I am ex-military, have I had good expierences? Yes. Would i rather live in any of the countries i have been to? (frank) NO
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Ever been to Germany? I loved it there.

I still don't get the wasted part....how is anything wasted if the guy is going to be that for 10+ years? No team recently has won more than what 3 cups in how many years (what's Chicago at?)...so one great season is gone...not like other stars on actual cup winning teams haven't had good seasons, yet somehow a guy on a team no one ever predicted to make the playoffs has wasted a good year.
- stashu

Chicago has 3 and if I'm remembering correctly it took 6 years for them to get those 3. I think if they were to make it this year it would be their 4th appearance in 8, but I could be off a bit on that. It also I don't think takes into account the years prior to them making it to their first Cup final. To put it in perspective, Kane was drafted in 2007, so 9 seasons ago.

Ever been to Germany? I loved it there.
- jochfr

Didn't have the chance. Were you with Big Red 1? I heard PT was awesome there because you would run through the towns and by these little shops and stuff. And a train ride from all the good spots. (Red Light District )

Ever been to Germany? I loved it there.
- jochfr

I always knew I could count on you.

Ever been to Germany? I loved it there.
- jochfr

Korea was fun. But i wouldn't live there. But i have seen the new barracks at Camp Casey and, i might rethink that. It looks like a resort lol.

Korea was fun. But i wouldn't live there. But i have seen the new barracks at Camp Casey and, i might rethink that. It looks like a resort lol.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

I declined to go there...

I declined to go there...
- jochfr

What years?

I am ex-military, have I had good expierences? Yes. Would i rather live in any of the countries i have been to? (frank) NO
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

You would know better than me, but at this moment in time, I would not feel safe or comfortable leaving the US to go on vacation. I'm not downplaying the potential for a terrorist attack in this country and maybe someone could produce studies that I would be just as safe out of the states, but honestly feel like I'm looking for trouble leaving the country. That's too bad. I'd value a vet's perspective on this.

Chicago has 3 and if I'm remembering correctly it took 6 years for them to get those 3. I think if they were to make it this year it would be their 4th appearance in 8, but I could be off a bit on that. It also I don't think takes into account the years prior to them making it to their first Cup final. To put it in perspective, Kane was drafted in 2007, so 9 seasons ago.
- HonkFortheGoose

PATRICK KANE HAS BEEN WASTED FOR 5 SEASONS!!!!!!

Hmm, somehow never saw those articles...just an article picking on a lowly team never predicted to make the playoffs this season by t he media anyways...

What country were you in when these ex-military soldiers were telling you about how great the country they were living in was?
- Hatboro_Swords

Uh. The United States. I've had several co-workers who've been in the military and a few friends as well. Pretty much all of them resent America. I don't blame most of them, they get absolutely (frank)ed over most of the time with SSI, Va, etc... Even had a friend promised 10,000 by his recruiter 'just for signing up' and he ended up with maybe half that.

I mean I'm sure there's a lot of guys living large after being in the military, but they usually weren't working-class and went for some kind of engineering or technical position. Working-class get (frank)ed at every turn in life. We should be furious but we're complacent and it's sad.

Korea was fun. But i wouldn't live there. But i have seen the new barracks at Camp Casey and, i might rethink that. It looks like a resort lol.
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

I have a co-worker that took a 1 year contract in Saudi (he's "former" military) and literally was put up in a resort there. He was showing a bunch of us the website and it was sick. We all lost sympathy for him.

Ever been to Germany? I loved it there.
- jochfr

I could live there as well. I had a great time in Stuttgart. Even though I was only there a month.

PATRICK KANE HAS BEEN WASTED FOR 5 SEASONS!!!!!!

Hmm, somehow never saw those articles...just an article picking on a lowly team never predicted to make the playoffs this season by t he media anyways...
- stashu

Never saw those articles about Hall or Nugent-Hopkins either.

Guess Tavares is wasting away in NY.

and MacKinnon...he's really being wasted.

I get what they're saying in a way, they just did a very poor job of it.

What years?
- CoHo_to_B-Lo

Around 1996... I was stationed at Ft. Campbell and they wanted me to go there after my tour was up. I said I'm not reenlisting if I have to go to that cesspool.

I'm wasn't a grunt so I wasn't about to be treated as one.

You would know better than me, but at this moment in time, I would not feel safe or comfortable leaving the US to go on vacation. I'm not downplaying the potential for a terrorist attack in this country and maybe someone could produce studies that I would be just as safe out of the states, but honestly feel like I'm looking for trouble leaving the country. That's too bad. I'd value a vet's perspective on this.
- Hatboro_Swords

Yeah, I'm not trying to make what I say sound like be-all end-all. Just shedding light on the perspectives and narratives that we don't usually hear about.

Most people I know who've been stationed in Germany (frank)ing loved it there.

But terrorism is not any larger a threat now than it ever was throughout human history. We just have social media and News outlets reporting it the second it happens now.

But there's a ton of places outside of America where being an American with even a small amount of money will allow you to live like a king.

Shenzhen, China, for example is a hotbed right now. Tons of 30-something Americans with a small amount of savings (we're talking small-business amounts, so something along the lines of up to $100k) are opening up basically sweat shops, small production facilities, restaurants and bars, etc... The Chinese are a huge consumer market, everyone speaks English who isn't a peasant, and they LOVE American culture and style. These lower-middle class kids are jumping to petty bourgeois business owners who exploit the minimum wage in China which is equal, I think, to 3 dollars American.

Uh. The United States. I've had several co-workers who've been in the military and a few friends as well. Pretty much all of them resent America. I don't blame most of them, they get absolutely (frank)ed over most of the time with SSI, Va, etc... Even had a friend promised 10,000 by his recruiter 'just for signing up' and he ended up with maybe half that.

I mean I'm sure there's a lot of guys living large after being in the military, but they usually weren't working-class and went for some kind of engineering or technical position. Working-class get (frank)ed at every turn in life. We should be furious but we're complacent and it's sad.
- BeadyEyedDouche

Yeah they basically take half of your "bonus" back...

Never saw those articles about Hall or Nugent-Hopkins either.

Guess Tavares is wasting away in NY.

and MacKinnon...he's really being wasted.

I get what they're saying in a way, they just did a very poor job of it.
- HonkFortheGoose

This is all correct though.

Never saw those articles about Hall or Nugent-Hopkins either.

Guess Tavares is wasting away in NY.

and MacKinnon...he's really being wasted.

I get what they're saying in a way, they just did a very poor job of it.
- HonkFortheGoose

Some Russian in Washington (I swear this isn't a political post!!!!!!!) may be someone that perhaps should have been called out in a worthless article like that long before some 2nd year kid in the media's whipping-boy city of Buffalo

Around 1996... I was stationed at Ft. Campbell and they wanted me to go there after my tour was up. I said I'm not reenlisting if I have to go to that cesspool.

I'm wasn't a grunt so I wasn't about to be treated as one.
- jochfr

Don't leave us hanging....did you get your way and get to go elsewhere???

This is all correct though.
- sbroads24

The point is why is it necessary to say Eichel is being wasted but we've never seen anything about any of those other guys?

Is it true in a way? Sure. But they're almost making it seem like this is a rare occurrence and clearly it's not.

Some Russian in Washington (I swear this isn't a political post!!!!!!!) may be someone that perhaps should have been called out in a worthless article like that long before some 2nd year kid in the media's whipping-boy city of Buffalo
- stashu

Pm

I have a co-worker that took a 1 year contract in Saudi (he's "former" military) and literally was put up in a resort there. He was showing a bunch of us the website and it was sick. We all lost sympathy for him.
- stashu

Those (frank)ers lived the life over there...
And we were treated like dog poop.

We (Air Force) were treated slightly better than the Army...

Don't leave us hanging....did you get your way and get to go elsewhere???
- stashu

Went to Ft. Jackson, SC

This is all correct though.
- sbroads24

Correct or not, it's a stupid article...last I checked it takes more than 1 skater to win a cup, and this team hasn't had a foundation as deep built up prior to success like Chicago did when it finally landed Kane.

Some Russian in Washington (I swear this isn't a political post!!!!!!!) may be someone that perhaps should have been called out in a worthless article like that long before some 2nd year kid in the media's whipping-boy city of Buffalo
- stashu

Oh poop! But there was no such thing as a tank for Crosby and Ovechkin