In the military I manage a crew of weapon system maintainers in Iraq and a couple of paint teams onboard my ship. Is this going to help me at all after I complete my Masters in Accounting and join the workforce?
I mean I managed.
I mean in terms of salary.
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The Seattle Times and many others have reported that the use of depleted uranium (DU) in projectiles and shielding in Iraq has increased the rate of birth defects in civilian populations and in the US military.
Who is behind such claims? Is this real or propaganda?
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Weapons, missiles, tanks and the such that are used in Iraq, Afghanistan and maybe are shipped to Israel for use against their enemies?
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I was just reading a Times magazine article about troops skipping training to get sent to iraq and it made me wonder what the norm was for military training over the last 40 years. In case you are interested the article mentioned that new troops now have 9 monthes of basic training and infantry tactics, but shorten the pre iraq 4 week training to 10 days learning about weapon use, first aid, and iraqi culture. Is this appropiate training in comparison to the past? You tell me.
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I was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 2002. I want to re enlist but I am not allowed because I have two tattoos on my neck, one on each side. The Marine Corps cites that it looks unprofessional. That may be, but considering I’m a grunt, only want to be a grunt, and that grunts wear Kevlar helmets, Neck collars, flak jackets, and carry rifles amongst a vast group of varied weapons……how do my tattoos effect my ability to fight in say a little place like Iraq? Do insurgents give job interviews?
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Is it still classified? Is America using that weapon also in the battlefield in Afghanistan and Iraq? Do other nations also possess that weapon?
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I have seen all of these shows that show the futuristic weapons that have been developed, but are we actually using them? I am talking about the things that you see on "Future Weapons" like the soldier carried UAV, metal storm, remote controlled robots with mounted guns, etc. Has anyone here that has been in Iraq or Afganistan actually used any of these future weapons? Are any of these things actually being used by the military today, and which ones?
Also, if these things are being used are the basic ground soldiers using them or are they just being used for special operations.
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Did you know President Eisenhower sent the first troops into Vietnam?
Roosevelt didn’t have any and when France fell and England came under siege in 1940, he began to send Great Britain all possible aid short of actual military involvement.
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Roosevelt directed organization of the Nation’s manpower and resources for global war.
Clinton didn’t have a military background. He successfully dispatched peace keeping forces to war-torn Bosnia and bombed Iraq when Saddam Hussein stopped United Nations inspections for evidence of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.
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This is a serious question. I can’t for the life of me think why anyone would need what is essentially a machine gun. Handguns or hunting rifles I can understand. But AKs etc?
jimmy f; yes, but TVs and cars have a specific purpose, ie to entertain/provide transport. An assault rifle has one purpose, to kill people. Lots of them. So why do you need one?
trigunmarksman; I wonder if the US troops being shot at in Iraq would agree that a well armed society is a good thing?
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The Greatest Generation from WW Two beat real tough countries (Germany and Japan) but the military of today can’t beat rag tag people who fight like the flint stones did a million years ago. Look at Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 4 and one half years and we can’t beat people with basic weapons. We beat Japan and Germany in 39 months. My father must be crying in his grave.
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If the US Government certified present America based private security firms contracted for present service in Afghanistan and Iraq as Militia that Second Amendment affirms can bear
military value arms what are peace officer perspectives on prospect of a military value weapon recall being issued to all civilians not Certified Militia, Peace Officers, or US Government? Military value weapons being those that differ
from the hunting firearms that individual state laws regulate.
Military value weapons are those firearms that the US Government would regulate by use of Second Amendment,
which in the hands of persons deemed ‘Hostiles’ represent both a violation to the language of the Second Amendment and law of the United States of America. Persons deemed
‘Hostiles’ would, like in drug cases, be subject to assets frozen and siezed. Militia assisting in the recovery of military value weapons would recieve a percentage of assets as have drug
property served law enforcement previously.
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What is the message from the Extreme Left to our Military in Iraq?
‘Hang in there, we will get you home soon. You can come home, put your weapons away in the Arms Room, stow away all your protective gear, and park your vehicle in the Motor Pool. You and your family will be protected by the Boarder Patrol and over-extended local law enforcement. Rest easy; just for your protection we have our best intelligence personnel working with the above mentioned enforcement personnel and Homeland Security. Additional reassurance for you, your family, and the Americans you were never really protecting (misinformed by the President and Executive Branch) we are establishing the dialog technique in place of weaponry to end these disagreements between us and Al Qiada. With all the excellent areas above we can do this without loss of life or, most importantly, spending money we want to use here at home.
The military are not fools, only sheep who follow the “Prophets of MoveOn.org” would be that naïve.
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There are 180 countries, 7 Billion people (1,6 Billion islamic) on this earth, half of them don’t know, how to survive the next day. What makes anybody think, that terror, as outlet for frustration, could be contained by a couple of guns and tanks. Never, not once in all of human history, has a military solution lasted in any conflict, if the heart of the people wasn’t in it. So, where does the Pentagon get the intelligence, that their big budget actions improve anything? From Korea, Vietnam, Angola, Nigeria, Somalia, liberia, Palestinia, Balkans, Afghanistan, Haiti to Iraq and many more, has any of this conflicts really been solved by the military or despite the military?
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Whats your ideas of the new weapons our military (US) is using in Iraq. The M82A1 50 caliber sniper rifle, the Mini gun, the UAV’s that fire Helfire missles, all the smart bombs that can hit a target within 6 feet. How do you feel about all this protection. I like it. I think its cool how powerful our military really is.
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DPRK could own Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan in a war big time.
Their military is huge and they have a gigantic supply of weapons. Also have enough plutonium for 5 nuclear warheads – 3x more than you used during WW2.
So… are the american military petrified of North Korea?
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So I keep hearing that there is this website that uses some small camera inside soldiers guns to let people watch the combat shootings in iraq from the soldiers perspective.
What is it and could somebody link me to it?
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As of 2009.
Explain your reasoning as to why either country would be victorious in this military battle.
No nuclear weapons can be used in this battle.
Let’s say that North Korea and Iran were right next to each other in the same way that Iraq and Iran are right next to each other.
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I’m leaving for Iraq in a few months and I want to get my mom a gun for home protection while i’m gone. My mom is about 5’4 and not exactly very strong so she can’t really handle something like a Desert Eagle but is there something that’s reasonably easy to handle yet lightweight that I can look up for her? Thanks
I realize I asked this in the military section, but I assumed that the people in this section may have more experience with firearms than anybody answering in the other categories..
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I heard that they have a list of approved guns for people who want to do this. Well I want to bring a S&W 1911 instead of using their 9mm beretta. I’m pretty sure they’ll let me considering they used to use Colt 1911s not too long ago.
Well the 1911 shoots 45ACP rounds, and I’m pretty sure the military doesn’t have any weapons that shoot this, so how are they going to supply me with ammo? Do I have to call my mom and tell her to go out and buy 8 cases of 45ACP rounds and send them to Iraq?
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There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,867 deaths. That gives the firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington DC is 80.6 per100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. capital than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington.
Luckythirteen, As a military family we thought is was pretty funny. As a legal citizen of the U.S., I think it is tragic that we send our best to fight for democracy while our national guard, border guard, police should be allowed to uphold the constitution and law in our own country.
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I don’t want nuclear weapon deterrence, I want evidence to show that say, military action in Iraq would deter other countries from attacking/developing nuclear weapons. The more the merrier!
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i posted a question yesterday asking the samething, but i got some really stupid answers that didnt help me at all. so im going to try again and i’ll try to give more details.
i recently bought a .22 cal rifle. CALIFORNIA state laws say that anyone buying a handgun or rifle has to wait ten days to pick it up. i know this to be a fact. i waited ten days. so plz dont give me a different answer. chances are you’re in a diffferent state.
i have a friend in the military who is currently in iraq. he will be coming home next month for a two week break. he also wants to buy a rifle while he is here. he heard from somebody that the ten day wait does not apply to him bcuz he is in the military.
my question is: does he have to wait ten days or does he get to buy the rifle and take it home the same day?
i just need a straight answer. the answers i got yesterday were stupid (let him borrow yours… buy it off the street… and someone said it was a 15 day wait.)
thank you for your help
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan..
With all the money that is spent every year on defense/military budgets, why are we unable to bring some order and structure to the area?
Why are small groups of guys running around in mountains with towels on their heads and inferior weapons able to hold off the U.S. military?
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"Fortunately, despite many news stories to the contrary, our government has taken a much more sensible approach than outright banning guns. Iraqis are able to keep weapons up to AK-47s in their home or business and are able to carry guns with them with a permit. These AK-47s are real military machine guns, not the semi-automatic versions that fire only one bullet per trigger pull and are banned from being sold in our country by the 1994 so-called assault-weapons ban. Yet, despite Iraqis owning machine guns and the country still not under control, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pointed out that Baghdad is experiencing fewer murders than Washington, DC, where handguns are banned."
What is really being said about America here? That even a war-torn nation full machine gun toting "terrorists" is safer than America? Or that America should be more like Iraq?
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