Quote Originally Posted by SoFarSoGood View Post
Also if MRD is really an active serviceman I do not think civilians who sit safely at home have the right to dictate how an off duty serviceman spends his R&R. I have a few friends who have been on active duty tours and they rend to drink alot once they get back. If you disagreed with drinking would you also ban the off-duty serviceman drinking? Hell these guys have put their lives on the line for us and our countries. Even if you would not do this sort of thing yourself (as I wouldn't) I do not think I have the right to dictate my morality on others, particularly when they have seen and done things that I cannot imagine in the service of my country.
While I do appreciate our military, putting their activities beyond moral concern seems dangerous. Yes, they could be putting their lives in incredible danger but putting them up on a pedestal and having an automatic excuse for their actions seems like it would create some degree of military worship which tends not to be great for democracy.