defusco67

When I brought my squad home from Afghanistan without losing one guy. The Soldiers were my brothers, but I also saw them as my kids, and losing one would have killed me.

After Afghanistan I was stationed at the Joint Multinational Training Center in Germany, where I trained with every country in NATO and the Russians. For the NATO allies, I find that most are still learning the tactics and structure that we have in the US Army, except two countries. The British and Canadians I would place on equal playing fields with us, as their structure and tactics are the same or close to ours. The only force I trained with that scared me would be the French Foreign Legion, who are just brutal mercenaries that have brutal tactics. I can say that while we may criticize tactics of other countries, we do respect them. In Afghanistan we had Romanians on our little Combat Outpost, we respected them for being out there with us, and that respect carried over to any country going out there and aiding us with our mission in those countries.

I wonder why I am receiving such down votes... is it something I said?

I believe in the need to serve my country, and although I tried to do follow the career my family pushed for (college, pilots license), I was not happy. It was this unhappiness that made my father consent to me following my feelings. I love this Country (not necessarily the government) and I believe that the beating heart of America is in the Volunteer spirit. I am now pursuing a career in law enforcement, not because Infantry can only do that, but because I love to protect my fellow citizens and I love to serve.

Interesting, I like your reasoning. I was taking the approach of just not liking what I said about my military experiences. I guess there are alot of other reasons out there :)