#14195 - 11/11/08 10:40 AM
Re: What is your profession?
[Re: Jake999]
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athegiscj
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Registered: 11/10/08
Posts: 11
Loc: Atlanta, Ga
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Well as for me, I am currently the vocalist of a pretty quickly moving local band in the Atlanta area called Athegis. My profession i would say is that, i know it does sound like a farfetched idea but i hold strong to my dreams and goals and do whatever it takes to fulfill them.
Job wise, i'm currently unemployed, but looking for a job relentlessly. I have alot of respect for the veterans of the US army and want to give a strong thanks to you as well.
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#14230 - 11/11/08 06:46 PM
Re: What is your profession?
[Re: d3vi1d06]
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Woland
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Registered: 08/28/07
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Loc: Oslo, Norway
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i defend american's way of life. im the first to fight for right and freedom.
Being a Warrior is a fine profession, but you really shouldnt confuse your attitude towards your work with big words like "right" and "freedom.
The correct sentence should be something like;
Im the first to fight for right and freedom for Americans.
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#14257 - 11/12/08 03:06 AM
Re: What is your profession?
[Re: Woland]
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d3vi1d06
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Registered: 11/10/08
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i defend american's way of life. im the first to fight for right and freedom. Being a Warrior is a fine profession, but you really shouldnt confuse your attitude towards your work with big words like "right" and "freedom. The correct sentence should be something like; Im the first to fight for right and freedom for Americans. i was quoting the marines hymn, movie star. im not the confused one in this situation. oh and your welcome to read up on u.s. marine corps literature at http://www.marines.com. it should clear up any misunderstanding about what i do. out of respect for my corps, my original statement "fight for right and freedom" shall stand, unaltered. because it is in the hymn of the united states marine corps. as such, it will imply that i fight for that cause in the name of the united states.
now, if you had researched on the subject at hand, instead of blindly insulting my use of words, a fool you would not appear to be. im at fault though. i should have predicted that there would be that one person, who would attempt to "reconfigure" my words. perhaps i should have, in bold lettering, stated the source of my words. maybe then would you have been less confused.
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#14275 - 11/12/08 02:48 PM
Re: What is your profession?
[Re: d3vi1d06]
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Diavolo
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Registered: 09/02/07
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Mate you appear to me like someone that joined the army last week and is so full of it, it's seeping out of your pores.
There is nothing wrong with liking the job you do and if being a soldier makes your day, more power to you. If you enjoy it there, great, if you wanna catch a bullet of lose a limb for it, great too. Even if you're doing a deskjob or cleaning sheets and love it, again great great great.
Still, you should start learning that not everything should be embraced without thought. Right and freedom are catch-words that are used for specific reasons. There's nothing wrong with tradition and chanting 'group' hymns or whatever, but there is absolutely nothing wrong either with being critical about them at the same time.
Right and freedom should indeed be our right and our freedom as Woland stated and essentially it is a lot of bullshit but of a memetic nature. Many people embrace them without a thought and really start to think that all they do is indeed right and for the cause of freedom. Yeah right.
An army is about dominance, right and freedom are used to again dominate, not only others but also its own work force. It puts a spell on you. There are some similarities with heroism, another concept that serves a very specific purpose. I'd go deeper into it but this isn't the post for it and I'm not sure if it's worth the time.
Still, when expressing our hymnatic nature, don't be insulted when people comment upon it or take it with a grain of salt. Never share in public what you don't want to see criticized.
And, I reread Woland's reply about three times and I can't figure out what part so blindly insults. If you consider that an insult, you really should grow some skin, it might be of use in your profession.
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#14386 - 11/13/08 07:46 PM
Re: What is your profession?
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Jake999
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Registered: 11/02/08
Posts: 2230
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Crank up the Johnny Cash "I've been everywhere" tune...
I was stationed at Wheelus AB, Libya... was there when Kadaffy took over and spent 7 months under what amounted to house arrest. Then I was stationed at Cannon AFB, NM, Cam Rhan Ban and Tuy Hoa, Viet Nam, Castle AFB, CA, Incirlik, Turkey, Travis AFB, CA, Rhein Main, Germany and Travis AFB again.
I have been deployed to Chad, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Barbados, Honduras, Thailand, Phillipines, Papua New Guinea, Guam, and some places I was but never knew where exactly.
I've traveled to Australia, France, Italy, Mexico, Canada, and Japan. Probably missed something along the way, but I'm old and might have been sleeping.
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