To the Veterans

[Hard_Rom]

Or maybe you are thinking Marines. Like their equipment their ranks are 30 years behind the time.

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FUCK THE MARINES1

No colour guard makes a "mistake" like that. DISHONOURABLE MOTHER FUCKER CHICKEN SHIT FUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

edit: What a shitty thing to say on 11th of November. Won't retract but will apologize.

 

[Oh_That_Guy]

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FUCK THE MARINES1

No colour guard makes a "mistake" like that. DISHONOURABLE MOTHER FUCKER CHICKEN SHIT FUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why would a US Marine give 2 rats asses about a Canadian flag? It's not like a real flag or anything.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Why would a US Marine give 2 rats asses about a Canadian flag? It's not like a real flag or anything.

If they had a shred of honour they would do it just to prove their own point. They are the Marines! Are they not shining knights in armour to you Yanks. Some fucking knights. They are tecnically closer to the Waffen SS.

 

[Disgustipated]

To our own Lib Tosser, Vetteman;

You spent all 7 years of high school serving in ROTC and Junior Lifeguards proudly. Your intricate knowledge of Military secrets from 50 years ago proved too dark and you had to frog out due to the imminent threat of ISIS blowing you up, but we remember you proudly.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

To our own Lib Tosser, Vetteman;

You spent all 7 years of high school serving in ROTC and Junior Lifeguards proudly. Your intricate knowledge of Military secrets from 50 years ago proved too dark and you had to frog out due to the imminent threat of ISIS blowing you up, but we remember you proudly.

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[thør]

The Forgotten War

Surviving Engineer Hill: A veteran recalls the last land battle on American soil

 

[OjosMojo]

Surviving Engineer Hill: A veteran recalls the last land battle on North American soil

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[thør]

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Everyone has issues with the Daily Worker.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Surviving Engineer Hill: A veteran recalls the last land battle on American soil

Good article, Thør. Thanks.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Not the last to die though.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/operations/aleutian_e.shtml

An American division, supported by three battleships, attacked Attu in May 1943. Two Canadian corvettes, HMCS Dawson and Vancouver, provided anti-submarine support. It took the Americans twenty days and nearly 4,000 casualties to eliminate the much smaller Japanese force, which fought to the death. An even larger Allied force assembled to re-take Kiska - nearly 30,000 American soldiers and 5,300 Canadians of the 13th Canadian Infantry Brigade and the 1st Special Service Force. The Canadians included many NRMA conscripts ( see Conscription ) who were at the time liable for service anywhere in North America.

When the landings finally went ashore on August 15, 1943, after three weeks of bombardment by ships and aircraft, the troops found that the Japanese soldiers had slipped away. Tragically, twenty Americans and four Canadians died and fifty Americans and one Canadian were wounded as they shot each other in the fog or tripped mines and booby traps.

 

[thør]

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Grandpa was an Alaska Scout during WW2.

 

[BotanyBoy]

A 19 year old E-4 just back from a deployment...Young Dumb and full Cum.

Little has changed.

Wuss that on left shoulda...is that black and gold?

I'll take your word for it....I just don't recall ever seeing a Speedy-4 with an infantry lanyard. And honestly, I had forgotten enlisted could wear bow ties with Class A for "formal" events.

Seen a whole fuck ton of them.....go to Benning on any given weekend and you'll see a bunch of PVT's with blue chords too. Also if he was 19 he couldn't have had more than 2 years in. You have to have 18mo in just to be eligible for E4. Most don't make E 5 in less than 3 years. Took me 3 1/2, I came in as an E3 and I was maxed out on promotion points before the end of my first year. So..19 y/o E4? Doing pretty good...

 

[RobDownSouth]

Seen a whole fuck ton of them.....go to Benning on any given weekend and you'll see a bunch of PVT's with blue chords too. Also if he was 19 he couldn't have had more than 2 years in. You have to have 18mo in just to be eligible for E4. Most don't make E 5 in less than 3 years. Took me 3 1/2, I came in as an E3 and I was maxed out on promotion points before the end of my first year. So..19 y/o E4? Doing pretty good...

I was a 19 y/o E4 too, came in as an E1 at 17. Honor grad of AIT got me bumped to PFC early which was nice for time in grade, took some college too so I got to E4 right at 19.

How'd you come in at E3? Did you have college or military prep school?

 

[BotanyBoy]

I was a 19 y/o E4 too, came in as an E1 at 17. Honor grad of AIT got me bumped to PFC early which was nice for time in grade, took some college too so I got to E4 right at 19.

How'd you come in at E3? Did you have college or military prep school?

Right on high speed.

I had some school/ROTC with the AF LOL shit's funny thinking about it now.

 

[Ishmael]

This is why you should not think.

I went from, E-4 Spec to Sgt. once I made team leader. If you are not in a leadership position than you are Spec-4. Every now and then a Spec-4 will be "promoted" to Corporal when they become a Team Leader or have the points to make E-5 but not the school. But it is rare for a none E-5 to be a Team leader in today's army. Years ago yes....Corporals were Team Leaders.

Even when I was in Corporal was a mythical rank. There were rumors of their existence but I never, ever, saw or met one.

Ishmael

 

[NOIRTRASH]

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Grandpa was an Alaska Scout during WW2.

My granddaddy's brudder was an army engineer on the Alaska Highway and stayed in Alaska till he died in 1972.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Just a tiny selection of those who you disparage that defend you and your "so called" rights.
Even in WWI and II, segregated, unable to vote, subject to inequalities in justice and treatment, they fought and are fighting for you, peegirl.

Shame. Shame on you.

Sad, sad, sad!

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The warrior part remains in dispute. Lincoln thought niggers would spare many of the Yankee boys but it didn't happen. The niggers got their asses kicked twice in Florida.

 

[oggbashan]

I was a 19 y/o E4 too, came in as an E1 at 17. Honor grad of AIT got me bumped to PFC early which was nice for time in grade, took some college too so I got to E4 right at 19.

How'd you come in at E3? Did you have college or military prep school?

I passed a post-graduate examination at age 18 and was appointed as a civilian in the Admiralty. I was the youngest that year, by several years.

I didn't think my first appointment to a dockyard was important. My appointment letter looked great, inscribed on parchment, but I thought it was just a good job with career prospects.

When I arrived at the dockyard gates, I showed my appointment letter to the sergeant in charge of the guard. To my surprise, he saluted me.

Then he explained that my honorary rank was Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy - a two and a half striper. (Army equivalent = Major)

I was bright enough to realise that my honorary rank meant nothing at all. After all, I was a civilian - beneath military recognition.

When I finished my training I was given a section of 12 people to supervise. They included two retired Chief Petty Officers and a retired Captain RNVR. I had an easy ride for the first year. Whenever I had a problem I could ask them for advice. Whatever that advice was, the decision and the responsibility was mine, but their advice was rarely wrong. When it was wrong, I took the flak for it. When it was right, I could say - "It wasn't my idea. My staff gave me good advice".

 

[VaticanAssassin]

Wuss that on left shoulda...is that black and gold?



Seen a whole fuck ton of them.....go to Benning on any given weekend and you'll see a bunch of PVT's with blue chords too. Also if he was 19 he couldn't have had more than 2 years in. You have to have 18mo in just to be eligible for E4. Most don't make E 5 in less than 3 years. Took me 3 1/2, I came in as an E3 and I was maxed out on promotion points before the end of my first year. So..19 y/o E4? Doing pretty good...

Yes sir it is. With a electric strawberry under.

I had the highest PT score on the first test in basic. Was made PL and somehow managed to keep it all through basic/AIT despite being put in the prone more than any other GI...they had a hard time understanding why I found everything funny. Thus I graduated a E-3. Schools I had pre negotiated gave me the points to get e-4 as soon as eligible. A rank I somehow managed to obtain twice due to my poor garrison attitude and lots of extra duty.....

 

[thør]

My granddaddy's brudder was an army engineer on the Alaska Highway and stayed in Alaska till he died in 1972.

It's a place you either love or hate, with regard to it being a home.

One of my uncles was on Shemya during WW2. Not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

 

[MrRandyWatson]

I'm all for Veterans Day. I'm all for taking care of vets, people who performed the hardest job in America, etc. Seriously, thank you for doing that job.

What pisses me off is that the same courtesy isn't extended to a lot of other people. We venerate the military but ignore EMTs. EMTs suffer a high rate of job burnout, mistreatment on the job, shitty pay, long hours, violence from stupid dipshits...and they don't so much as have EMT Day on the federal holiday calendar, let alone, I don't know, decent pay, anything close to the GI Bill, or anything beyond a great big fuck-you from everyone and anyone.

To all the EMTs, firefighters, police officers - thank you for the job that you do. We need to do more for you.

 

[Aquagal]

It's a place you either love or hate, with regard to it being a home.

One of my uncles was on Shemya during WW2. Not the end of the world, but you can see it from there.

Sheesh, no kidding. My friends worked there for a couple seasons, takes a hardy person. They're getting "high winds" this week.

 

[RobDownSouth]

Even when I was in Corporal was a mythical rank. There were rumors of their existence but I never, ever, saw or met one.

Ishmael

I believe when you served the rank was called "Obergefreiter". http://i1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff502/Soonyigump/flaggede28bh.gif

I passed a post-graduate examination at age 18 and was appointed as a civilian in the Admiralty. I was the youngest that year, by several years.

I didn't think my first appointment to a dockyard was important. My appointment letter looked great, inscribed on parchment, but I thought it was just a good job with career prospects.

When I arrived at the dockyard gates, I showed my appointment letter to the sergeant in charge of the guard. To my surprise, he saluted me.

Then he explained that my honorary rank was Lieutenant-Commander, Royal Navy - a two and a half striper. (Army equivalent = Major)

I was bright enough to realise that my honorary rank meant nothing at all. After all, I was a civilian - beneath military recognition.

When I finished my training I was given a section of 12 people to supervise. They included two retired Chief Petty Officers and a retired Captain RNVR. I had an easy ride for the first year. Whenever I had a problem I could ask them for advice. Whatever that advice was, the decision and the responsibility was mine, but their advice was rarely wrong. When it was wrong, I took the flak for it. When it was right, I could say - "It wasn't my idea. My staff gave me good advice".

When I finished my active duty, I went in the Reserves for a while. During the summer months, we had West Point cadets attached to our unit for "leadership training". There was some confusion over rank, seeing as they were neither fish (enlisted) nor fowl (officers) to most of us. I ended up treating them as Warrant Officers (another hybrid rank) and saluting them out of habit.

 

[RobDownSouth]

I'm all for Veterans Day. I'm all for taking care of vets, people who performed the hardest job in America, etc. Seriously, thank you for doing that job.

What pisses me off is that the same courtesy isn't extended to a lot of other people. We venerate the military but ignore EMTs. EMTs suffer a high rate of job burnout, mistreatment on the job, shitty pay, long hours, violence from stupid dipshits...and they don't so much as have EMT Day on the federal holiday calendar, let alone, I don't know, decent pay, anything close to the GI Bill, or anything beyond a great big fuck-you from everyone and anyone.

To all the EMTs, firefighters, police officers - thank you for the job that you do. We need to do more for you.

The same applies to repo men, too.

 

[oggbashan]

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When I finished my active duty, I went in the Reserves for a while. During the summer months, we had West Point cadets attached to our unit for "leadership training". There was some confusion over rank, seeing as they were neither fish (enlisted) nor fowl (officers) to most of us. I ended up treating them as Warrant Officers (another hybrid rank) and saluting them out of habit.

The West Point Cadets should have been told that they were the lowest of the low and should salute a Private. As cadets they had no rank.

Unfortunately, many Cadets in NATO forces start with an exaggerated idea of their importance that needs knocking out of them. Once they learn that a sergeant knows far more than they do, they might become something.