# Soldier worship

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 14, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216 "2013-08-14T15:30:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216/101 "2013-08-21T11:35:59Z")

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Yeah. As the man once said, much better that the \*other \*bastard die for his country.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216/102 "2013-08-21T14:20:19Z")

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Tacticus, I believe?

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**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216/103 "2013-08-21T14:23:35Z")

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George C. Scott.

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216/104 "2013-08-23T14:52:59Z")

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> [@Alessan](#):
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> George C. Scott.

🙂 Right. I was misremembering this:

[QUOTE=General Callus Tacticus]  
It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.  
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**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-worship/666216/105 "2013-08-23T21:01:21Z")

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> [@Cubsfan](#):
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> If your employer contributes to a health care or retirement plan does the **part time rat McDonald’s** who doesn’t get those benefits get to say you get part of your health care for free or you get free money for retirement?

I was never in the military, but I once held that rank: **Part-time Rat, McDonald’s** 😃

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