Fly Navy,
I was trying to be sarcastic with the first part. The "why don't they come on here to defend themselves" part was me trying to say that talk is cheap when the people you're trashing aren't around to defend themselves. They don't have any reason to be here because it is a Navy site. That was my point.
Zippy,
I agree with you completely, and I know the majority of talk is good natured and discussion is serious. I'm just a little sensitive to the topic because of something I saw in ROTC.
I was at Mardi Gras with a senior Marine option I highly respected. During a parade some AFJROTC kids came by. This was at the end, so they had been going for a while, and they looked pretty good. This Marine I respected and another decided they were going to stroke their egos by telling these kids how much they and the AF sucked, and how much better the Marines were. I lost a ton of respect for that guy, and it certainly didn't reflect well on the Marines.
I know most people are joking, but when they aren't and they disrespect others it is a shame for everyone involved. I certainly don't mean that these aren't legitimate topics that are being discussed. Nothing truly disrespectful has been said in this thread, but it just reminded me of other things I've seen/heard.
Sorry to sidetrack the thread. Good discussion, please continue.