From: gary@rocker.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Gary Braswell)
Subject: Re:  In Distress
Reply-To: gary@rocker.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 15:54:12 GMT

John Blumer writes:

>I doubt you have to worry much about Lt. Braswell in a war of wits, he is 
>probably the type who does not like to fight unarmed opponents.

Thank you John, for the defense.  However, I feel the need to defend myself
on this subject, so that those individuals who have no idea how the military
works can possibly understand it better.

I guess I grossly underestimated how many Clinton fans would take offense
to the truth.  As a leader of men, I demand strict discipline of myself,
and lead by example.  My expectations for my troops are generally far less
that what my expectations are for myself, as I hope to lead by example and
motivate them to do the best job they can simply because it is the right
thing to do.  That is the essence of self-discipline, and it is the highest
level of motivation that can be achieved.

This concept of leadership is what I have been brain-washed into believing
in.  It is not that I have been brain-washed into believing that killing
people is fun, and that America has the right to go in and slaughter countless
numbers of Iraqi troops.  To be perfectly honest, I opposed the Persian Gulf
War, because I believe it was motivated by the greed in the oil industry.
However, had I been called upon to do a job, I would lay any political
objections aside and perform my job like a professional, as I have been
trained.  I can honestly say that I would have done the same thing during
Vietnam, when the risk to life and limb was much greater.  Being a Christian,
the loss of my life does not represent a very horrible thing to me.

Now let's transpose this to Clinton.  This man, in a selfish act that is so
stereotypical of his generation, chose to do whatever was necessary to avoid
having to serve his country when his country, under leadership that was elected
by the public, had determined that his services were needed.  I can live with
that, if all he were going to be was a lawyer or a businessman, but the
thought of having this dirtbag coming to me and asking to be my boss is
completely repulsive.

To take it one step further, I think it is the lack of discipline and the
lack of training in military leadership that will be the cause Clinton to make
one of the biggest mistakes that will ever be made with respect to the
military, and that is allowing homosexuals to "serve" in the armed forces.
The fact that it is such a big mistake is not so much because of the
dispicable acts they perform in private, but because of the overall attitude
that gays take about life.  As a result of their lifestyle and their
association with their peers they are the most selfish individuals in this
country, and individuals like that CANNOT be trained to perform selfless
sacrifices for their country.  Self-Discipline is an alien word to their way of
life.

If you disagree with everything I have said, fine.  Flame me on the net.
I only read the news about once every 2 weeks anyway, so you can call me
whatever you like.  The bottom line is: unless you've served in the military,
you cannot adequately judge anyone who has decided to do so, and you haven't
got the expertise to determine what is best for the armed services.  In that
respect, Clinton's election is a catastrophe.


Sincerely,


2LT Gary J. Braswell, Armor, AL-ARNG