Shawn Ryan Wanted Combat but Was Stuck in Germany 😳
Shawn Ryan describes his frustration during his first military deployment in Germany, where he felt his unit was underutilized while sitting idle instead of engaging in active combat operations like other units.
Summary
Shawn Ryan recounts his experience during his first deployment, expressing significant frustration with being stationed in Germany where his unit was not actively engaged in combat operations. While other units and teams were actively conducting operations ('blowing [ __ ] up'), Ryan felt his capable team was wasting time and resources. He describes spending his downtime at Irish pubs getting drunk every night, viewing this as a complete misuse of their operational capabilities. At 22 years old, Ryan became disillusioned with military service based on this experience, questioning why a highly trained and capable asset like himself was being kept stateside doing nothing when there was active combat happening elsewhere. This perceived lack of meaningful deployment work led him to reconsider his commitment to military life.
Key Insights
- Ryan felt his unit in Germany was a gross misuse of capable military assets while other units were actively engaged in combat operations
- Ryan was frustrated listening to other teams and units conducting active operations while his team remained idle
- Ryan spent his free time getting drunk at Irish pubs every night due to lack of meaningful work during deployment
- At 22 years old, Ryan's first deployment experience made him question whether military service was right for him
- Ryan viewed himself as a highly capable asset that was being wasted by being stationed in Germany doing nothing
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Transcript
[0:00] I decided I was good now on my first deployment, because we were sitting on our ass in Germany doing nothing. Like, why are we [ __ ] sitting in Germany doing nothing? Listening to the rest of the team over there blowing [ __ ] up, or other units blowing [ __ ] up, and bad guys doing the job. And I'm sitting on my ass in Germany [music] going to the Irish pub getting drunk every night, while I do nothing, cuz they need me there. It just seems like a gross misuse of a very capable asset that could have been doing [ __ ] 22 years old, I was like, this [ __ ] isn't…
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