Thoughts on Unity.
Okay. So I watched this movie earlier today with Cuba Gooding Jr. in it. Why you ask? Because I was bored, and despite my utter dislike for the man's acting abilities, it was quite a decent movie. In fact I hate him a little less now. Men of Honor. I think that was the name. If this is in fact the title, I'm sorry because as a rising movie ghuru, (I'm kidding of course, well kind of) I should have seen this movie much sooner. I haven't though and I saw it today. It's about the first black man to try and succeed as a navy diver, blah blah blah. I liked it.
Point. I've always had this weird stereotype about the navy and how they aren't the "real" military. Which is stupid cause I loathe those ignorant uniformed stereotypes about things. And yet I've maintained this ridiculous thought. Probably because I don't really think about it that much, and therefore haven't noticed how idiotic of a notion it is. It got me thinking about all of the competition and hostility between the military branches. I mean, I've entertained the weaker branch of the military idea because I have several friends that either in the army or the marines or the air force. And as much animosity as they share for one another, they all hate the navy much more. I have no clue why, nor is that where I'm going with this lengthy ranting.
Here's where I'm going. Without thinking about all the stupid jokes and logistical reasons of why these branches hate each other, I want to know why there is such a fierce enmity between them. I mean, okay I get the boys will be boys competition factor. I even get the pride for their branch thing. Anyone who's ever been at a high school pep function gets that. They should be proud of what they do and who they do it for. Military men and women astonish me. It's such a selfless act to serve. Yes, they get paid for it, yes sometimes the only reason our generation seems to enlist is to pay for the cost of rising tuition. All that being said though, serving in the military is still a courageous, admirable profession. So be proud. Be proud to be apart of the Army, to be Marine. To be a Navy diver. Or an Air Force fighter pilot. Awesome! I commend thee.
This is a very scattered post, so bear with me. That's what I get for listening to the Pixies while writing. If you're still reading, I'm impressed. My intention is to ask this question: Why the animosity between the branches of military? Why is it a part of this country's history to expect a marine to laugh at an army soldier? And vice versa. They are both doing their jobs, and hopefully doing them well. To assume that one branch is better than the other is a little ludicrous don't you think? They're all fighting for the same cause, generally, and they're doing it in the way they were trained to. They are still all apart of the American military, fighting for causes they probably don't believe in, leaving their families and friends behind for months to years at a time. How can anyone of them assume themselves better than another simply because they wear different uniforms? Competition is human nature, so I'm not addressing that. Friendly bantering is expected. But every one of my military friends genuinely percieves themselves to be better than the other branches. And I'll say the marines are the worst by far. Their arrogance towards the rest of the military makes me a little ill sometime. However that being said, army, navy, airforce, all of em. Every last one of them is like that. To some degree. And I totally don't understand it. At all.
Okay that's it for now. I'll probably come back and edit this at one point to not be as run on and long as it is. It might actually make sense when I get done with it.
Peace.
Point. I've always had this weird stereotype about the navy and how they aren't the "real" military. Which is stupid cause I loathe those ignorant uniformed stereotypes about things. And yet I've maintained this ridiculous thought. Probably because I don't really think about it that much, and therefore haven't noticed how idiotic of a notion it is. It got me thinking about all of the competition and hostility between the military branches. I mean, I've entertained the weaker branch of the military idea because I have several friends that either in the army or the marines or the air force. And as much animosity as they share for one another, they all hate the navy much more. I have no clue why, nor is that where I'm going with this lengthy ranting.
Here's where I'm going. Without thinking about all the stupid jokes and logistical reasons of why these branches hate each other, I want to know why there is such a fierce enmity between them. I mean, okay I get the boys will be boys competition factor. I even get the pride for their branch thing. Anyone who's ever been at a high school pep function gets that. They should be proud of what they do and who they do it for. Military men and women astonish me. It's such a selfless act to serve. Yes, they get paid for it, yes sometimes the only reason our generation seems to enlist is to pay for the cost of rising tuition. All that being said though, serving in the military is still a courageous, admirable profession. So be proud. Be proud to be apart of the Army, to be Marine. To be a Navy diver. Or an Air Force fighter pilot. Awesome! I commend thee.
This is a very scattered post, so bear with me. That's what I get for listening to the Pixies while writing. If you're still reading, I'm impressed. My intention is to ask this question: Why the animosity between the branches of military? Why is it a part of this country's history to expect a marine to laugh at an army soldier? And vice versa. They are both doing their jobs, and hopefully doing them well. To assume that one branch is better than the other is a little ludicrous don't you think? They're all fighting for the same cause, generally, and they're doing it in the way they were trained to. They are still all apart of the American military, fighting for causes they probably don't believe in, leaving their families and friends behind for months to years at a time. How can anyone of them assume themselves better than another simply because they wear different uniforms? Competition is human nature, so I'm not addressing that. Friendly bantering is expected. But every one of my military friends genuinely percieves themselves to be better than the other branches. And I'll say the marines are the worst by far. Their arrogance towards the rest of the military makes me a little ill sometime. However that being said, army, navy, airforce, all of em. Every last one of them is like that. To some degree. And I totally don't understand it. At all.
Okay that's it for now. I'll probably come back and edit this at one point to not be as run on and long as it is. It might actually make sense when I get done with it.
Peace.