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Originally Posted by Airdale  My point was, that while my fellow high school grads were pissing their parents money away while getting drunk every night on a college campus working on a BS degree |
I did college and law enforcement concurrently and definitely appreciate your service. However, that kind of statement alienates a lot of civilian people who have served in other capacities. Or the group of college students that yearned to equip themselves with knowledge to eventually help society in great ways.
I went to an Ivy League school and saw some of what you're talking about (rich kids being wastes of space), but I saw a whole lot more of scholarship-earning, hard-working kids who wanted to make a difference. ROTC, Americorps, medicine - they're all in that group. Many will do much more than I ever will when it comes to helping out.
Yes, your service should definitely be valued and it's unfortunate that some don't realize how important your work was. Just don't crap on everyone who took a more mundane path to later contribute wonderful things. Not everyone can go out on patrol, and not everyone can wade through medical textbooks.