Want a real red pill, talk to a navy recruiter who’s been doing the job for 3-4 years. Ask them about all the people who are too retarded that came through his/her office door.
Lmao. I retired in 2013 and it started to get bad around 2010. Bunch of babies who needed their hands held. Luckily I was a surface sailor on small ships so it wasn't as bad.
It's completely the opposite now in the Coast Guard. Old vets telling stories of stealing another crew's C130 and hiding it in a hangar after getting shitfaced on base that night.
New guys laugh and say ya if I get caught on base drunk from the on-base bar one more time they will kick me out.
From the stories it sounds like CG was turned into a TSA department.
I talked to a recruiter once, and wow he made me feel very special for not being retarded. Supposedly if you are smart and willing to go to the military it is pretty smooth after boot camp.
It’s always been like that. God blessed me with a really good brain. I like to think I’ve got a close to equal mix of intelligence and common sense wisdom. Scored high on the asvabs and GT score of 119. (Any score over 100 and they try to push Army Intelligence)
Every ‘superior’ officer and non com saw my knowledge as a threat. Kept me from promotion board and PLDC till it was too late.
Maybe I’m not as smart as I thought. Didn’t realize I was being screwed til years later.
Truth. At various points, I had a stuttering fool and a Fat Albert with a lisp. One was a moron and one hadn't completed a PT test in years. Know why they were in charge? They were "yes" men. Ever have a yes man in charge of you and your group? We were volunteered for EVERY garbage duty and detail you could think of. Zero leadership.
Hmm, well I hope we all know to take what a recruiter says with a grain of salt. I was under age and didnt turn 18 until spring at college. My parents wouldn't sign so I couldn't take it any further.
Want a real red pill, talk to a navy recruiter who’s been doing the job for 3-4 years. Ask them about all the people who are too retarded that came through his/her office door.
Lmao. I retired in 2013 and it started to get bad around 2010. Bunch of babies who needed their hands held. Luckily I was a surface sailor on small ships so it wasn't as bad.
2009 surge was what killed it for me. We had literal ex-felons with neck tattoos running around in charge of people. Talk about a fucking freakshow.
It's completely the opposite now in the Coast Guard. Old vets telling stories of stealing another crew's C130 and hiding it in a hangar after getting shitfaced on base that night.
New guys laugh and say ya if I get caught on base drunk from the on-base bar one more time they will kick me out.
From the stories it sounds like CG was turned into a TSA department.
All branches of the US military have been getting neutered and "diversified" for a while now...
Yeah they were moving towards a more zero defect attitude when I got out but the damage was already done (this is the army though).
I talked to a recruiter once, and wow he made me feel very special for not being retarded. Supposedly if you are smart and willing to go to the military it is pretty smooth after boot camp.
Like Fireark said.
It’s always been like that. God blessed me with a really good brain. I like to think I’ve got a close to equal mix of intelligence and common sense wisdom. Scored high on the asvabs and GT score of 119. (Any score over 100 and they try to push Army Intelligence)
Every ‘superior’ officer and non com saw my knowledge as a threat. Kept me from promotion board and PLDC till it was too late.
Maybe I’m not as smart as I thought. Didn’t realize I was being screwed til years later.
You can be both intelligent and naive. I take it you were young and probably trusted your superiors to have your best interest in mind.
Truth. At various points, I had a stuttering fool and a Fat Albert with a lisp. One was a moron and one hadn't completed a PT test in years. Know why they were in charge? They were "yes" men. Ever have a yes man in charge of you and your group? We were volunteered for EVERY garbage duty and detail you could think of. Zero leadership.
Hmm, well I hope we all know to take what a recruiter says with a grain of salt. I was under age and didnt turn 18 until spring at college. My parents wouldn't sign so I couldn't take it any further.