I think thats exactly when they want them

Theres been studies where people over the age of 25 are much less susceptible to ptsd.

if you're "all there" you might hesitate, as fucked up as that sounds

But I know plenty of people who got in the shit over the age of 25 and still suffer from ptsd

I really think it's more nurture than nature when it comes to ptsd.

Hmmm... maybe

No real data I can cite or say I’ve read to really form any conclusions though

Just that it’s incredibly prevalent

And the negative public perception certainly doesn’t help

Yeah. I can only speak anecdotally myself.

Just a general trend I've noticed.

In my shop, I had an old customer who was a vet from both Korea and Vietnam

He was... let’s say he had this sparkle in his eye when I told him I was a vet too

Like he hasn’t spoken to anyone about his experiences in _years_

And the painful thing is like...

He’d be so animated talking about him and his buddies and shit

And as soon as some other customer walks in he automatically becomes dead silent

I love hanging with the old vets.

And the worst part?

Guy was a combat medic

He didn’t even actively take part in shooting people

Was having a beer with a bloke who was an observer during the Malayan emergency.

And _even then_ he’s still made to feel ashamed of being a vet

Victoria’s fucked up man

Yeah its definitely a trash state.

Probably just build a wall around it.

wow. he'd be at home here. we have a LOT of marines here, let alone military in general

he'd be welcomed and be among many friends

no matter what mos

no sure about other counties in my state

I was on the USS midway for ANZAC last year a d it was amazing.

Oh mint

Man one of my dreams is to go on one of those super carriers one day

Maybe the Ronald Reagan just because

_Oh mate_

_Mate_

Imagine the _USS Donald Trump_

_The fucking salt_

from who? lol

YES

people would be tripping over each other to be put there

_FUCKING GOLD PLATED HULL_

grabbing each other by the pussy, etc.

With a giant _T_ on the bow

Donald Trump class super carriers

Navy always has the best thots so that works.

Do they?

>.> lmao

For us it was TFOTs so that was a problem...

Small group of women willing to jump on a boat were they're put numbered 10 to 1 by young healthy males.

For 8 months + at a time.

Yeah they're a pack of champions

And I salute their service

Young, healthy males overflowing — and trained to be that way — with testosterone

Wait I still don't understand

I floated the idea of the "morale platoon" also known as the "where corp" back in 2007. It didn't go well.

*"whore corp"

How homo erotic are these ships

@Your_Hirsute_Friend there’s a hentai for that

They’re all trannies though

yeah and avoiding STDs is a deployment tour of its own

if you're offered a woman, don't do it

Reminds me of that scene in gladiator

I was a grunt. I didn't see internet or a clean women that wasn't covered in table clothes for 8 months plus.

“What do you want? Girl?” _is disgusted_ “Boy?” _nearly throws up_

@Your_Hirsute_Friend hey we had internet for a bit!

Lucky fuck

Admittedly most of us didn’t take showers for a whole fortnight sometimes though...

you guys get pizza delivered? lol

And I can tell ya

Fucking hell

Tell me about the homo stuff damn it >_>

You know what the worst is on deployment? Especially in the desert?

Not taking a shower — hell not even getting a drop of water on your skin for two weeks — and sand on your dick

For me it was dust

For fuck’s sakes I’m cut and it _still_ grated

Did you help wash each other?

Wew

Baby wipes were worth more tha cigarettes

It was like being given a daily blowjob by a fucking bear trap

Calm your farm @Deleted User

I still don’t understand how it got everywhere

Lol, just all those hot guys together

Full fatigues, boots

Everything what the fuck

😋

45°C+ days with a bunch of dirty degenerates.

Not exactly sexy.

Plus no one’s shaved in months because fuck that effort

The beard actually helps in being a dream catcher of sorts

Lmao

That's sounds so rough though

I couldn't do it

how bad was the swamp butt? lol

Definitely more of a problem for the snipers. Hahaha

bet if you took off your underwear and gave it some sun, you'd have plants to garden soon

So bad I could have had an entire fucking ecosystem exist in there at any point in time

One thing is for sure: we _did not_ smell pleasant at all

Also @RoadtoDawn, _what underwear_ lel

If you were out on a sniping gig you’d have diapers