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Headline: old fart who mysteriously made LTC while a reservist fully behind cutting benefits for the younger generation coming home from Afghanistan. Feelings of guilt for his sham of a career he deflects onto other people.

You probably meant to say that you, as the Nav, would request to the AC, that he/she extends some special 'bro treatment' to Fed LE. Guess it would all have to depend on the request.

Potential mail order brides?

Academia's finest.

That's hardship duty pay.

HD, I firmly believe making an example of a few offenders goes a long way in correcting any "culture" problems that may exist in an organization. And if that method doesn't work, there are plenty of more productive ways to "adjust attitudes" than such silly antics. I simply don't see the benefit of such "mass punishment," especially when there is nothing gained from it other than a bunch of pissed off troops. Increased training and/or awareness I can understand; but dress-up day just doesn't directly address the problem or provide any type of solution. Where do commanders get such ideas that it would?!? If you want them to act like adults, then treat them like adults. And when they screw up, hold them accountable. Such games are just bullshit attempts to appear to be doing something.

Fuck your logic. Our civilian counterparts don't have to take their socks off to count the friends they know who aren't walking the earth any longer.

law enforcement has long relied on your lack of knowledge of your constitutional rights in order to perform searches, perform interrogations, etc. It wasn't till the 1960s that law enforcement was even required to inform you that you actually had rights (wikipedia tells me that Miranda v Arizona only passed 5-4, btw). law enforcement is just doing their job, I know, but in the course of just doing their job I have certain rights that I demand be protected. No, I don't have cocaine in the trunk, but no you may not search my vehicle either.

Gents, I typed - and deleted - about 10 responses to this thread. My lesson learned here? OPSEC. Be very careful about what we tell the interwebs about our capes and weaknesses. Might be good to stop this train before it gets rolling too fast to stop, because nearly every asset we mention is currently conducting combat ops . . . and you know the Russians/Chinese/etc are watching.

I did it once half asleep and thought I was at the gate, they laughed and waved me through. Just be cool, they are doing there job and realize they probably don't want to be there either, they would probably rather be running through the wilderness looking for illegals.

He said something to the effect that if the Infantry dude knows where the target is.... But what if they don't, I know for a fact you guys do a shit load more than kill whatever the Army dude tells you to kill. That smells like shit to me. He views CAS as an alternative to artillery. Combined arms is a foreign concept to him. He has some points with respect to availability of CAS in an MCO fight, when air power is better suited to killing the exposed second echelon forces, but push CAS in Desert Storm proved we could do both. "Overlord" is a great read and instructive. It's not nearly as simplistic as the good LtCol implies.

I did. The A-10 wasn't fielded just to kill some attack helicopter program as he claims. The gun was made to kill armor because in a real war dismounted troops aren't the bigger threat in CAS. And just because we haven't lost aircraft to enemy fire doesn't mean we won't given a near-peer adversary, and if that's his argument the AC-130 is hardly a better CAS choice. That guy doesn't know shit.

Yeah, he wasn't thrilled, he's ok now. Kinda the initial shock type of thing. One other student wasn't thrilled initially, but they're loving their assignment too by the end of the night. Glad you had fun. And yeah, we almost all got what we wanted. I'll be here for a while, so I'll report drop numbers while I can. 14-10 3 Strikes 2 B-52s HC Nav to DM EC Nav to DM MC EWO 2 U28s B-1 KC 2 guard/reserve C-130s 14-11 3 Strikes 6(!) B-52s U-28 EC Nav EC EWO MC EWO KC 2 guard C-130s

I'm in 100% agreement with Vertigo (time/date noted) The really sad thing is this (very close to Vertigo's scenario) was implemented in either TX or AZ and quickly pulled because it was offensive and discriminatory. What a croc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So 1% of the U.S. population is good to go with a Mil ID flash. Good for us. This is what you are failing to understand. The person driving isn't the one holding up traffic. It's the Federal Agent that is the one holding up traffic! Here's how it should go- Driver pulls up to checkpoint- LE: "Sir, are you a U.S. citizen (or have you had anything to drink this evening)?" Driver: "I respectfully refuse to answer any questions" Assuming LE has no reasonable suspicion person is illegally in the country or intoxicated at that point, LE then says: "Have a good day, sir." Driver pulls away from checkpoint.

I just took the ATP written on Saturday through Laser grade/PSI and they didn't need any of my certificates, all they wanted was a drivers license

"Dick moves": Cap and trade, global warming climate change climate adaptation regulation, VA "scheduling" issues, ACA - "You can keep your plan", Benghazi, Fast and Furious, Acorn, IRS targeting, Solyndra, etc., etc., etc.

Agreed, public executions have always been a great deterrent. Punishing those not involved does nothing but lower morale. Why anyone in a position of leadership would believe that to be a "solution" is beyond me, and undermines the concept of personal accountability which is what should they should striving for...

Man continues road trip after girlfriend dies in passenger seat I wonder if her name was Edna...

That's totally cool that you want (and do) voluntarily answer their questions...not even saying I haven't and wouldn't continue to do so. But that's my choice, yours, and everyone else's choice (I thought you were pro-choice by the way?). Others, however, do believe being forced to answer is a violation of their Rights, regardless of whether or not you believe it is, and fortunately the courts agree. I totally support any private buisness being able to turn someone away for any reason, so if Chipotle wants to ban the open-carrying of rifles in their establishment then I have no problem with it...hell, I don't have to eat in that private establishment. I also don't consider those guys 'dicks', either, maybe not the classiest people, but I'm sure most are nice guys. I wouldn't choose to do it, but then again I also don't choose to have tattoos, purposely rip a huge fart in front of someone in line, or be rude to people. By the way, they (for the most part) choose to open carry their rifles in public places to make the point that Texas does not allow the open carry of pistols, but allows the open carry of rifles. Fortunately I think they are getting their message across. Sorry dude, don't believe you, in principle or reality. If so, you would staunchly disagree with the administration's policy on dealing with illegals already in the country (not talking about their number which includes catching people at the actual border). So unless you're going to reveal something new for us... They can (and do) catch illegals (at the border and who have been inside the country for years) without having to stop and question everyday people who are just going about their business/not doing anything wrong. I don't support a police state of being asked to 'show my papers' or 'answer their questions' on demand just because I am moving about and not breaking any laws. Our problem with illegals has nothing to do with these checkpoints. Nope, the courts have upheld that you do not have to answer the questions at these BP checkpoints...hence while after being harassed a few minutes, they are allowed to go on your way (watch the entire video). If soemone tells the BP agent 'Sir, I respectfully decline to answer that question', then unless that agent has probable cause to detain that individual, then that should be the end of it and the person should be allowed to go their way. It's not the people who are being dicks about it, it's the agents not letting them go when soemone has already refused to answer their request. To be fair, I don't believe it's necessarily the fault of the BP agents, themselves, per se...rather it's the policy and standards set forth by the bureaucrats who make the higher level policy and send it down to into the field. Just like I don't think it was a a few random field ATF agents who came up with the plan to allow 2000 firearms to be illegally sold to what everyone knew would eventually mean that most of the firearms would wind up in the hands of Mexican cartels.

I had actually never heard of the term ARI until this thread.

So when you choose not to answer a question that you do not have to answer, you are being a 'dick'? Watch the entire video...you'll see that the people being stopped are not being disrespectful and that the agents are practicing intimidation/coercion, because if they weren't, they would allow the people to leave right away instead of going back and forth without allowing them to leave. If you can explain it any other way then I'd love to hear it. As for how you personally choose to respond to their question, that's your voluntary choice, others choose not to answer. That doesn't make you are any better or worse than the guys who refuse. By the way, just because you don't want to answer fed agents/LE when you are not required to, this does not mean you are 'shitting' on them. The agents' job is to ask the question and detain people when they have probable cause and go from there as necessary...some people just don't want to answer a question they don't have to, that's all. By the way, can you post your full name, SSN address, DOB, and bank account number? Or maybe you don't feel like giving out that information that you're not required to do so. It's called The Constitution, why don't you embrace it? The irony of all of this, nsplayr, is that you are against the deportation of those known to be here illegally, but think that people here legally exercising their Constitutional Rights are being 'dicks'. It's telling.

I have always hated the "one person shits, so everyone wears diapers" method... How about a good ole fashion wall to wall ball kicking of the person that screwed up....crush him...hold him responsible for his actions. Novel concept...I know. Cap-10 Edit for me spellun goodly. Posted from the NEW Baseops.net iOS App!

I know many of us are surgically attached to USAA for a bunch of stuff, but I've found their mortgage department to be the worst part of their business. Will be looking elsewhere for my next mortgage.

You should have thrown it out the window while you were at it and then wiped your ass with the Constitution. Extra douche points for using your military status to gain favor with law enforcement. Don't bother with your predictable response to this either...it's bullshit and you know it. You did not have to show any ID whatsoever, but if you wanted to, it was a conscious decision to use the CAC. Does it not strike you as unbelievably hypocritical to use you status as a person whose charter is to defend the Constitution and what it stands for (equality under law being one of those things), to then win favorable treatment for yourself over your civilian counterparts? As long as you're taken care of...it's all about you.

This guy's within his rights and also just kinda being a dick. These guys are doing their jobs and didn't exactly give him a hard time (only watched the first exchange). I know it's cool around here to shit on law enforcement and DHS law enforcement in particular but I guess I just don't have that particular hate in my heart. I rolled through a checkpoint between El Paso and Ruidoso recently and had an good experience. Flashed my mil ID and was told. "Thank you for your service Captain, have a great day." Took about 69 seconds off of my planned 5 hour trip.

Call me devils advocate, but bars/ drinking at work isn't normal in corporate America. Those of us who enjoy responsibly don't want to see our heritage go away, but let's get real. My parents were shocked when they came to my upt graduation and everybody was drinking at 330 at work.