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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by throwaway0x7E6 on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:04PM (#30909944)
sure, and if you go back in time far enough, you can say that generals get killed in combat too

how many logistics and support personnel casualties did the US have in any war during this century?

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by notch656a on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:26PM (#30910265)
Not sure if this is sarcasm, but quite a few on here from 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'

https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/oifnames-of-fa...

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by throwaway0x7E6 on Monday April 04, 2022 @03:27PM (#30910954)
well alright, I stand corrected

still tho, senators' and millionaires' sons aren't the E-rank grunts driving the trucks

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by chrisseaton on Monday April 04, 2022 @04:02PM (#30911354)
No they’re the young platoon leaders putting themselves in harm’s way.
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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by earleybird on Monday April 04, 2022 @07:24PM (#30913284)
The reference was to "Fortunate Son".[0]

[0] https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-fogerty-a...

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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by remarkEon on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:05PM (#30914050)
An odd reference as we don’t have a draft anymore.
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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by earleybird on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:54PM (#30914416)
Agreed, but not just because there is no longer a draft, but that the song referenced does not differentiate between the rank of those who serve. It does distinguish between those who serve and those who send them into harms way with no risk to themselves.
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Re:Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends... by agapon on Monday April 04, 2022 @02:50PM (#30910572)
why go back in time, just be a russian general...
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