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ded posted:omfg get this nasty civi out of here OUR CLUB HOUSE!!! Its OK, all civies will become active duty soon anyways
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:I'm kinda surprised by the civilian populace we draw here. I know a good chunk of goons see us as generally gun happy assholes or wannabe cops (cops wish they were mil, taking all our hand-me-downs) or kowtowing some right wing line in their heads, but that's quite oppositely displayed here on a daily basis. I'm proud of this little mil subforum, lots of smart and thoughtful folk, even if it is hidden behind a few more shades of gray. Thanks civvie readers and posters, for not judging us so quickly and tossing us in with right wing assholes subconsciously. I for one read this thread a lot because you guys are normally a lot more targeted in your news and indeed your analysis than a lot of folks. The signal to noise is a lot lower here, and the focus on geopolitical and national security matters is of both professional and personal interest, and frankly I share the general sense of cynicism: it feels more like merely being more willing to accurately call poo poo poo poo.
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That Works posted:I'm a civvie reader and I like the distillation of content that shows up here and the pretty rapid calling of bullshit on the more annoying faux outrage type news bits that pop up. Have you been to the cop thread yet?
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Kesper North posted:I for one read this thread a lot because you guys are normally a lot more targeted in your news and indeed your analysis than a lot of folks. The signal to noise is a lot lower here, and the focus on geopolitical and national security matters is of both professional and personal interest, and frankly I share the general sense of cynicism: it feels more like merely being more willing to accurately call poo poo poo poo.  And you all are the only people I've found who are as bitter about the world as I am. Also, GiP is unique on the internet in doing things like recommending a little time off to cool down when things get heated, and to have posters come back and admit they were assholes sometimes instead of just doubling or tripling down.
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Evil SpongeBob posted:Have you been to the cop thread yet? Why would you lead someone down that path?
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I've always appreciated the perspective you folks have, and the CE threads have generally been much more readable and tolerable than pretty much anything else on the forums. You're all good people, and Hail SS-18 Satan May His Passing Cleanse the Earth
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:I'm kinda surprised by the civilian populace we draw here. I know a good chunk of goons see us as generally gun happy assholes or wannabe cops (cops wish they were mil, taking all our hand-me-downs) or kowtowing some right wing line in their heads, but that's quite oppositely displayed here on a daily basis. I'm proud of this little mil subforum, lots of smart and thoughtful folk, even if it is hidden behind a few more shades of gray. Thanks civvie readers and posters, for not judging us so quickly and tossing us in with right wing assholes subconsciously. F A keen sense of the absurd on y'all's part got me here. The get help/resource thread showed me what y'all were about. Where's my beer gone to?
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I'm just a dumb civvie, that's been lurking 'round for a while now. Got shitloads of family that served / are serving but I was fortunate enough to graduate from HS in 1992 and there really wasn't poo poo for me during the drawdown from Desert Storm. I was lucky to have an honest AF recruiter. Maybe he was just tired, I dunno. The CE threads in GIP are the best thing. A good s/n ratio.
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Kesper North posted:I for one read this thread a lot because you guys are normally a lot more targeted in your news and indeed your analysis than a lot of folks. The signal to noise is a lot lower here, and the focus on geopolitical and national security matters is of both professional and personal interest, and frankly I share the general sense of cynicism: it feels more like merely being more willing to accurately call poo poo poo poo. Lower signal to noise means more noise, so in a way you're right!
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Came for the idiot thread, stayed to lurk CE. There is a bit of a unique attitude and outlook here so its a refreshing difference from basically anywhere else except when I talk to my disaffected vet friends.
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I'm a civvie and this thread has a great perspective and everyone here is as cynical as I am.
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173rd headed to the ME. https://www.stripes.com/news/europe...7LheH_1Dacj4piA
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:dont forget gq called us ghoulish GQ can eat a bag of herpes flavor candy coated assholes. Not surprised by the demise of fyad. It was never my flavor of crazy. It was kinda like "The Office" of the forums wherein I didn't really understand why it was considered funny, but didn't poo poo on it for a long time either.
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:dont forget gq called us ghoulish 
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dubzee posted:I'm just a dumb civvie, that's been lurking 'round for a while now. It's the idiots thread
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:It's the idiots thread Also good
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:It's the dogges thread ftfy
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Acebuckeye13 posted:ftfy gently caress, you're right
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SimonCat posted:173rd headed to the ME. I can only imagine the issues for families and relationships when a BDE sized unit deploys rapidly and unexpectedly. It was hard enough with constant month long field exercises but for the most part you always knew when those were coming up. Similar to deploying units to the border, Trump has no idea of the effects his impulsive decisions have. And most soldiers are dumb enough to support everything he does regardless.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:gently caress, you're right I stopped reading the dog thread for 3 or so years after I lost my dog. It was easily the worst decision I ever made. I have so many dog posts to catch up on.
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Nostalgia4Butts posted:dont forget gq called us ghoulish Sounds about right Hail SS-18 
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SimonCat posted:173rd headed to the ME. Sounds like Vakha got his wish summdat grunt poo poo
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I'm a civilian and I follow pretty much just the CE thread. It's kind of like reading the trade weeklies for various specialties, which is always very different from the news, because modern journalists don't often have a good sense for what is expected or unexpected and normal or remarkable, as an event. Lawyer analysis of various legal news is very different from CNN's "legal" "analysis". Same for the military. Thanks for the thread y'all.
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Mustang posted:Trump has no idea of the effects his impulsive decisions have. And most soldiers are dumb enough to support everything he does regardless. Don't worry, only about 40% all soldiers are dumb enough to support everything he does regardless, with another 8.5% dumb enough to not care one way or the other.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:I'm kinda surprised by the civilian populace we draw here. I know a good chunk of goons see us as generally gun happy assholes or wannabe cops (cops wish they were mil, taking all our hand-me-downs) or kowtowing some right wing line in their heads, but that's quite oppositely displayed here on a daily basis. I'm proud of this little mil subforum, lots of smart and thoughtful folk, even if it is hidden behind a few more shades of gray. Thanks civvie readers and posters, for not judging us so quickly and tossing us in with right wing assholes subconsciously. I, too, am a civvie that wouldn't have been allowed near a recruitment center due to a lifelong adderall prescription and a crippling hatred of being told what to do. This is the only CE thread I bookmark and occasionally poo poo up with some dumb post about Terry Gilliam. Anyway wolves count as dogges right? Have a notdogge as a thank you~ https://twitter.com/nywolforg/status/1214371932063387651
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EBB posted:Sounds like Vakha got his wish I hope he PCSed to Bragg or Fort Hood last month.
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Old Boot posted:I, too, am a civvie that wouldn't have been allowed near a recruitment center due to a lifelong adderall prescription and a crippling hatred of being told what to do. Erm their profile pic is clearly a Luca
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Brute Squad posted:I stopped reading the dog thread for 3 or so years after I lost my dog. It was easily the worst decision I ever made. I have so many dog posts to catch up on. I'd had Ms. Peaches for half my life when we lost her. Red-nose pit, smart as a whip, kind to children, cruel to assholes. Never thought I'd get over that one. Then I went to local pit-bull rescue and found the most ridiculous thing. Pit/boxer, eight years old, scared, scarred, and forgotten. Out of all the beautiful, strong, intelligent dogs there, she stood out (read: she was the first one to wag her tail before doing anything) Rita in her natural state and habitat: 
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SimonCat posted:173rd headed to the ME. Hahahaha goddamn it's nice to be out of that shithole
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madeintaipei posted:I'd had Ms. Peaches for half my life when we lost her. Red-nose pit, smart as a whip, kind to children, cruel to assholes. Never thought I'd get over that one. I'm still not in a place to own dogs, but my little sister adopted two toy poodle pups. I help my parents dogsit them sometimes, and Chewie and I have bonded. here he is right after she got them. I promise more posts in the dogge thread as part of my new years resolutions.
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On the international stage the USA is quickly coming to resemble all those trump supporters who post their white bread / hot dog xmas dinners because their families disowned them
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Brute Squad posted:I stopped reading the dog thread for 3 or so years after I lost my dog. It was easily the worst decision I ever made. I have so many dog posts to catch up on. I stopped when Logan went with the ex. 
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