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Zelenskyy is a politician, but I’d judge him to be smarter than and  more able to avoid putting  his foot in his mouth than about 90% of Western politicians and about 99.99% of posters on this forum.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

Zelenskyy is a politician, but I’d judge him to be smarter than and  more able to avoid putting  his foot in his mouth than about 90% of Western politicians and about 99.99% of posters on this forum.

Unfortunately, since “most” U.S. school systems no longer have the Civics classes that were required during my education in the 1950s and 1960s, most people don’t realize that an H. Res or an S. Res mean absolutely nothing. A Resolution (Res) is nothing more than that body, House or Senate expressing an “opinion.” E.g. “We hereby resolve that the sun AND the moon rise in the east!”
Only an HR or SR have the capability to become a “Bill,” that when signed by the President becomes an ”Act,” which is a “Law.”

Unfortunately, since “most” U.S. school systems no longer have the Civics classes that were required during my education in the 1950s and 1960s, most people don’t realize that an H. Res or an S. Res mean absolutely nothing. A Resolution (Res) is nothing more than that body, House or Senate expressing an “opinion.” E.g. “We hereby resolve that the sun AND the moon rise in the east!”
Only an HR or SR have the capability to become a “Bill,” that when signed by the President becomes an ”Act,” which is a “Law.”

Unfortunately, since “most” U.S. school systems no longer have the Civics classes that were required during my education in the 1950s and 1960s, most people don’t realize that an H. Res or an S. Res mean absolutely nothing. A Resolution (Res) is nothing more than that body, House or Senate expressing an “opinion.” E.g. “We hereby resolve that the sun AND the moon rise in the east!”
Only an HR or SR have the capability to become a “Bill,” that when signed by the President becomes an ”Act,” which is a “Law.”

If your High School is in the U.S. that could be an indication of why the voting public is so ignorant of how the U.S. institutions work.

Zelenskyy is a politician, but I’d judge him to be smarter than and  more able to avoid putting  his foot in his mouth than about 90% of Western politicians and about 99.99% of posters on this forum.

If your High School is in the U.S. that could be an indication of why the voting public is so ignorant of how the U.S. institutions work.

Zelenskyy is a politician, but I’d judge him to be smarter than and  more able to avoid putting  his foot in his mouth than about 90% of Western politicians and about 99.99% of posters on this forum.

If your High School is in the U.S. that could be an indication of why the voting public is so ignorant of how the U.S. institutions work.

Zelenskyy is a politician, but I’d judge him to be smarter than and  more able to avoid putting  his foot in his mouth than about 90% of Western politicians and about 99.99% of posters on this forum.

If your High School is in the U.S. that could be an indication of why the voting public is so ignorant of how the U.S. institutions work.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

That, is what we refer to as HUMANITY!
KUDOS TO THOSE SOLDIERS.

One of the main reasons that was given for adopting the 5.56mm M16 and CAR-4 was that combat was occurring at ranges that were much closer than previous conflicts. The USMC defines “max effective range” of a rifle as the range at which any Marine can be expected to inflict a casualty on the enemy. The M16 has a max effective range of about 340 meters, and if I remember correctly, the M14 (7.62x52mm) that was replaced by the M16 had a max effective of 460 meters. The M1 Garand (30-06) was the same as effective range as the M14. The reason for replacing was because combat was occurring at ranges of 100 to 200m (in addition to being lighter. Every year I was in the Marines, I qualified at 500 yards (460m) with the M14, and That was with open sights (aperture “peep” sights) not optics. If I can see it, I can hit it.

One of the main reasons that was given for adopting the 5.56mm M16 and CAR-4 was that combat was occurring at ranges that were much closer than previous conflicts. The USMC defines “max effective range” of a rifle as the range at which any Marine can be expected to inflict a casualty on the enemy. The M16 has a max effective range of about 340 meters, and if I remember correctly, the M14 (7.62x52mm) that was replaced by the M16 had a max effective of 460 meters. The M1 Garand (30-06) was the same as effective range as the M14. The reason for replacing was because combat was occurring at ranges of 100 to 200m (in addition to being lighter. Every year I was in the Marines, I qualified at 500 yards (460m) with the M14, and That was with open sights (aperture “peep” sights) not optics. If I can see it, I can hit it.

Basically, except for raids, patrols, and speciality planned night assaults, the ground war actually does stop at night. Troops are human and have to sleep sometime! Otherwise, they won’t be fit far combat and will start shooting at hallucinations. A typical night for USMC infantry, depending on threat status, would 33%, 50%, or 100% of the grunts awake and on watch for two hour before turning it over to the next watch, except for the 100% watch which anticipates an imminent attack by the enemy.

Welcome aboard! Please don’t feel shy about posting just because you don’t have much in-depth military knowledge, you’ll develop a good base just by reading here. And, some of our most prolific posters have little to no military knowledge, and that doesn’t dissuade them from posting🍻

Basically, except for raids, patrols, and speciality planned night assaults, the ground war actually does stop at night. Troops are human and have to sleep sometime! Otherwise, they won’t be fit far combat and will start shooting at hallucinations. A typical night for USMC infantry, depending on threat status, would 33%, 50%, or 100% of the grunts awake and on watch for two hour before turning it over to the next watch, except for the 100% watch which anticipates an imminent attack by the enemy.