Mick,
Don't blame you, I came to post that because I hear you man. This place is full of guys who have served, but way back in the day. Refuse to see and realize times change and so does the Legion. Me, I am serving and know what and how the Legion is currently. These crusty old salty bastards refuse to see it. The rest are wanna/ wishes, who still think there are golden rules, which there are not. I think if these guys could just get over the fact that they actually do not know what is what in the Legion, they might benefit somehow. How? I don't know.
It is just hilarious how all these who think they know and are connected, well, it is just funny to me to see how disconnected they actually are. The thing with drugs in the Legion, is that if you were to kick out every offender who failed a drug test and went to jail one, two or 5 times, you would have to kick out a good 25% of each regiment. That is being generous with the number, too. I am not saying guys are all strung out. I am saying there are men who do drugs and get caught. What they do on weekends, is their business, but don't bring it to regiment. That isn't the case, it comes in the form of dirty U.A.
Another point is that yes, men do steroids. There is not anything the Legion can do about it and there isn't anything they do about it. It is just another fact no one cares to admit. Not everyone does it of course, but some do. Just a fact. I can understand why you would want to leave this board. Me, I struggle to stay, too. I keep thinking that somehow, the old grumpy ****ers will realize the XXth century is long gone. Especially those that have served 25 or more years ago. Let it go guys, it is dead and gone and a new breed of Legion exists.
This does not discredit any service from a man. It just means that things change. It simply is just what it is now. I do not make this so, I just exist in the world of it. The difference is that I do not subscribe to it. This comes from a moral compass I have. I know drugs are bad for you and just disgusting. Therefore, I do not do them, same with steroids. I have two college degrees in Applied Science (Exercise Science) and Biology and I know the grave affect both have on the body and the organ damage they causes, among other complications that cannot be reversed. Therefore, what does a guy who is educated in this field do? NOT DO THEM.
I won't engage in cyber arguing here. It just isn't worth it to me. If a man or woman would like to take my advice, that is great. If they do not and wish to remain in denial about things, that is their right, too. I can tell you too, the whole board. There are guys in my section that I don't trust, even with one euro. Because I know what they do... I am with everyone on that. I don't trust these guys, at all, because of the activities they do.
I can't imagine a war zone... I wish some of the things I have said were not true, I really wish they were not. But I can't change anyone or anything within the Legion and I do not ever plan to. What I can control is my behavior, and what I do. What others do is not because of me.
Anyway, Mick, be well man. I understand any man who wants away from this board. It sure has come a long way, and not in a good way. I just think it is a matter of old school vs. new school, and old school refuses but be well, if you are reading this. If not, then everyone else is.
