I served in the US Army, and I'm proud of it. Many others have served as well. The service is for men and women alike. Being in the military is no indication of your gender. It is not a vocation only open to men.

Good to see you back. Do you want to take the bus for a run?

Huggs
Catherine

Only if it's a dusty day in the Outback!

Hugs, Devlyn

All those touristy shots you see of Central Oz dusty roads. Wouldn't you know it, it's called Bull Dust.

If one was to game enough to extrapolate the origin of the dust perhaps being the decomposition of excrement. That sort of like reduces the common vernacular to a very restrictive selection of words, starting with 'S', doesn't it?

Huggs
Catherine

Wait, you're saying the very soil we stand on is made of..... 

US Army too and proud of it.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 19, 2014, 09:13:58 AM
Wait, you're saying the very soil we stand on is made of..... 

Well in Oz it is!!!


Can't you tell?? Nobody in the Land of Oz uses the door mat and a lot of it ends up in the posts that are here.         Including the Bull.

Huggs

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 19, 2014, 08:47:28 AM
I served in the US Army, and I'm proud of it. Many others have served as well. The service is for men and women alike. Being in the military is no indication of your gender. It is not a vocation only open to men.

If you don't mind me asking, what led to this thread?

BTW, former U.S. Army here. 5 years with a medical discharge. I am proud to have done what I have done.

Quote from: Brooke777 on February 19, 2014, 09:58:17 AM
If you don't mind me asking, what led to this thread?

Was it something to do with the bio-geographical make up of Australia?

Quote from: Catherine Sarah on February 19, 2014, 10:22:39 AM
Was it something to do with the bio-geographical make up of Australia?

I'm sorry to say hon but, the world does not revolve around Australia. I know that is hard to hear (see?), but it's the truth. The world revolves around me. 

Quote from: Brooke777 on February 19, 2014, 10:31:25 AM
The world revolves around me. 

Oh, please!

We all know whom the world revolves around.

HINT: It isn't me.

Quote from: Brooke777 on February 19, 2014, 10:31:25 AM
I'm sorry to say hon but, the world does not revolve around Australia. I know that is hard to hear (see?), but it's the truth. The world revolves round me

Quote from: Brooke777 on February 19, 2014, 09:58:17 AM
If you don't mind me asking, what led to this thread?

BTW, former U.S. Army here. 5 years with a medical discharge. I am proud to have done what I have done.

I don't mind at all. It has to do with this: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159679.msg1363286.html#msg1363286

Looks innocent, right? Except the last time she highlighted Veteran US Army in my profile, she said "Of course you don't like my views, you're a MAN!" So I take last night's post a bit personal.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 19, 2014, 11:19:40 AM
I don't mind at all. It has to do with this: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159679.msg1363286.html#msg1363286

Looks innocent, right? Except the last time she highlighted Veteran US Army in my profile, she said "Of course you don't like my views, you're a MAN!" So I take last night's post a bit personal.

Wow...that's messed up.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 19, 2014, 11:19:40 AM
I don't mind at all. It has to do with this: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159679.msg1363286.html#msg1363286

Looks innocent, right? Except the last time she highlighted Veteran US Army in my profile, she said "Of course you don't like my views, you're a MAN!" So I take last night's post a bit personal.

I would take that extremely personal as well! That's horrible!

Along the lines of women serving, I served with an extremely large amount of women. And trust me, they were not in safe, office type environments. Women serve this country the same way men do. They die the same way men do. They get disabilities the same way men do. They suffer the same way men do.

Quote from: Devlyn Marie on February 19, 2014, 11:19:40 AM
I don't mind at all. It has to do with this: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159679.msg1363286.html#msg1363286

Looks innocent, right? Except the last time she highlighted Veteran US Army in my profile, she said "Of course you don't like my views, you're a MAN!" So I take last night's post a bit personal.

I would too Devlyn. As for the post in question I agree with your thoughts on it too.

US Marines....omg 30 years ago....ouch!