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This shit aggravates the hell out of me. As a proud member of the Choctaw tribe, references to Indians as brave and fearless always filled me with pride. When I went through Vance, I was excited to train with the 8 Ballers. The Indian scout on their patch, showed their heritage as brave scouts (reconnaissance) in WWII. It is sad enough that our culture and people are almost all gone, but it isn't because of mascots or logos. Greeks don't complain when Spartans are used as mascots. It is a mark of pride. No one picks the fighting frenchmen to be represent their unit.

That cartoonist has his head up his ass. What they don't show on the "traditional war" side is a soldier coming back with his legs missing (or in a flag covered coffin), the multiple divorces caused by endless deployments, or anything about being a POW. I find it amazing the number of self righteous assholes who can criticize the way we now wage war, yet would never consider joining the military.

Looks like he made it home... If you don't frequent thechive.com often, they have taken care of a few folks in need over the last year (while posting some pictures that are easy on the eyes). Suddenly my suck factor needs to be re-calibrated, excellent welcome home tribute to him. https://thechive.com/2012/09/10/taylor-morris-comes-home-17-hq-photos/

https://www.cbsnews.com/60minutesovertime/

When I spend $7,500, I get $7,500 worth of a product or service, and peace of mind. Also, I forgot to mention earlier that there have been studies done (not going to waste time finding the links, and I don't have them bookmarked) that people tend to spend more money when they "swipe" with a credit card versus pay in cash, mainly because people tend to think twice about spending money on something when they use cash versus swiping a card - probably because spending cash has been proven to trigger responses in the brain that stimulate the pain receptors, versus swiping a card which actually stimulates satisfaction. Listen guys, I'll never convince you otherwise, and you'll never convince me. That's cool . My kids will grow up learning that they pay cash for everything, and if they look in their wallet/purse/piggy bank/whatever, they wait to buy it, and they will never go in debt to anyone with the exception of a house in which the payment will fall within a certain percentage of their income given a certain type of mortgage. Enjoy your miles and .69% rebates!

That can replace the offensive patches.

Please tell my why I need a credit card. I can buy everything with cash. I can get rental cars with my mastercard or visa debit card. I can reserve and pay for hotels the same. I can get a mortgage with a quality lender even if I have a zero credit score. Emergencies? Well, I have over 6 months of expenses sitting in a money market that I can instantly use to take care of any emergency necessary. I have travelled all over the world with just a debit card and cash...zero issues. I'm not telling you that you shouldn't have a card, but the fact that you think not having a card is dumb is simply ignorant. Cash is king....and you often get a better deal when you break out the cash.

In contrast, the New Zealand Army adopts the local aboriginal heritage and isn't hammered for it.

::facepalm:: on this entire part of the conversation, I regret and disavow my own involvement and encourage everyone else to STFU. edit to add: scoobs, you forgot the Spec Ops Fighter Pilots...highly selective, extremely secretive.

Got this from a buddy at Macdill.

https://www.nightclub.com/press-releases/industry-news/news/george-t-stagg-bourbon-named-top-spirit-world-5481 George T. Stagg. I thought the bartender was kidding when he said that this was going to ruin me on other bourbans, but sure enough, I was floored. The first sip has a kick, but the second sip? Completely different character. Love it. Highly recommended.

This weeks featured Badass is AF Colonel John P Stapp. This guy was involved in research designed to see how fast a pilot could eject and survive, as well as others. To accomplish such research, he would go really fucking fast and then slow down even faster. His most famous run put him under 43 G's (!) of deceleration and caused him to go blind for 10 minutes. Makes those 9 K rate fights not seem so bad. https://www.badassoftheweek.com/stapp.html