Episode 6: All In The Family

The Common Veterans explore what it is to be a Veteran and use verbiage like “Brother.” Where blood ties are not necessary to be siblings…

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Family

• Everyone has a family; not everyone has a brother/sisterhood.
  • No family: the military gives you a new set.
    • Words mean things:
      • Brother/Sister, it’s more than “Hey Buddy.”
        • “Hey Brother” = a bond
          • Civilians should feel privileged.
  • In the military, the sense of brother/sisterhood is brought in from the first training – rather, it is basic training or the delayed entry programs.
    • Active Duty
    • National Guard / Reserves
• Basic training instills a sense of family in those in the uniform.
  • You go through the “stuff” together.
  • Learn how to be a soldier.
    • Being a brother gives the privilege of trust and integrity.
      • Because you are going through the same rough times, it is a shared experience.
• Beyond the blood and into camaraderie.
  • Camaraderie definition:
    • mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.
• Represent the family in a positive light.
  • Often, there is a positive light being the family.
  • The sarcastic  “Brother” is and can be figured out as the antithesis of being a family member.
    • “Brotha” – precedes a fight.
      • Watch out for the Infantryman that starts out with that
    • Fighting among brothers/sisters often are because of being too close to each other for a long time.

Becoming Thicker Than Blood

• Family life is sometimes not easy to be family.
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• Blood doesn’t necessarily equate to total trust
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• Combat vs non-combat
  • Many times, the combat soldier/sailor/airmen/marine combat soldier becomes angry at the ones that haven’t served.

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