Brothers in Arms

[wmaousley]

some people talk about it, some dont. everyone handles it different. person A might have less experiences than person B but person A might hate talking about it while person B might be ok with talking.

some dont because they dont wanna think about it. some dont because its like a broken record. i would say more often we just dont talk about it with civilians usually because it leads to a lot of questions which can be annoying. other military guys understand it more easily. i told my friends at home because IT DOES NOT BOTHER ME and i want them to know that there is a thing called the otherside of the world and i know my friends really well.

one guy in my unit was in the battle of anaconda. he told me all about it. he even had a helmet cam on. he copied the footage before turning it into the s shop

believe it or not there are certain douchebags that say they dont wanna talk about it because it "drama queens" the situation to make it look like they've been through something but i think this is kinda rare.

I am not sure this statement holds merit. Usually 10 times out of 10 the ones telling gore stories about there experience in combat were fobbits and had no experience outside the wire. I will only talk about certain events with those who were with me at that time who had the same experiences as me. I remember the Hawaii NG used to tell battle stories @ Camp Victory they were involved in but these guys were gate guards who never left the base. I have even had guys show me a video I made of my 1114 being hit by an IED and telling me it was there unit that was hit. WTF

Guys only about 10-15% of those deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan actually leave the base for Patrols, convoy escorts etc. the rest are bullshit support units that play on the internet all day.

[crazy_rocks]

I am not sure this statement holds merit. Usually 10 times out of 10 the ones telling gore stories about there experience in combat were fobbits and had no experience outside the wire. I will only talk about certain events with those who were with me at that time who had the same experiences as me. I remember the Hawaii NG used to tell battle stories @ Camp Victory they were involved in but these guys were gate guards who never left the base. I have even had guys show me a video I made of my 1114 being hit by an IED and telling me it was there unit that was hit. WTF

Guys only about 10-15% of those deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan actually leave the base for Patrols, convoy escorts etc. the rest are bullshit support units that play on the internet all day.

not sure what i said holds merit? and you decide for everyone that nobody talks about it period like you stated in your first post? wrong. there is absolutely nothing i posted that is hard to believe about people wanting or not wanting to talk about it. the fact is there are people who talk about it. by drawing the comparison that fobbits talk about stuff that they have not been through or exaggerate does not mean that there are no legit soldiers who choose to talk. ive met plenty of non combat pogs that were able to hold serious things down while out on mission. some of these dudes will surprise you. to bad i cant say that for all of them though.

just because someone is willing to talk about it, it does not mean they are telling gore stories. and yes they are dudes exaggerating what they or there unit has been through. but if a vet has actual friends that he is close to and he feels comfortable with his experiences then it is understandable that he may talk about it. that cannot really be argued with.

yes only a certain percentage of guys have been involved in real missions or leaving the base. with my last sentence that you put in bold, i was not trying to suggest that you were one of these douchebags. make no mistake, although very few they do exist.