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  1. mmx1

    Book: Officers heavy on tech, light on strategy

    Wasn't it a few years ago that the Naval services were praised for producing more globally-aware GO's than its fellow services?
  2. mmx1

    Book: Officers heavy on tech, light on strategy

    Lind is an ...... interesting ....... guy, full of "interesting" ideas.
  3. mmx1

    Marine F/A-18 Mishap 12-8-08

    There are some incredibly stupid reader comments on the signonsandiego article. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081208-1356-bn08planed3.html Close Miramar because the BAH is too high there!
  4. mmx1

    Banning Cluster Munitions

    Poor analogy, as these treaties do not aim to enforce any sort of political order through the application of artificial military "balance" - which is what invites cheating. They're more analogous to START or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty, in that these are voluntary pledges to disarm.
  5. mmx1

    Sestak as SecNav???

    Well, searching for Sestak on AW turns up some stories.....
  6. mmx1

    Banning Cluster Munitions

    We also need consider matching the ends with the means. Some have shrugged off the collateral damage with the argument that we should be as brutal as necessary. So, pray tell, is our intent to terrorize the population by dropping UXO all over them? Clearly not, or we'd be using air-seeded...
  7. mmx1

    Banning Cluster Munitions

    Well, I think the landmine treaty was successful in shrinking the market for landmines, by removing many producers and stockpiles from the marketplace, and placing pressure on the holdouts to be more judicious in their use and export of mines. If the major powers get into a shooting war...
  8. mmx1

    Army-Navy 2008

    Apparently, neither could the Army QB.
  9. mmx1

    Army-Navy 2008

    Army cadets demonstrating why they got the Air Force taken away from them: http://youtube.com/watch?v=5m-egy9wQxo
  10. mmx1

    NYT: One Man's Military-Industrial Complex

    Interesting article in light of our recent discussions on military spending that levels some heavy accusations about the nature of "commentary" that we're getting: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/washington/30general.html?pagewanted=all And a rebuttal from Gen. McCaffrey...
  11. mmx1

    Columbia NROTC fight

    You'd be surprised. Academics, the moonbats aside, aren't particularly anti-war, any more than your average American. If anything the war on terror makes the argument more compelling, as Ivy veterans like Andrew Exum and Nate Fick are rising stars, and Columbia's shut itself out of that. Your...
  12. mmx1

    Columbia NROTC fight

    The ban on homosexuality, perhaps? DADT gives them a veneer of "we can't help it, it's what the anti-discrimination rules dictate." That aside being anti-military is no longer en vogue, even among Dems. Never happen in what timeframe (for betting purposes)? Four years, I doubt so, simply...
  13. mmx1

    Mumbai Attacks

    It's not quite as cut and dry. If it were any other nation, we'd sanction them like Iran or Syria. But ISI knows that we fear an isolated and further radicalized Pakistan (that's the kind of respect that Nukes buy you) gives them some leeway. So long as the evidence isn't particularly overt...
  14. mmx1

    Columbia NROTC fight

    Exactly, and the closest Navy program at SUNY Maritime is outside the mile radius for eligibility, so you aren't eligible to participate in NROTC if you attend Columbia. Hence the argument that if there is a program to return to Columbia, NROTC would be the most feasible and step on the least...
  15. mmx1

    Mumbai Attacks

    It could have been worse in terms of casualty count if they weren't targeting foreigners and just looking to rack up numbers. And that probably succeeded in boosting their visibility. Sad truth is, "500 Indians dead, British vacations ruined", won't draw as much coverage as "Gunmen hunt...
  16. mmx1

    Fair Tax Debate

    US(2006 figures, ballpark): $13 trillion GDP Taxes account for 24.6% of GDP (Heritage foundation) Income taxes: $2 trillion of $2.5 trillion total IRS collections Texas: $986 billion GSP Revenue breakdown for 2008: Total revenue:$86 billion, or 8.6% Consumption (Sales, alcohol, motor vehicle...
  17. mmx1

    Columbia NROTC fight

    Just a student editorial, nothing to see here. Until they get some "Change" in university leadership or DADT gets overturned, there's no traction to bring ROTC back; I don't even know if the Navy would be interested. Still keeping my resume ready for a MOI slot, should it happen though.
  18. mmx1

    Mumbai Attacks

    If Islam were really inherently violent, we'd really have a problem on our hands, what with 1-2 billion Muslims in the world. Funny, I don't see 1-2 billion(or even million) people trying to kill us. I mean, how did we ever secure Iraq if all of them were so religiously inclined to violence...
  19. mmx1

    Help with BOLTC--now known as DIVOLC

    Stashed for a year? I knew the Marines were backed up, but what's the deal?
  20. mmx1

    Mumbai Attacks

    I suppose the Sons of Iraq are just a "vocal minority", then? No, they would be anarchists. Or maoists, or whatever movement happened to be in vogue. Che, if he were alive today, would probably be a Salafist. It provides an ideological outlet for behavior that is remarkably similar across...
  21. mmx1

    Marine Air contracts

    Better yet, write a point-counterpoint with yourself. 300 words each on why each country is better.
  22. mmx1

    Turkey Day Recipes

    Must have gotten the idea from the Jones Soda thanksgiving special of turkey n gravy soda.
  23. mmx1

    Marine Air contracts

    Well, at least this thread has taken a turn for the hilarious. If USCIS wouldn't expedite naturalization papers for an active duty officer (was a citizen - just didn't have the notarized and frame-worthy certificate), don't count on any special treatment just because you're applying to be an...
  24. mmx1

    Cessna 310 lands with nosegear up

    Nice job. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kqJwIt7tqo4
  25. mmx1

    SERE school (Survival, Escape, Resistance, Evasion)

    Oh great, now I'm going to get tortured with my post history on AW.
  26. mmx1

    Boeing production line on hold again - Ospreys this time

    Plastic cap discovered in an Osprey fuel line. V-22 and CH-47 lines suspended indefinitely. AGNTSA http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20081122_Boeing_halts_2_aircraft_lines.html
  27. mmx1

    New RIOT Trainer

    You can download the software here: https://www.netc.navy.mil/microsimptt/downloads.cfm (linked from the TAW-5 page) Anyone have any experience with version 6? It works, after a fashion in Vista.
  28. mmx1

    Government May Nationalize the Auto Industry

    Technology that doesn't exist? You mean the batteries they were testing back in March and for which they selected a production supplier in August? http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/08/29/lutz-says-a-volt-battery-supplier-selected-wont-say-who/ Contrary to your hysteria, what Lutz actually said...
  29. mmx1

    Government May Nationalize the Auto Industry

    The first link says they'd lose 250 mil a year.....building hybrids. RIF :icon_wink They're anticipating losing money on the first (or first few) models of a new technology. That's not at all surprising - see what Microsoft had to hemorrhage on the Xbox to break into the console industry. But...
  30. mmx1

    Government May Nationalize the Auto Industry

    You seem to be confusing the Volt with the EV-1, or at least pretending the Volt is the same sort of project. Far from it. The Volt is GM's ploy to stop playing catch-up with Japanese firms in hybrid technology (and GM's hybrids do suck), and instead leapfrog them. It's a ploy to save the...
  31. mmx1

    Government May Nationalize the Auto Industry

    Noted. You compared Top Gun to Atlas Shrugged.
  32. mmx1

    Anyone seen Quagmire?

    Anyone know where I can get a "license for reading cockpit instruments"?
  33. mmx1

    It's ALMOST Pardon time

    Defense spending is bloated and out of control, and you think we should put a guy that took bribes in charge. This is hero worship gone out of control.
  34. mmx1

    It's ALMOST Pardon time

    Shooting an unarmed criminal, and then leaving him to die to cover it up. Oh yeah, just slap them on the wrist. Shoot the next one center of mass and there won't be any silly paperwork to worry about.
  35. mmx1

    It's ALMOST Pardon time

    Did he or did he not do wrong? Why does he deserve a pardon? In appreciation for his kills over VN 40 years ago? Shit, I'm going jets then if making ace is a get out of jail free card.
  36. mmx1

    Survival Knives

    Tuck in that thumb! :D
  37. mmx1

    The Great Pirates off the Somali Coast thread

    They fended off an attack by pirates with more ambition than brains who thought taking a warship was a good idea. I'd prefer to see some smart ones get whacked. Take a page from WWI & WWII and send some Q-ships out there?
  38. mmx1

    Marine Officers Guide

    That is probably one of the more useless books I've bought.
  39. mmx1

    Uniforms for TBS

    Didn't even know that was an option (with chucks), and some folks I know won't touch the leather jacket until winging.
  40. mmx1

    Uniforms for TBS

    I actually wear it fairly often (well, more than the 1-3x yearly that my service and dress coats get). It's a decent overlayer for chucks when standing duty overnight or freezing in an over-A/C'd building - I got mine in Pensacola and don't regret it. But I did bite off on the jewelry box at...
  41. mmx1

    SHE BREACHES !!! (Merged thread ... the other title was too boring ...)

    Well, they managed to torpedo a certain LT.....
  42. mmx1

    Air Force Lt Swich services in to fly

    IFR ground school is melting his brain.
  43. mmx1

    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    No, but Gates seems intent on delaying or holding the order - he's sitting on a downpayment for further aircraft, for example, and is quoted as preferring to spend the funds on the F-35. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122584363466799201.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
  44. mmx1

    Uniforms for TBS

    And it comes with ribbons and rank insignia!
  45. mmx1

    NY Times blabs again

    <- Hey, I resemble that remark! :)
  46. mmx1

    SERE school (Survival, Escape, Resistance, Evasion)

    That's moto.....I guess.
  47. mmx1

    Another "praise the Raptor" article

    Well, more so than ours according to the vid, to the point that the required 1 min spacing to launch the Indian Flankers got in the way of Red Flag ops. Or, it could just be that they're more cautious since they can't do any major maintenance on it on their own, but interesting nonetheless.
  48. mmx1

    Another "praise the Raptor" article

    Huh, Turmansky engines susceptible to FOD. Runs contrary to the stereotype.
  49. mmx1

    FN SCAR to be sold to Civilians - Press Release

    Rumor had it at $2.6k. I think the hype factor is going to outweigh its functionality for a while.
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