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Talking to some of the guys at my unit, I have come to the following conclusion about the two branches of the military:
Reg force do the actual job proffesionally as a real full time job, whereas reservists do it part time. Because Reg force do it as a full fledged career; you seldom see reg force guys having the same sorta outright zealous pride that reservists do, as it is the norm to them. Reservists, doing it on a part time basis, however, temporarily escape from thier real, full times life into a unique, differant world. That is the reason why alot of reservists seem to live up to the title of "weekend warrior" even myself at times <img src="smile.gif" border="0" alt="" />
While the reservist, doesn‘t have the same sense of comfort and familiarity with military life as the reg force guy, s/he has the advantage of showing up for parade on Wendsay and Saterday fresh and relaxed after living a week of semi-relaxing civvy life, which is why it seems alot of reserves are "hard core"-like. My belief is that reg force guys wouldn‘t be "hard core" in the same blatent sense as the reservist, because it would get redundant; seeing as they do the job virtually every day.
I used to think that any part of the Army was cool, and can you really blame me? I was a kid, and still am. That realization that i described above made me think about why I used to think the army was cool; 1) because of the guns and weapons 2) because of the militant attitude 3) because of the proud heritage that the army has through it‘s contribution in history.
That made me realize that the army in general isn‘t as noble and regal as I had thought before. Not that I‘m cussing out the army, but all that it is is a job. True, I like the job alot, even though my role is to train in part time, in my free time, it doesn‘t define my character and it certainly doesn‘t define me.
Especially after talking to some *nameless* privates in the reserves who are all gunhoe, going "kill kill kill; i‘m gonna join reg force; I‘m cool cause I‘m in the army (shudder, navy in some cases)" like i used to be, (and at times still can be like) I can see why alot of reg force guys think the reserves are a joke.
My job as a reservist get‘s me the cash i need for drinking, school, and paintball, as well as offering me the oppertunity to do interesting militant things that I‘m proud of. However, it definatly doesn‘t make me a military man, like I do want to be someday.
*a long rave written so i can not think about school for a while
Reg force do the actual job proffesionally as a real full time job, whereas reservists do it part time. Because Reg force do it as a full fledged career; you seldom see reg force guys having the same sorta outright zealous pride that reservists do, as it is the norm to them. Reservists, doing it on a part time basis, however, temporarily escape from thier real, full times life into a unique, differant world. That is the reason why alot of reservists seem to live up to the title of "weekend warrior" even myself at times <img src="smile.gif" border="0" alt="" />
While the reservist, doesn‘t have the same sense of comfort and familiarity with military life as the reg force guy, s/he has the advantage of showing up for parade on Wendsay and Saterday fresh and relaxed after living a week of semi-relaxing civvy life, which is why it seems alot of reserves are "hard core"-like. My belief is that reg force guys wouldn‘t be "hard core" in the same blatent sense as the reservist, because it would get redundant; seeing as they do the job virtually every day.
I used to think that any part of the Army was cool, and can you really blame me? I was a kid, and still am. That realization that i described above made me think about why I used to think the army was cool; 1) because of the guns and weapons 2) because of the militant attitude 3) because of the proud heritage that the army has through it‘s contribution in history.
That made me realize that the army in general isn‘t as noble and regal as I had thought before. Not that I‘m cussing out the army, but all that it is is a job. True, I like the job alot, even though my role is to train in part time, in my free time, it doesn‘t define my character and it certainly doesn‘t define me.
Especially after talking to some *nameless* privates in the reserves who are all gunhoe, going "kill kill kill; i‘m gonna join reg force; I‘m cool cause I‘m in the army (shudder, navy in some cases)" like i used to be, (and at times still can be like) I can see why alot of reg force guys think the reserves are a joke.
My job as a reservist get‘s me the cash i need for drinking, school, and paintball, as well as offering me the oppertunity to do interesting militant things that I‘m proud of. However, it definatly doesn‘t make me a military man, like I do want to be someday.
*a long rave written so i can not think about school for a while