Darth

The state of college football today?

That is a lot of shit.

The UAV was unarmed for gosh sakes and just doing reconnaissance for the Ministry of the Interior. Welcome to Anti-Access/Area-Denied/Contested Ops.

There are a few variations on the Viking bit. Surprised no one has started quoting "The Right Stuff."

Wow. I don't want to know what you are thinking. Now let me go get my spare bottle of Jack Daniels. This ones running on empty.

And I did. And it was good. And then we partied like Vikings with horns on our hats. Him, Him.... Now where did I put my Jack and Coke?

We can only hope they will try to make STOVL and VTOL variants. That will slow 'em down.

http://overheadbin.n...hi-airport?lite# A picture of what they were smuggling. This is a combo WTF and YGBSM.

Yup.

I would have to agree that Grossman is pushing this for his own economic gain and I too would disagree that this is the most violent time ever (a sweeping generalization). I just find the idea intriguing that some people want to ignore the threat, some want to be prepared and there are those who will take advantage of the weak (or random group.) That is why I find the sheep, sheepdog and wolf analogy interesting. The web site I picked was a random google site that showed the article, I did not care about the context with which it was posted. On the BO forums, folks who paste or post page long diatribes tend to be ignored and I wanted to give folks the opportunity to either read (or in your case not read) the article. As they said on Monty Python - "No one expects the Spanish Inquisition." A loose connection to if you are unprepared, you might get surprised in a bad way. I suppose if you or a family member had been attacked as a random victim, you might think differently - that these might might not be the most violent of times but they might be the craziest of times. There are lots of contextual issues.

Too bad. I think you miss the point of the article. And I don't believe that you can refer to him as "uninformed" although his comment might be characterized as a "sweeping generalization." Take a look at hs bio: http://www.killology.com/bio.htm. I say it shows he can speak with authority on violence and training to kill. And this thread has turned from sarcastic comments on CBTs regarding suicide prevention to other topics as seems to be common for BO threads.

Link to Lt Col (RET) Grossman's "On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs." I am sure there are many other links out there as well. Too long to post fully, but if you want a read, here ya' go. http://www.gleamingedge.com/mirrors/onsheepwolvesandsheepdogs.html

Should this be in the Drone Pilot's don't get no respect thread? This shows alot more respect.

Hardcore parkour!

Had to be one of the two stores in Tucson as that is where the DB is from and formerly employed. I say again "Ha, Ha."

Helping to keep this thread derailed (and for the Viper drivers out there - if you can't take a poking (STS) by Rainman, you need to go find your sense of humor. This stuff is funny!) Lean, Mean, Flameout Machine. I SHALL RETURN...Well, I might. Mach Nix. The F-16. Takes a licking, and takes a licking. Have you hugged your chute today? This Vehicle Makes Frequent Stops. I came. I saw. I bingo'd. No deposit, no return. We've spent so much money on this thing that we can't afford to admit we were wrong. A triumph of style over substance. The best damn second place fighter in the world. Instead of a CAS mod, we're going to install a roll bar. And now with this LANTIRN thing and our new Block 40's, we can hit the ground at NIGHT! We cover the target like a thong bikini. And BINGO is my Name-O. We crash more airplanes before 9-o'clock than most people crash all day. Last in the talent show, but first in the swimsuit competition. Lose a few, lose a few. Feet and knees together, eyes on the horizon... Designated no-hitter. Everything you wanted in a fighter and less. Optimist: F-16 pilot who's worried about dying from cancer. Hey, today we didn't lose a single jet. This is going to hurt me more than it's going to hurt you. User friendly... if you've got three hands. If we have a war with BDUs, we've got 'em beat. Careful badguys...I'm carrying BOTH bombs today. I'm talkin' wall-to-wall MK-82's Pal. If I carried more weapons, and if I had enough gas, and if I could actually hit the target, and if I had some more REALLY expensive electrons so I could find you, and if my motor didn't quit, and if My wings didn't crack, Boy, I'd really teach you a lesson!

LOL. No.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrhVo1WA78 What a DB. And the unintended consequences for posting on youtube....

C-17, thankfully, has awesome performance.

Yup.

What do they do to fill the line when your on leave? Call you back? Deny it in the first place? Or do they leave the line empty 'cause you are taking leave which makes you untouchable? Rainman's pithy comment is correct.

No we don't. And shouldn't it be "than" vice "then"?

Nice. Pred/Reaper drivers will be highly motivated and feel their worth is totally recognized by receiving this decoration.

Fight-tank-Fight? Ugh.

Hindsight2020 - Your point that E6-E7s stay to the end to make retirement is probably correct. However, how many walmart workers were killed on the job by being told "Stop that guy with the gun?" If, as you say, these folks stay because the alternatives are worse, so be it. They still earned those benefits (as miserably uneducated and with no other options as they are apparently.) My point is these benefits are earned and should not be viewed as a compensation/retention cost issue to be controlled in the same way as they are by a civilian organization.