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Just number the bases the same way we number buildings on bases, completely loving random with no coherent system.
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maffew buildings posted:Just number the bases the same way we number buildings on bases, completely loving random with no coherent system. or army units. "this is the 723th army base)
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Sep 8, 2021 00:21
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Name them like you're playing one of those overly long strategy games where you can names cities or bases but start to get really lazy. Mountain's Pass Capitol Stronghold Fort Awesome Infantry Base Armor Base Naval Trade Base Tech Base Finance City Tech Base 2 Land of Agrarian Delight Naval War Base Iron-ville Horses Here Beachhead 2 (Beachhead 1 was lost to the French) Oil Oil Oil Nuke-land Last Base Final Base gently caress You Gandhi
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Sep 8, 2021 00:26
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c+p base names from Alpha Centauri
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Sep 8, 2021 00:28
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Name them after MRE meal menus. "This is Fort Four Fingers of Death"
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Sep 8, 2021 00:34
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PookBear posted:or army units. "this is the 723th army base) Borrow from the NYC Public School system. Instead of "PS," use "AMB." AMB simply because "AB" is already an abbreviation for AirBase. Then watch the slapfight for AMB69 and AMB420.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:c+p base names from Alpha Centauri "He Walked on Water"
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:How can we honor the legacy of the guy that said, "To hell with war" and said we should limit our military to strictly defense of the homeland while removing all profits from making war? Oh, I know, we can rename one of our massive bases that we use to stage our imperial military before sending them overseas to make shitloads of money for the defense industry Can we name a Coastal Battery (museum) after him? Early warning radar station? Dude is a hero for ensuring the continuation of democracy in the country for another ~80 years anyway
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Sep 8, 2021 00:51
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Sorry for being the OP responsible. Anyone want to talk about how Hugh Thompson hits all the wickets for MIC-adjacent imperialist stooge whose name is acceptable because he never published any scathing remarks or rejected fascist oligarchy after his imperial stooging was over? I think a couple of million people in the military and adjacent learning about Smedley Butler for the first time in an incredibly unavoidable way would be delightful. Not everyone is a cynical and capably literate veteran of bullshit wars. I didn't suggest his name to surprise the loving guy on his birthday. Lighten up, Francis.
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Sep 8, 2021 00:53
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And with that everyone has had a chance to say their piece. Now lets all take a deep breath and get back to discussing current events.
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Miloshe posted:Sorry for being the OP responsible. Anyone want to talk about how Hugh Thompson hits all the wickets for MIC-adjacent imperialist stooge whose name is acceptable because he never published any scathing remarks or rejected fascist oligarchy after his imperial stooging was over? Fair, but no one is going to wiki him, and no one will remember the 30 second blurb that explains who he was- or they will just ignore the end of his career. "Twice awarded the Medal of Honor" will be all anyone remembers. I couldn't tell you poo poo about Bragg, other than the Union liked facing him because he wasn't very good. And he was a traitor. But I am a cynical, bitter old man, so take that as you will. I'd love if we named them after people that not only deserved it, but deserve a greater role in the American Psyche. I'd poo poo a chicken if all of them had an anti-war/anti-authority bend to them. Tangentially related- I understand why so many VN Vets became more anti-war as they aged; things you were fine with when you were younger, suddenly dawn on you as a fictional moment removed from your life; it wasn't you doing those things, but a kid that looked like you. And you realize that everyone in that situation was a child. That's terrifying. E- was typing before the warning.
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Sep 8, 2021 01:15
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Including the other side, most times.
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Sep 8, 2021 01:32
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MRC48B posted:gently caress Patton, if you want a Cav general name it after John Buford, who laid the initial groundwork for Meade at Gettysburg. As a former cav officer, I'm fully on board having another Fort Buford. The first one was built in North Dakota in 1866 and decommissioned in 1895.
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bulletsponge13 posted:Fair, but no one is going to wiki him, and no one will remember the 30 second blurb that explains who he was- or they will just ignore the end of his career. "Twice awarded the Medal of Honor" will be all anyone remembers. I couldn't tell you poo poo about Bragg, other than the Union liked facing him because he wasn't very good. And he was a traitor. I'm willing and deserving of catching a probation to clarify something important to me which plays into your final comment about VN Vets. Call it "L'esprit de l'escalier". Butler served in the Marine Corps for 34 years loving poo poo up for generation upon generation of the local nationals throughout the Philippines and Central America. The singular thing he should be credited for is not just introspectively coming to understand why and how he acted, but to acknowledge and spread his awareness of his own complicity. And quite frankly coming to grips with that "I am deeply conflicted about my service" turning into "The society and culture I was raised within is a farce" is something that VN vets and GWOT vets absolutely share in common. The terrifying part to me is we may not be wrong and yet have to navigate some pretty rough loving waters. I'm often surprised how helpful GiP can be to me personally in dealing with those times.
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No one is going to probate anyone for having a civil discussion. It's when the poo poo flinging starts that this thread tends to get off track. Don't fling poo poo at each other please.
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If you're planning on slinging poo poo, please discuss your plans with a septic specialist, so they can aid you in designing and building your poo poo slinger. Then, take it to a political rally.
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Sep 8, 2021 02:17
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Fort Tillman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7uLxu0XAc
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Are our Korean bases named after civil war assholes too? We can just name one of them after Tillman. I propose Camp Eagle. That reminds me, I have kimchi.
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Sep 8, 2021 02:29
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Fits the vibe and news stories about Bliss.
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:Are our Korean bases named after civil war assholes too? We can just name one of them after Tillman. I propose Camp Eagle. Camp Paul Bunyan. Or Camp Goddamn ROK. *ROK soldiers were wearing claymores and, had the clackers in their hand, while poo poo talking the DPRK soldiers, during Operation PB.
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boop the snoot posted:How many bases are named after the confederate army as opposed to the Union? So after looking it up (i.e. clicking a bunch of Wikipedia links), if you count any active facility named for anyone who served in the Union Army, it's around a dozen. If you go a bit stricter and only count major* facilities named for Union generals,** it's six: Fort Shafter, Fort Custer, Fort Dix, Fort Meade, Fort Sill, and the Schofield Barracks. There used to be a lot more - including Fort McClellan in Alabama, Fort Slocum in New York, and Camp Sherman in Ohio - but those bases have long since closed. This can be contrasted to the ten major* active bases currently named for Confederates: Camp Beauregard, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon, Fort A.P. Hill, Fort Hood, Fort Lee, Fort Pickett, Fort Polk, and Fort Rucker. As to why there's so many bases named after Confederates, the vast majority of the bases in these lists were opened up as training camps during either or both of the World Wars. Most of these camps were named after locally relevant military figures, and after years of reorganizations and closures the bases in the south have formed the majority of what's remained. so given that tradition, Fort Lee should definitely be renamed to Fort Benjamin O. Davis imo *For a given value of major **there is also technically Fort Campbell, but he was a political general, didn't see combat, and was only active for a couple months. e: I also propose renaming Fort Benning to Fort Flipper, and Fort Bragg to Fort Robinson. the latter suggestion I do not make lightly, given Bragg's many contributions to the Union cause. Acebuckeye13 fucked around with this message at 10:22 on Sep 8, 2021 |
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:If you're planning on slinging poo poo, please discuss your plans with a septic specialist, so they can aid you in designing and building your poo poo slinger. Then, take it to a political rally. I have a wastewater treatment license, your general two-step process for waste concentration is throw everything into a big tank, skim the floaters off the top, and pump the settled sludges off the bottom hth
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Acebuckeye13 posted:So after looking it up (i.e. clicking a bunch of Wikipedia links), if you count any active facility named for anyone who served in the Union Army, it's around a dozen. If you go a bit stricter and only count major* facilities named for Union generals,** it's six: Fort Shafter, Fort Custer, Fort Dix, Fort Meade, Fort Sill, and the Schofield Barracks. There used to be a lot more - including Fort McClellan in Alabama, Fort Slocum in New York, and Camp Sherman in Ohio - but those bases have long since closed. You can add Fort Carson and Fort Myer to the list if you include officers whose promotions to General were backdated to March 1865.
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:lmbo Joe Rogan is a horse paste eater, too Apparently the Regeneron treatment is free where Joe Rogan lives. https://twitter.com/GonzalesKristie/status/1435258079701000207
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Sep 8, 2021 14:16
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lmao these guys lining up to take a government subsidized experimental treatment
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Sep 8, 2021 14:32
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Some lighter news I found a reason to cancel Lil Nas X. An ACTUAL scandal. https://twitter.com/alexwassabi/status/1435361278680133633?s=21
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Sep 8, 2021 14:32
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Lake of Methane posted:Apparently the Regeneron treatment is free where Joe Rogan lives. That Works posted:lmao these guys lining up to take a government subsidized experimental treatment Yeah the dumb thing is that it would be *objectively great* if the monoclonal antibody treatments get more widely used, because right now it's the only thing available for stove-touchers that discover that fire is hot. A shitload of these antivaxxers won't trust medicine as a preventative, but will flip once they get burned. But, the monoclonals aren't very available or are expensive. Incidentally, it seems like Delta's just a contagious motherfucker and past, sufficient levels of vaccine uptake just don't cut it: https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy/status/1435597843763548161?s=19
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boop the snoot posted:Some lighter news I think 'Lil' isn't meant to be physically descriptive, but more of a title or moniker.
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Sep 8, 2021 14:46
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The Lil certainly doesn't apply to his baby bump, he looks ready to pop
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Sep 8, 2021 15:12
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It's referring to hard drive space in this case
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Sep 8, 2021 15:24
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arguably worthy of this thread, this is a) a very long time coming and b) may be a notably expensive firework and/or broken mirror https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1435590609532764161
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Sep 8, 2021 15:33
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It will launch fine, get to the Lagrange point fine, and fail to unfold.
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Sep 8, 2021 15:38
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Milkshake Duck meets Union Cat https://twitter.com/gwenckatz/status/1435366797239144450?s=19 BAD KITTY
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shame on an IGA posted:I have a wastewater treatment license, your general two-step process for waste concentration is throw everything into a big tank, skim the floaters off the top, and pump the settled sludges off the bottom hth I do the same thing for my posts
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Woof Blitzer posted:It will launch fine, get to the Lagrange point fine, and fail to unfold. Or everything will work fine...except the transmitter. It's just peak  that we're launching something so important to a point where we can't/won't be able to service it for who knows how long.
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:Yeah, I bet the guy known for saying War is a Racket would absolutely love to have a base named after him What are you so worked up about?
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TheWeedNumber posted:What are you so worked up about? Why are you replying to something the mods said to drop?
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UP THE BUM NO BABY posted:Why are you replying to something the mods said to drop? You don’t warrant reading the entire thread just to see if you’ve been chinchecked, and your posting is more miserable than usual. It was a genuine inquiry because who gives a poo poo about a name. Figured there was something more to your story.
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TheWeedNumber posted:You don’t warrant reading the entire thread just to see if you’ve been chinchecked, and your posting is more miserable than usual. It was a genuine inquiry because who gives a poo poo about a name. Figured there was something more to your story. If you care about me take it to the DMs, otherwise just loving drop it
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