Military Crap

Colorado Springs is a great town to live in. Well, there is a but to this blog; the military drags it down. I know this is an intolerant blog, but I must preach about how the self destructive military keeps functioning on your dollar. I spent six years in the system and now that I look back, I realize how dysfunctional our military really is. I gathered all of this recently from a movie called "Standard Operating Procedure". The film goes into great length to tell the story of five soldiers who were tried and proven guilty in a military court. Their crimes were the result of higher level officers and NCO's living vicariously through the lower soldiers. I noticed that not a single person of the rank E7 or higher was charged with any crimes. How do they get away with this? The answer is simple, and I have felt the impact of it. Two years ago, I began my court trial to determine if I was able to continue duty after having a seizure. I was put in front of a group of my peers who took my testimony and weighed it against Army protocol. When the verdict came back, I was found by these twelve soldiers to be unfit and I would be required to undergo a medical board. The problem with this jury was that each of them came from a unit where they were brainwashed just like I was. They were tought that soldiers who fall behind are slackers and have no purpose in the Army. This type of environment is fostered by upper level leaders telling their subordinates that they are worthless if they cannot complete a task. These same leaders will ask soldiers if they can do a task. Can you guess what will happen if they say no? Well I will tell you. They are verbally reprimanded in front of their coworkers and friends and sometimes their families. This is absolute crap and it's why our military is so messed up.
Someone with half a brain and an understanding of this problem needs to be implemented to stop the hate. The military needs to be put in this position with no retalitation for their work against the military. Only then will soldiers who have problems get the proper care. It is only then that soldiers will receive a fair trial.