Flounder

Ther is some good info on German Infrared night vision gear located at http://members.tripod.com/~fingolfen/irh.html

I have been lurking on this list for some time, but this subject forced me out into the open. First as a soldier/sailor/or airmam in the US forces you are a nothing more than a tool of the National Command Authority (NCA). If the NCA chooses to participate in UN activities the military will follow the orders of the nation's civilian leadership. If you don't want to accept this fact, don't enlist. second I have been in the service of our nation for 13 years, I have had the opportunity to meet many first rate officers. Some of these men served as enlisted men prior to being an officer, some did not. I have also meet some real scumbags who give the officer corps a bad name (BTW I am an officer) some of these men served as enlisted troops prior to being an officer, some did not. If you want to earn the respect of your men, it all starts with the person looking at you in the mirror each morning, not with the route you take to become an officer. third the oath of office has no mention of the president - here is a copy of the oath I took I, FULL NAME, having been appointed a Second Lieutenant, in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. SO HELP ME GOD. fourth there is no case law involved the the trooper who was courtmashled for not wearing the blue beanie, he refused to follow a leagal order, who is in violation of the Uniformed Code of Militay Justice (UCMJ). This offense holds a maximum punishment of death. When you sign on the dotted line, you have signed away some of your rights as a citizen, and have become a tool of national policy. This is the reality of the the subject. Good luck Flounder