What are your thoughts on this Gen Jim Mattis article?

Maj Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:23:30 -0400

http://taskandpurpose.com/legendary-marine-general-jim-mattis-makes-generation-american-veterans-different/

Legendary Marine General Jim Mattis On What Makes This Generation of American Veterans Different

Last week, legendary Marine Gen. Jim Mattis gave a speech to the Marines Memorial Club that everyone’s talking about.

Response by 1SG Steven Stankovich made Oct 26 at 2014 6:37 AM

1SG Steven Stankovich — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 06:37:54 -0400

I think the GEN is spot on sir. I especially like his statement about the veterans of this generation:

“All volunteers, all volunteers, you look past the hot political rhetoric swirling around these little understood wars and you rallied to the flag. You signed blank checks payable with your lives to the American people. And for the first major war in our history, our nation fought without a draft. Unlike the Civil War, unlike World War I, unlike World War II, unlike Korea, unlike Vietnam — a draft that pushed me into the military — you, the volunteers of this war, are the element of this generation that is demonstrably, that is demonstrably great, shown not by your words, but by your actions.”