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Re:The Army thought a veteran faked his health issues while ... by leroy_masochist on Thursday April 04, 2019 @04:12PM (#19576608)
> First off, have you served? In the USMC? If not, you don't get an opinion.

This is the essence of veteran entitlement that I absolutely loathe. Non-veterans absolutely get to have an opinion about all things military, and they should, given civilian control of DoD. I'm embarrassed by fellow vets like you, USMC or not, who try to lord the fact that they served over others who want to contribute to military-related discussions.

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Re:The Army thought a veteran faked his health issues while ... by stirfrykitty on Thursday April 04, 2019 @04:24PM (#19576715)
You're entitled to your opinion, but not your own facts. I know weapon systems like my own hand. If you don't, then everything you offer is simply an opinion, not a fact.

And, in my OPINION, civilian control of the military is one of the reasons we haven't won a war since WWII.

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Re:The Army thought a veteran faked his health issues while ... by leroy_masochist on Thursday April 04, 2019 @07:13PM (#19578050)
> in my OPINION, civilian control of the military is one of the reasons we haven't won a war since WWII

So....you're saying that we should be ruled by a military junta?

You're aware that civilians have controlled the US military for as long as the US has been an independent country, right?

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