Army Guy Posted March 8, 2017 Author Report Posted March 8, 2017 4 hours ago, BillyBeaver said: ArmyGuy are you waxing nostalgic, reliving PTSD, or trying spread awareness? I'm genuinely curious as to your motivations. None of the above, trying to dispel some of Hot enough conspiracies theories. Do i need some sort of motivation to post here or on a certain topic ? and if so why do you care about my motivations ? Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
BillyBeaver Posted March 8, 2017 Report Posted March 8, 2017 Just curious as what you have to gain by generally rehashing the whole ordeal. I'd rather know specifics about your experiences than your musings about the entire tour. As you were, though, whatever polishes your pistol. Quote
Army Guy Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Posted March 9, 2017 2 hours ago, BillyBeaver said: Just curious as what you have to gain by generally rehashing the whole ordeal. I'd rather know specifics about your experiences than your musings about the entire tour. As you were, though, whatever polishes your pistol. I have been doing this since my second tour, in fact i did several posts here on this forum form a lap top/ stick in the back of a LAV III, while on operations in Afghanistan answering questions to readers on this forum my whole platoon got in on it it was fun at the time........we wanted Canadians to know what it was like, and to correct all the misconceptions that a lot of Canadians had on the mission....That and i had alot invested into afghanistan, with my own blood sweat and tears, but most importantly the sweat ,blood and tears of my fallen comrades, i owed them to much, not to ensure the truth was told about them, and our mission....For me the mission was so important i volunteered 3 times, or 22 months total time in Afghanistan i would have done alot more but my wife and new baby son at the time had said enough, or we are leaving...and what seems to be a no brainer, i was torn between the two , and almost went on my forth tour....3 Tours may sound like enough, but i know soldiers with 6 or 7 tours, in the Infantry i think 4 was average....I felt as if i was letting my fellow platoon mates down.... rehashing this over and over is good for me, or so they say, don't get me wrong i'm not medically released, i don't have problems with head space and timing issues, although everyone that was there was changed in some form or another, those that say other wise are lying....the mission changed everyone , and not in a good way, most of us have learned to cope with it, and some how control it or push it down into the depths it can not come back up from.... Not sure what you want from me exactly but you can PM me about any questions you may have i'll consider it. Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
BillyBeaver Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 Thank you for your generous offer, I hope I haven't come across as dismissive or adversarial. 1 Quote
Army Guy Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Posted March 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, BillyBeaver said: Thank you for your generous offer, I hope I haven't come across as dismissive or adversarial. No, i happy to answer most questions, Canadians should know more about our military and what they do, i might be the reason we have such a disconnect....between the two...that being said i don't want to become someone's science project either...this has happened in the past. Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
capricorn Posted March 9, 2017 Report Posted March 9, 2017 I've said it before and I'll say it again. Army Guy, from the bottom of my heart thank you for your service to our country. And thanks to your family for making it possible. 1 Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
Army Guy Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Posted March 18, 2017 Our Afghanistan mission described by our US allieds.....sobering if you think about it, our soldiers giving everything we had while our government collected all the praise, and political points it needed without spending a dime more than they had to....., while Canada and it's government starved us for troops and equipment.....both major political parties did this.....not just the liberals....i mean the liberals we expected it...the Cons well they broke what little trust i had in our political system, i never seen it coming, but just like the liberals they bent us over the table....and smacked our asses like a bad porno..... https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2012/06/22/us_military_thought_canadian_efforts_fell_short_in_kandahar.html Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
eyeball Posted March 18, 2017 Report Posted March 18, 2017 Your's is not to whine or cry... 1 Quote I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical, a liberal, oh fanatical criminal
Army Guy Posted March 18, 2017 Author Report Posted March 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, eyeball said: Your's is not to whine or cry... but to do and die.....I get it....i have written my MP already several times....they do respond, but nothing concrete.....but perhaps enough of us will complain and something will get done....one can always hope.... Quote We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
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