been in a position where you had to trust someone completely with your emotional and/or physical safety on a regular basis?

I know this might not apply to most; but, if you have - what did you need from the other person to be able to achieve and maintain that trust?

Yes the Army

I was military and spent four tours in Iraq... You build a bond stronger than most people know when you have to rely on someone else to protect you from being shot

What needed to be in place for you both to trust in them?

worst mistake of my life was trusting someone completely believing that the words that came out of his mouth were true in return i received the worst 2 yrs of my life

Nothing needed to be in place, you know the the DS will not let anyhing bad happen to you.Everyone looks out for another, when your in the military they become your family, as was said it's a bond that most will never understand or ever have because your life depends on your troops...

You dont really have a choice but too... But after you've been through some bad situations with them you begin to understand that they have been trained just like you....

I guess training and a common goal of getting back to base...

I rock climb so I have to have trust in not only the equipment but also my climbing partners .. but there is a happy medium because a person safety is thier responsiblilty ..

Exactly. I think it is important for the purposes of this thread to try to illustrate that, though, if you might?

How do you learn to trust in that bond or in the knowledge that they will do their best not to cause permanent harm to happen to you?

How did you learn to trust in them? What prerequisites had to be in place?

Have you ever lost trust in any of them and if so, what caused it?

cause if I get hurt,.... thats one less gun protecting their ass.... its kinda benificial to protect me... and vice versa....unless the guys a bad shot

So your ass is only good as long as you are of value to them?

When there is a surplus, we're all in trouble, then.

....metaphorically speaking.

Very true!...My boyfriend is infantry, him and his troops have a bond that is very stong on and off post, a brotherhood they know if they pick up the phone at 3am someone will be there for them...They know they have each others back in war and at home..

Have lost trust in the judicial system- time and time again I get let down with no explanations, no proof when they reach a decision or sitting down with me and show me why they came to that conclusion. Plus, watching the courts in that County letting child molesters go scott free over and over again...It tends to make you lose trust in the system.

My best frineds are and will always be my military buddys... im 1200 miles away from them now... but we still talk every week... Im a god father to my buddies child.... Your right... its a bond that cant be described... you become family when you have to rely on eachother to stay alive.

I took a 10 foot header off a 72 foot cliff .. my partner only let me drop 10 feet ( aprox.. )remember when you are knocked out dead weight is dead weight and not thier fault I got hit in the head with a rock and knocked unconscious.. the other members of my group had to get me down and get me medical attention .. One of the members of my group that up until that day I considered a leader sort of fell apart during the crisis .. and someone that I did not know that well stepped up .. interesting the group dynamics .. long story short after a few stitches and a cat scan I learned a lot about not just myself but my group ..I trust this group with my life on a regular basis ..but I do wear a helmet sometimes now when we climb .. I have a responsibilty to myself and the sport to maintain safety at all times ..

I learned to trust them by trusting myself and God ...

Thank you, shoes. That IS the way it all begins, isn't it.

What happens when the trust is shaken? Is it possible to regain the same level that has been described in this thread?

Angel, you've started some interesting threads tonight .. seems something has taken place that's motivated you eh?