Civilians?

[public servant]

Who do I complain to about being mistreated by former military members because I never served?

 

[actaeon277]

So, Darth vader. Civilian?

 

[public servant]

So, Darth vader. Civilian?

Chicken ****er.

 

[foszoe]

PPoor misguided youth with no proper role models that utilized republiccare to become an overlord of the state.

So, Darth vader. Civilian?

 

[churchmouse]

Hey. Speak for yourself.

Seriously, if they are "public servants", we ARE the masters. But I realize "public servant" is just a phrase. Servants generally don't have government backed authority.

But at least I can dream about Jeanie from back in the day.

Those that kick in doors serve another master who is sitting safely behind a desk.

 

[jamil]

So, Darth vader. Civilian?

No. He's Dead. Darth Vader died in Return of the Jedi. When he was alive, he was not a civilian. He was the servant of the Emperor, Darth Sidious.



































Oh crap. I forgot to say, SPOILER ALART!!!

 

[churchmouse]

No. He's Dead. Darth Vader died in Return of the Jedi. When he was alive, he was not a civilian. He was the servant of the Emperor, Darth Sidious.



































Oh crap. I forgot to say, SPOILER ALART!!!

Aw Poo man..........Blargh

 

[kperry68W]

As a firefighter we have always just referred to them as the public or citizens

 

[Denny347]

Not this again.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Not this again.

Behave, you civilian, you.

 

[tomray3of4]

: a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force.

According to M-W

 

[chipbennett]

:a person who is not a member of the military or of a police or firefighting force.

According to M-W

Miriam-Webster is wrong.

 

[Trigger Time]

Oh boy.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

civilian: definition of civilian in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)
civilian Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary civilian American English definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary

Obviously MW got it wrong. Tell me again why this is a controversy for some? Last I checked, the Pres and Congress are civilians, so its not a matter of authority.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

civilian: definition of civilian in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)
civilian Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary civilian American English definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary

Obviously MW got it wrong. Tell me again why this is a controversy for some? Last I checked, the Pres and Congress are civilians, so its not a matter of authority.

1.1informal A person who is not a member of a particular profession or group, as viewed by a member of that group:I talk to a lot of actresses and they say that civilians are scared of them

Not wrong. At worst, informal or colloquial.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Tell me again why this is a controversy for some

INGO.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Look, I know this is INGO and everything has to be pure and only one true way, like an L. Neil Smith book or a Ron Paul campaign, but civilian depends on the context.

First a threshold question, what law are we applying? Define your universe--UMCJ? USC? Indiana Code? Maybe New York statutes which define firefighters with military and cops? It just depends.

Running around a conference room table with your hair on fire over something the legislature defines is unproductive.

 

[femurphy77]

Unproductive; yes. Entertaining; ALWAYS!!!!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

So, what is YOUR definition?

I heard a fire chief this morning using the word "civilian" to distinguish between the general population and the ones with the hoses. Thought it odd.

Whatever. If you have a subset of a culture--knife geeks, model railroad collectors, people who dress up like furry rhinos, spoon collectors, whatever--they will likely refer to non-spoon collectors as "civilians".

Fire Chief Mustachski was using it in the broadest possible sense and without reference to any statute. Doesn't matter. Smile and nod.

 

[KellyinAvon]

No horse is too dead to beat!! - KellyinAvon

I'm a civilian since I have that USC Title 5 civil service gig. I'm also not a civilian since as a military retiree I come under Title 10 status.