Ive heard of people talking of martial law or the government confiscating weapons, well...
"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reported a total of 14,974,534 paid license holders for 2009 "
As of 30 September 2010, 1,430,895 people were on active duty in the military.
Thats nearly...
Radley Balko, over at the Agitator, is running a pictorial quiz. See if you can ID who's a cop and who's a soldier. It get's pretty hard in many cases. I scored an 81%. It's the eyes, man. It's all in the eyes. :D
Take the Quiz | The Agitator
At least 274 deceased veterans had their remains desecrated and dumped into landfills with common trash. Another 1700 unidentified met the same fate.
The Air Force tried to hide it, and the Pentagon justified it.
Families were not informed.
Dead Americans are just a statistic to them...
:ar15::welcome:How are you all this Thanksgiving. Just wanted to say hi to all and see what this site is about. My wife and I are avid gun owners and marksman who like to try different weapons but we have several now. Always looking for more and thought this may be a good place to buy or...
With the official end of DADT yesterday, the USMC went out looking to add to their numbers. Now they have an expanded pool to choose from and they're not going to miss out on the opportunity to get a new Marine in the ranks. Kudos to the USMC for being ahead of the curve! Guess the Sergeant...
You Marines must be sooo proud!
Feel proud to be #1, you can have it!! :gheyhi:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/us/marine-recruiters-visit-gay-center-in-oklahoma.html?_r=2&hp
inter-service ribbing for those who don't get it....
Here’s an interesting article from the Washington Post about the heavy influence of the Pentagon on the funding and production of Hollywood movies, making them a little more than propaganda disguised as entertainment.
25 years later, how 'Top Gun' made America love war
Brig. General John Adams calls for some serious cuts to defence spending. He makes a compelling argument that the current behemoth is ill suited to the 21st century and actual national defence. It's nice to see military brass calling for cuts in a major player in US fiscal policy. Every dime...
Just saw this and I thought it was really cool, but also very sad. Dog really is man's best friend. RIP
Dog mourns at casket of fallen Navy SEAL - TODAY Pets & Animals - TODAY.com
Military Personnel bicker over the title of their public service; Gun shop raid
Decked out in full-combat regalia, Air Force troops accompanied the FBI into a Las Vegas gun shop to apparently look for stolen property.
Since President Bush gutted the Posse Comitatus Act, it is becoming the...
Radical overhaul of military retirement eyed - CBS News
We're all told upon enlisting in the military that we can retire after 20 years of service. However, a recent pentagon sponsored-study is now indicating that retirements after 20 years are unaffordable. They claim that 401Ks should be...
It is my understanding that Ron Paul wants to close the forgiegn bases. This is not a thread about Ron Paul, but rather a discussion on the pros and cons of closing these bases. These are a few I just threw together. Have today's technological advances in delivery systems somewhat diminished...
Obama Administration Will Send Condolence Letters for Military Suicides - International Business Times
I know that families of suicide victims suffer through no fault of their own, but I am torn about this new policy. It seems like some water down honor in our society.
Cost of air conditioning for U.S. troops in MidEast more than NASA budget | The Raw Story
Oh boy will I catch it here ... shut it off .
Save the money .
Dad went without while training in the Mojave Desert for the bounce to Europe .
I've worked on the farm and went to school and lived in...
Too bad it's taken so long for people to start waking up. Of course, some people are slower than than others. Maybe, one of these days, enough people will wake up and say enough's enough and bring our legions home. We have more troops now than when Eisenhower was in office and he warned us of...
Liberal columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote an article that says the U.S. Military should be the model that socialists follow when transforming society. Our Lefty Military - New York Times
I definitely don't support this guy's message, but his points are not completely wrong either. We should know...