[Fasterthanyou]

Originally Posted by BlueFBird

yes but those people be it they are miltary or law enforcing deserve tremendous respect for the jobs they do...your ritght it is their choice to go into dangerous jobs, their certanily not doin it for themselves, would u put yourself in that job?...so how can u not say thats a honerable respectable position..same thing goes for firefighters...they chose to run into burning buildings to save people lives everyday. you catch my drift here.

See, that's where we disagree. When was the last time a firefighter thanked the engineers that were responsible for saving HIS life? Rather indirect I know, but it's a point I'm trying to make. The engineer might not have the desire to go into a burning building for money but he/she did a huge service in helping the front-line so to speak. It's a mutual respect from my perspective. Nobody earns more respect from their choice of profession. My final reasoning on this subject is this; If I was somebody's only hope I would do the same job as the professional and not expect to get paid or have a parade. So if you're in the profession for fame and glory then I don't like you. It should be more about doing your community a service because you get paid to do what you signed up to do, not paid to be worshiped. If you need an ego boost because things are slow going then fine, I'll give it to you because you need it more than I do.