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corn in the bible posted:Nobody has challenge coins anymore No one plays the challenge coin game, but basically every command still has coins to give out.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:20 |
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Does someone mind explaining to my pacifist hippie rear end what the hell a "challenge coin" is?
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:36 |
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I was going to make a joke about the difficulty doubling every few months, but I googled it. Seems like some kind of medallion that a commander gives those that they are in charge of for accomplishment, used to verify bragging rights for valor.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:40 |
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if you challenge someone and they have a coin you buy drinks if you challenge someone and they don't have a coin they buy drinks
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:51 |
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theflyingexecutive posted:if you challenge someone and they have a coin you buy drinks Sometimes somebody with some authority will present you with a coin for good work, or just because you present the illusion of good work and they beed to put on a show. The Air Force at least used to give everyone a coin when they finished basic training, can't imagine they've stopped doing it.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:54 |
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corn in the bible posted:Nobody has challenge coins anymore Lies, I got one this year for participating in a long term veteran study by the government that determined No Sir, There Are Definitely No Long Term SIde Effects to Warfare.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 16:56 |
I got a lovely coin from a two star general because he liked my meat loaf. I was a cook in the National Guard
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:01 |
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Goodpancakes posted:I got a lovely coin from a two star general because he liked my meat loaf. I was a cook in the National Guard Like does he just carry around a draw-string bag full of jingly gold coins and award them to good little boys?
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ansel autisms posted:Guy with the save a horse sign wears a badge and calls himself an "unindicted co-conspirator." So he went to the ranch for like a day and is angling to be the new face of the anti-BLM movement? One of the brave, patriotic occupiers who booked it as soon as the Bundy's got arrested and realized, yes, there are consequences? Who does that remind me of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5xVHsMRV0&t=22s Ike Clanton is basically every one of these cowards. ansel autisms posted:Fat legs visible in the back are Sean Anderson. THE Sean Anderson? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvZ_L9JsUsw
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:04 |
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I got given a plastic submarine coin good for one round of drinks at some bar near the CT sub base because I put an ex-navy guy up in my hotel room at a convention.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:09 |
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red19fire posted:THE Sean Anderson? Yeah, THE Sean Anderson. Him and Sandy have been there for most days in the audience (whatever the hell you call it) of the trial. They're surprisingly nice and calm about the whole thing, at least in comparison to how they seemed at the refuge.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:11 |
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red19fire posted:a long term veteran study by the government that determined No Sir, There Are Definitely No Long Term SIde Effects to Warfare. Whew, that's a relief.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:20 |
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I've never been coined because the types of guys who give out coins seem to have really bad judgement about who is actually doing the work.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:25 |
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Parallel Paraplegic posted:Like does he just carry around a draw-string bag full of jingly gold coins and award them to good little boys? Just a few in the pocket most likely...like a secret santa for the military type deal
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:25 |
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This is the best coin: (It's a bottle opener.)
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:33 |
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Parallel Paraplegic posted:Like does he just carry around a draw-string bag full of jingly gold coins and award them to good little boys?
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 17:35 |
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I got commissioned by the CNO (chief of naval operations - top military person in the navy) and then had a mock commissioning the next day with the CJCS (Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff - top military officer over all branches). Both of those guys had an aid that literally just followed around them with a stack of coins (and more in a nearby bag) to drop in the admiral's hand when he reached behind him. the way the game works is each coin has the officers rank on it. If you have a higher ranking coin, then the other guy has to buy a round. Only douchebags do it, though.
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Mr. Nice! posted:I got commissioned by the CNO (chief of naval operations - top military person in the navy) and then had a mock commissioning the next day with the CJCS (Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff - top military officer over all branches). Both of those guys had an aid that literally just followed around them with a stack of coins (and more in a nearby bag) to drop in the admiral's hand when he reached behind him. Barack Obama should ask for a lifetime supply of these for after office.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 19:40 |
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So I listened to that podcast linked earlier. Knowing a couple marines wouldn't the expected answer to a random dude screaming "where did you go to boot camp" be "gently caress off"? Or perhaps "it's recruit training, dumbshit"
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Discendo Vox posted:Barack Obama should ask for a lifetime supply of these for after office. He doesn't need to ask anyone. You can mail order as many as you want. You want a coin that claims you are the Commander in Chief? No problem. http://www.allaboutchallengecoins.com/pricing.html http://www.customchallengecoins.com/customcoin-pricing/ http://www.militarycoinsusa.com/challenge-coin-pricing.html
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:13 |
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According to one of the major challenge coin manufacturers, the most common format they receive designs in is Microsoft Powerpoint.
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Platystemon posted:According to one of the major challenge coin manufacturers, the most common format they receive designs in is Microsoft Powerpoint.
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Platystemon posted:According to one of the major challenge coin manufacturers, the most common format they receive designs in is Microsoft Powerpoint.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:18 |
You could probably make a quick buck selling refuge occupation challenge coins for people who want to show that they were there. Unless they're already being made and sold.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:19 |
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Casimir Radon posted:Well it does have really simple drawing tools. IIRC it was more along the lines of “they send in mock‐ups with clip art. Our artists whip up something classy and send it back to the client for approval”.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:21 |
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Powerpoint supports arbitrary sized slides or pages and you can easily place whatever wherever you want.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:22 |
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What are some good non-navy stolen valor tactics?? Last tactics I saw someone suggested to say you're in "corrosion control" in the navy and that the questioner's eyes would immediately glaze over. The other suggestion was meaner, to have snaked shitters on ships all day and that you now make $60/hour as a plumber and make the questioner cry.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:32 |
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I’d ask if they’d heard any good corrosion control jokes.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 20:56 |
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Thanks for this, I had no idea the Seals had grown so much since I did a report on them in High School . If you've got a half hour to blow, this video details the newest conspiracy theory making the circles in the Bundy Facebook groups. Apparently Lavoy only looked he was reaching for a gun because the cowardly FBI agents shot him with a foam bullet in the stomach so he would reach down and give the feds the clearance to assasinate him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBWQtH2PhJ0
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Platystemon posted:According to one of the major challenge coin manufacturers, the most common format they receive designs in is Microsoft Powerpoint.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 21:07 |
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Discendo Vox posted:Drone pilots, especially ones who kill, tend to be at risk for really severe PTSD. This came up in some debates my institution had on the subject of military use of drones. I won't link footage, but drone visuals, especially missile cams, tend to be pretty horrific if you're the person at the controls. The videogame detachment people talk about isn't usually there. When they show footage of drone bombings its a really grainy black and white feed. Is it actually color and more HD?
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:When they show footage of drone bombings its a really grainy black and white feed. Is it actually color and more HD? LED HD color 1080p
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 21:54 |
Liquid Dinosaur posted:When they show footage of drone bombings its a really grainy black and white feed. Is it actually color and more HD? Usually, yes. The tech has improved drastically over time. Black and white grainy stuff could also be night vision. Missile cams are the worst- imagine having to watch through a camera mounted on the tip of a missile just as it hits someone-then immediately swapping back to one of the overlooking drones as it monitors the effects.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 22:10 |
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So are challenge coins the kind of semi-official thing where whenever there's an excuse to make one you do and design it however you want? Like how with specialized missions or rocket launches they always make a unique patch for everyone involved and they put crazy poo poo like dragons and robot-minotaurs and skeletons on them? Like this: And what circumstances would you really have to throw down a challenge coin for the possibility of free beer? Does it have to be with someone who would also have the exact same coin? So a "I was in the Navy" one would work, but what are the odds in civilian life you could use your "General Soandso gave me a challenge coin from his goody bag" one? Or does any coin work for any challenge, and getting one from the POTUS means you automatically win the rank showdown.
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# ? Sep 26, 2016 22:10 |
How challenge coins work. Also, in thread-related news: Inviting wrath of judge may be part of a calculated approach by Ammon Bundy's lawyer quote:"He knows what he's doing. It's intentional,'' said Matthew Schindler, a lawyer helping co-defendant Kenneth Medenbach. "I don't believe he makes choices without a strategic focus.'' https://twitter.com/maxoregonian/status/780462609300500481 https://twitter.com/maxoregonian/status/780461971158073344 https://twitter.com/maxoregonian/status/780462151567708160 On patriots turning on each other: https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/779424974486384640 In other news: https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/779769631506505729 https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/779744388226232320 https://twitter.com/jjmacnab/status/779745046899810304 https://twitter.com/KGWNews/status/779484370642034689 https://twitter.com/illbeyourwater/status/779516428177117184 Discendo Vox has issued a correction as of 22:23 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:So are challenge coins the kind of semi-official thing where whenever there's an excuse to make one you do and design it however you want? Like how with specialized missions or rocket launches they always make a unique patch for everyone involved and they put crazy poo poo like dragons and robot-minotaurs and skeletons on them? It's just higher rank wins pretty much. But since they're just a thing people make, and nobody gives a poo poo about the challenge part of challenge coins anymore, they mostly just go overboard with designs to make them look cool so they'll actually sell E: they also use them for when it'd be inappropriate or impossible to give out medals, like at universities or to civilians at events. They're basically pogs corn in the bible has issued a correction as of 22:29 on Sep 26, 2016 |
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Discendo Vox posted:Drone pilots, especially ones who kill, tend to be at risk for really severe PTSD. This came up in some debates my institution had on the subject of military use of drones. I won't link footage, but drone visuals, especially missile cams, tend to be pretty horrific if you're the person at the controls. The videogame detachment people talk about isn't usually there. Yeah, it's roughly comparable as I recall to no-poo poo getting-shot-at combat pilots. Pro: dude at computer in rural Nevada is in no physical danger except when he is driving to work. Con: the drone has direct visual on the people being exploded, and needs to KEEP that direct visual to confirm effect and, depending, watch for the explodees friends, potentially to explode them too.
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:So are challenge coins the kind of semi-official thing where whenever there's an excuse to make one you do and design it however you want? Like how with specialized missions or rocket launches they always make a unique patch for everyone involved and they put crazy poo poo like dragons and robot-minotaurs and skeletons on them? To answer your question, they're like POG slammers, not patches. Challenge coins really only come out at VFW halls or off-base dives where brand-new boots go to drink underage and the Uncle Rico types also go with their Parris Island '92 challenge coins to impress brand-new boots. It's a place for guys like Ritzenheimer and other phonies go to get lauded by well-meaning dummies who don't know anything. Like the Silver Screen in 29 Palms, or The Mirage in Jacksonville, NC. Silver Screen was officially declared off-limits by the base general because of all the rampant drugs and underage booze, so they're probably out of business by now. Though I wonder if a Malheur Refuge coin could make a quick buck off these loving doofuses.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:Con: the drone has direct visual on the people being exploded, and needs to KEEP that direct visual to confirm effect and, depending, watch for the explodees friends, potentially to explode them too. Not that I want to defend the drone program or anything but isn't that like, most military operations that involve killing people? I mean I guess if you compare it to "conventional" aircraft, bombers and jets would be miles away by the time the impact actually happened, sure, but compared to other military actions I don't know. It's not like the army just fucks off without checking after shooting wildly in the general direction of the enemy right? e: And missile cams have been a thing for decades now too
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Azathoth posted:Not surprised to hear that. I work for a book printer, and despite our developing and giving away design software for free and repeatedly telling them to either use our software or InDesign/Photoshop, we still get a half dozen people a year who do their entire book in PowerPoint or Word then expect us to magically make it not poo poo resolution, not to mention the proper dimensions. And this is for something that people pay thousands of dollars for. I can't imagine what kind of horrors a designer at a place like that must see on a daily basis...
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