The ones that are homeless should be taken care of
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/.ㅤ — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 09:47 AM)
What percentage of soldiers see combat?
Advertisements for the military may make you think that almost everyone who joins up sees combat, but that is not actually the case. Even in the modern world, with wars that seem to drag on for decades, most soldiers do not ever have to fire their weapons.
How many military members go into combat?
To get a better grasp on what this looks like, here are some key statistics:
Roughly 40% of those who join the military never get deployed to a combat zone at all.
10% to 20% of those who do find themselves on a deployment wind up in a combat zone. Remember, that is not 10 to 20% of the total. It is just 10 to 20% of the 60% who get deployed.
Most of the troops who do end up in combat zones do not actually enter combat against the enemy. They are support troops backing up those who do.
When you break it down, about one out of every 10 soldiers in the military — 10% overall — actually go to combat and have to fire their weapons.
Why do the far right think we owe veterans our constant gratitude? Most of them have never even been in a war. You crazy right wingers want so desperately to equate a modern veteran with a veteran who fought and survived the two World Wars but it is not the same thing at all. There is a difference between WW veterans who were literally fighting for freedom against an evil regime, men who had no military training but went into these wars with a proud sense of doing their duty for the greater good, compared to veterans from the last 50 years who have probably signed up because there were no other jobs available and the 'wars' they were fighting were mostly their governments trying to invade other countries and sticking their noses in where they don't belong.
The reason so many people are on the street is because of mental health issues and yes, while some of them do have PTSD from a 'war' (invasion) the government sent them into, many others have issues which mean they struggle in society. Like thousands of other people who were never in the military.
Every person on this planet deserves to have a home and to not go hungry. Don't pit 'veteran' against 'illegal'. Blame the governments who cause all this to begin with.
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 12:12 PM)
Who says I'm far right?
I'm simply saying what I think.
Thank you for your input.
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 12:31 PM)
They baffle the far left with their common sense.
Just when the country was beginning to learn all of their pronouns and learn which lanes to walk in , without being canceled, we suddenly have these righties coming in, telling us that from now on, we knock off the word salad, that there are only two genders, and if the boys want to play with the girls, it won't be in competitive sports. THE NERVE!!!
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 12:57 PM)
That's the wonderful thing about opinions. We are still each allowed our own.
God Bless America! My Home Sweet Home!
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 04:22 PM)
This was a test???
I thought that it was something to bring up for message board discussion. An exchange of ideas? Opinions?
Next time, I'll study!
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 04:54 PM)
I'm fresh as a daisy.
You, on the other hand need to dig up new insult material… the reference to age is getting… how should I put this?
Old
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Sophie Fevvers
— 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 10:19 AM)your current far right government under Trump is doing that to your precious veterans, not the "far left" or "illegal" immigrants.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/06/06/unite-for-vets-rally-calls-for-trump-to-abandon-planned-cuts-at-va/
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MissMargoChanning — 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 12:17 PM)
I suppose that the previous administration had bigger fish to fry in the past four years….
let's see… open up those boarders…. put out that welcome mat and give those illegals anything the American tax dollars can buy.
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Sophie Fevvers
— 9 months ago(June 08, 2025 12:30 PM)from the article you apparently did not catch or get or comprehend:
The event was billed as nonpartisan, but the Washington gathering featured numerous signs and
protests against President Donald Trump, VA Secretary Doug Collins and billionaire Elon Musk, accusing them of betraying the country’s promises to troops.
“Are you tired of being thanked for our service in the public and stabbed in our back in private?” Army veteran Everett Kelly, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, asked the crowd assembled just a few blocks from the White House.
“For years, politicians on both sides of the aisle have campaigned on their support of veterans, but once they get into office, they cut our benefits, our services. They take every opportunity to privatize our health care.”
Organizers said this public protest needed to highlight worrisome plans from Trump and Collins to cut roughly 80,000 VA staffers in the coming months and shift more money from the federal health care system to private-sector clinics.
