Military - July 2007

how is it? is it completely free? are there electric or water bills? do you pay rent, or a mortgage? i know if you do not wish to live on-base then you're given an off-base housing allowance, how much money would be given to you? i have little understanding of how this system works, please explain.
soldiers please answer, any true responses would be appreciated

2007-07-29 18:17:54 · 10 answers · asked by achillesiuarotc 2

...just curious. It seems that more often then not, things have a way of either dragging on for a very long time, or the occupying power leaves. I have one example:
The Indian Wars in the west. We did win that one, and I would classify it as a prolonged guerilla conflict. Can you come up with some others?

2007-07-29 18:11:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

if osama was tied to a pole in your basement unable to escape, what would you do with him? be creative, there is no wrong answer....my friends and i were talking about this awhile ago, we thought it'd be the best christmas gift ever to have osama in your possesion.

2007-07-29 18:02:11 · 11 answers · asked by achillesiuarotc 2

2007-07-29 17:46:22 · 4 answers · asked by Daunte H 1

I have a friend who's in Yokota Air base stationed, she was send to Honduras for TDY 4 months, and like it so much that she sometimes wishes to be back, can she request that?

2007-07-29 17:37:24 · 10 answers · asked by Hello 2

I was wondering how long will mail take to get to someone in basic training. Is there like a specific day that they only receive mail like maybe Sunday when there off? or do they just get wenever it comes in? ohh almost forgot is there like a limit of how much letter i can send?

2007-07-29 17:31:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was told that at&t phone cards are good for overseas and lately i have been really frustrated with some phone cards because of a horrible connection. for those of you that have used at&t for overseas, how much did you pay for the card and how many minutes did you actually receive?

2007-07-29 17:20:13 · 6 answers · asked by [Maria] 2

Dramatic film shot has revealed that British troops in Afghanistan are told to leave heroin-producing opium crops untouched - contradicting Government claims it is committed to wiping out the drug.

The footage shows soldiers fighting the Taliban in a field of opium poppies.

One admits he wants to throw a grenade into "their beloved" plants, but says he would get "the telling-off of a lifetime".

See link - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=471481&in_page_id=1770&ito=newsnow

Question - What are your thoughts ? And is Britian benefiting from Heroin { drug industry } as people say ?

2007-07-29 17:13:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean it is after all part of the diversity we so desperately seek ain't it?

2007-07-29 17:05:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-29 16:58:47 · 21 answers · asked by Tremon S 1

can you switch from the Army to the Navy?

if you can't, what to what can you switch?

2007-07-29 16:45:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I'm about to go into my senior year of high school, and everyone in my class took the asvab test last year and I made an 86. I'm seriously thinking of joining either the Navy or the Airforce, but I think I might have flat feet. Does that mean that I can't join? I'm also about to get my blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. Would the recruiters take that into consideration? Any info would be greatly appreciated :) Have a great day!

2007-07-29 16:30:47 · 8 answers · asked by tkdxdancer 4

I know there are some soldiers that are heavily engaged in firefights, etc

but there are others that sit in the green zone doing desk work.

which one are you? or something else?

2007-07-29 16:26:18 · 8 answers · asked by Moore55 4

Im Yvonne and im planing on joining the NAVY like my sister because i want to serve my country.

Also im:

17 yrs old

Im 73"

and i know im over wieht i weigh 230 . But im loosing weight with that stuff alli .

Also is Delayed entry porgram work , like if i sign up for it , i goto my senior year ( im a fresh junior now) but i get my NAVY ID and finish my junior year then go through my Basic during the summer, and then goto PA Duty after i graduate.?

Because i tried talking to a online recruiter and he was being an idiot and told me, " Do you not understand plain ENGLISH?!"
Like if i was some idiot, he tried to say stuff that i know wasnt true and he was talking about the reserves, I DONT WANT TO BE IN THE RESERVES, i want to be in active duty.

Also what would a Damage Controll Man Job be like?

And is DEP means going to Basic during the Summer then Finishing Graduateting , then goto my PA Duty.

Also do you have to take a Penicilin Shot during basic?.....

2007-07-29 16:22:05 · 11 answers · asked by Yvonne 3

If your in the military and thinking about taking a tour in Korea for a year, and your family and friends dont want you to go, cause you wont be back for at least a year would you go or not and why?

Note I am 19 and wanting to see the world b4 its to late...

2007-07-29 15:49:45 · 18 answers · asked by OH2NJUSAF 2

How long does training take for the general army? Do you leave after a certain number of years? How does this work?

2007-07-29 15:48:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I'm young but I'm very patriotic and this is something I have wondered for a while. There have been less than 4,000 deaths of Americans in Iraq and everyone is saying how terrible the war is, how we should pull out (in my opinion that would make the war a complete waste we should finish the job), and I have even heard people comparing it to Vietnam. Vietnam had over 50,000 soldiers killed in it. Vietnam had even more people opposing it than the war in Iraq so it would seem people would be grateful we arn't fighting a war were we are losing 4,000 soldiers in a month or two. So how is it that in 30-40 years so many people forgot what it takes to win a war?

2007-07-29 15:25:51 · 26 answers · asked by halofan373 2

2007-07-29 15:20:39 · 4 answers · asked by Paul A 2

Hitler's ill health in 1943 seemed to change much of his thought process on the war. What do you think would have happened if Rommel had become fuhrer of the Third Reich in a military coup?

2007-07-29 15:01:57 · 14 answers · asked by Kekionga 7

I see these things as undisputable:

-The government lied about the reasons for going into Iraq.
-The government systematically and deliberately lied about the reasons for going into Iraq
-The Iraqi people do not want to be and never will be a western 'democracy'
-Republicans are too afraid to leave Iraq because it will blow up on them
-Democrats are too afraid to leave Iraq because they think Republicans will blame them for losing the war
-Regardless of when we decide to leave, we will lose the Iraq war
-America lost the Iraq war a very long time ago
-Republicans and Democrats have failed the American people

Leaving Iraq is very simple. We turn around and we leave.

The Iraqi government is doomed regardless of whether we stay. We should not spend our money, our time, and our blood another second in this waste of a war.

We owe these people nothing. Screw Iraq, if they want their freedom let them fight for it.

2007-07-29 14:53:54 · 9 answers · asked by John 1

Fail or get like a 70

2007-07-29 14:51:06 · 5 answers · asked by Tim A 3

2007-07-29 14:48:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tactics? Weapons? Commanding? What allowed the allies to gain the upper hand and carry the war to Germany in your mind?

2007-07-29 14:44:30 · 14 answers · asked by Kekionga 7

2007-07-29 14:35:39 · 11 answers · asked by ROD 1

2007-07-29 14:32:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who will win???

2007-07-29 14:15:28 · 17 answers · asked by CharlieJr. 3

I am leaving for USAF basic training in 2 weeks and was wonder what is the best to take. I know i am allowed one bag to take, but should it be a duffle bag or a luggage bag with wheels that you normally would take when traveling?

Any other tips on basic training would help!!

Thank You!

2007-07-29 13:58:54 · 18 answers · asked by northvalley07 1

I'm planning on joining the Air Force sometime within the next year. Before I decide on anything specific, or get pushed into something I don't want by a recruiter, I was trying to get some job choice help. I know a lot of what I can choose between deals with my test scores, but still... So are there any recommended jobs for a woman in the Air Force? Specifically a woman with a child (aka: a job where I'm unlikely to be deployed where my child can't follow, such as Iraq).

2007-07-29 13:54:46 · 11 answers · asked by Pika 1

I've heard a lot of conspiracy theories, and I can't seem to get fact from fiction. what's the real story? was it really friendly fire, or was it something else?

2007-07-29 13:43:09 · 10 answers · asked by goosemanrocks.com 3

They seem to want the drugs to flow in,I say yes.

2007-07-29 13:38:27 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous