The four types of people that join the military
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crashdummy35 — 10 years ago(September 02, 2015 10:45 AM)
"There are four types of people who join the military. For some, it's
family trade.
Others are patriots, eager to serve. Next you have those who just need a job. Than there's the kind who want the legal means of killing other people."
Family Tradition. Not "trade." There's a monumental difference between the two. -
andrewsk8s — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 01:13 AM)
Personally, I liked that line Reacher says in retort to that detective who said something like, MP huh? what did you do break up bar fights?
And he says, yeah, the job was similar to yours, except that EVERY suspect is a trained killer. -
transmentalist — 10 years ago(December 30, 2015 12:33 PM)
"There are four types of people who join the military. For some, it's family trade. Others are patriots, eager to serve. Next you have those who just need a job. Than there's the kind who want the legal means of killing other people."
Family Tradition. Not "trade." There's a monumental difference between the two.
Agreed but the actual line was "family trade." Which makes sense from the perspective of Reacher, who's not big on traditions. -
jacksvoice — 10 years ago(January 06, 2016 02:48 PM)
i would almost think they would figure out who that fourth kind was and use them how they should be used, or just discharge them and get em out of there. but i would think you would want to keep that type in the military, so they arent endangering people in our country on the streets
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Darvidd — 10 years ago(February 21, 2016 01:36 PM)
Until they come back, are discharged and back on the streets (with both training and a taste for it) which almost everybody does (only a tiny fraction of troops get killed or seriously wounded in a modern army)-there is also a group not mentioned in Reacher's assessment-conscripts/draftees who cant avoid it.
"What is an Oprah?"-Teal'c. -
CGSailor — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 04:36 AM)
-there is also a group not mentioned in Reacher's assessment-conscripts/draftees who cant avoid it.
No.
That group has not existed since Vietnam.
Our Military is an All Volunteer force.
I joined the Navy to see the world, only to discover the world is 2/3 water! -
philoj — 9 years ago(October 22, 2016 07:23 AM)
In any organization, there are leaders who understand the strengths and shortcomings of their subordinates and use them effectively. Then there are managers who think every human is interchangeable and if you can't do the job you're assigned then you're a waste of space.
An officer in a combat zone will certainly have warriors who suck at paperwork. Not only will they enable those people to excel at death & destruction, but they will lead their team to understand that it's in everyone's best interest to pick up the administrative load for that person.
Philo's Law: To learn from your mistakes, you have to realize you're making mistakes.