Vet 0369
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from LuckyDog in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Teufel in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Roach in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Billy Ringo in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from LuckyDog in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Much of the value of the data from polls is directly related to the exact what and how the questions are written/asked. They can be manipulated in many different ways to elicit the answers the pollsters want for their points.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Raptor341 in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
All humans whether we want to admit it to others, or even to ourselves are tribal, and will ultimately identify and align with others of our “tribe” as defined by our shared values, morality, shared heritage, and goals.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Seedorf81 in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Fernando in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
One thing that I think many on this Forum don’t realize is that talk is cheap, especially from “chicken hawks” as many of us here who HAVE served tend to call those who talk a tough fight, but have never been put in a position to have to back up their words with actions. The most honest answer when asked what one would do in a situation is, I’ve never been exposed to that situation so I honestly don’t know what I would, only what I would hope to do. Even a person who has been in a situation never knows, but can only hope to handle it as before. This is because one might be a hero when dry, warm, well-fed, and have dry feet, but be a coward when wet, cold, hungry, and be standing in mud up to their ankles.
we all think we can be a Rambo or a Florence Nightingale, but never know if we can until AFTER the situation is over! And the whole subject is WAY OFF TOPIC in this thread.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from CAZmaj in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
“In the Beginning,” the Continental Army was basically created when Washington took command of the Massachusetts Militia on June 14, 1775, after the fiasco of Breed’s Hill (misnamed Bunker Hill). At that time, the Militia had enough powder and ball to fight a 3-minute fixed battle with the Regulars in Boston.
the Continental Marines were created on November 10, 1775, were modeled on the Royal Marines, and created as “Soldiers of the Sea” primarily to act as snipers in the rigging, to provide defense for landing parties, and to prevent mutiny on the ship. The Continental Army at Boston didn’t get any additional ammunition until the Continental Marines took the fort on New Providence Island in January 1776.
During, and after the Civil War, in addition to sniping and landing party work, manned the ship guns which created the rank of Gunnery Sergeant.
After the positive publicity on the performance of Marines in WWI, and particularly their Pacific successes in WWII, the Army actively began politicking to combine the Marine Corps into Army to get a larger share to the reduced funding. At the same time, the newly spun off U.S. Air Force tried to get the U.S.Navy aircraft carrier program cancelled by claiming that their strategic bombers with the Atomic Bomb made the carriers obsolete. It almost happened, but than God it didn’t because when North Korea invaded and rolled up the U.S and South Korean Armies all the way down to Pusan due to TO&E blunders and outdated thinking by the U.S.Army brass, the only thing that prevented collapse of the Pusan Perimeter was the Navy’s ability to deliver supplies, equipment, and most importantly, the U.S. Marine Rapid Deployment Force AND the Navy and Marine Close Combat air support that they had honed to a Razor’s edge during WWII.
Even after the debacle of the Korean Conflict, the Army and Air Force continually try to cut the funding, and absorb the Marine Corps into the Army.
All four services serve uniquely different functions and missions, but the antics of the Army brass and former Army Air Corps have done nothing but create dissension and trouble for more than a Century.
End of rant.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from dan/california in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
“In the Beginning,” the Continental Army was basically created when Washington took command of the Massachusetts Militia on June 14, 1775, after the fiasco of Breed’s Hill (misnamed Bunker Hill). At that time, the Militia had enough powder and ball to fight a 3-minute fixed battle with the Regulars in Boston.
the Continental Marines were created on November 10, 1775, were modeled on the Royal Marines, and created as “Soldiers of the Sea” primarily to act as snipers in the rigging, to provide defense for landing parties, and to prevent mutiny on the ship. The Continental Army at Boston didn’t get any additional ammunition until the Continental Marines took the fort on New Providence Island in January 1776.
During, and after the Civil War, in addition to sniping and landing party work, manned the ship guns which created the rank of Gunnery Sergeant.
After the positive publicity on the performance of Marines in WWI, and particularly their Pacific successes in WWII, the Army actively began politicking to combine the Marine Corps into Army to get a larger share to the reduced funding. At the same time, the newly spun off U.S. Air Force tried to get the U.S.Navy aircraft carrier program cancelled by claiming that their strategic bombers with the Atomic Bomb made the carriers obsolete. It almost happened, but than God it didn’t because when North Korea invaded and rolled up the U.S and South Korean Armies all the way down to Pusan due to TO&E blunders and outdated thinking by the U.S.Army brass, the only thing that prevented collapse of the Pusan Perimeter was the Navy’s ability to deliver supplies, equipment, and most importantly, the U.S. Marine Rapid Deployment Force AND the Navy and Marine Close Combat air support that they had honed to a Razor’s edge during WWII.
Even after the debacle of the Korean Conflict, the Army and Air Force continually try to cut the funding, and absorb the Marine Corps into the Army.
All four services serve uniquely different functions and missions, but the antics of the Army brass and former Army Air Corps have done nothing but create dissension and trouble for more than a Century.
End of rant.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from sburke in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
LOL, here in the U.S. we have many towns and cities all over the country that have identical names of others in other States and even in the same state (much more rare). To compound the confusion, we have any that are also in other countries, especially in the Northeastern “New England” region and in the Midwest which have a high proportion of Northern and Eastern European immigrants. Why, in Maine, we even have one of Steve’s favorite names, Moscow.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from kimbosbread in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Ah ha! I just determined the cause of all those “careless smoking incidents.” The “NO SMOKING”signs are in English, not Russian!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from chris talpas in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Kinophile in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from JonS in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from acrashb in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Teufel in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Panserjeger in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from sburke in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from dan/california in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Phil003 in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
Question: How can you tell an extroverted Engineer from an introverted Engineer?
Answer: An extroverted Engineer stares at “your” shoes when talking to you!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from CAZmaj in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
LOL! We share that dislike of lobster. After my sister and I had polio in 1955, our Father worked two jobs just to pay the medical bills. He also had a small boat and some lobster pots, so we ate lobster all the time. My Mother told me that one time I came home from elementary school and asked “why do I have to have lobster sandwiches all the time, why can’t I have peanut butter and jelly like the the other kids?” I will eat it, but only if I’m a guest and someone serves it to me.
Massachusetts actually had a law that prisoners and servants couldn’t be fed lobsters more than a certain number of times per week!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from chrisl in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
LOL! We share that dislike of lobster. After my sister and I had polio in 1955, our Father worked two jobs just to pay the medical bills. He also had a small boat and some lobster pots, so we ate lobster all the time. My Mother told me that one time I came home from elementary school and asked “why do I have to have lobster sandwiches all the time, why can’t I have peanut butter and jelly like the the other kids?” I will eat it, but only if I’m a guest and someone serves it to me.
Massachusetts actually had a law that prisoners and servants couldn’t be fed lobsters more than a certain number of times per week!
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from paxromana in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
I must take exception to most of this. It just isn’t true except in an extremely small number of circumstances. Most of the issues with replacements isn’t that they are not trained or inexperienced, but that most units train as a unit and are very familiar with how each operates. Replacements are new members of the unit, and as such are “unknowns.” It is a matter of “trust.” The reason the WW2 “vets” appeared to “shun” replacements is much more related to the the causality rate of the replacements themselves. Almost no one wanted to “get to know” or “befriend” a replacement who was likely to become a major casualty in the next fight and be gone. After surviving the first fight, the replacement had shown that he had either the “luck” or “skill” to survive and was accepted.
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Vet 0369 got a reaction from Butschi in How Hot is Ukraine Gonna Get?
I must take exception to most of this. It just isn’t true except in an extremely small number of circumstances. Most of the issues with replacements isn’t that they are not trained or inexperienced, but that most units train as a unit and are very familiar with how each operates. Replacements are new members of the unit, and as such are “unknowns.” It is a matter of “trust.” The reason the WW2 “vets” appeared to “shun” replacements is much more related to the the causality rate of the replacements themselves. Almost no one wanted to “get to know” or “befriend” a replacement who was likely to become a major casualty in the next fight and be gone. After surviving the first fight, the replacement had shown that he had either the “luck” or “skill” to survive and was accepted.