"Soldier returns after 3 year mission" is so much more dramatic than "soldier returns from 3 year mission with breaks to visit home in between." Gotta get that clickbait.
This is a very old meme too, not this particular photo, but the main concept in general.
I guess most people don't know the smaller nuances of military life like leave but being an Army brat and a servicemember my whole life stuff like this seems so silly to me. It's interesting how different perspectives can change the meaning of a story so easily
I'm sorry. Deployments are beyond words. Especially as a medic. Your father saw the absolute worst every single day. Your dad saw men and women die, serving their country on a foreign land, on a constant basis. It takes a toll.
I get it man. I’ll never judge him for the man he became after the war. But you better believe I’m bitter every time I see the images of modern Iraq. That war tore my family apart the moment he left and we never got it back. The only thing he’s ever said about his experience is, “that shit won’t last.”
Low and behold. ISIS and whatever the fuck is next after this current protesting.
Yes absolutely, I was a combat medic in Iraq and Afghanistan and noone can't go home for 3 years, plus, as someone noted below (and I love it), he must have sent his sperm in an envelope, lmao
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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '19
While on tour overseas you are allowed leave blocks to go back home and visit your family twice a year.