Because fiction tends to be black and white, the REMF usually isn't portrayed as someone who got lucky, but as someone who kissed a lot of fat, rich behind. A REMF will be someone who pulled some strings themselves or had Daddy call the right people to get a cushy post. It's never luck, or actual skill, it's [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections who he is and who he knows]]. He's a Senator's son, or a celebrity, or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney he's got a lot of money]] in the bank.

The story in RealLife is, naturally, different. Here the REMF is often just someone who happens to not be in the shit. At the moment. The military is big and a lot (to the tune of 10-15 [=REMFs=] for every guy actually pulling a trigger) of necessary jobs don't necessarily involve you getting shot at by random [INSERT BAD GUY HERE]'s. This doesn't mean the REMF isn't resented, he's still a REMF. Cuz' the Motherfucker didn't get shot at.

Often, and perhaps against the stereotype, the children of important and/or wealthy people do join the military because they want to serve. Fortunately or unfortunately, the military brass aren't morons and know that if the child of a VIP dies on their watch, they're in for a world of trouble. Thus, through no fault of his or her own, the kid with the silver spoon might spend the war typing up reports anyway.

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Because fiction tends to be black and white, the REMF usually isn't portrayed as someone who got lucky, but as someone who kissed a lot of fat, rich behind. A REMF will be someone who pulled some strings themselves or had Daddy call the right people to get a cushy post. He's a Senator's son, or a celebrity, or [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney he's got a lot of money]] in the bank. It's never luck, or actual skill, it's [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections who he is and who he knows]].

The story in RealLife is, naturally, different. The military is a big organization, and a lot of necessary jobs don't involve getting immediately shot at by random [INSERT BAD GUY HERE]'s. In fact, in modern armed forces, there's roughly  10-15 [=REMFs=] working in support for every soldier actually pulling a trigger at the front.  This doesn't mean the REMF isn't resented, mind you, he's still a REMF who isn't deep in the shit at the moment.

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