Military Family

I have a lot running through my mind regarding the Fort Hood attack. I'm just going to break it down into a few different posts in an attempt not to ramble on and on, being disorganized.

My first thoughts are on the military. Nothing...and I mean nothing...irritates me more than to hear somebody in the military or somebody kicked out of the military, etc., whining about having to go to war.

When you join the military you know what your mission is. You do not go into the military for an education or a job or whatever other reason without knowing your responsibilities. You KNOW that your first and only obligation and loyalty lies with the country. Period. If you join the military because you want college or whatever you STILL sign an oath dedicating your life to the safety and security of this country.

I do not care what argument you raise, if you do not get that then get the hell out of the military. On top of those whiners....the second most irritating thing is to see a mother with small children who joined the military who then whines when they get deployed. You know what your responsibilities are. You chose to join the military. You chose to have children. You know the risks. Shut the hell up and do your job or get the hell out. The military is not welfare.

The friends I have in the military would give their lives for this country and for their colleagues. They are truly dedicated and believe in our country, its ideals, its freedom, and do not question its greatness. They are neither Republican or Democrat. They are apolitical. They have been in the military greater than 20 years each, rarely watch the news and when they do its with amusement. They get upset when they see war protesters but would acknowledge they fight for their rights as well as mine.

They know EXACTLY who our enemies are.

I am forever in awe of my friends. They give me a perspective I would never have thought of. I was never in the military (although I did join the Air Force Reserves in Maryland as a medic but found out during my physical I had baby #3 on the way so that cut my military career out) but I was part of the military family and still am. It's a closed society.

This is what truly baffles me about this jerk at Fort Hood. He obviously was not part of this society. He rejected the military family. He used the military for his education and then turned on it. A radical Muslim on a mission to kill as many soldiers as he could. There are no excuses. I don't care if he faced discrimination. I don't care if he had sympathy for his fellow Muslims. I don't care if he didn't want to be deployed. You can't realistically expect to join the military and not be deployed. The one sacrifice all military people make is that they accept the unknown. You are government property plain and simple. You signed the bottom line. The country comes first. PERIOD.

So today I feel sad for all the military people who were betrayed by this jerk of person. He was never part of the family.