U.S. Navy Not Fit For War

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TNVOLNAVY said:
Sad and pathetic that our generals are focused on Twitter wars.

A US Army major general is facing backlash after accusing one of his fellow countrymen of being a “shill” for Russian President Vladimir Putin upon being asked on social media how many wars he had won.

Twitter wars: US Army general mocked after accusing critic of being ‘shill for Putin’ in ‘embarrassing’ outburst
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Gotta remember the Admirals/Generals of today were Majors/Colonels under Obama to survive and advance further they had to have similar beliefs.
 
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How top brass blew £3.5 Billion on a Dud that is a Menace to Troops: Ajax is the British Army's New Tank that's too heavy, makes crew sick and can't fire on the move... all thanks to a mix of cronyism and Incompetence

Some of them reported back spasms and joint pain or swollen ankles. Others a constant tingling in their hands and feet. Still more emerged reeling from acute hearing loss and nausea.

The noise and vibrations that members of the British Army trials team endured while trying out the latest high-tech vehicle were insufferable. Had the test-drives not been stopped, the damage they suffered could have become permanent.

This is the story of the Ajax light tank that makes its drivers sick. One that cannot fire on the move as vibrations affect the gun stabilisation system, and which, due to this issue should not be driven faster than 20 mph — comparable vehicles reach 45 mph.

An armoured vehicle so unwieldy it can’t fit into transport aircraft. A light tank that has cost billions yet could be scrapped before it enters service — and is set to become the most expensive procurement failure in Army history.

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The MoD and General Dynamics (UK), the makers of Ajax, seem on course for a legal battle over the eye-watering sums involved

How top brass blew £3.5billion on a dud that is a menace to troops | Daily Mail Online
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
The missile shot shown in that video was a vertical launch from a frigate class ship with about a four second boost and it was not in a cruise attitude at boost completion it was still somewhat gaining altitude. Mother Nature disputes the accelerations required to reach hypersonic speeds in that demonstrated shot.

Do I believe Russia has hypersonic technology? Yes. Do I believe it’s demonstrated in that video? Oh HELL no.
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Air Force's Second Attempt To Air-Launch Hypersonic Weapon Fails | ZeroHedge
 
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hog88 said:
Gotta remember the Admirals/Generals of today were Majors/Colonels under Obama to survive and advance further they had to have similar beliefs.
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This comment is so full of crap. Were you ever an officer in the military? Doubt it, because promotions at that level are strictly based on your fitness reports and your accomplishments.
 
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WBO said:
This comment is so full of crap. Were you ever an officer in the military? Doubt it, because promotions at that level are strictly based on your fitness reports and your accomplishments.
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No, I was never an officer and you are correct about promotions based on fitness reports, wrong about accomplishments. And officer fitness reports are more based on politics than performance or ability.
 
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hog88 said:
Gotta remember the Admirals/Generals of today were Majors/Colonels under Obama to survive and advance further they had to have similar beliefs.
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Complete, unmitigated BS. Most of current Admirals and Generals served under the Clinton and Bush administrations as well
 
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Woke Politics Destroyed the Marine Corps I Knew

When I signed up for the Marines in ’78, I had no clue what I was getting into. I just wanted to get out of my hometown. After a few minutes at bootcamp, I wanted to go back.

It was too late.

There was only way out now: 13 weeks through a humid, swampy, mosquito-infested chunk of Hell at Parris Island, S.C. – a God-forsaken place where tidal salt marshes breed habitats of pestiferous biting flies. The worst? Blood-sucking sand fleas.

Around 1 a.m., the bus carrying about 60 of us parked beside a platoon of yellow footprints at the recruit depot. We had barely stopped before a drill instructor (DI) stormed the bus. Outside, a squad of DIs prowled the footprints like a pack of pit bulls. We were hungry, sleep-deprived, and now – terrified.

Fear is the recruit’s first welcome to the Corps. Not because of some dumb DI power trip. Fear is serious business. It’s an ever-present reality in the superhuman dangers of war that must be cloned in a controlled environment so recruits learn how to deal with it. War requires you to act quickly, think clearly, and perform high-level physical feats despite the presence of extreme fear, extreme confusion, extreme chaos, and the specter of death.

So DIs would overload us with mental, emotional, and physical challenges to dig into what we were really made of. They had to. We were looking to be the best at Earth’s most brutal profession. Step One was to survive the time-worn crucible that forged some of history’s most lethal fighters. Beneath the DI’s bark was a dead serious mission: to find recruits with the “raw steel” that could be shaped into the kind of mettle that endures the maddening ferocities of war.

Woke Politics Destroyed the Marine Corps I Knew
 
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hog88 said:
Yep, I had to count how many innocent blades of the SGMs grass my ignorance killed.
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I remember having to use a pair of these to trim the walkway heading up to Battalion Headquarters when I was a buck private. I remember thinking do they not know what a damn weed eater is in North Carolina.
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Air Force Academy Requires Students to Watch 'Inclusion' Training Video Promoting BLM

The video suggests three responses to a situation, all of which are supportive of Black Lives Matter

Incoming cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy are required to watch a video that promotes support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

The video includes a hypothetical scenario with a mixed-race student named Jose, who is pressured by two of his friends to attend the Black Lives Matter meeting on campus. A third friend, apparently meeting Jose for the first time, introduces himself while expressing surprise that Jose does not look "more south of the border."

After Jose explains that he is a mix of Mexican and Nigerian, the third friend makes a comment critical of Black Lives Matter.

Air Force Academy requires students to watch 'inclusion' training video promoting BLM
 
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US Naval Academy Cheating Investigation Leads To 18 Midshipmen Being Expelled

82 were found to have violated integrity guidelines but were retained

More than a dozen midshipmen have been expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy for cheating on a physics final exam by using an unauthorized, outside resource.

The "separations" of the 18 midshipmen, announced Friday, came after an investigation, with 105 midshipmen identified as having likely accessed unauthorized resources during the online exam last year.

The nature of testing during COVID-19 "forced a position of flexibility in exam administration," according to a press release from the Naval Academy. It said the Physics Department employed safeguards and advised midshipmen that outside resources were not allowed.

Eighty-two midshipmen were retained despite being found to have violated the Honor Concept, according to the academy.

The Concept reads, in part: "Midshipmen are persons of integrity: They stand for that which is right … They embrace fairness in all actions. They ensure that work submitted as their own is their own, and that assistance received from any source is authorized and properly documented. They do not cheat."

US Naval academy cheating investigation leads to 18 midshipmen being expelled
 
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