This is the great part of sharing one thing in common. It don't matter if you were a squid, a gyrine, or in my terms, army, navy, or airforce, coast guard, shit we will even allow our law enforcement if they served 'Active Service' for their countries. We have Federal Police which they have sent to some of the Pacific Countries to help mend the communities. Shit, I even ran into a couple of Yank Firemen who were serving in the Red Zone in downtown Baghdad.
We can all laugh though which is the great thing. That is why this forum is apart from the rest. No 'real' rules, just common sense, and having PTSD related to being in a 'Combat' Zone.
My father 'RIP' served in the Army Reserves to start with, then the Navy during WWII. He was only a young fellow then, so his mother broke his heart and forced his discharge so he ended up being a policeman and serving 32 years.
I used to wonder why he hated going anywhere except when doing his job. He always worked extra hours, was always angry at stupid stuff, never slept well. When I joined the Army in 85 he had just retired. He told me some stories that would curl anyone's toes. Mum denies he had PTSD, but it was clear to me. He ended up getting
Alzheimer's, the only true cure for PTSD, because you forget everything.
This is the bar, so the threads don't matter. We can just dribble shit and laugh at ourselves.
I remember visiting the Navy bases here. We used to walk on the grass and get a laugh at the responses.
Its like watching the 'Airforce' doing drill.
