Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by friendlybus on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:41PM
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The marines come with an individual cost that is frequently less valued than service in the army or airforce.
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Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by desert_boi on Saturday January 02, 2021 @09:01PM
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Marines certainly are closer to harms way generally was the impression I got.
As the child of an enlisted Air Force solidier who served for 20 years, I always thought the Air Force got the worst rap of the branches. The "chair force" moniker didn't help.
Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by throwaway201103 on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:49PM
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What do you mean less valued? My impression is that the Marines are the most respected of the services. (I am not serving nor a veteran of any armed service).
Re:How to overcome Phone Addiction
by friendlybus on Saturday January 02, 2021 @08:38PM
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I don't want to tell tales out of school or anything. I've met an ex-marine who suffered damage in training and stories from internet videos all corroborate the general story. The marines are the offensive branch, and the individuals get treated poorly. You get a lot of respect for your title, but other branches have a better quality of life and better jobs available.
https://youtu.be/UMoLKLM8SMg Fun story time by an ex-air force guy who was going to join up to the marines (4:30).
Counter to this anecdote, I’ve met a reasonable number of Air Force, Navy, and Army who retrospectively wished they joined the Marines. I’ve never met a Marine who wished they joined another branch (with the exception of when other branches offered even more difficult opportunities Marines didn’t, like before MARSOC was established)