Sunday, October 23, 2011
The cartoon is funny...the commentary is spot on.
Terminal Lance's latest cartoon is too funny but his commentary is even better...check this out...
But now his commentary!
I luv that guys work.
But now his commentary!
There’s an unmistakable feeling of absolute horror that bestows upon one that forgets where his rifle is. Sometimes it’s just for a split second, that moment where you realize you don’t have it on you, but remember it was left with the gear watch. Sometimes–and may the gods have mercy on you if you do–you’ve truly forgotten where it is. The latter doesn’t usually happen, but it can and does to some less fortunate and forgetful Marines.Brilliant!
If you’ve never deployed or never really been to the field, this strip probably won’t mean much to you. Then again, I would think the majority of Terminal Lance wouldn’t mean much to you if you were such. However, anyone who’s ever been responsible for the well-being of that hunk of metal strapped to you at all times can probably relate to this. The feeling is heart-stopping, terrifying and momentarily immobilizing. The rifle becomes like a small child–a cold, uncomfortable and with sharp-edges small child that you have to carry with you at all times.
For those of you that have never looked after a rifle: imagine you go to the grocery store with your toddler. You shop and check out, the child running around you at all times. You get to your car, load the groceries into the trunk, and it dawns on you: your child is not with you. Yeah, you just shit your pants. That’s the feeling you get when you forget your rifle.
Anyway, in other news, slightly late update today. I was way too tired last night to sit down and do this thing, so it had to wait til this morning. I heard Marines are going sleeves down now year-round, which is unfortunate for Marines in Hawaii or Japan, since green cammies have black on them and those places are hot and humid.
Marine Corps-wide cammie regs are just plain stupid. Different bases are in different climates, and that can not change.
I luv that guys work.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The biggest threat to the USAF is losing the nuclear triad.
Check out this story from Time...
This is the biggest threat to the USAF that no one is talking about.
If the USAF loses its nuclear mission then it can justifiably be downsized...Air Combat Command would take over what few bombers remained and every person associated with the nuke mission could be lost.
This is an issue thats being lost in the ether that I will be watching.
Kehler acknowledged that if the number of deployed U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons and their launchers -- now capped at 1,550 and 700, respectively -- continues to drop, it will becoming increasingly costly to keep all three legs. "You can have a hollow nuclear force, just like you can have a hollow conventional force," he said. "There will be some very tough decisions to make here at certain levels, and whether or not you can then sustain a leg of the triad without it becoming hollow."If the nuclear triad goes away then you can bet money that it won't be subs...and probably will be bombers (although you can't rule out the possibility of both bombers AND land based missiles getting axed).
This is the biggest threat to the USAF that no one is talking about.
If the USAF loses its nuclear mission then it can justifiably be downsized...Air Combat Command would take over what few bombers remained and every person associated with the nuke mission could be lost.
This is an issue thats being lost in the ether that I will be watching.
Co. F, AT Bn. takes to the skies during helo training
SIDENOTE; WE HAVE EFFECTIVE CAMO FROM HEAD TO TOE FOR OUR MARINES...WHY DO WE STILL HAVE BLACK RIFLES WHEN IT IS BEYOND EASY TO HAVE THEM CAMO'ED TOO? THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT THE GUNNERS SHOULD BE LOOKING AT INSTEAD OF GIVING US A BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE 2.O.
Sleeves down year round???
Jonfrazier I owe you an apology. I really thought you were smoking crack when you mentioned this. My bad ...you were spot on...
When my I first heard this I thought you've got to be shitting me. That's so US Army that the Marine Corps wouldn't dare do it.
Well it looks like some dumb ass at HQMC wants us to be a second Army because that's whats happening.
Tradition.
Dead.
Uniqueness.
Dying.
Watch this pile of bullshit from Marine TV and cry for the Marine Corps. Instead of everyone trying to copy us, we're now copying them.
When my I first heard this I thought you've got to be shitting me. That's so US Army that the Marine Corps wouldn't dare do it.
Well it looks like some dumb ass at HQMC wants us to be a second Army because that's whats happening.
Tradition.
Dead.
Uniqueness.
Dying.
Watch this pile of bullshit from Marine TV and cry for the Marine Corps. Instead of everyone trying to copy us, we're now copying them.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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