Military - July 2007

Clinton, Gore, Hillary

2007-07-13 11:30:38 · 6 answers · asked by Bonneville P 2

The Bush Administration and Republicans are pushing to send more troops to Iraq, but how many of them have kids, spouses, friends, etc. fighting their war?! NONE!!! Their families are home for the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and any other celebration. Why send any of them to be killed when they can send other peoples' families instead? I would LOVE for someone to ask Bush this question during one of his addresses! (Of course, he'll just ignore it and try to move on, as he's done in the past.)

2007-07-13 10:55:13 · 24 answers · asked by franzpoe 2

2007-07-13 10:26:20 · 14 answers · asked by ThatOneDude 3

I have very long, thick hair -- past my hips, and was wondering how other women kept their hair clean in the short amount of time allotted for showers -- particulary in boot camp / Marines. I'm considering whether or not I can join.

And I CANNOT cut my hair as the length of my hair is due to my beliefs.

2007-07-13 10:25:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I came back from Desert Storm, I was called a murderer by a woman in the Air Force. Now I am seeing comments like that again. Why?

2007-07-13 10:15:53 · 8 answers · asked by Rawbert 7

If the Russians started a nuclear war, the US could choose to fire back, but the Russians would have chosen armageddon on the basis that the US would definitly return fire.

If the Russians started a conventional war, when they got to the French border or the outskirts of Paris, the French would have to make the call, start armageddon or not (they have independent nukes).

It seems like the US either puts enough conventional forces in Europe to stop the Russians before they get to France, or the US has to let someone else make the call on Armageddon.

Unless the US starts armageddon at Belguim just for the hell of it!

Do you agree?

2007-07-13 08:57:16 · 5 answers · asked by Andrew W 4

Its a Navy base, in a another state, will I be able to stay in their lodging?

2007-07-13 08:41:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you correctly blouse your ACU pants?
Any body got a picture? I'm not the type of guy that can visualize things myself so I don't know what the hell they're talkin about when they say "or bloused using the draw strings at the bottom of the trousers or commercial blousing devices."

Huh?!

2007-07-13 08:38:06 · 8 answers · asked by memphis_rayns 1

we are paying people to kill innocent people yet right here in yor on backyARD WE CAN;T HAVE A FREE PRESCRIPTION FILLED.tHIS WOMEN HAS SEIZURES right after another when she can't get her medcine and she tries to work and get laid of because of her condition she get turned down at every clinic when they find out she is broke ,my charity has no funds not even for our target which is homelessness,do anyone no of any charity that helps these kind of people don't say the drug companies tried all them.

2007-07-13 08:36:34 · 15 answers · asked by howaboutit99@sbcglobal.net 2

From all the reports that I've read al Qaeda only accounts for about 10% of the violence in Iraq. Most of it is a civil war between Sunnis and Shiites. We've also heard reports that the Iraq's militia is battling al Qaeda in the streets. So why does Bush keep trying to lump them all into one group?

2007-07-13 07:46:42 · 14 answers · asked by Matt3471 3

2007-07-13 07:26:26 · 31 answers · asked by Peter A 2

Is the White cap with the green and gold piping worn with the Dress Blues? What about the MP Brassard and Badge? I am pretty sure the leather belt kit, pouches, whistles, pistol, holster, billy club, and etc. are not worn with the dress blue. I am trying to create a uniform display exhibit, not impersonating anyone.

2007-07-13 07:14:54 · 14 answers · asked by Report Abuse 2

Some graduates put little green toy soldiers on their mortar boards (those funny little graduation hats) to honor our men and women serving in the war against Islamic fascism. They were made to snip off the little guns these soldiers were carrying. Zero tolerance,?! What next, Will little toy soldiers be outlawed?

2007-07-13 07:14:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

commonwealth of UK

2007-07-13 07:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by CXfan 4

i've been living here for the pass 4 years..and i really dont understand what does that means...i joined the army and what they keep telling me is dont lock your knees and dont look down otherwise u might pass out????

2007-07-13 07:12:42 · 11 answers · asked by SGTDESANTIAGO 4

Hypothetically speaking if a PFC decided to go to OCS but did not necessarily want to become an officer, could he turn down the commision and become an NCO? I have heard this is the case. This is Army OCS by the way. Is this true?

2007-07-13 06:25:34 · 16 answers · asked by Brandon 3

2007-07-13 06:24:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sorry, this is not a question but a statement. I want to say thank you for serving and doing what you do each day to protect the way me and mine live. Thank you for the freedoms we have. I wish you the best and will keep you all in my prayers.

The reason for this is that I answered a question where this "person" was being quite derogatory about soldiers & being sick of them being called heroes. He blamed them for things happening in his neighborhoods & in his life it seems. .

I guess he couldn't take the truth of my answer so he reported me for abuse. I didn't really say anything different than others but I guess I challenged his manhood by suggesting he might be afraid to take charge of his own life & just blamed others for his troubles.

Oh well, to each his own. But anyway, I added my thank you into that question. Since it was deleted I wanted to say it again. Thanks and bless you.

2007-07-13 06:15:04 · 16 answers · asked by lilith663 6

how many more lives will be lost?

2007-07-13 06:13:24 · 5 answers · asked by dan the man 2

July 09, 2007
Media Silence on Antiwar Violence (updated)
Patrick Poole
An Air Force airman was shot by antiwar protestor on July 4th, but the establishment media and liberal blogs yawn. Airman Jonathan Schrieken, 22, is fighting for his life after being shot in the heart by a gunman intending to make an antiwar statement, while standing outside his home near McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on July 4th. Airman Schrieken, a loadmaster with the 6th Airlift Squadron based at McGuire, remains in critical condition at a Camden, New Jersey hospital.

The antiwar gunman, Matthew J. Marren, killed himself after shooting Schrieken and left two suicide notes explaining that he was "mad at the government".


Meanwhile, the establishment media ignores the story. The initial Associated Press report on the incident never mentioned Marren's motive for shooting Schrieken. The first media outlet to discuss Marren's intent to make an antiwar statement on the 4th of July by killing a member of our military was Phillyburbs.com, and the story has only gained national attention after a post over the weekend at LittleGreenFootballs.com.


A member of Marren's family described to Phillyburbs.com his reasons behind the attack:

Marren's aunt, Terina Henderson of Trion, Ga., said she spoke to Marren's mother yesterday who told her Marren left two notes, one in his home and one in his car, indicating he was upset with the government.

She said she did not know the exact wording in the notes, but said Marren was "mad at the government and wanted to make a statement ... that's why he did what he did on the Fourth of July."
Over at LGF, a friend of the Schrieken family described the attack:

He had been on leave here in Ohio and got back to his home off base and was unpacking stuff from his car when this 22 year old guy walked up to him and asked him if he lived in the house. When Jon said yes, the guy said "not any more" and shot him point blank in the chest. He tried to shoot him again, but his gun jammed. Jonathan made it into the house. The guy then shot himself.
This makes it clear that Marren had nothing short of murder on his mind. Providentially, the gun jammed, allowing for Schrieken to escape into his house, where he lived with several other Airmen.


If Airman Schrieken had been an abortionist or homosexual, this story would be front page news for the New York Times and the lead story on CBS News with Katie Couric for at least the next month. But since Schrieken is serving in the military, even his hometown newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, has ignored this story.


Predictably, a law enforcement spokesman says that Marren's suicide notes "were indicative of an individual suffering from mental-health problems", but that raises the question of how anyone could identify anyone suffering from mental-health problems amidst those devoted to bizarre conspiracy theories and the virulent anti-Americanism of the antiwar movement. If anything, Marren would have fit right in unnoticed.


It is also worth noting that Marren was merely following the logic of the anti-war movement's standard public rhetoric. Their language is laced with suggestive undertones justifying attacks against our military, calling our armed forces fighting the War on Terror "baby-killers", constantly invoking the specter of Abu Ghraib, and citing their grossly inflated statistics of civilians accidentally killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Such reckless and unbalanced rhetoric (they're not quite as adept at keeping statistics on those murdered by terrorists) fuels the hatred that drives someone like Marren to violence against a member of our own military.


Antiwar supporters will no doubt disclaim any responsibility for Marren's attack, but in any other circumstance involving someone engaged in a politically incorrect crime, Leftists would not hesitate to point their fingers at the conservative movement. One might recall the attack on "right-wing talk radio" following Matthew Shepherd's murder and Hillary Clinton's indictment of the same after the Oklahoma City bombing. Add to that the attacks by the ACLU and others on the pro-life movement after the shootings of two abortion doctors in the 1990s.


But now that someone has acted on the antiwar movement's anti-military rhetoric, don't expect to hear any apologies from Cindy Sheehan, International A.N.S.W.E.R., Daily Kos, or Rep. John Murtha. And certainly don't expect the establishment media to give this heart-rending story the coverage it deserves.


I hope that Airman Schrieken will quickly and fully recover from his injuries. Realistically, his injuries may very well force him out of the military. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Schrieken family.


Update:

Readers wishing to send Airman Schieken a get-well card and thank him for his service to our country can reach him at:

Jonathan Schrieken
Room 720 by the door
Cooper University Hospital
1 Cooper Plaza
Camden NJ 08103

2007-07-13 06:04:07 · 14 answers · asked by JB 4

my boyfriend joined the reserves back in dec. and was supposed to get a sign up bonus and never got it. we just had a baby and I don't want him to leave. can he get outta it because he never got the bonus? If not is ther any other way for him to get out?

2007-07-13 05:38:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-13 05:37:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently had a soldier order a CD from me. His address was an APO that said United States and had a zip code, but I had to fill out a customs form. Does mail to these types of addresses always go overseas? How does it work??

2007-07-13 05:34:14 · 7 answers · asked by boinga28 2

I have a long time friend I just recently found again, and he tells me he was discharged dishonorably from the marines. He told me that he was lax in his duties and late sometimes, and did not take authority well. Can you get discharged from the marines for this? Or is there something more that he is not telling me? He is such a bright individual and his life is pretty scummy right now, I'm led to believe that there is more that he is not telling me.

2007-07-13 05:34:08 · 16 answers · asked by marcelswifeee 3

my hubby is in the army and just got back about 8 months ago now his leaving again for about 15-18 months. the first time around was hard on me and the kids this time i dont know whats going to happen...

2007-07-13 05:20:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm already heavily involved with a political organization, and i was wondering if i took a civilian job with the U.S. navy, would i have to stop my involvement in politics??

2007-07-13 04:43:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know there is a website where u can be matched up wit a soldier so you can write to them and become friends with them.. Im seeing a documentary right now of families who have sons..brothers..sisters..uncles..etc.. fighting in Iraq.... and i thought to myself id like to one day write to one of them....Can you help me out??

2007-07-13 04:20:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been really considering joining the Airforce for a very long time.(SERE program) to be exact. But i've been really thinking about the Marine Corps lately. Everyone i talk to is telling my to join the airforce, even my brother who is a Marine. He says he wouldnt change being one ever, but he doesnt want me to join because of the war. I understand that if i join the Marines that i "Will" go to Iraq. Its that I'm scared of dieing, because i'm not, its just leaving my family and friends behind if i die, is what bothers me. Even knowing this, still, everytime i think about the Marines i think about, Honor,Pride,and being able to belong to such a great thing as the Marine Corps, Sure the comercials are to make you want to join, but everytime i see anything that has to do with the Marines, I get a feeling deep inside, its really weird. Almost like something is telling me to join, I just think about how good it would feel knowing that I'm a Marine. Please leave comments..Thanks, Matt

2007-07-13 03:59:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hope not but feel very concerned, please read this article before replying.

http://www.chris-floyd.com/Articles/Articles/Down_in_the_Flood%3A_The_Senate%27s_Blank_Check_for_War_on_Iran/

No WAY is Iran any kind of threat to the US, this is so like the run-up to the Iraq invasion, too similar lies being told. Nothing seems to have been learned from the death, destruction and misery caused there.

The only positive thing to me is there'll be no UK assistance this time, Brown ain't a warmonger like Blair was.

2007-07-13 03:53:44 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

People try to tell me that television is not, 'liberal ran'...but every day, day after day, I hear nothing but evil about Mr. Bush, and the war, not one good thing that we are doing, all except that we are getting killed...doesn't anyone know that during World War II, ten THOUSAND men a day were dying, and something like 3000 a day in Nam?...this has been the best fought war in the history of this country, yet nothing about our troops, or the Men that are in charge of them..Liberals, why is this?

2007-07-13 02:52:27 · 17 answers · asked by MotherKittyKat 7