Military - March 2007

Could WW1 have had a greater impact on the 20th century than the second world war? If so, how?

2007-03-20 11:52:25 · 5 answers · asked by alpinestreams 1

and you were in a heavy combat and one of the hostiles you were incountered had a hostage and you fired thruogh the hostage to eliminate the threat dose that make you a monster or a professional

2007-03-20 11:43:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 11:43:34 · 6 answers · asked by Fred 1

If you were a ranger for 4 years could you possibly be elegible for employment at blackwater? What about 8 years? Is it only special ops and seals that can work for them cause Rangers are right there as far as training.

2007-03-20 11:39:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

are they there own force, or are they borrowed from other nations?

2007-03-20 11:22:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a nine grade chinese kid, i want to be a Marine after i graduate High School. But the problem is that my mom thinks being a Marine is most risky than Army and others. She wants me to be in army instead. But dying is not a problem for me , I am not saying that I want to die!! Do you think i should join the marine without her permission? I really have no problem with the army but i just want to challenge myself just a little more.

2007-03-20 11:16:19 · 9 answers · asked by dongli431 1

I'd specifically like to hear from those in the military (or closely connected) on their thoughts.

Should a woman be denied an opportunity to serve her country equally alongside a man who wishes to serve his country with the same conviction? Does this conflict with the policy of creating the best armed forces possible out of available personnel?

How does this coincide with "Equal rights require equal responsibility"?

Is it fair the females do not register for the selective service? What issues can you foresee with women engaging in front-line combat with men, out on patrols with men, training with men, etc. Would there be fears of a woman's skills and performance? Would you be more concerned if a woman was wounded? Would significant others back in the US be more nervous? Does the branch, rank, or position make a difference?

Lots of questions to get you started, but personal anecdotes from soldiers and veterans win major thumbs up.

2007-03-20 11:08:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

THE VA .. DENIES AND DELAYS CLAIMS BY VETERANS ,, I BELIVE IN HOPES THEY WILL EATHER JUST GO AWAY OR DIE ...THE VA DONT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FAIR CARE AND TREATMENT OF ITS RETURNING AND OLDER VETERANS AS PROMISED BY THE US. GOVT ..WALTER REED HOSPITAL IS JUST THE START OF WHAT THE VA AND GOVT. HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT FOR YEARS ...AND THEY PLAY IT UP SO WE ARE TO BE HAPPY WITH THEM FIXING THE PLACE UP TO STANDARD ... MANY OTHER VE CLINICS AND HOPSITALS ARE JUST AS BAD AROUND THE U.S.... WE NEED HELP TO PUT PRESSURE ON GONGRES AND SENATORS , TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES , NEEDED WITH IN THE VA ....TAKE THE RESPOINSIBILITY FOR SENDING IT SOLDIERS OVER TO DO A JOB .. AND THEN WHEN THEY RETURN WOUNDED AND CRIPPLED FOR LIFE .... WELL THEY OWE IT TO US ...AS VETERANS.......PERRY

2007-03-20 11:05:11 · 7 answers · asked by perry e 2

No Medical Disability or anything else just a regular Active Duty Term with no Deployment.

2007-03-20 11:04:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-20 11:03:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just read that 2 insurgents were able to drive a car thru a checkpoint in Baghdad. They had 2 children in the back & the soliders felt less suspious becuz of the children being there. They drive in, parked the van, the two men ran out of the van & with the children still in the vehicle, it was detonated, killing the 2 children & a few passerbys and injuring 7 others.

I understand that our soliders are fighting an enemy like never before. These terrorists don't give a d@mn about anyone, not themselves nor children. It sickens me! My question is -- at checkpoints, is it certain people that you are looking for or are you checking inside & underneath the vehicles for bombs? Do you check what's under their clothes? Do you have equipment that can detect certain bombs? or chemicals? I'm curious as to how suicide bombers are still able to drive through checkpoints. Forgive my lack of knowledge, I'm a civilian but want to know how checkpoints work. Thanks!

THANKS FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE!

2007-03-20 10:58:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

maybe use NCO's for the rifle range and field training but if officers were drill instructors it would produce better Marines, how many of u agree? would be awhole lot less abuse

2007-03-20 10:55:51 · 13 answers · asked by Beaujock 1

How did our VA hospitals get in such terrible shape—and WHY did this happen?
Walter Reed Army Hospital, where investigators found rodent infested facilities with holes in the ceilings and paint peeling off the walls, is less than six miles from the White House. The extreme tax cuts at top income levels that this administration has pushed through congress have only have helped to create a situation where people at the top, who influence government policy, are almost entirely estranged from the middle class.

2007-03-20 10:51:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone seen the video of a protesters rally against the war where it starts to rain? The crowd disperses as the rain really pours down, as they leave you see behind them was sitting this guy in civilian clothes holding up a cardboard sign with a ranger tab drawn on it.

I have tried to find this video many, many times, but can't find it anywhere. Any help, any ideas?

2007-03-20 10:48:15 · 3 answers · asked by Burch 2

this is a rhetorical question as not even bush would be foolish enough to enforce the draft......but if they do,seeing that its the new millenium, should women be forced in right along side men?

this should be interesting

2007-03-20 10:19:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will you answer its call

2007-03-20 10:19:16 · 35 answers · asked by colin050659 6

The Korean was really a draw but we were pushed back by when the Chinese decided to help the North Korea. So it's a lose isn't it? And then Vietnam, another lose. Now Iraq? What do you think?

2007-03-20 09:46:07 · 20 answers · asked by Believe me 3

I plan to join the Navy in about a year or so, but I wanted to know honestly from other sailors if they really get to see the world. I plan to maintain aircrafts and stuff on an Aircraft carrier, but I know there's no guarantee that I will get that specific position. But I read all about the cool places that sailors get to go and I want to know if that's truly the majority or even a high minority? Do most sailors just end up staying in Norfolk or Pensacola, or do they truly get to go to Japan or Australia or other countries?

2007-03-20 09:37:54 · 11 answers · asked by arkainisofphoenix 3

I need to know if anyone knows where is the best place to talk to veterans from WW2, Korean War, Vietnam War, or Gulf War would be. By the way i live in California (Orange County)

2007-03-20 09:36:36 · 5 answers · asked by pinkduck000 2

Am I the only one bothered by this, I feel that I am.

2007-03-20 09:26:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

A US general today said Iraqi insurgents used children in a suicide attack this weekend, raising worries that the insurgency has adopted a new tactic to get through security checkpoints with bombs.

Major General Michael Barbero, deputy director for regional operations in the Joint Staff at the Pentagon, said adults in a vehicle with two children in the backseat were allowed through a Baghdad checkpoint. The adults then abandoned the vehicle and detonated it with the children still inside, he said.

"Children in the backseat lower suspicion, we let it move through," he said. "They parked the vehicle, the adults run out and detonate it with the children in the back."

"The brutality and ruthless nature of this enemy hasn't changed," Gen Barbero said.

The general called that incident a new tactic, but noted US forces had only seen one such occurrence involving children

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21420194-23109,00.html

2007-03-20 09:18:17 · 15 answers · asked by pedohunter1488 4

"tactics" are nothing short of pure brutality. ok for instance, this one recruit's mom mailed him a bag of cookies, i know she should have known better not to but how many mothers out there have a full understaning of military rules? the drill instructor made him start eating the bag of cookies in front of the platoon. the recruit started getting sick and couldnt eat anymore. the drill instructor grabbed a handful of cookies, and started stuffing the cookies down the recruit's throat. how does this "traing activity" make this recruit a better Marine?? i have so much resentment for abusive drill instructors because their method dont produce a better fighting man but is rather an outlet for their mental illnesses. im proud of myself by helping one to become a private again. read my last posts. i admire the army for producing elite fighting forces without the physical abuse the marine corps is notorious for. the marine boot camp should be closer monitored, how many of u agree?

2007-03-20 09:10:21 · 17 answers · asked by Beaujock 1

Should i join the army, The Navy, or the royal marines. And what ever else you can suggest?

2007-03-20 09:04:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

army standards

2007-03-20 09:04:30 · 3 answers · asked by ryan w 1

Which one held out the longest? Thank you for any help.

2007-03-20 09:03:19 · 11 answers · asked by Jacob H 2

2007-03-20 09:01:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

After you're done with BCT and AIT what's next? Do you go home and just continue to train at the nearest Armory, considering you aren't deployed?

2007-03-20 08:58:04 · 3 answers · asked by zombi86 6

Is it possible that his wife was jealous of him having other girlfriends so that she shot him, then his dog tried to attack her, so she shot the dog to. Then she was so depressed shot herself?

2007-03-20 08:57:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does are country know the difference between
Marine and Soldier?
Let;s see..
Answer away:)

2007-03-20 08:54:48 · 4 answers · asked by Lone Knight 2

Everything I've ever read includes bias for one side or another. Perhaps an unbiased historical view is impossible. I may have to settle for an ALMOST unbiased view. Even that is hard to find. Any help out there?

Here is an example of my delemma in actual practice:
With my fellow Veterans for Peace, and a contingency of Iraq Veterans Against the War, I started out at the head of the Line of March….up Market street yesterday, just after noon. As a Vietnam Vet and a strong advocate for peace since my anti war activism with Vietnam Vets Against the War since the early Seventies, I had every right to be there. But I dropped out of the march after only two blocks. I dropped out when our contingency of vets were asked (by the A.N.S.W.E.R. organizers), to step to the side to make way for a new contingency at the head of the parade. “Fall in”, we were told, behind the banner and contingency screaming for an END to the OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE by ISRAEL. As it happens, I am a gentile, but that is where I dropped out of the Line of March. Nor am I an Israel apologist. I have serious complaints about the behavior and policies of the Government of Israel and their heavy-handed treatment of Palestinians in their legitimate struggle for equality, rights, and a State. But that is a WHOLE different, and vastly more complex issue, and it is certainly not the reason I came to march. On Sunday, I came to march for one cause and one cause only; that being to end the US occupation of Iraq and to stop the slaughter there. I’m not the only one to drop out. In earlier peace marches, I enjoyed great camaraderie with many of my Jewish friends. I couldn’t find them there. Before I returned to my home, I stood on the sideline and watch the entire parade go by. In earlier marches I was always moved by the contingency of grizzled old Survivor Jews carrying their blue flags with the white star of David and the traditional JEWS FOR PEACE signs. Some of them wore their sleeves rolled up so that on close inspection, one could still see their Nazi concentration camp numbers still tattooed to their wrinkled forearms. Perhaps they’ve all died out, or can no longer march in a parade for peace. Perhaps, like me, they have dropped out to make a point. Focus! First, end our illegal war against Iraq. Then work ceaselessly, for a just Roadmap to Peace in the entire middle east.

2007-03-20 08:48:42 · 11 answers · asked by ziggythevet 1