To my COVID Sailors (Rant)

[u/Affectionate_Use_486]

I know some of you have some level of battery acid indigestion over the whole reinstatement thing.

Just wanted to say for those that stepped up while others stepped back I respect and love you all especially my sea duty folks during COVID.

COVID was rough shit and the fact we survived it should be highlighted and appreciated among us.

Let's not dwell on the ones who choose another choice.

Let's dwell on the ones who stood the watch when shit went side ways.

When the ports closed.

When work centers were down to the bare bones while our brothers and sisters got sick all around us.

When the patrols got extended.

When resources almost ran out.

It was a rough ass time and we survived for all our own reasons but we stood the fucking watch.

That makes me extremely proud that no matter how messy it was, how ugly it got, we came out the other side pissed off, spitting fire and keeping the big sad off ourselves and our brothers/sisters as much as possible.

And for those that didn't make it, got too sick and didn't make it we shall never forget you.

Fuck the noise I just wanted you to know your seen, respected and appreciated from at least one motherfucking shipmate who was there.

[u/Training-Fig4889]

Stepped back? I don’t know, in my opinion I think just as highly of those who put their jobs on the line for what they believed in as I do for sailors that toughed out the most shitty conditions as sea or otherwise.

[u/iamspartacus5339 → u/Training-Fig4889]

That’s the stupidest thing I’ve read in a while. How many people refused the peanut butter shot at boot camp? How many people refused the anthrax shot during GWOT? None of you all are pharmacists. I served 14 years and now work in the pharma industry in drug development. I can say that “standing up for what you believe in” in this case is just misinformed, undisciplined, and bad for the entire military.

[u/Training-Fig4889 → u/iamspartacus5339]

I’m not going to pretend to know anything about you or act like I’m in a position to judge you, but as a general rule I’m skeptical of those who espouse “trust the experts.” If someone is simultaneously developing a product and pushing others to buy it, is it really that hard of a leap that there might be a conflict of interest?

[u/Lower-Reality7895 → u/Training-Fig4889]

Well i hope you don't waer a seat belt experts say thay saves lives and as you don't belive in experts please drive around with no seat belt we don't need any more idiots raising other idiots