[Rant Post] This is Fucking Bullshit! · 9:20am Feb 26th, 2013
God
Fucking
Damnet!
You know how pissed off I am right now? I'm furious! Here I am today, about to go out to a shooting range with my M-16 and qualify to get ready for deployment, right? I got all my gear, got my weapon, and I'm about ready to mount up.
And you know what? I'm sort of special in my battery when it comes to my rifle. Because there's only 3 people in the entire battery (including me) that uses an M-16, instead of an M-4. And ya know what? I love my M-16! It's more accurate, it feels more comfortable to me, and I get better scores at the range with this thing. My shots are tight and precise, and I love it.
So I get ready to go to the range today, right? Now here comes the bullshit...
"Oh, Cosby, there you are", a Lt. tells me. "Hey, we need you're weapon, you're not going to the range today."
"I'm not, sir?" I ask. "My chief informed me that I was going today."
"Yeah well, you're not deploying anymore."
...
You heard it right, folks. I am no longer deploying, apparently as of a couple weeks ago.
"oh don't worry Streak, now your life won't be in danger! Now you can stay back and wri-"
NO.
Fuck that shit. Fuck anyone who thinks this is good for me! I WANT to deploy! I have been training with my battle buddies for months over many long work days, constant moving, and nearly nonstop studying. Some of these soldiers I have known since Basic Training and AIT, and I was excited to go down range to be able to serve my country to the fullest.
I just... god damnet. You don't know how much this pisses me the fuck off! You know all that training I have been doing? The reason I've been so inactive and so late on writing chapters to fics and all that? It's because of training. There have been countless days of going out to the field at 6 am, and not coming back till past 8 pm, and barely having the energy to take off your gear before collapsing into bed. It's all been for training, and that has been for deployment. I have been so ready, so hyped for this shit, and now I can't go.
I CAN'T FUCKING GO! WHAT THE FUCK!?
I can't do my goddamn duty! My father did his duty! My mother, too! My brother's been down there, he's been shot at! Even my sister, right now, is down in Afhganistan. But can I go? Oh fuck no, even though my FDC is undermanned, they're gonna take yet another soldier out of there so that we will just end up going to shit.
Well fuck it! I can't even tell you guys how seriously ticked I am! I'm glad I was sent to my room right now, because I don't wanna just blow up in someone's face. Even though at the moment I really, REALLY wanna take out my anger on something.
FUCK!
Shit. If you need me, I'll be looking up ponies and eating some PB&J sandwhiches while listening to Avenged Sevenfold.
Deuces.
The M-16 is a superior, classic rifle in my opinion. I shot one once, it was beautiful
That is pretty bad. That's a crazy amount of time wasted for nothing. Was there a reason why?
wow i hear you man if i was in your shoes i would go ballistic too, after all that time and energy put into something, and then told you wernt doing it anymroe at the last second, is kinda harsh.
I know what you mean. It's like a spartan stuck in a civilian zone.
That seems absolutely ridiculous! Any reason they told you why?
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Funny thing is, technically the M-4 is not a rifle class firearm. It is a Carbine.
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Yes, They have a set number of soldiers they have allowed to deploy, because the army is downsizing.
They went from the lowest ranking up, mainly in the FDC area.
That's how they got me. I'm technically the lowest ranking in my section, even though there's 2 other PFC's with me. They've just been PFC's longer.
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You know what I mean
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Mhm.
But yes, it is beautiful. And smexy. And I want it, but now I can not has.
Well, shit, Streak.....
I'm not a militaristic person, but I understand passions. Not to call what you've been doing a passion per se; but in the sense that you constantly devoted yourself towards such, to prove your worth, I might be right in qualifying it as a passion.... I think.
And I have to say that that just fucking blows hard..... it's unconventional, it's unwanted, and it just doesn't make sense...
I really hope you get another chance eventually, Streak. Because without drive, what is a man? It'd be like me without music: without it, what would I be doing? I don't know.
But keep pushing, Streak. We'll have your support, always.
- Machre
P.S.: At home I have a weapon that I am unable to classify. I've been TOLD it's an M4 or M16 by my grandfather, but I'm entirely unsure.
In about a week's time, I'll be home. If I sent a picture to you, would it be possible to learn more about it? If you don't wish, I'm perfectly okay with that. I figured I'd ask you on here first, purely because it's a little more accessible than driving who knows where to learn about it, haha...
That sucks.
I know the feels.
I'm an ex-navy Corpsman Rated 8404. (Combat Corpsman) I trained with and as a Marine for field duty. and was all ready to go over and give the marines (and by extension the Army) medical support. it wasn't until I got to my first Duty Station (8th & I Marine Barracks. Washington D.C.) that I was informed that as the last male child in my family line (I.e. the only son of my father) I was not going to be deployed AT ALL you would think someone would have caught that BEFORE I did all that training that is now going to waste....well not completely I'm currently working on a Health Science degree to start working in a local Military hospital. point is I know how your feeling. I wanted the chance to go over and do my country a solid. even if I had to pay it in blood. I am truly sorry that those of us that WANT to go are passed over while the dumbshits that jack around all day and abuse the uniform are sent over in our stead. 
I was trained in using an M-4A1. the only M-16 I ever saw was the cement filled ones used in training before the firing range.
Fair Winds and Following Seas my friend.
P.S. Avenged Sevenfold is a awesome band...love the song Carry On they did for Black Ops 2!
That sucks man.
It's been a weird couple of weeks for the army. First, those Rangers got caught in trees while parachuting, then my brother fails to get into Ranger School due to his lack of physical fitness, and now you don't get to deploy? This is bull. There is only one thing to do at a time like this: RAGE HEAVY!
Uhh...
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Have a Purple Heart for your effort, soldier.
For military merit!
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We believe you.
Damn I hope this doesn't happen to me when I join the army or whatever I join.
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Doesn't it, though?
867085 Still seems very unfair considering all the effort you put into it. Have a Walter rage gif. cdn.buzznet.com/assets/imgx/1/7/1/1/4/2/3/1/orig-17114231.jpg
Damn, sorry to hear about that.
Destroy the system.
They found your love of ponies Streak and they'll accept homos but not bronies. JK but srsly that burns bro. You should vent with some writing!!! Like a RD fic where she can't get in the Wonderbolts Academy!!!
I know next to nothing about the military, but I can relate with getting shot down at the last minute and boy does it suck. Hope you can get another chance or something of the like.
Dude. Just, dude. I can't pretend to know what you're going through, but christ it sounds bad. All I can suggest is to look around, maybe there's another way you can serve your country?
Maybe become a politician and make the guys that did this to you pay.
ouch, i don't understand why you want to do this particular, but to be denied the opportunity when you've been training for it sucks.
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Really?
Didn't I JUST get done mentioning that sort of reaction in the blog?
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... Well its been like 8 hours but aright bro I can see you are still fuming about being held back I get it. I don't know how you will decide to vent out your anger but being a trained soldier I know you will be responsible (and not snipe me
). I do hope everything gets better for you though!!! 
Funny. The people who wanna deploy or work or whatever get the shaft, meanwhile those of us who have already done stuff like this and are getting out or something end up suddenly being needed at the last minute for a field exercise and can't go to class to get out and make more room for you guys-and therefore, get the shaft. General rule of thumb: this is what you and I get for trying too hard, apparently. When I was all gung ho, they put me to the side. Now that my contract is coming to an end, and I should just being tying up some loose ends my last few months...well, not so much when they said I was going home early and then changed their mind last minute. Getting jerked around like that is mentally taxing, and I'm sure this stuff broke your heart.
....Trollestia represents the army. The other ponies represent everybody else.