POSJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Minot ND, Unfortunately
This is just me blowing off steam, you can reply negatively or positively:
I'm currently active duty Air Force and have been stationed at Minot AFB, ND for about 8 months now. I have never been treated so poorly for being in the military as I have been here. This station was my last choice of all the Air Force bases in the CONUS(Continental US). We moved down from Eielson AFB, AK 15 miles outside of Fairbanks. 90% of the Airman currently stationed here don't want to be here either, but we proudly do our duty and serve our country. The people from town flip their nose to us at any glance for only being stationed up here. I am not asking for pitty or praise. I only ask that you put yourselves in our shoes if you live near a base. Most of us would like to have been stationed back near our hometowns. Please treat the military the way you say you do. Don't put a flag on your car to say you are patriotic, treat those who are doing their time as you would want to be treated in a different town than you are use to. Don't refer to us by terms such as: baser's, wingnut's, etc. I'll get down off of my soap box for now, this is just a rant sorry.
Tyler
I'm currently active duty Air Force and have been stationed at Minot AFB, ND for about 8 months now. I have never been treated so poorly for being in the military as I have been here. This station was my last choice of all the Air Force bases in the CONUS(Continental US). We moved down from Eielson AFB, AK 15 miles outside of Fairbanks. 90% of the Airman currently stationed here don't want to be here either, but we proudly do our duty and serve our country. The people from town flip their nose to us at any glance for only being stationed up here. I am not asking for pitty or praise. I only ask that you put yourselves in our shoes if you live near a base. Most of us would like to have been stationed back near our hometowns. Please treat the military the way you say you do. Don't put a flag on your car to say you are patriotic, treat those who are doing their time as you would want to be treated in a different town than you are use to. Don't refer to us by terms such as: baser's, wingnut's, etc. I'll get down off of my soap box for now, this is just a rant sorry.
Tyler