Reply #33: I serve now

[qazplm]

my mom served, my dad served, my stepdad was in vietnam and served 29 years...you dont see me saying i am highly qualifed to talk about what things were like in 1969's army. I guess somehow if you serve that gives you instant access to how things are til ya die?

I will remember that when having discussions with people serving in 2036 provided I make it that long and 4 more months over here.

forgive me but your second paragraph sounds like the speech in starship troopers. I dont believe that service as a condition of citizenship is either noble nor American, nor is it a "citizens military".

But I guess if you make up the term you get to establish what you think it means, fair enough, but I think my "citizens" military would look nothing like yours.