Military - April 2007

According to the Pakistani government and citizenry, Pakistan has a rightful and just claim to Kashmir because the majority of the people in Kashmir are Muslims, right???

Well, the Pakistani government is forgetting that India has the world's second largest Muslim population (although they comprise only 12% of the Indian population - 83% being hindu). I think there are approximately 150 million Muslims who constitute India's Muslim minority.

My solution is this:
We can say to Pakistan that we will ONLY relinquish control of Kashmir to yourselves, IF YOU TAKE ALL INDIA'S MUSLIMS, ALONG WITH KASHMIR AND GRANT THEM CITIZENSHIP OF PAKISTAN!!!

I don't mean to sound heartless and I apologise if I have caused any offence. But the purpose of 1947 partition was so that India can become a Muslim free zone.

Do you agree with me??? Ain't I right??? Pakistan should open its borders to India's Muslims and only then get kashmir?

2007-04-06 21:22:34 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

research it

2007-04-06 20:07:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

im in high school and i plan to join the military in a year. i enjoy hearing about those in the mitliary. i was wondering if anyone wants to tell me about hteir experience about how it started off and where you are as of now? thatd be great id like to read and learn more about what its really like being in the military and serving the country

2007-04-06 19:48:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

this situation is really weird. who do you bealive?

2007-04-06 19:27:38 · 18 answers · asked by toprieto 2

will we be in it? who else? and what do u think it will be like?

2007-04-06 19:22:45 · 14 answers · asked by littlemenrcoolio 1

wouldnt that take away all the glory, and take away from what all the military veterans have done? or do you think they wont allow that to happen?

2007-04-06 19:13:01 · 5 answers · asked by littlemenrcoolio 1

My wife did and told me she was pregnant, I was shocked, I told her not to have this baby. she got mad I told her to hit the road, now I feel like crap, I'm going back to Iraq in three weeks
I don't need this monkey on my back.
what should i do?

2007-04-06 19:08:39 · 8 answers · asked by Semper fi 1

What are we waiting for? Seriously.

2007-04-06 18:47:23 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-06 18:45:17 · 8 answers · asked by kris o 1

As in, against the Geneva Convention? Most people throughout history have hired them to fight wars. Why not just give foreigners uniforms and pay them to serve? Why must we only use American soldiers?

2007-04-06 18:24:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/6/11180/12661

2007-04-06 18:22:54 · 4 answers · asked by Reba K 6

2007-04-06 18:20:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If an AK-47 rifle is more powerful, accurate, and efficient how come we still use an M16 over the AK?

AK's are very powerful and accurate... you could bury them in the sand come back a year later pull it out and start shooting... M16's constantly need cleaning, and maintanance so how come we still use it...

2007-04-06 18:05:22 · 15 answers · asked by Chris 2

You must remember, the guy who came on TV almost every day during the last invasion, saying that Iraq was winning the war -with US tanks rolling behind him?

2007-04-06 17:49:12 · 12 answers · asked by robertthechelseafan 1

I want to see what everybody thinks

2007-04-06 17:43:30 · 8 answers · asked by videogamer1988 1

Would Saddam have continued to pursue WMD? Would we have suffered another attack on our soil by now? Instead of fighting in Iraq, would the terrorists have moved in on the US?

2007-04-06 17:38:40 · 18 answers · asked by GrandCanyonPete 1

to join the navy, whats it like. i know u get paid nicely after ur services

2007-04-06 17:26:52 · 6 answers · asked by Glitch 1

I want one or more so I can be "Kim Jong-Illin." You see, I need street cred to promote the term "eraser" as a new slang word for meth.

2007-04-06 17:25:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was in the military until i was accused of assaulting 2 grown
men . After i lay my life on the line i get setup so that they can kick me out because they didn't like me or the fact that i got married. What is even worse is that i was the one assaulted, file a police report and went to the hospital n yet the charges were turned on me. It bothers me so much because if something worse would of happen they would of gotten away with it 2. As a matter of fact, some did get away with a sex assault charge in the unit. Now that i am a civilian the VA is worthless. I continiously submit paperwork for justice and change of my discharge. What gets 2 me is that if i really assaulted 2 male seargents y i got a general under honorable condition, 30 dys jail time when the real charge is a couple years in jail and dishonorable discharge...i was sent home and treated like a baby, told not to tell no one. Set up huh... ?
The injustice is eating me inside with hatred. Any advice ?.....

2007-04-06 17:01:44 · 6 answers · asked by May 2

16/8/1975 date of birth time 1.20 pm indian time place ratlam mp

2007-04-06 16:45:12 · 5 answers · asked by yamini 1

I am looking for info on my grandfather who passed away last June. He was a korean war vet, a retired us master sargeant and an airborne instructor. Does anyone know how I can find info for free on the web about us army vets...especially the ones from the Korean war? Im putting a book together in his memory and need all the info I can find. Thanks

2007-04-06 16:38:54 · 3 answers · asked by anngeez2005 1

I'm planning to join the Navy in about a year or so, but right now i'm trying to convince my mom to give me her blessing. I know it's my decision but I'd really like my mom's support on this. I want to ask you guys who have military experience that it looks good on the resume if you served? I plan to be an engineer (probably aerospace or industrial, not sure which quite yet) and I wanted to know if military experience will benefit. Can you guys give me personal stories on how it helped you in your career also? Thank you

2007-04-06 16:13:21 · 19 answers · asked by arkainisofphoenix 3

First of all, on behave of all students of Buena Vista University in Fort Dodge, Iowa we would like to thank you for your service for us and this great country. Your duty and sacrifice means to a lot to us, so keep the good work.

At Buena Vista University as students, we are conducting a survey on the cohesion of military units and we would be honored if take this survey for us. Providing information on this survey is voluntary. There is no penalty if you choose not to respond. However, maximum participation is encouraged so that the data will be complete and representative. Your survey instrument will be treated as confidential. Identifying information will be used only by persons engaged in, and for the purposes of, the survey

Cohesion in Military Units

1.Which area of the armed services are you a member of?
a.Army
b.Navy
c.Air Forces
d.Marines

2.What is your grade?
a.E-1 to E-3 f. Warrant Officer
b.E-4 g. O-1 to O-2
c.E-5 h. O-3
d.E-6 i. O-4
e.E-7 to E-9 j.O-5 and above

3.What category does your occupation fall?
a.Infantry, Gun Crews and Allied Science, including armor and amphibious, combat engineering, combat air crew and military police.
b.Electronic Equipment Repair
c.Communications and Intelligence Specialists
d.Medical and Dental Specialists
e.Other Technical and Allied Specialists, including photography, drafting, surveying, mapping, weather, ordinance disposal and diving, scientific and engineering aides, musicians
f.Administrative Specialists and Clerks
g.Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repair
h.Craft workers, including metal working, construction, utilities, lithography, gas and fuel production, fabric, leather and rubber repair, marine operating crafts, fire fighting, and damage control

4.Are you (mark only one)
a.Hispanic
b.Black
c.White
d.Other

5.What is the highest grade of school that you have completed?
a.High school, not graduate
b.High school diploma or GED
c.Associate’s or other two year degree
d.Bachelor’s degree
e.Graduate Study or graduate Degree

6.What is your gender?
a.Male
b.Female

To be continued...


The rest of the survey...

7.If currently married or in relationship, is your spouse…
a.On active military duty?
b.A civilian, but formally in the military?
c.A civilian, never in military?
d.N/A, I am single

8.How long have you been serving in the military?
Years_____Months_____
9.Have you served in the following operations (check all that apply)?
__ Operation Just Cause in Panama
__ Operations Desert Storm/Shield
__ Operation Joint Task Force hurricane Andrew or Katrina in Florida and Georgia
__ Operation Restore Hope in Somalia
__ Operation Able Sentry in Macedonia
__ Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti
__ Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia
__ Other

10.Would you like to stay in military until retirement?
a.Yes
b.No
c.Not sure

11.Are their members of the opposite sex serving in your unit?
a.Yes
b.No

12.Which of the following describes how you feel about your co-workers?
a.I believe that I can trust and depend on my coworkers.
b.I believe that my coworkers and I communicate well
c.I believe that my coworkers and I work well together.
d.I believe that my coworkers and I would respond well to a crisis.

13.How would you describe the cohesiveness of your unit?
a.We are a very cohesive unit.
b.We are a loosely cohesive unit.
c.We are divided into conflicting groups.
d.Gender differences weaken cohesiveness.

14.Do you think men and women should be segregated during basic training, or integrated?
a.Segregated for both enlisted and officers
b.Segregated for enlisted, but integrated officers
c.Integrated for enlisted, but segregated for officers
d.Integrated for both enlisted and officers

15.When women are integrated into previously all-male units, how should they be assigned?
a.We should try to assign women evenly across units.
b.We should try to assign women only to some units so there will be more of them on each sight.
c.We shouldn’t pay attention to gender when assigning women to previously all-male units.

To be continued...

The rest of the survey:

16.Do you believe women are treated differently by your commanding officer?
a.Yes
b.No

17.Do you believe you have been treated differently by your coworkers because of gender?
a. Yes
b. No

18. If you believe you have been treated differently, how (select all that apply)?
a. I have received more mentoring/instruction/support than opposite gender.
b. I have received less mentoring/instruction/ support than opposite gender.
c. I have been given more dirty work.
d. I have been given less dirty work.
e. Others pay more attention to me and single me out.
f. Others pay less attention to me and ignore me.
g. I am harassed or teased because of my gender.
h. More is expected of me than the opposite gender.
i. Less is expected of me that the opposite gender.
j. I tend to get better assignments than the opposite gender.
k. I tend to get worse assignments than the opposite gender.
l. I tend to receive overly positive work evaluations.
m. I tend to receive overly negative work evaluations.
n. I have a better chance of being promoted than the opposite gender.
o. I have a less chance of being promoted than the opposite gender.

19.Which of the following options comes closet to your opinion?
a.I am satisfied with the present military regulations that exclude women from certain direct combat roles.
b.I think that women who want to volunteer for the combat arms should be allowed to do so.
c.I think that women should be treated exactly like men and serve in the combat arms just like men.

20.How do you feel about the possibility of women serving in the following units?
a.These units should remain closed to women. b.Qualified women should be allowed to volunteer for these units. c.Qualified women should be assigned to these units the same way men are.
Infantry a b c
Armor a b c
Submarines a b c
Special Forces a b c


21.Is there anything on the topic of women serving in your unit that you would feel uncomfortable saying in front of service members?
a.Yes
b.No
c.If yes, please explain:

Thanks for taking the survey...

2007-04-06 16:07:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is the bravery under fire that we associate with the British army and navy just a value of the past? Just spoke to several of my Brit friends and there is a big debate going on over there. Many are disappointed that the sailors were so willing to "thank" their captors and confess to blame. These young people who volunteer for the military should think long and hard about the full nature of their committment. I was in the military and we learned name, rank and serial number if captured. True, no one can say with certainty what they would do under durress; however, watching these sailors laughing and thanking Amadinajad (sp) after they were let go made me sick. Any thoughts?

2007-04-06 15:47:06 · 13 answers · asked by el cabo 2

how in the hell do you put up with these idiots that for lack of a better word bash you and what you are fighting for? does basic training instill you with extra thick skin? this goes for anyone current or former.

2007-04-06 15:30:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Serious question. I just got alerted today. Boots on the ground in August. (Army)

2007-04-06 15:29:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-06 15:16:58 · 7 answers · asked by cmplmnt 1

In US culture, the "dude" has to take the girl out, in his car, to "get laid".

In Iraq, how do the rescourceful Americans get around the problem??

Do they try to pick up Iraqi girls in their Militay Humvees?

Do they try to dodge the curfew in much the same way that a girl's father might impose a cerfew??

What type of sexual adventures are the soldiers having over there?? Then they come back here and act like all this time they were fighting a war, or somthing like that.

I bet when the Iraqi girls' brother punches the US soldier in the face for "violating her honor" he probably tells people that he got injured fighting an insurgent.

Sometimes you gotta wonder what those crazy kids are doing in that giant sand box over there.

I bet they have little BBQ parties on the beach, with beer, and "Babes", but you never hear about it because its all "Black Ops".

They act like there is a war, but I bet they are just trying to hide all their screwing around over there.

2007-04-06 15:13:50 · 4 answers · asked by Indian Princess 1

2007-04-06 14:55:27 · 6 answers · asked by dex4774 1

I am an Army wife, my husband is deployed.. He has been gone 6 months, since we had a family emergency come up in December and he came home, he will not be home for 6 more months. I have done real well, until now.. I looked to see how long I had and I am only half way.. It has broke my heart, I have cried cried cried.. I cant seem to find the ways to stay strong anymore, I give so much honest advice to others and it helps them. But I have none of my own. I have hobbies, keep busy, and try to think the best.. But I am missing so much, and cring so much.. I keep goingback to what I miss instead of what I can look forward to.. My biggest one is I moved home while he was over there, and there is no sign of him hear, no smell of him either.. Is this something we all will go through? Can and will it get better in the days gone past, will this make me stronger for the next deployment, and is moving the best thing to do? Just to let you all know I sure miss the sound of dogtags the most.

2007-04-06 14:46:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous