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> "But I can make fun of vets, other branches, and those serving. I've paid my dues, and they're OK with it."
Yea, I'm surrounded with several from different branches and oh man, the Navy and Air Force guys are brutal with the insults.
You'd think "Oh sh*t...these two are about to go to blows", but nope..a laugh and its back to normal. -
Yes... And no...
It's the typical group psychology.
A recruiter doesn't belong in the group, hence they shouldn't take part in it.
I usually don't care - as long as someone doesn't start being "unintentionally intentionally offensive".
Like "Ah the nerds, sitting all day in front of the computer, what a wonderful life".
Which is insulting in my opinion.
Don't know vets to be honest, but I kinda would expect to get my ass whooped asking a vet if doing a regular job wouldn't be a better choice... -
@Demolishun A close friend of mine would go back and forth with this sort of thing:
"Army is for Ain't Really Marines Yet right?"
"Could be, all things considered, Marines goes for My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment Sir! no?"
"Yeah whatever, don't you have to train for your 30 push up PT event?"
"oh smart one! here, have a crayola, red, your favorite"
Etc etc, shit is always fun and we all crack up
Recruiter: And I found your devRant account, it’s @brod right? very interesting stuff.
Me: ...
So, I'm a veteran. I served in the Army as an information system operator/analyst. Glorified help desk, set up some equipment in the field, a few other small things. But I can make fun of vets, other branches, and those serving. I've paid my dues, and they're OK with it. Hell, they all do it too. But you have to be a vet or currently serving.
I feel like that with tech too. My buddies and I call each other geeks/nerds all the time. I get annoyed (read as pissed off) when someone from the outside does it.
I got an email from a recruiter that said something along the lines of "..basically a bunch of really smart nerds building software..." What the actual fuck? Go eat an entire bag of dicks, and choke on every single one.
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