Other Friends vs. Military Friends

[paracowboy]

Other Friends vs. Military Friends
OTHER FRIENDS: Never ask for food

MILITARY FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.


OTHER FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.


OTHER FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Would be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...we fucked up...but that shit was fun!"


OTHER FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Cry with you.


OTHER FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.


OTHER FRIENDS: know a few things about you.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.


OTHER FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.


OTHER FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"


OTHER FRIENDS: Are for a while.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Are for life.


OTHER FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had enough.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, "Bitch, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don't waste!!"


OTHER FRIENDS: Will talk shit to the person who talks shit about you.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will knock them the fuck out!!


OTHER FRIENDS: Will ignore this.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post this elsewhere, or send it along to their MILITARY FRIENDS.

 

[paracowboy]

I can remember leaving hundreds of dollars on my dresser, with my door unlocked, and coming back a couple hours later to have my fridge emptied, my beer drank, one pinch of dip left in my previously-full tin, two smokes left in my unopened pack, and a note saying "I borrowed your KFS."

And every cent untouched.

I can remember phone calls at 0430 hrs saying, "Cowboy, we're in Eganville. Can you come get us?"
And I can remember hearing "Welcome back. You're coming home with me, li'l brother. Nobody should be without family today."

I love these guys.

 

[Canadian.Trucker]

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post this elsewhere, or send it along to their MILITARY FRIENDS.

Doing so now.

I have not seen two of my buddies for three years, yet they refer to my Mom as "Mom", and we still talk as if we just saw each other yesterday.  The military is something that is hard to describe to someone that has not served.

Thanks for the read cowboy.

 

[military granny]

Para that is great. The mom and dad thing is so true.

 

[Hunter]

Para,

Looking forward to reading your published memoirs.  You have a gift with words.

Hunter

 

[foerestedwarrior]

LOL, good read...... ;D Now that I think about it, I do alot of those things....

 

[paracowboy]

Para,

Looking forward to reading your published memoirs.  You have a gift with words.

Hunter

just to be clear, I didn't write the first post. I got it in an e-mail, and did what a MILITARY FRIEND would do.

 

[Haggis]

I refer to this as "Soldiers for now.  Comrades forever."

 

[Hockeycaper]

A great read and so very, very true. I have to send this link to about 8 guys right now!!!!!

 

[rmacqueen]

I can remember phone calls at 0430 hrs saying, "Cowboy, we're in Eganville. Can you come get us?"

Or Champeau

 

[Lost_Warrior]

Great read.  Thanks!

 

[big bad john]

I don't get this, you have other friends?

 

[the 48th regulator]

I don't get this, you have other friends?

I think he is referring to the ones that have black hats, that you sometimes say hi to, 'cause you were on course with them once..

dileas

tess

 

[FredDaHead]

What are those... "friends" you people keep blabbering about?

 

[Shamrock]

Friends are issued to army pers only Fred.  Sorry.

 

[GAP]

What are those... "friends" you people keep blabbering about?

They are not going to tell you Fred....but I will
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[Sig_Des]

Got this in an email from a buddy in Alert...funny. Brings me back to life in the shacks:

Other Friends vs. Military Friends

OTHER FRIENDS: Never ask for food
MILITARY FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food.

OTHER FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

OTHER FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Would be sitting next to you saying, "D*mn...we f*cked
up...but that sh*t was fun!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Cry with you.

OTHER FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.

OTHER FRIENDS: know a few things about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

OTHER FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

OTHER FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Are for a while.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Are for life.

OTHER FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you've had
enough.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say,
"B*tch, you better drink the rest of that, you know we don't waste!!"

OTHER FRIENDS: Will talk sh*t to the person who talks sh*t about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will knock them the f*ck out!!

OTHER FRIENDS: Will ignore this.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will repost

 

[Mike Baker]

I think this was posted before. Ah yes it was http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/48661.0.html . I still like to read it even though I'm a civie, yet joining the forces in two years.

 

[Sig_Des]

Yeah, I guess it was. I did a search as Other Friends vs. Army friends....ah well, it still rings true

 

[paracowboy]

nanner nanner nanner! You suck! I rock! You drool, I rule!