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Former 0311. After I EASd I realized that a _lot_ of perfectly normal behavior in the service is downright _weird_ in the civilian world. It was perfectly nor
by bdunbar 15y ago
Former 0311.
After I EASd I realized that a _lot_ of perfectly normal behavior in the service is downright _weird_ in the civilian world.
It was perfectly normal to make my rack (bed), tuck those hospital corners in, get the folds just so ... then sleep on top of the made bed, wrapped in a poncho liner or a comforter from the PX.
Because you save time and hassle in the morning. Toss the blanket in the wall-locker, tighten up the green wool blanket and you're good to go.
A perfectly normal adaptation to circumstances.
As with sleeping on top of the covers, so goes a lot of behavior that civilians would (do) label sociopathic: laughing at grisly crap. Gallows humor. A cynical narrow view of the world. And so on.
You'd be mentally defective to NOT adapt to those circumstances.
Me .. I think about some of the stuff I thought was funny, some of the things I did when I was 20, and I'm appalled. I've got my funny sea stories - other things I don't talk about. Or think about, much.
- mattdeboard 15y agoYeah especially a lot of what would be considered racist humor in the real world is... much more acceptable. :P
- gnosis 15y ago"After I EASd I realized that a _lot_ of perfectly normal behavior in the service is downright _weird_ in the civilian world. ... I think about some of the stuff I thought was funny, some of the things I did when I was 20, and I'm appalled." This is part of the brilliance of the military: they mostly use young people who are still maturing and often don't know any better and brainwash them in to doing their bidding. Older, more experienced people are not so easily used. I have a feeling if humans were physically feeble and infirm for their first 25 or 30 years and became fit and healthy afterwards, we'd have a lot less war.
- bdunbar 15y agoOlder, more experienced people are not so easily used. Meh. You can manipulate anyone - it just takes different triggers to manipulate an older more cynical person.