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Allow the guy to be gentlemanly regarding the skill and dedication of his former employees, many of whom happen to be ex-military.

by patio11 15y ago

uptown 15y ago
Or ex-pizza delivery customers: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/tsa_using_pizza_boxes_to_recru.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/tsa_usi...
- Drbble 15y ago
  I had to go check that you actually meant customers and not drivers. Wow. Now you can get a real estate agent and a job with your pizza.
pbiggar 15y ago
> many of whom happen to be ex-military. This seems somewhat irrelevant? I know we're always supposed to be "supporting the troops", but I think you're suggesting we should be supporting professions that they may later go into?
- Drbble 15y ago
  It is just good sense to speak politely about a crew of thousands of people who have been specifically trained to kill without remorse.
  - tomflack 15y ago
    That's a terrible cop-out argument. If they're actually skilled - say so. If the bulk of the workforce isn't? Then saying so only hurts fixing the problem. If they're so unstable that being told they're not good at their job sends them in to a killing rage, they shouldn't have that job.
  - rmc 15y ago
    Oh please. Former military people aren't some inhuman robots who are going to kill you if you insult the military.
  - alan_cx 15y ago
    Wow, are US vets that tweaked? I mean, just say a bad thing about them and they will kill you, with out remorse? Blimey, sounds a bit worrying to me. You make them sound like a bunch of well armed psychos living on a hair trigger. Such people roam free in the US? Sounds terrifying. Or are you doing them a bit of a disservice there?
rmc 15y ago
ex-military Off topic, I heard (from a former US military person), that they have a distinction between the terms "ex-military" (kicked out) and "former military" (left voluntarily), and saying "former military" is a nicer thing to them, and that they'll pick up that you're aware of the difference. Any military people able to confirm/deny?
- staunch 15y ago
  I can confirm this is true, having been scolded by a former ("not ex!") Marine.
mikeash 15y ago
It's possible to be gentlemanly regarding their skill without resorting to absurd hyperbole.

Allow the guy to be gentlemanly regarding the skill and dedication of his former employees, many of whom happen to be ex-military.

by patio11 15y ago

Allow the guy to be gentlemanly regarding the skill and dedication of his former employees, many of whom happen to be ex-military.

uptown 15y ago

Or ex-pizza delivery customers: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/tsa_using_pizza_boxes_to_recru.html http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/07/tsa_usi...

Drbble 15y ago
I had to go check that you actually meant customers and not drivers. Wow. Now you can get a real estate agent and a job with your pizza.

pbiggar 15y ago

> many of whom happen to be ex-military. This seems somewhat irrelevant? I know we're always supposed to be "supporting the troops", but I think you're suggesting we should be supporting professions that they may later go into?

Drbble 15y ago
It is just good sense to speak politely about a crew of thousands of people who have been specifically trained to kill without remorse.
- tomflack 15y ago
  That's a terrible cop-out argument. If they're actually skilled - say so. If the bulk of the workforce isn't? Then saying so only hurts fixing the problem. If they're so unstable that being told they're not good at their job sends them in to a killing rage, they shouldn't have that job.
- rmc 15y ago
  Oh please. Former military people aren't some inhuman robots who are going to kill you if you insult the military.
- alan_cx 15y ago
  Wow, are US vets that tweaked? I mean, just say a bad thing about them and they will kill you, with out remorse? Blimey, sounds a bit worrying to me. You make them sound like a bunch of well armed psychos living on a hair trigger. Such people roam free in the US? Sounds terrifying. Or are you doing them a bit of a disservice there?

rmc 15y ago

ex-military Off topic, I heard (from a former US military person), that they have a distinction between the terms "ex-military" (kicked out) and "former military" (left voluntarily), and saying "former military" is a nicer thing to them, and that they'll pick up that you're aware of the difference. Any military people able to confirm/deny?

staunch 15y ago
I can confirm this is true, having been scolded by a former ("not ex!") Marine.

mikeash 15y ago

It's possible to be gentlemanly regarding their skill without resorting to absurd hyperbole.