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| Author: | Tory [ Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
Spinning off of Sis's previous subject.. I've seen commercials lately where they are talking about "citizen soldier's" (ie: Become a Citizen Soldier) Is this the National Guard?? IF so, when did they change it?? They used to just say "Join the National Guard". Is a Citizen Soldier something different? Makes me think of neighbors policing each other! |
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| Author: | Anna1111 [ Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
I've not seen the commercial (given that I have no tv) But, "Citizen Soldier" was a common way to refer to the Minutemen of the Revolutionary War era. Men who were farmers one minute, but were trained & provisioned and could be at any minute going into battle -as needed. I think it's a term with a highly patriotic association in the minds of many. I would guess that they're recruiting reservists or National Guard members for military service (in any of the branches - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard). But, of course, I'd have a better idea if I saw the actual ad ; ) |
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| Author: | Martha R. [ Fri Aug 29, 2014 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
I haven't seen the ad either, but I agree that the militia is the reference. |
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| Author: | Tory [ Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
I'll try to catch it again and pay closer attention. It's a military commercial but I'm not sure what all else. ( I don't watch a lot of tv if any.) I just know that at the very end they say, "Become a Citizen Soldier". |
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| Author: | Martha R. [ Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
Oh, that has to be the reserves/National Guard. It means that you only give them one weekend per month and two weeks in the summer --- till they deploy you to wherever our latest war is for 18 months. :0( |
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| Author: | Tory [ Sat Aug 30, 2014 2:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ok, what about a "citizen soldier"?? |
Martha R. wrote: Oh, that has to be the reserves/National Guard. It means that you only give them one weekend per month and two weeks in the summer --- till they deploy you to wherever our latest war is for 18 months. :0( YEP!! Don't believe anything the military says. 
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