Military - February 2007

Patton once said that the objective of war is "to make the other bastard die for his country".

Often when I read the world history, especially about wars, soldiers who fought so hard for their country, and in doing so, will have to do some killing one way or another.

I'm curious on how they are dealing with such event during their service.

2007-02-13 19:48:59 · 4 answers · asked by Stug 1

When I joined the military in '69, EVERYbody pronounced it as "pack com" including the folks from Hawaii. I work at DISA HQs now and everyone but me pronounces it "pay com," but that sounds so utterly weird to me. After all, how do they pronounce PACAF, COMSUBPAC, COMPACFLT, COMNAVAIRPAC, DISA-PAC, and all the rest???

For all these, the "p.a.c." part is pronounced as "pack". So where in hell did this "pay com" stuff come from?

Maybe it's just a DISA thing. After all, at DISA HQs, while DISA pronounces GCCS (the Global Command and Control System) by saying the letters individually, everyone else seems to call it "geeks."

2007-02-13 19:48:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

when many people around the world die on hunger and why dont they just find ways to keep the peoples of the world live in peace?

2007-02-13 19:37:25 · 12 answers · asked by hacker_lexy 3

2007-02-13 19:31:30 · 9 answers · asked by Charlie 1

Im no Bush supporter, what with him sending thousands of troops to their deaths, but have you seen some of Segal's movies ........ sheesh ........ he wins hands down!

2007-02-13 19:23:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its done exactly what it was designed to do with no losses so far and is very easy to maintain. Why dont foreign countries give it any respect when it comes time to purchase new fighter jets?

2007-02-13 19:20:59 · 9 answers · asked by firetdriver_99 5

can the launch of an armed warhead, aimed at us, be detected immediately by satellite, with this news automatically setting off a chain of events that causes that warhead to be blown up by one of our destroyer missles?

i remember ronald reagan proposing such a defense system, but that his proposal never got anywhere.

by now, we know that north korea could effectively hit our western states with its nuclear warhead. if it sent up such a missle, how would we blow it up over the pacific?

then, if it were in the mid pacific, what radiation fallout dangers would exist, and exist for how long? what would the ramifications be to seafood harvesting?

what is the truth?

2007-02-13 19:20:19 · 9 answers · asked by Louiegirl_Chicago 5

I am going to graduate from College and get my Associates degree in August then when I am finished with that then I am so lost in what I want to do in life. Should I try to find my Neche and stick with that and get a Masters degree or should I join the military? If I do join the military then should I join the Marines or the Navy? I my gut tells me when I finish my college and get my AA degree then I should join the Marines. I realize that the Marines is harder then the Navy but I think I can go into the Marines and become successful. My life kind of sucks because I feel so lost and I think that is one of the reasons why I want to join the military. I need to get more patience and more leadership skills and I know I can get both of those from joining the military. Thanks for trying to help me out!

2007-02-13 19:17:16 · 13 answers · asked by taffyandewok 2

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/13/ap/world/mainD8N8RC300.shtml


Check it out for yourselves. Either the highest ranking active duty officer is lying, or the White house is. Who do you believe?

2007-02-13 19:02:14 · 6 answers · asked by J 2

2007-02-13 18:50:46 · 6 answers · asked by lance_corporal_reed 1

Black ,hispanic,asian, white ,or middle east?

2007-02-13 18:45:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that the Merchant Marine Academy in Kingspoint New York IS a service academy and that the Offiers become Naval Reservist, but what abut the common sailors are they considered Military?

2007-02-13 18:03:20 · 2 answers · asked by michael H 4

2007-02-13 17:50:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since last 60 yeasr, Americans(USA) is enjoying some sort of super power status. despite all that they had very serious mistake in their foreign policy. That prompted me to ask this unusual question. I know some American foreign policy flaws. Many mistackes they did. And for that they paid heavy price too.

2007-02-13 17:43:05 · 22 answers · asked by microcomputers_amd 2

Which 3 countries have the strongest military in the world please add statistics such as number of soldiers tanks aircraft and nuclear weapons

2007-02-13 17:38:31 · 8 answers · asked by Alex T 2

2007-02-13 17:37:43 · 13 answers · asked by James J 1

and he acts like nothing happened,no stories,no sign of being glad to be back,no flinch from loud noises. do you think that is wierd? i am worried he is holding things in and may have a melt down some day!

2007-02-13 17:33:50 · 19 answers · asked by computerdummy 2

2007-02-13 17:13:34 · 8 answers · asked by milwatts 3

will someone help me find a website that explains how many individuals are in a troop? please give me the url for it

2007-02-13 17:08:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard that becasue of the war the army is granting alot more waivers for criminal charges

2007-02-13 17:04:00 · 8 answers · asked by The random guy going crazy 1

2007-02-13 17:02:49 · 18 answers · asked by brickity hussein brack 5

After reading this, I am inclined to think we might need to.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070214/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/military_recruits_waivers

2007-02-13 16:53:27 · 15 answers · asked by Wiseguy 4

2007-02-13 16:51:41 · 26 answers · asked by Sqwrll F 2

Read the attatched news story or simply read the headlines in yahoo News. Someone once told me in yahoo answers that the military does not recruit people with criminal histories... and ahem... that person is wrong!!! So, why is it ok for this to happen but an openly gay person must be booted. Having a felon in your platoon is certainly a good morale booster... wouldn't you say?

WASHINGTON - The Army and Marine Corps are letting in more recruits with criminal records, including some with felony convictions, reflecting the increased pressure of five years of war and its mounting casualties.



According to data compiled by the Defense Department, the number of Army and Marine recruits needing waivers for felonies and serious misdemeanors, including minor drug offenses, has grown since 2003. The Army granted more than double the number of waivers for felonies and misdemeanors in 2006 than it did in 2003. Some recruits may get more than one waiver.

The military routinely grants

2007-02-13 16:49:53 · 6 answers · asked by Whatev' Yo' 5

I'm join the California national Guard as an MP and if the unit I am assigned to is already deployed to Iraq, will I have to go to Iraq also?

2007-02-13 16:43:18 · 14 answers · asked by d-lo 1

Cold war was a big protector that safe guarded many weaker nations from powerful nations. The collapse of Soviet Union is the reason for present world disorder. If Russia is once more strengthened, we can expect better peace in the world. “If you want peace, prepare for war!”.

2007-02-13 16:30:01 · 12 answers · asked by Udayambili. 1

prior to 9-11 national guards soldiers were here in america to provide help and relief for national disasters ,invasions of america, riots and simmilar things.

2007-02-13 16:20:38 · 15 answers · asked by timmyn02 2

I was listening to CNN and they reported that China is modernizing their military. Why would China want to do so and what are their intentions?

2007-02-13 16:05:56 · 12 answers · asked by AmandaHugNKiss 4

There's a few friends that used to be on the same ship (USS Wadsworth) as me back when I was in the Navy down in 32nd Street, San Diego. I'm sure some of them are still in the Military but have gotten new orders. Just wanted to know how I can contact them to see how they are doing for old times sake.

2007-02-13 16:04:06 · 8 answers · asked by Vboy303 3

ok so instead of just telling us your opinion, i want to also know what u think we can do to end the war as soon as we can without creating total chaos in the places we attacked.

p.s. i am in the military but i am generally interested to hear both sides

2007-02-13 15:41:25 · 17 answers · asked by timmyn02 2