Kevin, u do hav a point about researching the canidates. To answer ur ? of do i know what the canidates supports and their views. NO, i do not know.
U say u were a soldiers, giv u an order and u would follow it. I too served, from 97-10 and i bucked the system every step of the way over stupid orders that i would not follow. I only made it to e-5/buck sgt n stayed there for 4yrs bc i would obey nor enforce the stupid orders. I am not a robot that once a command was inputed, i followed. There is a saying i saw when i was a kid, it goes like this:
Do not walk behind me, i may not lead. Do not walk in front of me, i may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
I applied that saying during my service and i got better results on average. During my career, i could not be a follower my whole career, but yet become a leader to try n make it a better place. Why be a sheep just followin the herd/crowd?
Charles,
I too made E-5 and that was it. I was in the 1st Ranger Bn. It's a little different than the rest of the army. We were not robots/bullet catchers, we were encouraged to think imaginatively but we were expected to follow orders. I guess the thing about that was... We trusted those that were in command positions as well as those that were fighting along side us. It also helped that most of the orders I'm referring to we're fun to follow. Lol
In the civilian world it's a whole different story. I just never really changed my way of thinking until recently. I say I've changed... Man, honestly.... It would take a whole lot more trouble than what we have now to make me start talking about revolution. That's just the way I'm wired I guess. But..people are different...that's what makes this nation great in my opinion.. The checks and balances. Anyway, those are just my thoughts.
