IME, there are a certain small percentage of enlistees who

by Hobie , Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Tuesday, August 07, 2012, 07:34 (4493 days ago) @ kscowboy

have varying levels of expectation of achieving an heroic reputation (for want of a better description but it is Walter Mittyism) via their military service. Generally, such people don't, just joining the military doesn't change who they really are. I guess there is a similarly small percentage of those who get POed that things didn't work for them. Then again, there's also those who have ridden the edge of legality for a long time and are simply drifting. The military sorts them out, right out of the service, and they continue the downward spiral in various ways. That's a nice way of saying he was a f___-up and s___head and proved it.

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Hobie

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        Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - stonewalrus, 2012-08-06, 22:14
        
        Yes, that's it! I didn't remember the exact term - kscowboy, 2012-08-06, 22:52
        
        IME, there are a certain small percentage of enlistees who - Hobie, 2012-08-07, 07:34

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