Military friends vs civilian friends

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Grand Vol

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I've seen it tossed around from time to time and the subject came up last week after I retrieved a ladder that a friend borrowed close to a year ago...

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post 360 security so you don’t get caught.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents drunk as hell and tell them about the fat chick you tried to pick up

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that no one is late for the ride home.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild stuff will happen, and set up rally points and an E & E route.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you saying, Damn…we screwed up…but hey, it was fun!”

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Borrow each other’s stuff so often nobody remembers who bought it in the first place.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will listen to your relationship problems and hope it works out for you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will listen to you over a long hard road march, and will help you straighten it out better than Dr. Phil.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl behind your back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have spooned with you in the field more than your girl has, and would never even think about doing that.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, “I’m home!” while raiding the fridge.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and are sorry you couldn’t come.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and try to work free drinks all night.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Can’t begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and leave them alone.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will low crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that’s what the crowd is doing.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out of the bar.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will man up and go after the bouncer for touching you on the way out.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you’ve had enough.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, “*****, you better drink the rest of that, you know that’s alcohol abuse!!!”

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say “I can’t handle Tequila anymore”.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will say “okay just one more” and then 2 minutes later “okay just one more”.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk crap to the person who talks crap about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will knock them the eff out for using your name in vain!!

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Get upset if you’re too busy to talk to them for a week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will pick up the same conversation you were having last time you where together

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you “They’d take a bullet for you.”
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Have shared a few experiences…
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have shared a lifetime of experiences no Civilian could ever dream of….
 
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What are civilian friends? :)


On a serious note, I don't really have any civilian friends, and the majority of the ones I do were in at some point.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
What are civilian friends? :)


On a serious note, I don't really have any civilian friends, and the majority of the ones I do were in at some point.
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It's funny when you start telling stories and have to stop and think "no, I don't think they know what this military acronym stands for..." as they look at you like you're speaking Greek.

But folks that have been in the military completely understand everything that is a random collection of three and four letters.
 
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Military friends: Travel overseas and leave their wives at home
College friends: Live stateside and meet up with Army wives near Ft Jackson

Military friends: Drink alcohol to get a buzz
College friends: Drink alcohol to just on GP
 
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Grew up a military brat. Hated it at times but looking back now, would not change a thing. Great thread.
 
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hohenfelsvol said:
Grew up a military brat. Hated it at times but looking back now, would not change a thing. Great thread.
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Me too. Living all over the county and globe and moving every couple years actually made for some great experiences.
 
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ATC_VOL said:
Me too. Living all over the county and globe and moving every couple years actually made for some great experiences.
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Military communities accept all right off. I can go into anywhere and an comfortable with new people and situations. That has helped me our tremendously in my life.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Military friends: Travel overseas and leave their wives at home
College friends: Live stateside and meet up with Army wives near Ft Jackson

Military friends: Drink alcohol to get a buzz
College friends: Drink alcohol to just on GP
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Funny because there are only non-deployable soldiers at Ft. Jackson
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Funny because there are only non-deployable soldiers at Ft. Jackson
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Was that the case in mid to late 90s? Because there were at least 4 women I knew of that had husbands overseas. There was a German girl and Korean that made their rounds up and down 2 Notch Rd.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Was that the case in mid to late 90s? Because there were at least 4 women I knew of that had husbands overseas. There was a German girl and Korean that made their rounds up and down 2 Notch Rd.
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It's a training post.



Now I'm not talking about Nasty girls or Reservists(neither of who are really in the Army and don't count).
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
It's a training post.
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I know that. But for whatever reason, the German and Korean chicks stayed on base and they were there way longer than 13 weeks or however long the new recruits were in camp. One of the guys actually stayed at her house for a few days.
 
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There is a clear, undeniable difference between my civilian friends and my military friends. My circle of civilian friends would bend over backwards for me and have bailed me out of many situations. My military friends, they understand it. All of it. What takes ten minutes to try and express to civilian friends takes ten seconds for my military friends. But it's a common issue, common bond type thing. The biggest thing regarding military friends though is how a ten year civilian friendship works, evolves completely in maybe ten weeks for a military friendship. I wouldn't want to give either set of friends up. I think some of these examples are really out there personally.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I've seen it tossed around from time to time and the subject came up last week after I retrieved a ladder that a friend borrowed close to a year ago...

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post 360 security so you don’t get caught.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs
MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents drunk as hell and tell them about the fat chick you tried to pick up

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly, and hope that no one is late for the ride home.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild stuff will happen, and set up rally points and an E & E route.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you saying, Damn…we screwed up…but hey, it was fun!”

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Borrow each other’s stuff so often nobody remembers who bought it in the first place.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will listen to your relationship problems and hope it works out for you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will listen to you over a long hard road march, and will help you straighten it out better than Dr. Phil.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Know a few things about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl behind your back.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have spooned with you in the field more than your girl has, and would never even think about doing that.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, “I’m home!” while raiding the fridge.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and are sorry you couldn’t come.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and try to work free drinks all night.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Can’t begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Are happy that someone picked up a one night stand and leave them alone.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will low crawl naked into the room with a camera and hope for the tag team.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that’s what the crowd is doing.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds ass that left you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will try and talk to the bouncer when you get tossed out of the bar.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will man up and go after the bouncer for touching you on the way out.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will take your drink away when they think you’ve had enough.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will look at you stumbling all over the place and say, “*****, you better drink the rest of that, you know that’s alcohol abuse!!!”

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will say “I can’t handle Tequila anymore”.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will say “okay just one more” and then 2 minutes later “okay just one more”.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will talk crap to the person who talks crap about you.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will knock them the eff out for using your name in vain!!

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Get upset if you’re too busy to talk to them for a week.
MILITARY FRIENDS: Are glad to see you after years, and will pick up the same conversation you were having last time you where together

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you “They’d take a bullet for you.”
MILITARY FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Have shared a few experiences…
MILITARY FRIENDS: Have shared a lifetime of experiences no Civilian could ever dream of….
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Golden. I highlighted the ones I could tell a story about, but I'm not allowed to tell war stories anymore. As to the last, no one actually stepped in front a a bullet for me, but a couple of very close friends died doing things that I asked them to do, so I'm claiming it as true for me.
 
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There are no better friends than military friends. They're more like family than friends honestly.
 
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