Military vs. Civilian Friends...

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Tell you not to do something stupid when drunk.


MILITARY FRIENDS: Will post 360 security so you don't get caught. 

CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. So-and-so. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Call your parents mom and dad.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Hope the night out drinking goes smoothly and hope that no one is late for the ride home. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Know some wild stuff will happen, set up rally points and an E & E route.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will be sitting next to you saying, Damn, we screwed up but, hey, that was fun!"


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Steal each other's stuff so often nobody remembers who bought it in the first place.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will listen to your relationship problems and hope it works out for you. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will listen to you over a long hard road march, and will help you straighten it out better than Dr. Phil.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Know a few things about you. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Might try to hit on your girl behind your back. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Have spooned with you in the field more than your girl has, and would never even think about doing that.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Would knock on your door. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will wish you had enough money to go out that night, and are sorry you couldn't come. 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will share their last dollar with you, drag you along, and try to work free drinks all night.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Want the money they loaned you back next week.

MILITARY FRIENDS: Can't begin to remember who owes who money after taking care of each other for so long.


CIVILIAN FRIENDS: Will tell you "They'd take a bullet for you." 

MILITARY FRIENDS: Will actually take a bullet for you.


I don't usually post stuff like this and there are definitely civilian friends who fit the military friend mold, but some of this stuff is hilariously true.