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Aussie105

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4. There are reasons why soldiers are trained

Reply to Indyfan53 (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 04:46 AM

Jan 4

to follow orders without thinking.

Besides, the possibility of seeing action for the glory and the country in peacetime is always overhyped in all the branches of the forces.

The whole 'think about the order, is it legal or not?' really doesn't work.

Jump and shoot? The correct response from a well trained soldier is to ask how high to jump, and how many to shoot.

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Don't trust the military [View all] Indyfan53 Jan 4 OP

Any office, department, government entity connected to the Federal government is compromised and cannot be trusted or yaesu Jan 4 #1

Such a shame that it's actually come to this. calimary Jan 4 #2

Me too calimary JustAnotherGen Jan 4 #3

There are reasons why soldiers are trained Aussie105 Jan 4 #4