That's TOTAL BS. I 'ridiculed' you for starting a post "I'm a CITADEL grad and so ... " yada, yada, yada, as if that makes you some kind of 'expert' on anything and everything. I've know MANY Citadel graduates that are pretty much dumb as bricks, including several I know well today. They're good friends; they ain't rocket scientists, though.
I've NEVER 'ridiculed' ANY US Marine, which had you started your reference rant above by making THAT statement you would have never heard a word outta' me.
FWIW I was in college from age 18-21 and went through the draft 1A with a number of 168 that never got reached. The next year it was all 365 'new' numbers PLUS the 167 before my 168 - I didn't go to Viet Nam. THANK GOD. I didn't 'protest' it, either. I have two brothers who didn't go to college (for very LONG) one's a Marine, the other is Coast Guard. The Marine, a Lance Corporal grunt was shot twice in Viet Nam, lost a lung the second time then spent 10-months in a VA hospital recovering. He did kill people and almost got killed. The CG brother spent much of his 'career' deployed at sea 6-months at the time receiving his mail via helicopter from other passing ships sailing out of New Bedford, MA in the north Atlantic. He hated it but learned a great trade and earned a lot of $$$ as a master electrician in his 'career' as a union-guy up north ... he never 'came home'.
I got married at 20 (the 1st time - it lasted 9-years) and had my 1st girl at 23, 1st boy at 25. I was a decent student, got a good job, built a nice life. I respect everyone who joined (or was drafted) - the 'ridicule' you got was for pontificating ... not for being a Marine. Less than 30% of 'Citadel' graduates ENTER the armed services, I don't think a lot of people know that, and a LOT of 'Citadel' graduates like to use their 'attendance' there to imply or infer they somehow 'served' when they didn't.
Congratulations on your service. Thank you.
