“A real warrior, would like to go to combat with a weapon, a loin cloth and a light coat of oil.”
George Solhan, Deputy Chief Researcher for Expeditionary Maneuver WarfareWednesday, May 30, 2012
MCFIT???? Hey Marine Corps...just fucking stop it.
The Marine Corps is losing its soul and its mind to politically correct bullshit. Of all the different forms of nonsense that are being pushed onto Marines, we now have a holistic guide to fitness. Read about it here...but check this out from the Commanders Guide....
What I do know is this. Physical Fitness has been bastardized into something that its not. Its not hard. It doesn't take coordinators, or Religious Ministry Team Members....it takes dedication and will power.
You workout, you eat right and you get enough rest.
Its simple. In bootcamp you're taught a few basic exercises that can be done in a confined space-anywhere in the world. This holistic fitness program is to complicate the simple. We have got to be better than this.
Sidenote:
I COULD EASILY BE WRONG...but I sense Ms. Obama's hand in this. She's been pushing a "healthy" agenda and since she's not getting any traction in the civilian world, its just too easy to ORDER the military to do it. Like I said. I could be wrong.
MCFIT Coordinator– oversees the use of MCFIT within theI'm not getting this.
unit. Assignment of the MCFIT Coordinator - The commander using
MCFIT must assign a coordinator to oversee the entire process of
using MCFIT, to include the security of the responses and signin
sheet, and preparing the commander’s report. The coordinator
for phase one of the MCFIT can be any Marine in the unit,
however, a unit’s Religious Ministry Team (RMT) is recommended
for the task. Care should be taken to avoid the coordinator
being any lower than a Sergeant.
What I do know is this. Physical Fitness has been bastardized into something that its not. Its not hard. It doesn't take coordinators, or Religious Ministry Team Members....it takes dedication and will power.
You workout, you eat right and you get enough rest.
Its simple. In bootcamp you're taught a few basic exercises that can be done in a confined space-anywhere in the world. This holistic fitness program is to complicate the simple. We have got to be better than this.
Sidenote:
I COULD EASILY BE WRONG...but I sense Ms. Obama's hand in this. She's been pushing a "healthy" agenda and since she's not getting any traction in the civilian world, its just too easy to ORDER the military to do it. Like I said. I could be wrong.
Ooops. Uh-oh.
Quite honestly I wonder why this isn't being talked about more.
This is really a history 101 kind of thing. Basic American history taught in elementary school should have provided the knowledge necessary to steer clear of this controversy.
Now you know why I don't trust politicians to make the militarily smart choice. If you don't know history...
Starship Troopers: Invasion.
I love animation, I loved the book Starship Troopers. I was disapointed by the movie. Rico's Roughnecks the animation didn't disappoint though. And now we have this. Pretty cool and it should come out by Comic Con this fall. Awesome. Oh, check out the movie website here.
Love ya Cdr Salamander but you're wrong.
l.CDR Salamander has a blog entry in which he lauds Adm Harvey for finally going Sa..Going Sal means that you dispense with conventional wisdom, ignore politically correct speak, ignore group speak and plainly state the truth.
Unfortunately Admiral Harvey, while finally getting around to putting his cards on the table, is following a long line of military leaders that only get brave when return fire is impossible.
To be quite honest the last Flag Ranked Officer to show MORAL COURAGE was General Shinseki.
And Rummy fired him for it.
Forget the fact that the General Shinseki was right. Forget the fact that he was later vindicated. Forget the fact that he's done yeoman's work at the VA, getting that dysfunctional organization pointed in the right direction...remember that he was the last man to show courage when it could cost him.
Think about it.
Revolt of the generals...that Time Magazine story that revealed how much military leadership disagreed with Rummy. How about the rumors that have been floating for years that suggested that leadership wanted a different direction from what the civilian overlords wanted
I'm just not buying it. Cursing at the boss, shouting at the moon and saying whats on your mind while you're about to walk out the door isn't going CDR Salamander.
Its being cowardly.
Anyone can do a drive by and leave the scene before others can shoot back.
Unfortunately Admiral Harvey, while finally getting around to putting his cards on the table, is following a long line of military leaders that only get brave when return fire is impossible.
To be quite honest the last Flag Ranked Officer to show MORAL COURAGE was General Shinseki.
And Rummy fired him for it.
Forget the fact that the General Shinseki was right. Forget the fact that he was later vindicated. Forget the fact that he's done yeoman's work at the VA, getting that dysfunctional organization pointed in the right direction...remember that he was the last man to show courage when it could cost him.
Think about it.
Revolt of the generals...that Time Magazine story that revealed how much military leadership disagreed with Rummy. How about the rumors that have been floating for years that suggested that leadership wanted a different direction from what the civilian overlords wanted
I'm just not buying it. Cursing at the boss, shouting at the moon and saying whats on your mind while you're about to walk out the door isn't going CDR Salamander.
Its being cowardly.
Anyone can do a drive by and leave the scene before others can shoot back.
Today in history. The Battle of Goose Green.
An inexplicable victory by 2 Para.
I'm going to have to Google it but I recall something about them training for just this scenario and some of those lessons having directly affected this battle.
On a similar but different subject. If the Falklands happened today...with the Argentinians getting forces onto the islands...could the British retake them independently?
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Kydex has officially jumped the shark.
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| Tactical beer holster via Mad Duo. |
This makes it official. Kydex has jumped the shark. The ironic thing is that once the craziness has died down, that's when we'll start seeing more practical applications...but for the time being we're stuck with this insanity.
Amazing.
General Tolley said it! Axe is vindicated.
Score one for the reporter.
Score zero for the brainless General who spoke out of turn. This from David Axe's blog...
They keep hiding behind the word hypothetically.
That's not much cover and darn near no concealment.
But to General Tolley. Like was said in one of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies (one of his lighter films)....Don't go away mad...just go away.
Score zero for the brainless General who spoke out of turn. This from David Axe's blog...
by DAVID AXEWow.
Finally! Lt. Col. Jim Gregory called. This is what he said:
The bottom line is there are no U.S. boots in North Korea.
There is no attack on David Axe. I don’t want you to feel that’s what’s [Pentagon spokesman George Little] is doing.
We are in agreement that the words you heard came out of his [Brig. Gen. Neil Tolley's] mouth. I don’t believe what you wrote is inaccurate. … I heard him say those words.
They [U.S. Forces Korea] are waking up. I believe they are going to re-look [at their statement.] I can’t get into defending what U.S. Forces Korea said.
I get where you’re coming from. I heard the same words you heard. I don’t want you to be without a job. Hopefully you can hang tough. Everyone here is doing the best they can in the absence of a transcript. It is a bit of a mind-stretch. … The general may have said that and, in his mind, he was thinking hypothetically.
They keep hiding behind the word hypothetically.
That's not much cover and darn near no concealment.
But to General Tolley. Like was said in one of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies (one of his lighter films)....Don't go away mad...just go away.
ScarFace moves on...
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| Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 pilot UH-1Y
Venoms and AH-1W Super Cobras in formation over Camp Pendleton,
Calif., May 22. The formation was during the last flight for the unit
in the continental United States before they move to Marine Corps Air
Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii this year. “The maneuver is centered
around timing and execution,” said Sgt. Michael Eklund, a crew chief
with HMLA-367. “The goal is to create equal spacing between aircraft
coming in for landing.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Young) |
I wonder if we didn't miss an opportunity when it came time to decide on whether to upgrade the AH-1Z and UH-1Y's. By that I mean we could have piggy backed on the Navy's buy of MH-60S', bought an armament kit and used in the attack and utility roles, meaning that we could have necked down to three rotary winged airframes...the MH-60S, the MV-22 and the CH-53K. If nothing else the war in Afghanistan and Iraq have proven how useful small and medium helicopters are and with the advancements in guided 2.75 rockets we could have done more with less.
Just a thought.
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