Military - December 2007

I guess I want to know how prepared people would really be when ( not If) the time comes.

What would be the first thing you'd do?

If your family was wiped out, would you commit suicide, or continue to fight on alone?

If the government was vaporized, and no one to help you, where would you go first?

Would you, could you , resort to cannibilism to survive ?

When the bombs finally fall, would you prefer to be on ground zero, or survive the blast?

2007-12-13 11:37:41 · 11 answers · asked by Jennifer W 2

Fox News just reported that 20 out of 29 veterans charities are actually failing their missions. Out of 256 BILLION dollars collected last fiscal year American veterans have seen less then a 1/3 of that money. The husband and wife team of "Help Hospitalized Vets" collected over $540,000 salary. While our veterans go homeless. I have listed the charities mentioned on Fox News. PLEASE email them your views. A quick Google search gave all their email addresses easily.

AMVETS National Foundation Services
Military order of the Purple Heart
The Freedom Alliance
Help Hospitalized Vets

Please email them how disgraceful their actions are. American might not agree on a lot, but we do hate being ripped off.

THANKS!!!

2007-12-13 11:36:00 · 11 answers · asked by Shel 6

What is the best thing that people at home can do to support you? If we send books/gifts - is that really helpful? Do you ever really see those things? Can we pray for you? Should we say something to our congresspeople? How can we help you?

2007-12-13 11:15:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

like M-16
AK-47
thats all i know

2007-12-13 11:13:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anika 2

What are 2 films, one made before the mid 1970s and one made after the mid 1970s to the present reflect the drastic change in the image of the American soldier. Also, how do they do it?

2007-12-13 11:13:16 · 4 answers · asked by Alan 2

2007-12-13 11:12:15 · 20 answers · asked by nicole m 1

http://www.thelocal.se/9398.html

2007-12-13 11:05:02 · 6 answers · asked by Rationality Personified 5

also if you could tell me who is Viktor Suvorov too....that would be great

2007-12-13 11:03:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

No offense to any honorable servicmen from any generation.

1) Why is it that after WWII, the returning vets said, "Let's go to work", but after Viet Nam, you have a lot of "I'm so depressed, I'm going to be a bum and a drunk"?

2) Why is it that many vet orgs like VFW and Legion were unappreciative of the Vietnam vets?

Is #1 the answer to #2?

My salute to vets of both wars.

2007-12-13 11:00:52 · 9 answers · asked by Leroy J 3

For people to go to war? (forced)

2007-12-13 10:45:00 · 15 answers · asked by SoulEaterKurizu 5

The suicide rate is rising:

http://news.aol.com/story/_a/suspected-army-suicides-set-record/20071213092209990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001
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2007-12-13 10:41:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm sure you saw the news already, but the VA's reaction to the increasing suicide rate amongst returning soldiers from Iraq--seems to have set them on the defensive.

Why aren't they taking this problem seriously?

2007-12-13 10:39:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

This Restaurant is near a military base and sometimes people are very emotional when they set down to eat. I hate to see people cry. Should I pay for their food to make them feel better?

2007-12-13 10:21:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The reason I am asking is that it seems as though there is some amount of contempt held for Officers by some Enlisted men for not being as active in the field work as they should be. I would like to join the ranks as an Officer, but I would not want to join the military only find myself in a position that seems meaningless and abused to some people. I just want to do my part in making this country better and frankly, I'm not intersted in any job that holds the significance of a "pencil pusher" when there are men putting their lives on the line for the same freedom and country. As it has been portrayed to me, it seems that Enlisted men do the fighting and the Officers move up in rank. I would just appreciate some clarification.

Just a side note, I don't know much about the conduct of Officers and Enlisted men and I am making no accusations. I appreciate the work that ALL of the men in the US military are doing for my freedom and the freedom of my fellow Americans.

2007-12-13 10:16:23 · 10 answers · asked by Brian Amante 1

2007-12-13 10:13:51 · 4 answers · asked by dinkylinker 1

I am waiting on the "SJ" (it might be SJA?)to sign off on my medical discharge paperwork, in order to start checking out.
Who is the SJ?
It has to be a Navy "cat" because im going along with the HM1 and other billet descriptions they have inplace of their ranks.
My thinking is that he is above the Colonal who is in my command, but i am not sure.

After further thought i was thinking it stood for Staff Judge Advocate!?!?!
I Hope someone can help me in describing to me who this person is.

2007-12-13 10:12:39 · 2 answers · asked by Devildog0621 2

CIA and probably MI6 and other military groups are probably torturing prisoners in the war on terror. Is this right ? Does it actually happen or is it just media BS.
Are you happy that your elected leaders agree to torture and rendition flights around the world ?

2007-12-13 10:10:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Marine Nephew wants out. (Has a look of drinking and eating lemons) Many of his friends in the Marines want out but they won't let any of them out. My nephew joined at 17 and just turned 19 last week. (What does a 17 year old know?)

2007-12-13 10:07:57 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am still with this man who is in Iraq. He sends tons of message that how much he loves me, he wants to spend life with me, stuff like that. I am also 4months pregnant. He said he is very happy and he is planning to have his leave in Jan and come see me.
BUT,I just found out that some websites that he goes to and never told me. In myspace He did put there as "divorced", he has divorced from couple of his marriages. Although he never mentioning about relationship with me there. He once told me he has to go to Iraq to save money for me and baby. He wrote he had to go Iraq because he has to support his 12year old son, nothing else about me and baby.
Also, I saw his profile at Adultfriendfinder.com. I had to sign up to see his profile.he was wanting to meet some woman who match with his type or sex life. He did not put any naked/sexual pictures himself there, just one face picture with his army uniform. he wants no long distance relationship. I live in NY and he lives in GA.

2007-12-13 09:54:37 · 8 answers · asked by Momoiro 1

2007-12-13 09:42:15 · 54 answers · asked by April 5

2007-12-13 09:37:33 · 7 answers · asked by ckaylee 1

Lansing-based Marine reserve convicted of killing Iraqi soldier
December 13, 2007
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Michigan-based Marine reservet was found guilty today of killing an Iraqi soldier while they stood watch together at a guard post in Fallujah.
Lance Cpl. Delano Holmes, 22, of Indianapolis, was convicted of negligent homicide, but acquitted of the greater charge of unpremeditated homicide. He was also convicted of making a false official statement.
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A panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines returned the verdict after two days of deliberating over whether the Dec. 31, 2006, killing of Pvt. Munther Muhammed Hassin was an act of murder or self-defense.

2007-12-13 09:20:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-13 09:12:52 · 5 answers · asked by esperar14 3

O'Reily has declared victory!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/13/oreilly-declares-victory_n_76712.html

2007-12-13 09:02:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

What factors were crucial as the underlying causes for the civil war in Lebanon (internal and external factors)?

2007-12-13 08:58:43 · 3 answers · asked by Dbuga 1

I was in the dep program with the us army. While in the dep program I decided that joining the army right now was not right for me. I told my recruiter that I didn't want to join, but he told me that the only way out of the dep program was to signs my final contract, swore in BUT do not get on the plane. He told me that I wouldn't be awol but just consider a meps loss. The reasons I believe him, because I felt he was really trying to help me. I was too naive and believe him, I also felt he did this because he was switching his assignment to Germany a few day after i signed my contract, so he wouldn't get into trouble. I was supposed to shipped out on january 4, 2007. After a couple months I figure out what i want to do. I was going to join the national guard, get my associate degree, and try to get in the interservice physician assistant program. But when I try to get into the national guard I found out that I was Awol. Now my question who do i talk to to get help.

2007-12-13 08:51:14 · 7 answers · asked by miken619@sbcglobal.net 2

2007-12-13 08:47:31 · 11 answers · asked by Derrick Q 2

2007-12-13 08:40:03 · 18 answers · asked by thelma_layton 4

2007-12-13 08:32:25 · 6 answers · asked by ladys_man80 1

you know i dont get it people are so hard on our troops u know they think it is so easy being a military person going over to iraq but the funny thing is they say rud stuff but i dont c them doing what the military people are... i know this isnt a question... but i am a military wife and it makes me so mad when people down the men out there who are risking there lifes for us..... my husband just got back ffom his second tour. u know my father is ltc in the army and my husdand is a marine and support are troops

2007-12-13 08:06:19 · 17 answers · asked by samantha g 2