ORIGINAL: bdavison

The military is a WHOLE different story.
First of all, being a former active duty US military member in a LONG chain of US military family members. I think Im qualified to chime in on this.

I firmly believe that the people flooding into this country to take advantage of our way of life, constitutional protections and freedoms, prosperity, religeous freedoms, etc should be willing to protect it. Regardless of whether they are citizens or not. It would not be fair to all the US citizens and naturalized citizens if they were expected to defend the country while all the immigrants got a "free ride". NO immigrant has been forced to go fight in Iraq. They are all VOLUNTEERS. They signed up. And BRAVO...well done brothers in arms. I salute you. All of our fine men and women in the military think so much of this country and its freedoms that they are willing to die for it. If you dont like all the responsibilities of residing in the US....then get the hell out. That's another US freedom...you dont have to stay if you dont like it.


Competing in a World Championship has NOTHING to do with defending the country, its beliefs, or freedoms. To suggest that a Model Aircraft Competitor is equal with a US military member in that respect is completely out of line. A pattern competitor represents his or her country in competitive games. Defending our country is NO game. At the end of a pattern competition, both parties go home alive to their families.