Re:Ex-Military IT staff described in a nutshell.
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Interesting contradiction! I'm so proud. You scream about the government wasting your tax dollars, but then you have no problem charging "a rediculous (sic) bill rate."
Additionally, you don't work for the government, you work for a company that contracts to the government...there's a difference...which leads me to believe you're full of it. So, where are these "pretty bases" you mention? You mean the bases that pump so much money into the local economies of where they're located that most of the surrounding towns would cease to exist should the base go away? The reason the bases are so "pretty" is because we hire outside companies to maintain said bases to keep relations with the local towns in good standing. One should do ones homework before spouting off at the mouth.
Soap box!?! Sure...I was on my soap box, but when I feel as though I'm attacked and said attacker is using generalizations, it's my duty to clear the air.
By the way...you're still a coward.
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Wow.
Never has the word "Coward" rang so true. Unfortunately for you, your mind is clouded by what the news reports to you. First, to say the military is to blame for all of the "falures" you've listed is so profoundly ridiculous it defies words. Secondly, if you think that the military is for people who are dumb you should think again. I'm not going to get in a pissing contest with you, but please note that not all of us who join the military are buffoons who have nothing else going for us. I serve my country proudly and take great pride in my work. Let's have a look at how stupid I am for joining the military:
I've received 7 years of intense Unix, Windows, and Linux training that I would NEVER be exposed to in any classroom. Additionally, I've been able to utilize my skills to such a degree that I would say it was world-changing. My skills have saved countless lives of my fellow servicemen, and that I can say is something you will never do in your lifetime. I've received management training, schooling, IT training, and have recently completed my first of many Bachelors Degrees. While these feats may not be equivilent to whatever wonderful academic accomplishments you have, I've earned all this stuff for free. FOR FREE!!!! Where else can you get the training that I've received, as well as the degrees I've earned for free? Who's the moron now? I'd like to take your resume and mine, apply for the same job, and if you get it over me I'll pay you your first year's salary.
Did I also mention that I have more benefits than anything a civilian job would give? If I had the opportunity, I'd love to show you what you're missing. Frankly, it's this kind of attitude that I CHOOSE to risk my life to protect, but it's also the kind of attitude that would not exist if they made military service mandatory (like it is in many other countries that aren't so free.)
So, if you've got something like this to say, go ahead and say it, but to do so anonymously only proves how foolish you are.
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Additionally, you don't work for the government, you work for a company that contracts to the government...there's a difference...which leads me to believe you're full of it. So, where are these "pretty bases" you mention? You mean the bases that pump so much money into the local economies of where they're located that most of the surrounding towns would cease to exist should the base go away? The reason the bases are so "pretty" is because we hire outside companies to maintain said bases to keep relations with the local towns in good standing. One should do ones homework before spouting off at the mouth.
Soap box!?! Sure...I was on my soap box, but when I feel as though I'm attacked and said attacker is using generalizations, it's my duty to clear the air.
By the way...you're still a coward.
Never has the word "Coward" rang so true. Unfortunately for you, your mind is clouded by what the news reports to you. First, to say the military is to blame for all of the "falures" you've listed is so profoundly ridiculous it defies words. Secondly, if you think that the military is for people who are dumb you should think again. I'm not going to get in a pissing contest with you, but please note that not all of us who join the military are buffoons who have nothing else going for us. I serve my country proudly and take great pride in my work. Let's have a look at how stupid I am for joining the military:
I've received 7 years of intense Unix, Windows, and Linux training that I would NEVER be exposed to in any classroom. Additionally, I've been able to utilize my skills to such a degree that I would say it was world-changing. My skills have saved countless lives of my fellow servicemen, and that I can say is something you will never do in your lifetime. I've received management training, schooling, IT training, and have recently completed my first of many Bachelors Degrees. While these feats may not be equivilent to whatever wonderful academic accomplishments you have, I've earned all this stuff for free. FOR FREE!!!! Where else can you get the training that I've received, as well as the degrees I've earned for free? Who's the moron now? I'd like to take your resume and mine, apply for the same job, and if you get it over me I'll pay you your first year's salary.
Did I also mention that I have more benefits than anything a civilian job would give? If I had the opportunity, I'd love to show you what you're missing. Frankly, it's this kind of attitude that I CHOOSE to risk my life to protect, but it's also the kind of attitude that would not exist if they made military service mandatory (like it is in many other countries that aren't so free.)
So, if you've got something like this to say, go ahead and say it, but to do so anonymously only proves how foolish you are.
-Military IT guy :)