IIRC, the last time something like this happened, they tried to smear the sentinel and it didn't work out very well for them.
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Suck up.
He would have rather you and your friends just obeyed the damn rules of the place, and is probably embarrassed you've made even more of a big deal about him just doing his honorable job. Because it isn't really about him, is it? It's about making you look better in light of what's coming for you.
Yup. If he meant it, the appropriate reward would have been an "attaboy" mention later on.
Why is his job honourable?
I can only assume you thought I meant Hegseth and not that soldier. Which I did not.
No I mean the soldier. Why is his job more honourable than any other job?
Because guarding the tomb is entirely symbolic, but it's taken very seriously, and maintaining high enough standards to put yourself out there for scrutiny like that is hard as hell. Put the discipline and dedication required on top of all that and it's very much a job worthy of respect, at least in my eyes
It’s a voluntary position and an honor. It’s a boring, painstaking job. You’re doing it to honor fallen comrades.
You should look into that position on wiki, it probably would give far more than any comments here. It's very demanding, important symbolically, and it's a huge honor for anyone to say they served it. It's at the level of the King's Guard in London, if maybe you're more familiar with that.
Mass effect had it right
“Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer.”
It's all just a dog and pony show but there is still no reason to go there and be disrespectful.
more honourable than any other job
they didn't make that comparison
don't worry if you don't get it; this is one of those things people (americans, mostly) get super upset about for some reason. Can't even say the robot gun dance is silly, for example.
When did honoring the dead and showing respect become an American thing?
Just can't help yourself can you.
the robot dance is silly though, admit it.
Out of curiosity, would you say the same about ceremony in any other instance (e.g. religious ceremonies / rituals, military parades, etc.)?
Personally I don't understand the need or desire for any of it, but I can at least understand that some people do feel that it's meaningful. I wouldn't walk into a synagogue or a church or a mosque and start being disrespectful during their ceremonies, even if I don't personally see the value. It's the same here - even if you don't see the value, to them and a lot of others, it's very important and meaningful. Being disrespectful of that is at best very rude.
yeah I think those ceremonies are inherently silly as well
not saying you shouldn't be respectful and quiet but the way those soldiers do the overly robotic rifle check and salutes and stuff is mental
Overcompensating so hard you can tell they don’t mean it.
All any decent person would have done would be to call the soldier personally and apologize, then issue a public apology acknowledging what they f’d up and why they were wrong.
Instead it’s a meaningless medal and they’ll probably still screw with thia soldier’s career.
That's certainly the correct move from a PR standpoint. Wonder who thought of it cuz it certainly wasn't fucking Kegsbreath.
This is the only time I am aware of the Trump administration doing anything classy - wtf
Man this guy just can't be a candidate as the first group of people to be impeached and forcibly removed fast enough.
I would love to know what was going through that Sentinel's mind as he was getting this medal.

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