Honestly I’m not a military fan, but in general they tend to be better trained and are actually a necessary evil, see Ukraine. Sometimes you need people to defend you from tyrants.
Cops are just so much worse, they are given all the privilege in the world and they have comfortable jobs, at least in the western world, yet they act like they are dodging 50cal rounds all day every day.
They think they are at war with the people they are supposed to be serving so this is never going to work.
That is absolutely how they think. I had to turn off an episode of “Dogs with Jobs” of all things because it pissed me off. There was one with a police dog and his handler talked about “the enemy” and I was like “you mean the community you serve, which may include some people suspected of crimes?”
Then you get into the actual military. It’s a bunch of high school kids with responsibility. Good leaders? Rare. Those higher end crazy weird assignments, like SG would have been? Those breed the worst because they usually attract the worst.
“Here, Lippyballscacker will train you on this.”
Wait, Lippyballsacker? Wtf?
“Yeah, his supervisor was hanging in the building and remembered he had to pick him up at the last minute from the airport. One guy asked him what the new guy’s name was. “I don’t know, Lippyballsacker or something.” That name stuck.” - actual story from my time in aircraft maintenance
When they guy left, he was gloating the name wouldn’t follow him. One of the maintenance supervisors had contacts at the new base. The name followed him.
We also had a fuck up who was good at taking tests, so he made rank fast, but was an absolute moron. Didn’t realize he had to put his manual truck in gear or set the brake. Always had to repeat lefty loosey every time…out loud. Walked right through an antenna on the bottom of the plane. Didn’t skip a step.
They show the military way too organized and disciplined. No. Bunch of blind leading the blind.
same thing for the military. I mean, I love Stargate, but I will not pretend for a second that it’s not propaganda.
Honestly I’m not a military fan, but in general they tend to be better trained and are actually a necessary evil, see Ukraine. Sometimes you need people to defend you from tyrants.
Cops are just so much worse, they are given all the privilege in the world and they have comfortable jobs, at least in the western world, yet they act like they are dodging 50cal rounds all day every day.
They think they are at war with the people they are supposed to be serving so this is never going to work.
That is absolutely how they think. I had to turn off an episode of “Dogs with Jobs” of all things because it pissed me off. There was one with a police dog and his handler talked about “the enemy” and I was like “you mean the community you serve, which may include some people suspected of crimes?”
Then you get into the actual military. It’s a bunch of high school kids with responsibility. Good leaders? Rare. Those higher end crazy weird assignments, like SG would have been? Those breed the worst because they usually attract the worst.
“Here, Lippyballscacker will train you on this.”
Wait, Lippyballsacker? Wtf?
“Yeah, his supervisor was hanging in the building and remembered he had to pick him up at the last minute from the airport. One guy asked him what the new guy’s name was. “I don’t know, Lippyballsacker or something.” That name stuck.” - actual story from my time in aircraft maintenance
When they guy left, he was gloating the name wouldn’t follow him. One of the maintenance supervisors had contacts at the new base. The name followed him.
We also had a fuck up who was good at taking tests, so he made rank fast, but was an absolute moron. Didn’t realize he had to put his manual truck in gear or set the brake. Always had to repeat lefty loosey every time…out loud. Walked right through an antenna on the bottom of the plane. Didn’t skip a step.
They show the military way too organized and disciplined. No. Bunch of blind leading the blind.