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Thanks to all who have spent the holiday in a far away place.

He’s not even going to pretend to acknowledge all the “mystery fires” and sabotage or the no kidding Russians that have been arrested carrying out actions in Europe. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok, two different things.. tracking now. For the orphan from China learning engineering, I'm sure the good ol govt can establish an alternate civil service to reap the investment of said 2d Lt along with a loan balance should she not honor that alternate enlistment/commitment. As for the beards, we all know our idea for beards in the military is modeled after Ramius, right? He would have looked unwise and silly if he was clean shaven and asking for a Ping.

How "deep in the fight" is she as a grad student at GT?!? 🤬🤬🤬 https://sites.gatech.edu/cereal/people/joy-metzler/ I'm all for granting her wish, after she pays back the $416,000 her USAFA degree cost taxpayers plus the $57,600 worth of monthly stipends she got while at the Zoo, as well as whatever government money has been spent on her graduate degree! And if there was ever a good argument against beards in uniform, these clowns personify it!

The Aussie cardboard suicide drones are an interesting take on asymmetric warfare. https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/innovation/the-aussie-cardboard-drones-hitting-russia-in-massed-attacks/ The people that think they can take on the world with this stuff are clearly in the dark, but the idea of some SOF team able to dump 30-50 of these on a major industrial center or airfield and then vanish is pretty terrifying…. Also why we should start doing more to model REDFOR SOF in our war games because it’s going to happen. Imagine some random cargo ship with a couple connex’s of these sitting in random ports just waiting on the word to create casualties at random. Say in a random no-name place like…. Shreveport… nothing important there right? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not getting better in Mexico Drones Used by Cartel Gunmen to Attack Mexican Police Amid Expanding Turf War https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/11/26/cartel-gunmen-use-drones-to-attack-mexican-police-amid-expanding-turf-war/ I’m not saying let’s occupy Mexico but start thinking about stabilization operations in our hemisphere Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A moose in Alaska soaked up a BDU-33, got up, and ran about 400 yards. That's what I heard, didn't see it, never saw confirming video, I can't remember who told me, please refer all questions to my attorney.

So enlightened and all knowing. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/01/military-officers-conscientious-objector-status-gaza https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/military-mindset

She had a change in heart during her education period. It happens. Cut bait and call it a day, you whiners. We waste FAR more money as a country on FAR more pits. Besides, would you want her on your wing? NO, OF COURSE NOT! Just let her go and thank her for her service. Next!

thread revive: thinking of buying a new Model 3 to take adv. of tax credit. need the car to be a airport/commuter car. those of you that have teslas can you give me a quick pro/con? anything you wish you knew before purchasing one? turns out there's a income limit to the tax credit. 😕

Another dumbass comparison to WWII. Seriously? Even if your comparison was valid, none of our plans/thoughts could be worse than fdr’s. He completely had his head buried deep on pretty much any and all important policy positions (except got to extend and strengthen a depression). We didn’t do anything for years during WWII. If I remember correctly after Dec 7, 1941 we declared war on Japan but not Germany. Germany ended up declaring war on us!

Sounds good Joy, please take a trip to Gaza and let us know how it turns out!

I used to have a '76 Olds Omega, same color. 260CI V8 with stock Rochester carb and the mighty Turbo Hydromatic 350 tranny. I put on air shocks to lift the ass off the the saggy leaf springs, fat tires, cut off the rusted muffler, put in some cheap china speakers with a tape deck radio and wore out all my Columbia House 1 cent cassettes of Van Halen, Quiet Riot, AC/CD, ZZ Top, etc. Then I gave it to my brother and he wore out his Columbia House 1 cent cassettes. Here's a 70's cop show tune

Who needs SAMs or sophisticated drones. All you need is a few $400 DJIs and maybe some code you can find on the internet.

You fly when it’s cloudy?

Getting a bit out over yer' skis bud

and yet they remain facts. putin can't even capture kiev...how TF is he going to "restore soviet glory"? put the crack pipe of fear mongering down. meanwhile this lame duck administration is trying as hard as they can to get us involved into WW3 before 20 jan

@Smokin I’ve had good experience with several bullets and manufacturers (reloading and factory ammo), but I’m very interested in these all copper bullets now! When I get some time I’ll start with .308 and 30-06 loads and see how those do…coyotes will be a good test asset. Also, you can’t have too many hobbies.

You say this, yet it is belied by actual testing. I'm not disputing that a meth'd out burglar can survive a few incorrectly-placed shots of any caliber (probably not BMG...), but that doesn't really prove one thing or another. Too many people in this type of discussion assume that birdshot at 20 meters = birdshot at 5 meters. That's largely true for 9mm, 5.56, 300BO, or even a slug. It's not remotely true for shot. Shattering the rib cage and embedding in the heart is going to stop a crack head. But like you said: Paul (RIP) also goes over using turkey loads in another video. Again, making the determination that you'd rather have longer range, or a different weapon to wield, all valid decisions. But that's different than saying birdshot doesn't work very well. It doesn't work as well, but it also is the only option that meaningfully reduces the chance of collateral damage from a stray shot, and effectively eliminates the possibility of shooting through the burglar/rapist and still poking a hole in a loved one. That's probably going to be fine if you live in Texas. But you don't want this mindset in trial. If you've never been on the other end of a talented prosecutor, you might not appreciate how much of your own words will form the basis for your conviction. It's not a pleasant experience. And you won't find and attorney who would suggest you say that in trial. I'm going to requote you to hammer in the point: To everyone else, don't ever say this. Ever. Repeat after me: I was trying to stop the threat. In the state of Texas you can use deadly force to stop someone from stealing your property, even if they are fleeing. Consider the jury sentiment in this scenario as opposed to shooting a 6"5' meth head with a history of rape convictions. Were you trying to kill the 16 year old you pointed your gun at, or just protect your property? Being prepared to kill is very different than trying to kill. Anyone planning to use a gun to defend themselves, their friends, or their property should be listening to guys like Andrew Branca to understand these distinctions. No matter how solid your case, your fate is in the hands of a government attorney and 12 Americans who were probably too dumb to get out of jury duty. Start thinking, acting, and preparing accordingly. None of this means aim for their leg or any other such nonsense. But we don't live in the wild west anymore, and there are people who would rather you and your family be raped and killed than to have a "victim" of the system get shot to death in your home. Ignore this at your peril. I'm not trying to be in SOCOM. I'm trying to defend my family and prevail at the inevitable criminal or civil trial. That's it. The ballistics are clear that in close quarters, birdshot will absolutely ruin a perp. And finally, the benefit of bird shot is when you, the defender, decide that the concern for inadvertently penetrating a wall and killing a kid is sufficient to override the desire for military-level mortality rates or capacity. I do not consider the possibility of multiple hardened targets invading my home to be realistic enough to justify making my primary home defense weapon a rifle. The good news is that if I hear the thump and I see multiple intruders on the cameras, I can reach 6 inches to the left and suddenly .300BLK has entered the chat. Or just switch tubes to buckshot. Great dialog, like I said I love hearing other people's calculus.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but Putin is the Soviets. They never went away.

i cannot wait for Trump to shut down this ukraine misadventure.

The reason you cannot understand it is because you're mis-identifying a loathing of poor leadership, foreign policy, and intervention as a loathing of "self". I'm gonna go out a limb and say not one member of this forum "loathes" the United States of America. I'd say everyone here loves it, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. It's insulting for you to say that those of us who do not want to see a continuous escalation of this conflict and others, who don't want more of our taxes and national treasure pissed away, who critique and question the policies/actions taken by leadership on behalf of me and my country is "self-loathing". It's actually the opposite. Surely, you were deployed, probably multiple times, in your career. I got to see all of IRQ, AFG, part of SYR, (countries we invaded) waste $trillions, countless lives lost, and then shamefully walk away leaving the countries in worse shape than we found them. I was all in, just like you at the beginning. But I try to do a little after action, reflecting upon and learning from our mistakes. I could argue that the actual self-loathing would be standing by as an ineffectual as the same leadership subjects yourself, your family, and your country to the same misadventures all over again.

Self loathing?? Where do you see self loathing in anything written by people here who’d like to see an end to the war?? Im advocating for an acknowledgement that both Russia’s leadership and our’s should take a minute and see if peace can’t be arranged.

I’m just amazed at how leadership is so happy/eager to get back into a Cold War (or worse) type relationship with Russia. We’ll never trust each other totally, but there really is no need to be actual enemies. We’re like the dumb ass tourists you see at Yellowstone walking up to a Bison or a Grizzly just for shits and grins. Negotiate peace and stability!

Any idea of we will be able to know before Jan 31? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Correct. Fly like a normal jet, but can be taken control of from the ground. I got a flight in the F-4…it was awesome: got my ass kicked in BFM by a Viper and eventually the 69 yr old guy on the ground took control for some maneuvering and then RTB and a pattern. Very cool nostalgic flight, but man I’m glad I never had to go to war in an F-4!

Translation: Bashi was totally wrong and can’t admit it. Double down!