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VMA131Marine

(4,680 posts)
11. Just stop 🛑
Fri Aug 9, 2024, 12:40 AM
Aug 2024

It’s not okay when they do it and it’s not okay when we do it. No matter how you feel about him now, Vance did his time and got, as far as we know, an honourable discharge. That puts his actual service above criticism.

You can go after him for what he’s been saying about Gov. Walz because it’s heinous and, as a fellow service member, he should know better. But don’t criticise his service or you’re potentially criticising every other SM who did that job. It’s estimated that it takes 5-6 people in rear echelon roles to support each person in a combat role. That doesn’t make those people any less essential.

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Fucking Vance. Cha Aug 2024 #1
Fucking couch. Celerity Aug 2024 #9
And as a Marine in a combat zone, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #2
No offense intended.... AZ8theist Aug 2024 #3
No offense taken. MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #4
By his own standards, Vantz abandoned his fellow Marines. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #5
His 4 year term was up and decided not to re-up, which, during my time in service, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #6
Yep! And Walz was also eligible to leave. keithbvadu2 Aug 2024 #7
True, by his own standards he did so. nt MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2024 #8
This picture is a real as the couch thing, right? ColinC Aug 2024 #10
Just stop 🛑 VMA131Marine Aug 2024 #11
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