I need advice.

[Tommie]

FRIENDS! Let’s not derail Paula’s thread.

 

[300_whisper]

To 300whisper : I made the damn Kool-Aid . To bad you didn't drink any of it . Two and 1/2 tours in the Central Highlands gives me the right to call out any low-life trying to teach young people to lie , cheat steal , or violate their integrity. And anyone who attempts to rationalize that behavior needs to reflect upon their own standards and conduct . Certainly their own level of personnel integrity . Ranger Up !

Please go back and read my posts. I didn’t condone or rationalize his behavior. BUT people in the army do lie and do other bad things. I will never be a fan of the 82nd after witnessing people say one thing and do another. Or have people throw me under the bus for an OER bullet. Then hide behind their clicky JM club. It’s not unique to the military. Any large organization will inevitably have bad people in it.

Thank you for your service in Vietnam and welcome home.

 

[300_whisper]

Obviously, there are a number of people who are not familiar with the term 'to paint with a broad brush.'

https://www.idiomsandslang.com/paint-broad-brush/

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paint_with_a_broad_brush

When I stated that I was painting with a broad brush about lack of integrity in the military, that means that this situation does not exist in every situation or individual. The vast majority of service members are honest, and do their utmost to uphold the standards of their respective service. And then there are the rest. When uncovered and officially reported, integrity violations are punished severely - as they should be. My point is that in my personal experience, integrity violations are all too often swept under the rug or ignored - sometimes even encouraged. During my career I saw entirely too many instances of senior officers and NCOs who tolerated this conduct. While uncommon, it is certainly not unknown. To say otherwise is to ignore the truth.

^ this x1000