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Half Life 3 Confirmed! Return to Black Mesa!
Sorry, I will forever associate those things with that game. Same as the Commanche - forever relegated to just being a Jungle Strike vehicle. Shame.
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
Not the C&C Generals unit?
A toy shop downtown has a bunch of 1:144 snap models, Comanche included, from some Japanese series. Don't exactly have the cash for it right now due to the Deus Ex collection... I kid, it was the damned ACCA study pack that did it.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
rollin' on dubs
Shot:
SMA: Army looking to recruit 80,000 new soldiers in 2018
The Army is looking at another end strength increase in 2018, and, this time, the focus will be on recruiting new soldiers, the service’s top enlisted leader said Monday.
Following a 26,000-person increase in 2017, the Army has asked for another 17,000 for the total force this coming year. The plan is to focus most of the effort on recruiting, Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey told Army Times during a senior enlisted leader panel at the Pentagon.
“We did so well last year in our in-service retention program that our in-service retention, actually, is not that significant of a number, because we’ve already accomplished … the preponderance of that in [fiscal year 2017],” he said.
Chaser:
Military branches battle for prized young recruits
More than 80 percent of young people interviewed for an annual Department of Defense survey indicated they weren't leaning toward a future in the military. Compounding the problem, some estimates show that only 25 percent in that age group would meet the minimum qualifications to enlist.
So recruiters beat the bushes to find youth interested in enlisting who also could qualify for the service. They spend long hours out in the community. Finding 50 new Marines can entail an average of 10,000 contacts ranging from a few minutes to an hour, said Marine spokesman Justin Kronenberg.
HANGOVER:
Top Enlisted Leaders Push Back: There Is No Readiness ‘Crisis’
..Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he was “shocked” at the military’s poor state of readiness when he returned to the Pentagon as its civilian leader. And lawmakers have grown increasingly concerned that 2017’s plane crashes, ship collisions, and other non-combat deaths are evidence that the military is breaking under the strain of 16 years of war. Just last week, a U.S. Navy C-2A Greyhound transport plane crashed in the western Pacific, killing three sailors.
The enlisted leaders said observer in and out of the Pentagon aren’t wrong to say more demands are being placed on the services. Investigations found that several of the Navy’s recent collisions at sea, for example, were at least partly the result of overworked or under-trained crews.
But “from my perspective, from a joint perspective, I don’t think we’re in crisis right now,” said Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the senior enlisted adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
edited 28th Nov '17 9:33:14 PM by TairaMai
All night at the computer, cuz people ain't that great. I keep to myself so I won't be on The First 48
You know maybe if they wanted more recruits they would make the military actually more appealing to young people rather then just complaining about it.
But as it is, it is a job at which you risk your life, for zero advancement opportunity unless your an officer any more (no way to transition between enlisted and officer any more), the benefits have been slashed to hell and back, your healthcare isn't worth a damn even if your injured defending your country.
Oh and to top it all off, it is well known by virtually every one that recruiters lie there asses off to get you.
Coming from some one who at one point was interested in joining the JASDF, the military really needs an image makeover if it wants to recruit.
edited 28th Nov '17 9:36:41 PM by Imca
United Earth
Well, yeah, if they want people to work for them, they should improve conditions and future prospects. Nobody wants to, say, become a top-class submarine sonar technician, only to find absolutely no use for that skill in civilian life.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
For air components of navies, are navy ranks still applied for air component personnel?
The irony I found on leaving the (UK) armed forces was similar skills transitions - but my engineering colleagues found it harder, as whilst they were trained and partly accredited, a lot of industry (Oil and Gas, manufacturing, even minor engineering areas) were so heavily involved with local groups or established interests (not quite Unions, but contractors who basically owned most of the roles) meant they couldn't get work.
Here, we have still got enlisted to officer transition - either as Late Entry (Promoted to WO 1 and then commission as a Captain) or direct application to Sandhurst.(Commission as a 2Lt); but there's stil la huge retention issue due to slashed budgets, not adventure training or experience days and little to no options on varied deployments now.
Looks like you guys have it worse. They really do seem to treat you like mere cogs there do do a job and be happy that you're doing it for your country.
United Earth
Do your duty, soldier! For the fatherland!
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
We all know the answer to the situation. Privatise! (Paid by the RNC)
The law in the night
Perhaps, if nothing really improves here in the real American South, I'll be moving to the North and enlisting.
edited 29th Nov '17 4:19:50 AM by AngelusNox
Inter arma enim silent leges
United Earth
That's gig economy for fighters. AKA "A Terrible Idea".
They tried it with the whole Maritime security thing. That's been..... hit and miss. What with the joyous issue of disparate problems around gun carry laws in varying national waters (See: INDIA)
I mean, I love dystopic societies as much as the next bod... but something about unaccountable private contractors with no baseline level of training makes me go "uhhhh". Admittedly, it's how we USED to do things, but it did lead to things like pesky fights between Barons and usurpers for the throne...
Oh, bother.
Much as I liked the Metal Gear series, I really don't want to see it defictionalized.
Disgusted, but not surprised
US Air Force offers a couple of commissioning options, including applying for the Air Force Academy, a couple of different ROTC programs (including one where you attend college on active duty and another where you separate to go to college), and one specific for people wanting to go to school and become nurses.
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/croats-shocked-poison-death-war-criminal-praljak-195040861.html
Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat officer in the Balkan wars, chose the easy way out despite the fact that he offered to give himself up.
edited 29th Nov '17 5:12:47 PM by Ominae
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Good riddance to the scum.
How the hell did he slip that inside the courtroom though?
edited 29th Nov '17 5:17:28 PM by TuefelHundenIV
Who watches the watchmen?
Dunno.
ICC declared said courtroom a crime scene and Croats/his lawyer are accusing the judges of putting a lot of pressure on him even though he surrendered.
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Of course he was under pressure he was on trial for war crimes and human rights abuses. What exactly were they expecting?
Who watches the watchmen?
Oh, bother.
I guess they felt he was entitled to leniency or something since he surrendered. But when the charges are things like war crimes and human rights abuses...no.
As I understand, he wasn't even on trial. It was an appeals hearing where they were deciding whether or not to uphold his previous conviction.
A procrastination in of itself
Yeah it was just an appeal, I hope they get whoever supplied him with the poison and anyone whose negligence lead to him not being stoped.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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And in other news:
It's official: The Army is bringing drill sergeants back to AIT
For much of 2017, Army Training and Doctrine Command kept hinting that the advanced individual training platoon sergeant experiment was over.
As of Nov. 17, the Army has decided to bring drill sergeants back to AIT, after receiving a sign-off by Ray Horoho, the acting assistant Army secretary for manpower and reserve affairs.
“Currently, USACIMT is working with Department of the Army-level staff and other stakeholders to get all the required administrative pieces in place before implementation can begin,” Lt. Col. Jeffrey Pray, a spokesman for the Center for Initial Military Training, told Army Times. “However, we do expect drill sergeants to start transitioning to AIT in 2018.”
As a vet who went through AIT with drills and saw the latter soldiers who went to AIT with regular soldiers, I clutch my DD 214 and say:
edited 29th Nov '17 9:21:57 PM by TairaMai
All night at the computer, cuz people ain't that great. I keep to myself so I won't be on The First 48
Night Clerk of the Apacalypse.
Marine boot camp without DI's just really doesn't work. Though obviously we need to work on screening the shit birds out a bit more.
Who watches the watchmen?
Oh, bother.
Yeah, probably want to avoid the ones who commit sexual harassment, force their recruits to do their homework for them, or torture Muslim recruits into recanting their faith.
Disgusted, but not surprised
We'll have to see. Latest news on that is an Irish MEP who got arrested in the news for protesting it. He wasn't even invited to that meeting.
http://defence-blog.com/news/v-22-osprey-of-jgsdf-spotted-during-flight-trials-in-usa.html
Obsevers spotted a JGSDF V-22 undergoing flight tests.