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What I am really looking forward to this summer... I'll go ahead and say it, I think Trainspotting 2 will actually be better than the original, which was fucking epic! Speaking of the original...

Oh, and somehow the Marine Corps Times got a hold of the HQMC Staff Copy Public Affairs Guidance marked... Pre-Decisional For Official Use Only/FOIA(b)(5) Distribution Statement: LIMITED DISTRIBUTION //FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY// PRE-DECISIONAL - NOT RELEASABLE UNDER FOIA. This document constitutes pre-decisional, deliberative opinion, and recommendations. Not releasable under FOIA pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5) https://snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net/4c/10/f39221f14c379e3cf4c6b6f0e20b/marine-corps-public-affairs-guidance-marines-united.pdf

I guess it's the Department of the Navy's attempt to divert attention to the Fat Leonard scandal!

Per Wikipedia... She has a master’s and doctoral degrees in international relations from Oxford University in England, 1985.

And nsplayr actually has the nerve to say "So long story short..."

This dude got the ultimate exchange tour...flying MiG-29s with the Germans! https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/how-to-win-in-a-dogfight-stories-from-a-pilot-who-flew-1682723379

I know it's been a few months, but this video shows why these are pretty much useless (may required a Facebook account to watch)...

I see it all the time, but I've been spending an inordinate amount of time on Army installations lately...

OK, so it's not OK for USAF bubbas to make a "convenience stop" in OCPs but the Army bubbas who wear them can? This all makes no fucking sense. We were all good with one uniform (BDUs) before the crayon-eating Marines just had to be different with MARPAT. Next thing you know we've got the Navy looking like camo smurfs or seaweed. The AF ABU is a joke, and whoever approved it should be shot. The Army pulled its cranium out and ripped off Crye with their Scorpion W2 (OCP) pattern, but it works (trust me, I'm surrounded by thousands of troopers wearing the stuff at the moment!). We gotta quit having so many fucking uniforms, it doesn't make sense!

Sounds like GTMO, a fun place to visit; but after anything more than a week, I am ready to get the fuck out of Dodge...

In that scenario the individual was simply detained, not arrested. Big difference. I would not list it if it were me, and normally I advocate listing anything if there is any doubt whatsoever...

Rooskies!

Treat 'em like children, then wonder why they act like one...

Get a Jeep...

Damn.

ADMIN NOTE: If you have links to classified reports, there is a BaseOps Intelink page on a SIPRNET. Feel free to post any documents you have on there...

Since you have a habit of talking about things you're not knowledgeable on, I'll do you the favor and correct you on this one as well. I see you're trying to justify the votes your girl got in this state, but I can tell you as a resident that no cowboy hat-wearing, truck-driving Texan placed a vote for her and I challenge you to back up that claim with facts. If you look at the popular vote in Texas, the only blue counties are mainly those along the Mexican border and can be attributed to the large illegal population that resides there. The rest was overwhelmingly Trump. Texas was a conservative Democratic stronghold for many years. For approximately 100 years from after Reconstruction until the 1990s, the Democrats dominated Texas politics. Now Republicans control all statewide Texas offices, to include the governor and both houses of the state legislature, and have a majority in the Texas congressional delegation. This makes Texas one of the most Republican states in the U.S. Urban areas like Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio are still largely Democrats; but suburbs of these cities remain heavily Republican. So your claim that "cowboy hat-wearing, truck-driving Texans" voted for Hillary are pure fantasy. It's the typical liberal and welfare-recipient votes that supported her in many other states.

Bullshit. No born-and-bred proud Texan would ever vote for Hillary. All her votes came from those California rejects living in Austin, or illegals wanting free handouts. You're just quibbling.

Just want to bump this thread to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and all the best in 2017! As one who hung up the uniform over ten years ago (but still works within the DoD), I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to all those serving. Your sacrifice is appreciated, and if by chance you are separated from friends an family today, may you stay safe and return home soon!

As HU&W said, the statistic is meaningless when corrected for population; so here are those numbers... Population of Texas = 26.96 million (2014) Population of Massachusetts = 6.745 million (2014) Population of Califonia = 38.8 million (2014) Population of Alabama = 4.849 million (2014)

Add 'Veterans Stand for Standing Rock' to that list...