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fknlo posted:They made more arrests in the KC parade shooting quote:Mays told police "that he drew a gun first, in a crowd of people with kids, picked one of the individuals in the group [he was arguing with] at random, and started shooting, all because they said, 'I’m going to get you' and to him, that meant, 'I’m going to kill you,'" the probable cause affidavit said. I wonder how many shooters there were in total.
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LtCol J. Krusinski posted:Vas rarely posts anymore. Well, for what it's worth I liked reading them or him talking about them.
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hobbesmaster posted:I wonder how many shooters there were in total.
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Cugel the Clever posted:Just another armed patriot exercising their right to self-defense against another armed patriot exercising their right to self-defense against another armed patriot exercising their right to self-defense against another armed patriot exercising their right to self-defense against... Wait, don't forget the paper bag test. It's the difference between self defense and gang violence.
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Wrong Theory posted:But! But! something something culture, builds character, new softer army/marine corps something something I’m not a vet and not very close to the military even in my country, but this reminded me of a question I’ve had for a while; lmk if I should just shut up and lurk. Some years/decades ago, I distinctly recall a marketing campaign around the slogan “Army of One”. It always confused me because AIUI the whole big deal about a professional military is that they know how to work together, and esprit de corps and suchlike seem like a big part of military training and culture. How was that campaign perceived in the Army or other forces? What obvious thing have I missed?
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Subjunctive posted:I’m not a vet and not very close to the military even in my country, but this reminded me of a question I’ve had for a while; lmk if I should just shut up and lurk. Marines made fun of it because of the emphasis on removing the individual in marine corps recruit training but lol Marines
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Flikken posted:Wait, don't forget the paper bag test. It's the difference between self defense and gang violence. Well, there was the 2015 Waco Twin Peaks shootout between outlaw biker gangs. Although, nobody was ever actually convicted for that one in the end. So there's that.
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Subjunctive posted:I’m not a vet and not very close to the military even in my country, but this reminded me of a question I’ve had for a while; lmk if I should just shut up and lurk. Recruiting campaigns have little impact for people actually in the Army. The (very few) references I remember to it from my time in were sarcastic, largely because of how contradictory it was with stated Army values. Picture the impact of your old high school's homecoming pep rally on you, after you've gotten your bachelor's and are doing your Master's out of state. That's about it.
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GD_American posted:Recruiting campaigns have little impact for people actually in the Army. The (very few) references I remember to it from my time in were sarcastic, largely because of how contradictory it was with stated Army values. oh yeah, I didn’t expect that it was shifting the culture or anything, just curious about how the prominence of the individual was perceived within the institutions thank you!
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Subjunctive posted:oh yeah, I didn’t expect that it was shifting the culture or anything, just curious about how the prominence of the individual was perceived within the institutions I had an actual piece of uniform gear that had ARMY STRONG on it. It can get silly from time to time
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Subjunctive posted:oh yeah, I didn’t expect that it was shifting the culture or anything, just curious about how the prominence of the individual was perceived within the institutions it was dumb because if i'm One then I got no one else to abuse as a marketing campaigns go you cant get any better than the Marines with slaying dragons
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Nick Soapdish posted:https://twitter.com/rtiron/status/1760004754044821735?t=d7DtYjnoGmrSeNZqypaNgQ&s=19 Our strategy: erode the quality of life for people outside the military so it looks better in comparison
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Subjunctive posted:I’m not a vet and not very close to the military even in my country, but this reminded me of a question I’ve had for a while; lmk if I should just shut up and lurk. I'm in the US Air Force and it sure seemed weird to me. I get that the Army was trying to advance the idea that a soldier should be tough and capable of operating with minimal support, but you're right. It goes against the basic formation of the military unit as a team. But then, I can't really throw stones from inside a glass house. There was a period of time when the USAF used the recruiting slogan "It's not science fiction, it's what we do every day," which accompanied advertisements that were obviously science fiction. Unless we now have VTOL transforming cargo planes and I missed that memo. "Be all that you can be" really is a good aspirational slogan to return to. They dropped the cheesy song for the new commercials, though. It was catchy as hell back when I was a teenager. Did I join the Army? No way. But I loved the jingle! Edit: and I guess a whole bunch of potential recruits also thought it was dumb, because the US Army ditched the slogan after only a few years (after decades with 'Be all you can be') and replaced it with 'Army Strong' https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15197720 Arc Light fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Feb 21, 2024 |
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The Royal Navy has just had it 2nd trident test in a row fail during flight. Considering this is a 'co-mingled' pool of missiles shared with America, then maybe its a wider issue and not specific to the Royal Navy's boomers.
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The Navy's recruiting slogan right now is "Forged by the Sea", because if there's one thing that's great for making good metal it's salt water.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:The Navy's recruiting slogan right now is "Forged by the Sea", because if there's one thing that's great for making good metal it's salt water. Forged into Rust.
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Wingnut Ninja posted:The Navy's recruiting slogan right now is "Forged by the Sea", because if there's one thing that's great for making good metal it's salt water. It's consistent with the Navy's internal branding at least.
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Elviscat posted:It's consistent with the Navy's internal branding at least. Don’t discuss hazing rituals, you’ll trigger somebody
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Arc Light posted:I'm in the US Air Force and it sure seemed weird to me. I get that the Army was trying to advance the idea that a soldier should be tough and capable of operating with minimal support, but you're right. It goes against the basic formation of the military unit as a team. Similarly I grew up seeing “Aim High, Air Force” ads (and my dad was in the USAF) which was a great recruiting slogan. The science fiction thing was dumb and I don’t even know what they’re using these days.
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hannibal posted:Similarly I grew up seeing “Aim High, Air Force” ads (and my dad was in the USAF) which was a great recruiting slogan. The science fiction thing was dumb and I don’t even know what they’re using these days. The Air Force. The least worst of all the branches.
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Space force seems pretty chill, they're still in the "What are you guys responsible for again?" phase. AF was "No one comes close" around when I came in as seen in this classic : https://youtu.be/3m4mnIFWi9o?si=QsYrGWuWIVuEQeCq nullscan fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Feb 21, 2024 |
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hannibal posted:Similarly I grew up seeing “Aim High, Air Force” ads (and my dad was in the USAF) which was a great recruiting slogan. The science fiction thing was dumb and I don’t even know what they’re using these days. I forget what branch it is, or if it's all branches, but the "convince your mom that she should let you join" ads that have run recently hit really weird, but that may be because I'm a parent of recruitable kids, not a recruitable kid myself.
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Did anybody else's units in the Air Force do the 'Warrior Airmen: Fly, Fight, Wing!' crap where they went on and on about every Airman a warrior before we all went back to jockeying in front a computer while waiting for a flight to land to go fix another broken VHF/UHF radio?
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I'll consider myself as having done my part. I've had sit-down talks with four different people I was friends or family with and convinced them not to join. Want that trend to reverse? Maybe change the things that sucked poo poo for no good reason and I won't be able to tell my story to other people anymore. As long as people have to spend their time in the barracks putting up the "inspection decoy fake garbage can" to get some angry shithead NCO off their dick on the weekend and get some peace then, welp, sucks to suck.
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bird food bathtub posted:I'll consider myself as having done my part. I've had sit-down talks with four different people I was friends or family with and convinced them not to join. Want that trend to reverse? Maybe change the things that sucked poo poo for no good reason and I won't be able to tell my story to other people anymore. As long as people have to spend their time in the barracks putting up the "inspection decoy fake garbage can" to get some angry shithead NCO off their dick on the weekend and get some peace then, welp, sucks to suck. I work with a lot of veterans. Every time they swap stories about poo poo they dealt with I always end up saying some variant of "guess I need to call my uncle and thank him again for talking me out of enlisting." Without fail everyone agrees that my uncle was a smart man who gave me good advice.
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Big hugs to GIP for convincing me not to enlist on an 18X contract back in 2010.
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Ive got a nephew looking to re-up and reclass from 11b to 25b. I don't know anything about army IT, but I suspect it's a lot of weekend call outs so that majors at HHCs can print out a PowerPoint. Is that a good move and do any security clearances come with that job? I'm trying to convince him that if he does make the mistake of reenlisting that he gets a) a marketable skill and b) a security clearance out of it
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A.o.D. posted:Ive got a nephew looking to re-up and reclass from 11b to 25b. I don't know anything about army IT, but I suspect it's a lot of weekend call outs so that majors at HHCs can print out a PowerPoint. Is that a good move and do any security clearances come with that job? I'm trying to convince him that if he does make the mistake of reenlisting that he gets a) a marketable skill and b) a security clearance out of it It’s probably a step up from infantry, but that bar is set so low that Satan himself would have to put some actual effort into digging it up.
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A.o.D. posted:Ive got a nephew looking to re-up and reclass from 11b to 25b. I don't know anything about army IT, but I suspect it's a lot of weekend call outs so that majors at HHCs can print out a PowerPoint. Is that a good move and do any security clearances come with that job? I'm trying to convince him that if he does make the mistake of reenlisting that he gets a) a marketable skill and b) a security clearance out of it 25B comes with secret by itself, and depending on billet/needs you can get sponsored for TS. If possible I'd say look in to 35T. That jumps straight to TS and also looks great on a lot of resumes, it's just a much smaller MOS by numbers so slots can be hot for competition. Plus Fort Huachuca can suck a bag of dicks. 25B is absolutely a great stepping stone to being a well paid computer toucher with clearance on the outside. Biggest thing that needs to be done to smooth the transition is to get certifications and a degree before you get out if at all possible. When you're wearing the green suit the only thing that matters is your MOS. Once you're out on the open market the certifications determine which jobs you can apply for and the degree checks the boxes for HR.
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I originally thought that nutcase Alabama Supreme Court ruling was just related to lawsuits on egregious cases where the IVF lab hosed up, but nope. The opinion and concurrence basically kills IVF in the state and the University of Roll Tide has already stopped IVF actions: https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/status/1760347241989251304?s=19 Hooray theocracy!
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I am a littpe confused on what they are trying to accomplish here. This is fertility treqtment not contraception.
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A.o.D. posted:Ive got a nephew looking to re-up and reclass from 11b to 25b. I don't know anything about army IT, but I suspect it's a lot of weekend call outs so that majors at HHCs can print out a PowerPoint. Is that a good move and do any security clearances come with that job? I'm trying to convince him that if he does make the mistake of reenlisting that he gets a) a marketable skill and b) a security clearance out of it 25B really pays off if he follows through with the various "computer toucher" certifications beyond what they immediately require. If they follow through, it sets them up for success on the way out for both federal employment/contracting and the civilian market. If possible, I would attempt to steer them towards either a 35 series as already suggested or one of the more specialized 25 series (25B is the "entry level" with the exception of 25L, if they still exist).
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bird food bathtub posted:25B comes with secret by itself, and depending on billet/needs you can get sponsored for TS. If possible I'd say look in to 35T. That jumps straight to TS and also looks great on a lot of resumes, it's just a much smaller MOS by numbers so slots can be hot for competition. Bare minimum make sure the lad gets his A+, Network+ and Sec+ certs. That and a clearance will land you on your feet when you get out. If he can get a CCNA too that icing on the IT cake.
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Flikken posted:I am a littpe confused on what they are trying to accomplish here. This is fertility treqtment not contraception. facialimpediment posted:Hooray theocracy!
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Flikken posted:I am a littpe confused on what they are trying to accomplish here. This is fertility treqtment not contraception. If an embryo fails for whatever reason, AL considers that killing a child. Purely liability in the face of theocracy.
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Crab Dad posted:Bare minimum make sure the lad gets his A+, Network+ and Sec+ certs. That and a clearance will land you on your feet when you get out. If he can get a CCNA too that icing on the IT cake. I'm an IT infrastructure guy, not a computer toucher, so this post was really helpful. I know what these things are, but they're not a direct part of my life. I can plan and layout the cable requirements for an entire facility, but don't ask me to remote into a switch to diagnose it. Do ask me to troubleshoot the cabling itself, though.
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A.o.D. posted:I'm an IT infrastructure guy, not a computer toucher, so this post was really helpful. I know what these things are, but they're not a direct part of my life. I can plan and layout the cable requirements for an entire facility, but don't ask me to remote into a switch to diagnose it. Do ask me to troubleshoot the cabling itself, though. We basically the same then. High-5! Side note we just troubleshot a bad line and found rodent damage to some copper. When they searched further they found a pack rat nest with about 20 packages of nuts and trailmix from the vending machine.
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Flikken posted:I am a littpe confused on what they are trying to accomplish here. This is fertility treqtment not contraception. Well you see... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUspLVStPbk
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The dumb religious argument in play (other than gently caress you heathen floozies): https://twitter.com/FrMatthewLC/status/1759283123064623324?t=QpY6gp_4DYVdReJ_0HMysA&s=19 I'm still awaiting the medical analysis articles that I'll probably hate-click on. But the early indications are that to make IVF Alabama-legal, every single egg has to be treated as viable, and implanted accordingly, even if it has no chance of developing (at $30K a pop). IVF poo poo is also complicated as hell and requires lots of follow-ups, so it's not really a procedure you can just head over to a neighboring state to go get and come back.
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