tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post6018394302612594252..comments2023-02-25T09:36:18.263-06:00Comments on Red Bull Rising: Places, PleaseAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357128909045161891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-6834328186010893472010-04-28T00:33:09.158-05:002010-04-28T00:33:09.158-05:00My daughter saw the California National Guard buil...My daughter saw the California National Guard building one time and said, "WHAT'S THAT?" I told her, and she said, "Oh, they're soldiers. They're all over there." Over there meaning Iraq or Afghanistan, she is correct and is due every the same amount of respect.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820639940574390611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-29259648186659299112010-04-27T23:46:56.644-05:002010-04-27T23:46:56.644-05:00@ CI-Roller Dude: Roger on all that--I'll have...@ CI-Roller Dude: Roger on all that--I'll have to put my memory-hat on to see if I can come up with specific stories about having our guys treated like second-class soldiers. Active-duty soldiers being told not to salute our officers, for example, because we weren't "real Army." Of course, I'd like to think that the Total Force has gotten away from that kind of bigotry, given how quickly and frequently National Guard guys deploy these days. But ... I've been hurt before.<br /><br />@ Coffeypot: You're always right on target!Charlie Sherpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16791563886675329245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-40364059895925633452010-04-27T15:41:34.996-05:002010-04-27T15:41:34.996-05:00To me the important things is, the incoming bullet...To me the important things is, the incoming bullets don't know or care about the distinction.Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601474604616163167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-23861157300751421252010-04-27T09:31:16.292-05:002010-04-27T09:31:16.292-05:00The other thing that makes the guard different...o...The other thing that makes the guard different...on my deployments, we were put in the old crappy barracks and fed the crappy food in a seperate crappy mess hall. While the regular army folks down the street stayed in nice modern barracks and ate really good food. <br />When we deployed and a bunch of us got attached to a "real" army unit, we had to prove that we could do the job...and ended up proving we actually had more experience with the weapons, MOS and other skills the young kids didn't have. But, each time we got sent out to another unit, we had to prove ourselves each time....<br />Now, we have some guard troops who've deployed more than a lot of "real" army troops. <br />Not bitchin', just telling how it was.CI-Roller Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850472230525879415noreply@blogger.com