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Originally Posted by mheisig
4mrusmc,
Thanks for your insight as well.
I certainly hope there was no offense taken in saying Doug was not the "stereotypical Marine." I think there is definitely a stereotype that Marines are sort of the thickheaded jocks of the military, rarely using their brains.
My experience has been the exact opposite. I worked alongside several former Marines at the police department, none of whom fit that stereotype. One was a martial arts instructor and computer programmer and one was the quietest, most soft-spoken guy you'd ever meet.
Oddly enough the real "thickheaded jock" in my Academy class was a former Air Force TACP operator. Go figure.
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None taken buddy. When I was in the Corps, I spent my whole time in trying to dispell that whole perseption of how others on the "outside" viewed us. When we go in through boot camp, the drill instructors have a way of instilling pride and self-confidence in you, so I kind of get where it all comes from. I equate it to how others feel about their fraternity, and how superior or great it is. I just love my country so much, and I can't understand why some people can't see why we are in this war and how long and costly it will be. Everyday I tune into the news to see if we got that rat-bastard bin-laden. So again I say that we are good guys despite how the media portrays us. We as a country have a big task before us to try to spread freedom and democracy in a part of the world that is not so easy to do. This thing is not so clear and cut and dry to do. It will be messy, but we have to do something because we cannot sit by and wait for another 9/11. I'm glad that we can have this dialogue, and discuss things like this.