There are 145 women reporting to 11X Infantry class at Ft. Benning now.
https://www.armytimes.com/articles/first-enlisted-women-report-to-army-infantry-school
That Takiyah Carroll? There’s a photo of her.
She can deadlift 225. The requirement is 165.
So shut up.
Okay, NOW you get the WOT. Enjoy it, put your sea/war/air stories on the ‘Stories’ thread, and file your complaints in the round file on the floor by your straw foot.
1LT Clint Lorance has people asking for a pardon for his for murdering two Afghan men. According to this story, Lorance ordered his unit to shoot the two Afghans, but did not shoot them himself, and there is evidence connecting the two Afghan men to a roadside bomb that exploded.
This brings up the questions about Wm. Calley’s conviction for personally shooting 22 villagers at My Lai. A total of 109 Vietnamese civilians were killed, but there was never any indication that he gave an order to his men to do that. They acted independently.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/calley-charged-for-my-lai-massacre
The question that needs to be answered is direct. In a war zone, under direct attack or an unexpected ambush, why is it not understood that the reaction to being attacked, and subsequently trying to find the enemy to take him out, but failing and taking the anger out on the next perceived enemies is exactly what happens in warfare?
I’m not saying it’s right when it happens. I’m questioning the lack of understanding of the reaction itself. When these accusations and charges by people who were not in the war zone are inflicted on people reacting normally under extreme duress, why is this reaction to being attacked, or not finding the enemy but finding a viable substitute, not understood?
I see that some of you are just hanging around, waiting for me to post the WOT. It’s coming.
In the meantime, this spot is some place where you can drop your stories that start with “Back when I was in the shit….” and go from there.
That D-Day stuff like the box of sand is from a friend, except for the coins and the pipe. The pipe is my uncle’s and the coins were all minted during World War II. The flag on a stick has 48 stars. That should sort of date it because I do remember when Alaska was added as a state.
From the pen of Poetrooper:
Here’s a political heads up for those of you who like to give your elected representatives some guidance counseling from time to time. The problem is that a small group of Republican congressmen want to reinstate the “Earmarks” concept wherein lawmakers can sneakily attach funding for pet projects in their districts, the said earmarks, to spending bills, so as to enhance their local popularity. This kind of self-serving promotion, which Republicans wisely eliminated in 2011, is precisely what is wrong with Congress and needs to be nipped in the bud. Here’s the letter I sent to my Senator and Congressman. If you like it, feel free to copy it and send it to your own politicians as your letter.
Some self-serving members of Congress are unwisely trying to reinstate the Earmarks process after all the hard work it has taken the Republican Party to get control of both houses. We are now poised to solidify those gains in the 2018 elections, so this move by these few greedy lawmakers is political insanity. The majority of the voting public absolutely hates the concept of earmarks and the liberal media will use this move as a club to pound Republican candidates in the 2018 campaign if it is passed.
We are confident that you have the common sense and political savvy to recognize this foolish move to reinstate earmarks for the disaster it would prove to be. Please stand firmly against it.
Maybe I’m easily impressed, but it seems to me that the new administration in the White House got to work right away, with less ‘look at me’ than we’ve seen in a while.
This includes SecDef Mattis’s putting the Norks On Notice to mind their P’s, Q’s, and nukes.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-mattis-idUSKBN15I060
From the article: ‘ “Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said at South Korea’s defense ministry, at the end of a two-day visit.’
‘Mattis’ remarks come amid concern that North Korea could be readying to test a new ballistic missile, in what could be an early challenge for Trump’s administration.’
This does come hard on the heels of the South’s now-former President Park being fired for corruption. If GEN Mattis is there in Norkiland, I do hope he pulls a Reagan and goes to visit the DMZ to blow some kisses at the Nork soldiers, while he’s there.
Yes, I do know that’s a Navy ship, the USS Mason, but I don’t have a photo of SecDef Mattis handy.
I am SO-O-O-O stealing Dave Hardin’s redneck dreamcatcher. I have one of my own to cook up. I’d love to do some global warming voodoo and drop about three feet of snow and sub-zero temperatures on Berserkley in the middle of a protest.
What? A girl can dream can’t she?
Remember: no spitting, no punching, no eye-gouging. Get your homework done, hug your kids/grandkids, and tell your bestie “Can’t do without you.”
Well, it’s the ‘dead of winter’. Snow is in the offing in my kingdom, unless we get lucky and the snowband goes north and south of us and we stay free and clear of it. (I wish.) And winter is comfort food time, so anything in that category like bacon mac and cheese is hot to trot!
Mac and cheese, baked eggs, anything with bacon, cornbread…. Well, get it on!