Military - October 2007

2007-10-31 11:02:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i've wanted to be a Marine since i learned to walk...i dont have the best grades in school and i dont want to be in school much longer...i want to get my GED...Join the Marines...is that possible? will they take people with GED's? if i cant join the Marines...i dont know what id do with my life

2007-10-31 10:50:12 · 24 answers · asked by David S 1

My husband requires a great deal more points to be promoted to E-5 than the other guys in his unit (82nd ABN DIV), why is this?

2007-10-31 10:38:26 · 6 answers · asked by ME 2

My husband has the $400,000 policy through the Army, does that only apply to his if he's on duty, or is it 24/7 for as long as he's enlisted? I need to know if we need another life insurance policy on him if, for example, he died while on leave or on his way to work, etc.

2007-10-31 10:32:34 · 10 answers · asked by ME 2

2007-10-31 10:15:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 14 and is in the 8th grade how do i get into the Marine ROTC? i dont know if my school has it or is every school required to have that program?

2007-10-31 10:08:07 · 3 answers · asked by uberducky 1

2007-10-31 10:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

When a military man misspeaks or makes an errorneous or incomplete statement they allways say "as you were" before correcting themselves?

2007-10-31 10:04:26 · 5 answers · asked by slickric 5

2007-10-31 10:00:31 · 17 answers · asked by Benjamin W 1

2007-10-31 09:58:25 · 10 answers · asked by Benjamin W 1

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8SKEED02&show_article=1

2.6 Million I hope that each member has to pay through the nose on that one.

2007-10-31 09:54:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey there people

im 16 in 4 weeks time how ever i still have about 6 months of high school left , should i apply to join the army when i turn 16 so everything is sorted for when i finish school or should i wait untill ive finished my schooling?

2007-10-31 09:37:48 · 8 answers · asked by CFC ♪♫ Careefreee ♪♫ 7

Hello. I'm British from Wales. My husband is a veteran of the War in Iraq. I consider that he is a hero . Believe you that he is a hero?
He is only 29 years old and is an excellent man.... He is a hero!

sorry, but I'm nostalgic today. KISSES FROM CARDIFF,WA,UK.

2007-10-31 09:32:57 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it true that an american spy burnt the ship i think the ships name was philadelphia

2007-10-31 09:31:08 · 9 answers · asked by Ibrahim 2

If the definition of a terrorist attack is one that directly targets civilian non-combatants then why does the west have such double standards? For example, my lai massacre, northern ireland events, hiroshima, nagasaki, tokyo, dresden, london, rotterdam, king david hotel, etc, etc, etc.

Someone please explain to me how those are acts of war to be proud of but when a muslim does it to a westerner it is "Terrorism"?

The usual answer I get is, "Well we were nations at war, and they are guerilla organizations." If you feel that way, then please tell me how you can honestly believe it is OK for a nation to target and kill civilian non-combatants but it is NOT OK for an organization to do so.

2007-10-31 09:30:16 · 14 answers · asked by Jesus Cake 3

2007-10-31 09:19:56 · 4 answers · asked by Matt 2

Please don't agree with her, i am going either way... I just need tips to help me calm her down or something.. thanks

2007-10-31 09:12:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

With China's growing economy, military might and partnership with Russia, how long will it be before the chinese come over to invade America? Will Russia join in on the invasion?

2007-10-31 09:10:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Boeing's profits increased 61 %. Lockweed Martin, 22%. Northrop Grumman 62%. The Pentagon now uses up half of the discretionary budget, and Arms Manufacturers are making a killing!

"As Columbia professor Richard K. Betts points out in Foreign Affairs magazine: "With rare exceptions, the war against terrorists cannot be fought with army tank battalions, air force wings, or naval fleets—the large conventional forces that drive the defense budget. The main challenge is not killing the terrorists but finding them, and the capabilities most applicable to this task are intelligence and special operations forces. ... It does not require half a trillion dollars worth of conventional and nuclear forces."

Are we spending money unnecessarily, waging war with weapons that could be described as "overkill"? Should more funding be put into Intelligence Forces? Are we simply providing hefty profits for weapons manufacturers who are enjoying a bonanza of profit?

2007-10-31 09:09:37 · 7 answers · asked by Me, Too 6

I have been serving in the armed forces for 7 years and have always been proud of what I do, regardless of the reasons I have to do it!
I spent several months in Canada and during that time I was thanked for doing what I do, given discounts without even asking, bought drinks and was told that people had been proud to meet me. Also every shop and most cars had a "support our troops" sticker on display.
Now, Britain.....I have been refused entry into clubs, can get a discount in an outdoor store, been treatened by people I don't even know (through people saying I look like a squaddie) and I have seen no sign of any flags or mention of the soldiers serving in Iraq! Remeber, we don't want to be there, we HAVE to be there!
So what's the deal here!

2007-10-31 08:36:08 · 38 answers · asked by tcstevo78 2

Then it would have been harder for the US to enter the European war without that staging area to launch an invasion. The Nazis could have used Irish and Spanish allied military units to help police England with the Germans overseeing them. This way, they would not have had a fractured front on either side. They could have attacked Russia after consolidating their gains in the west.

Comments?

2007-10-31 07:55:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

We knew where he was with his cronies

2007-10-31 07:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by astro 2

I see "In Country" and "In Theater". What are the differences between the two?

Thanks!

2007-10-31 07:45:41 · 9 answers · asked by vote_usa_first 7

ok so heres the situation, I'm still a minor but i'm enrolled in a great program called Young Marines (boy scouts on steroids we like to say) an my friend who recruited me and i are going to school tomorrow in our cammy. I'm PFC he's First Sergeant so he is a NCO. So i plan to be real official and do everything by the book just to annoy him. he has PE first period so he's won't be in uniform but i will. So my question is, do i still salute a NCO if they are out of uniform? Can I just act like I don't know he's nothing at all because he isn't showing I.D that proves he's my superior. (by the way i go to a private school so i won't be getting into any trouble at all, unless my teachers have something to say)

2007-10-31 07:45:03 · 12 answers · asked by CRE 1

I read where the USS Kennedy won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award in 1974 and 1979 . Can I somehow pin down the month and day this award is given out ? I also know the USS Kennedy underwent a yearlong overhaul from late 1978 to 1979 . Does anybody know what month this overhaul began and the month it ended ? How can I find out ?

2007-10-31 07:34:23 · 4 answers · asked by historian250 1

My grandfather served in the navy from october 1939 til November 1945, i am just wanting information about him. There are too many to list but I will name a few, Royal Arthur, Drake, Gloucester 2, Newcastle(Hopdall). I would be grateful for any help given.

2007-10-31 07:33:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Keep in mind, that Iraq is the result of failed diplomacy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_embassy

2007-10-31 07:06:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What war/battle was it that Israel lost to Egypt? The Egyptians mobilized troops periodically along the Egypt-Israel border. And finally struck when it was clear that the Israelis had become apathetic to the troops.
I think prior to that Israel had been winning the war.
Cited information is preferred.

2007-10-31 07:01:12 · 3 answers · asked by Thagenesis 2

http://www.lighthorse.org.au/histbatt/beersheba.htm

2007-10-31 06:48:05 · 3 answers · asked by Joe 6

In presenting the Silver Star to Chiarini, Marine Brig. Gen. David H. Berger said Chiarini displayed a type of courage virtually impossible for people on the sidelines of war to understand.

“He reacted the way he did for one simple reason: to take care of the Marine at his right and the Marine to his left. Simple as that. … He would not let his fellow warriors down. He used himself to protect his comrades. We can not ask anything more.”

Chiarini’s commanding officer, Lt. Colonel Andrew Smith, thanked Chiarini’s attending four grandparents, three sisters — one of whom served in Iraq with Army — and his parents, Linda and Thomas Chiarini, for raising and loving such a noble man. And thanks to others like him, he said, who “look down the muzzle of the enemy because their nation asks them to.”

2007-10-31 06:44:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous