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my scrambled eggs come from a special variety of chickens... powdered chickens!!! that lay powdered eggs for the US Army. i think stephen hawking invented them Fly it like you stole it

WAR TITLE WAR YEARS CASUALTIES Revolutionary War (1775-1783) 4,435 War of 1812 (1812-1815) 2,260 Mexican War (1846-1848) 13,283 Civil War (1861-1865) 623,026 Spanish-American War (1898) 2,446 World War I (1917-1918) 116,708 World War II (1941-1945) 407,316 Korean War (1950-1953) 36,914 Vietnam War (1964-1973) 58,169 Persian Gulf War (1991) 269 Afghanistan (2002-2006) 220+ Operation: Iraqi Freedom (2003-2006) 2,600+ TOTALS 49 years 1,267,846 All things considered i think were doing pretty well. war sucks, people die, its war not a picnic. Fly it like you stole it

well i can't play tag with the guys in my unit cuz it would look gay and this is turning into a hilarious post Fly it like you stole it

Happy Birthday from Baghdad, Iraq. Its hotter n hell here so enjoy yourself and just jump already Fly it like you stole it

it depends on what it is your selling. sometimes buyers don't bid and will bid at the last minute to get the best deal, if you dont get what you want for it you can always relist it but if someone bids on it and ou dont get what you thought you would its still a legal contract Fly it like you stole it

well if your son was what we refer to as a FOBBIT (a person who rarely goes outside the gates, then no his vehicle would have barely any armor on it cuz it just rides around the FOB. on my first deployment here we rode around these streets with not a lick of armor and did jsut fine until the IED's got stronger, i cant say what the armor consists of but it does the job 99% of the time now and every vehicle that leaves the gate with passengers has to have the armor or it goes no where... PERIOD. im not going to go look at that website but if any one wants to give me the names of the soldiers who say they are poorly equiped and ill see if they actually serve in the army or if those are letters someone wrote to get attention and another thing if you want to do extra to help that fine but everyone (almost everyone) in america already does thier part by paying thier taxes, where do you think that money comes from? the goverment keeps us swadled in the best equipment and the latest training available, there may be some stuff that could use improvement and theres a way for us to recommend them, but all in all im satisfied with what the army provides me to accomplish my mission, the way i see it is that if a soldier is complaining about the things he is given hes probably just pissed because he thinks he got a raw deal by joining the army and complains about everything, see it alot with new soldiers coming in after they started softening up basic training, ask a soldier whos taken a bullet to the chest plate and he'll praise the army for giving him the ballistic protection to stop that bullet, you cant safegaud your self from everything, people die regardless of the gear they wear, its a part of war, when its your time to go theres not a damn thing you can do about it except mitigate the risks and be careful and wary of your surroundings, when a new soldier steps onto the battlefield his line of thought is that hes invincible and they cant kill him cuz hes too smart, the line of thinking of an experienced vet is they can kill me and they are going to get me sooner or later but not without a fight god dammit one mroe thing, HMMWV that is uparmored nomenclature M1114/1115's does feel its share of wear and tear from the added weight of the armor, but the vehicles arent replaced, they are serviced to keep them running and in shape, the suspension systems on them are beefed up when the armor is added and strike plates placed below the doors so they dont tear the hinges off, basically any single little piece of the HMMWV that is unservicable or worn out can be replaced from the entire engine down to the last nut and washer, the vehicles are only put out of service when they are a total loss and even then they are torn to peices for part and put into other vehicles, the HMMWV has been in use for well over 20 years now and they are still a kick ass ground stomper, the media always puts a spin on us not having planned for re equipping and aquisitions like our vehicles are getting fcked up in the masses when most of them get fucked up and are fixed in a matter of days and back on the streets with as much attitude as it had before it got messed up, i was in a HMMWV once when it was completely submerged in sewage (we all escaped) we wenched it out towed it home removed the engine and flushed it put it back in and it ran good as new, granted the interior smelled pretty bad but its still going to give us every last drop it has in it before we send it to the scrap yard Fly it like you stole it

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crazy all i wanna do is start freeflying Fly it like you stole it

one of the main reasons that NCO should have never let that happen is the NCO creed that we are made to learn and live by daily. it goes like this No one is more professional than I. I am a Non-commissioned Officer, a leader of soldiers. As a non-commissioned officer, I realize that I am a member of a time-honored corps, which is known as “The Backbone of the Army.” I am proud of the Corps of Non-commissioned Officers and will at all times conduct myself so as to bring credit upon the Corps, the military service, and my country regardless of the situation in which I find myself. I will not use my grade or position to attain pleasure, profit, or personal safety. Competence is my watchword. My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind - accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my soldiers. I will strive to remain tactically and technically proficient. I am aware of my role as a non-commissioned officer. I will fulfill my responsibilities inherent in that role. All soldiers are entitled to outstanding leadership; I will provide that leadership. I know my soldiers and I will always place their needs above my own. I will communicate consistently with my soldiers and never leave them uninformed. I will be fair and impartial when recommending both rewards and punishment. Officers of my unit will have maximum time to accomplish their duties; they will not have to accomplish mine. I will earn their respect and confidence as well as that of my soldiers. I will be loyal to those with whom I serve; seniors, peers, and subordinates alike. I will exercise initiative by taking appropriate action in the absence of orders. I will not compromise my integrity, nor my moral courage. I will not forget, nor will I allow my comrades to forget that we are professionals, Non-commissioned Officers, Leaders! and then you have the charge of the NCO I will discharge carefully and diligently the duties of the grade to which i have been promoted and uphold the traditions and standards of the army. I understand that soldiers of lesser rank are required to obey my lawful orders. Acorrdingly, I accept responsibilty for thier actions. As a Noncommisioned Officer, I accept the charge to Observe and follow the sorders and directions given by supervisors acting according to the laws, articles and rules governing the discipline of the army, I will correct conditions detrimental to the readiness therof. In so doing, I will fulfill my greatest obligation as a leader and therby confirm my status as a noncommisioned officer. Now granted these are marines we are talking about i cant say for sure that they have theis same type of thing, but most services share the same sort of creed or statement that we adhere to. that compounded on the geneva conventions, and on the ROE, and for me the hipocratic oath to a lesser degree... THAT SHIT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED, i havent even read a whole lot about the dudes that got in trouble in mahmoudiyah for sexual assault but im sure its something similar, some soldiers are just fuckin retarded, but most of those guys get chaptered before they can do any damage Fly it like you stole it

thanks for reading it... that was a fuckin long post Fly it like you stole it

soldiers know better than to follow an order like that. when we fight there are rules to the way we fight and that SSG and those SPC's should have questioned that order and then if they still pushed he should have taken it up higher. no one here would do something lke that without questioning it, that order would completely counter the Rules of Engagement (ROE) time and time again we roll the ROE through or heads when we do battle drills and Pre Combat Checks (PCC's) and Pre Combat Inspection's (PCI's) the Roe goes like this and what it basically is is a means to justify deadly force... or what we call escalation of force. first you signal manually or verbally (most servicemembers speak enough arabic to do this effectively and know the ethnic hand gestures, and to boot the local nationals know we dont fuck around when it comes to that shit, they know to stay away if we are postured a certain way, so after the visiua/verbal signaling we fire a warning shot, then fire a non lethal foam round. if after that they still fail to comply and are violating our cordon we shoot to kill. sometimes the speed in which event unfold dont allow for some of those steps and appropriate actions are taken. but a guy with a knife coming at me doesnt mean im going to shoot him, at the most i would strike him with my rifle. but that soldier felt threatened and would have had every right to shoot to kill. but those attackers should have never even been that close to those soldiers... there was no "fog of war" they would have had situational awareness... and further the ROE covers who we can and cant attack, we must get Positive Identification (PID) ie if a man has an AK47 and hes walking down the street or just standing there he is not a threat to me. once he begins to or does put his sights on me then ive got PID and am authorized to fire. we train and train on this and i thinks its al a load of bull for them to even come up with that shoot all military aged males. thats just throwing all that shit we were taught out the window and we as leaders stick to our training, as an NCO i am bound to train and lead those soldiers so they are the most capable and efficient fighting machines on the battle field. what a cop out, every time a soldier gets in trouble he falls back on his chain of command, not only have those soldiers nastied america, but theyve ruined several career officer and enlisted mens careers by even implicating them, what a giant buncha douches. yeah and so what if they are doing a noble thing for thier country thats just bush's glorious hyperbole eating you brain away. solderi or civilian they should get no less of a penalty for a crime than anyone else, a crime is a crime no matter who commits it, i dont care if the pope murdered someone he should get what he/ they deserve Fly it like you stole it

sarcasm goes a long way, i really enjoy telling people to quit running thier dick sucker Fly it like you stole it

You need to go talk to an instructor in person, thats what you need to do Fly it like you stole it

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any one with html knowledge have a way to start an online petition site, im sure by september 5th the people here at drop zone can garner a generous number of signatures Fly it like you stole it

if your cats starts howling in pain just pick it up by the tail and slam it against the wall, the harder the better I KEED I KEED... Kats are wonderful... FOR ME TO POOP ON! Fly it like you stole it

lol good one turtle how about "Fuck You Starin' At?" Fly it like you stole it

well hook me up on some technique... i'm going to the promotion board in a metter of days and i'm already nervous as hell, who would have thought that talking to a bunch of 1SG's would rack you so bad, i mean i've been cooler while i held peoples lives in my hand than i am now sheesh Fly it like you stole it

well if you know anything about criminology then you'll find that actions that seem petty to the normal person are in as much a gateway to other actions. one day hes tickling feet and as it gets old to him he starts getting more aggresive and eventually someone will be sexually assaulted. Fly it like you stole it

whats in it for me? Fly it like you stole it

you could try paying for it, im sure the music industry would appreciate it, you'll probably find it in itunes or napster Fly it like you stole it

damn those boots are shiny Fly it like you stole it

has anyone read this book and can anyone tell me anything about it... things you took away from it things you applied, good buy? general impressions, etc... Fly it like you stole it

ive had several different pairs of boots, the oakley eventually rip at the sole, altamas last for ever and can be resoled for cheap, which most soldiers do anyway with ripple sole or foam/rubber sole ive owned 4 pairs of altamas and they are still kicking after many miles of marching and years of patrolling in iraq, the latest they have issued us which are very comfortable and affordable which are bellvilles, gret boots and they condition very nicely, if you need any tip on shining boots i can show you how you do what the pic below shows, those are a pair of altama jungle boots with ripple sole that i still own but cant wear anymore cuz we wear tan boots now, actually if any one wants to buy them id be will ing to part with them, i think theyre a 7.5 wide Fly it like you stole it

walt and AFFI can you guys do me a favor and IM me your addresses so i can get these pairs of ACU pants out to you guys, i know walt wants some but if you dont do cammo mykel i feel you Fly it like you stole it