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I believe his point there was that it's a program for people who aren't that motivated--that by merely being there, you're showing that you didn't want it as badly as the guys in NROTC and at the Academy. Either way, I've seen this on here before.. This guy sounds just like the fraternity...

We do, it's called Tent City :)

You know things are bad when it's considered "strict" for us Arizonans to be able to enforce immigration law within our own borders. By the way, this comment: "The bill constitutes a complete disregard for the rights of nonwhites in Arizona. It effectively mandates racial profiling." Really...

I like CCW permits and think they're a good thing. I don't like this at all. My neighborhood is filled with sketchy people. I don't want them carrying concealed guns with no repercussions if they are stopped by police, especially if they are walking through my apartment complex. Additionally, I...

I agree. However, carrying a camera does not grand immunity. Terrorists and insurgents are always making propaganda videos of themselves. Additionally, not firing on enemy combatants threatening our troops because someone in their midst has a camera puts American lives in danger. Plus, the guys...

Wikileaks likes to claim that they are noble but in reality it's all bullshit. They put numerous fraternity secret rituals on their site (which, I believe, are all down), despite the fact that those rituals have no significance to anyone but those to whom they have been entrusted. They doctor...

This is kinda what pisses me off though. The public parading around signs and condemning not only the man but also his organization because his ex claims that he killed the dog, while he's put in a not guilty plea? Yeah it seems like he's got a fair amount of evidence against him, but we don't...

I had to renounce my dual citizenship for BDCP as well. For me it was a matter of turning in an application with a fee and my passport to the country that I was renouncing citizenship for. Just go through the process. I know I posted about it on here and many before me did the same thing so do a...

Apparently this happened because he's suffering from Hep C. http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thehumancondition/archive/2010/04/01/hank-johnson-guam-and-hepatitis-c-us-rep-suffers-from-too-common-illness.aspx As to why he's doing anything involving our government or in front of a camera in this...

How about you bring the boat, I'll bring the beer. What did Alec Baldwin say? Beers boats and buds? I was excited to go so soon in June but it will be nice to have a whole summer to PT and party. Sucks if you're not BDCP though, no free money.

I'm 22 August as well. Just got moved. I think most of us who had June 20 got bumped and I was told it was unlikely to change from the August date.

I don't know why either. I'm guessing just manning issues and stuff. The BDCP forms I have say we get E-5 pay after completing degree requirements while waiting for OCS to start.

Bad news, guys. I just got word that they changed my date to 22 AUG. So I won't be classing up with you. Make sure to haze me good when I show up though. And hey, I'm gonna enjoy making E-5 for 3 months of summer vacation :)

Not if you can spin some game on the local Newport ladies...

Guys, there's this thing called "Don't ask, don't tell," and you're making this thread look like a whole lotta telling right now :)

That's f*ckin impressive man. I dabble in photoshop myself and I think you did an excellent job. When you took the pictures did you do anything special with the lighting to get good shadows like that? Take the planes outside? Bright light? Also I like the blur that I think I see behind the...

Spikes has all the good marks in the M4 "chart" you may have seen online too. As far as I know this one doesn't have the CHF barrel Spikes usually has but obviously it's at an amazing price.

I'm in the June 20 class. Let's raise hell.

I heard something to this effect from an ensign who came through our NRD recently. I didn't really know what everything meant. When I asked if it was harder or easier, he said it was just different.

Plenty of guys already have PMAGs sitting around at home.

Well you're the one destined for greatness, but you might want to look into how you use scare quotes. Meanwhile, good luck using accutane to get you out of a criminal record.

Stupid society, looking down on arsonists and drug addicts. I really hope you're trolling and not serious.

Yeah almost every picture I've seen on marines.mil of guys in the field has PMAGs. My Marine buddy said it's extremely common to buy a bunch when they deploy.

I run faster on a track than on a treadmill. I'm not sure why. But yeah OP if you're an avid runner I don't think you'll have an issue passing 1.5 miles at an 8 min/mile pace, whatever the knee problem.

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It's not nearly that simple. American cars are often built in places like Mexico and Canada. Meanwhile, Japanese companies are increasingly building their trucks and other cars in North American and United States factories. The workers are American, but the execs (who don't make ridiculous wages...

+1 I changed from a sporty high performance car to a 4-door Tacoma and never looked back. The performance I had was fun, but not worth losing my bed, tow hitch, and the ability to comfortably carry around a group of people. I get good mileage, can go into the desert off road just fine, and have...

Ah gotcha. That seems like a "duh" thing, I should have figured that one out. Thanks. I want to make sure my bases are covered because I'm not sure how my landlord will react.

I'm bumping this because I'm curious about this as well. I want to make sure that SCRA is going to cover termination of my apartment lease as I head to Navy OCS, and my searches of this site have been entirely inconclusive. OCS orders are for at least 90 days, correct? So they should be covered?

Hey there are a lot of old guys on here, viagra and generics aren't trash products to them!

I saw a lone F/A-18 and then a pair of them flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor airport yesterday. I see them every once and a while from my room. The engine noise is very different from the commercial planes and I was just wondering why there are military jets flying into Phoenix airport. Are they...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7140444/Helicopter-maker-Sikorsky-to-build-pilotless-Black-Hawk.html Firstly, I don't see the point of building a pilotless craft that's transporting troops. They say it could be used if the mission is particularly dangerous. Well if...

Once you're secured or whatever, or even after OCS, do you have to wear the heinous Navy PT uniform just to go to a base gym and lift or can you wear whatever?

The cost of manufacturing ammo would increase, yes? Ammo prices are high as it is. I think that the basic premise of serialized ammo is not harmful, and would have the potential to aid law enforcement. But to do so would mostly just hurt normal Americans who are trying to abide by the law. Do...

USAA told me that the best they can do is give me their loan 4 months from my expected commission date as a BDCP guy. However, I'm not sure if it's worth it to go to Navy Federal if I have to send all my pay there. The USAA loan at 4.99% wouldn't really help me unfortunately because that's not...

What's your date? Last I heard mine was June 20.

Last I heard from the recruiter there was been a bunch of OCS date moving going on. Is there any way to check it besides asking the recruiter? I feel bad always making them look it up since it seems rather simple. Sorry, I don't mean to threadjack.

Last I heard was that they were asking something around $2700+ for the rifle, which even with some discount from MSRP is a lot for a rifle that offers, from what I can see, little more than a piston AR-15 does. But I could be wrong, as I don't know a whole lot about it, and welcome any info I...

Psh, the 1887 is way better.

First Google result... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WUBA%20Chariot

Agree completely. A lot of our founders were deists, not Christians. Deism is actually fairly distinct from Christianity and differs greatly in a lot of areas. Either way, Christmas is as American as apple pie and if someone's truly offended when I wish them a merry Christmas, they need to find...

Holy shit that's badass. Glad to see I'll still be having fun in a year's time. And Sooner you are so whipped.

I recommend you check out this review of it. http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot41.htm He seems to think it's an insufficient defense platform.

Doesn't it make sense that whatever is lethal and reliable that you train with the most is what you should use? I mean, you aim your gun, you pull the trigger, it goes boom, bad guy goes thud. So in the stressful environment, I feel like it makes sense to use whatever you shoot the most so that...

I'm just not sure what exactly you guys are requiring for "proof." I know you've seen all the radical Islamic nonsense he was involved in. There's a small portion of it a few posts up in my last post in this thread. I can understand skepticism when it first happened, but now the cards are down...

+1 this sums up everything I do with credit cards. Every month I buy everything I can on my cards. USAA gets me a little under 1% in rewards; Schwab gets me 2% cashback. That means if we buy the exact same stuff every month, I pay 98-99% of what you do. Not a huge amount, but why pay in cash...

I feel like you guys are talking about separate things. Otto, I think the confusion is that when we say we pay off our cards every month, we equate that with not carrying a balance so when you say "leave a balance" it causes confusion.

Are you saying that none of the below is true? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,574546,00.html http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575892,00.html http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/fort-hood-shooter-contact-al-qaeda-terrorists-officials/story?id=9030873...

Damn man you're so high speed low drag :icon_tong And yeah that's the form I fill out every time I go to Mexico. Yeah, my recruiter calls it a chit, but I see the word form at the top and my mostly-civilian brain doesn't really know what "chit" means. Unless you're really fast-tracking your...

This interests me. I'm 21 now, and I've never been dumb, but because MICs/MIPs are so commonplace around here, I figured that it would be kinda like a traffic ticket. At worst I figured there would be an angry meeting with the recruiter and/or CO. Wildcat, what are you even asking this for? As...