• @[email protected]
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      412 years ago

      I imagine that they’re fishing for compliments regarding leadership training, job placement, etc.

      • Flying Squid
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        72 years ago

        Well hopefully their social media PR person learned a valuable lesson- Don’t ask a question on the internet unless you’re really prepared for people to give you an answer you’re not going to like.

    • @[email protected]
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      82 years ago

      I doubt most are negatively impacted overall. Though those who are, are often extremely negatively impacted (PTSD, serious permanent injury, death).

          • ☆Luma☆
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            52 years ago

            What especially sticks out to my laymen self is the trend where active duty numbers decrease over time, but self-inflicted casualties continue to increase.

            Additionally, the 2nd last page - from 2010 ~ 2019 the total deaths trend down from 1,485 to 893. Impressive! However, self-infliction continues to rise. :(

            Thank you for sharing!

          • Flying Squid
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            12 years ago

            It is my (possibly flawed) understanding that because of improvement in personal armor, armored vehicles, etc. deaths in combat have in general dropped, but the psychological repercussions have not. So you still have plenty of people with severe PTSD that end up being part of that terrible ‘self-inflicted’ statistic.

      • @[email protected]
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        192 years ago

        I see a lot of service members in my job… trust me a large percentage are negatively impacted…

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      Eh, military has a lot of jobs outside of combat situations, so idk if “most” ex-military are negatively impacted although I imagine anyone who’s seen combat is.

    • @[email protected]
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      332 years ago

      Nope. Most people in the military aren’t combat troops. A military the size of the one the US has requires a fuck ton of non-combat positions to function.

      • @[email protected]
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        342 years ago

        I think it was The Onion that made an article promoting a new Call of Duty game where all you do is fix humvees and wait on watch.

      • @[email protected]
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        122 years ago

        I was friends with a military guy who used to hate the whole “thank you for your service” thing. He was like “I work in a fucking office in Dallas”.

        • JustEnoughDucks
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          “Thank you for your service” seems to be what people say when they claim to support servicemen/women and then try to defund the VA, Tricare, and post-service mental care.

        • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin
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          12 years ago

          For most service members the Military is basically just a guaranteed job with a REALLY good on site gym membership

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      No. If you look at all the bad shit, and I’m including rapes, active duty PTSD, etc by high estimates you are taking 30%. If you take that as the worst case scenario, consider the past and education is easy to see most have an improved life.

      So so so much of the military is logistics who will never see fighting.