell them to shut up.

Answer 11

Dude if these people have been working at your job 10/20 years and they are not over you they are a bunch of losers who never did anything with life and they want to bring you down their are millions of people in America that look up to solders as a hero with out them we couldn't have a country. If there was no military there would be no USA

Answer 12

Before they judge others they should look upon themselves. They are wimps for not defending their country or a least care about the defenders of freedom. lets see what they say when their rights and freedom are taken away? they have been working at the same place for 10 to 20 years? how pathetic! they won't ever know what the REAL world is like. Give me their names and address and i'll have all the soldiers i know that have fought for their freedoms come for a little house visit. i want those selfish uncaring pathetic b******s departed from this country!

Answer 13

People never really cared... but if it wasn't for the military no one would have an opinion and comments like that would be responded to with a bullet to the head  

Answer 14

Hey man, do not take one thing they said as fact.

Obviously those people do not give a rats a** about this country or being free.

In life, do what you want, when you want. Yea follow the rules, but you know what I mean. Never let anyone tell you that you can not do something.

I remember when I told my parents I was going to sign up for the military and the next thing I knew I had my entire family "sitting me down" and telling me how I was going to die. You know what I did? I laughed in their face and said, "f*** you, I am American, if I want to join the military I am doing it."

You know what they did? Yep, they shut their mouths and I have not heard a word about it since.

Remember though, do your research about the military. While there are benefits and some really cool opportunites, there still are bad jobs. Talk to people who have been in the career field of your choice and ask them how they like it and go from there.

Good luck, stand strong and tell people what you want to do and do it, DON'T do what others tell you. (but the exception of course is follow orders in the military lol)