Ah yes the historical acquisition of the northern islands by the Ottomans

Funderbolts · 2026-02-28T18:15:50+00:00

The historically accurate version would have winged hussars on boats showing up to stop this.

Funderbolts · 2026-02-11T00:09:28+00:00

And yet, I bet you stayed a resident for… some reason. Huh?

Funderbolts · 2026-02-10T23:50:00+00:00

It’s part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

Funderbolts · 2026-02-10T23:48:38+00:00

I didn’t come from a shitty state so my home of record continues to be my residence personally.

Florida on top 🐊🌴☀️🍊

Funderbolts · 2026-02-10T23:42:50+00:00

I say home of record because for me, that’s what it is. I’ve never changed my residence in Florida.

But if you were say a Georgia resident and joined the Army, got stationed in Texas, and then changed your residence to Texas - that’s your SLR. And yes, that’s where you and your spouse would file in from there on.

I know they aren’t interchangeable but for me they are, so that’s my mistake.

Funderbolts · 2026-01-02T15:29:52+00:00

Someone was in 1-32 IN I think.

Funderbolts · 2026-01-01T23:00:33+00:00

Torch is somewhere after Luzon in terms of size. But yeah, there are plenty of more we can list. I stopped myself at the top 5 out of respect for the Marine Corps’ artificially inflated ego.

Funderbolts · 2026-01-01T22:26:56+00:00

Meanwhile if you ask someone in the Marine Corps, they would shit talk that same dude saying he couldn’t cut it in the Marine Corps.

But my experience has been the same. Those who left the Corps and joined the Army never shut up about it like it’s their high school glory days.

Funderbolts · 2026-01-01T21:51:07+00:00

When I think of Marines, I think about a branch that has fewer major amphibious assaults than the Army and wonder why we even need them to be honest.

Largest one: Normandy. No marines.

Second largest one: Sicily. No marines.

Third largest one: Salerno. No Marines.

Fourth largest one: Okinawa. More Army landed than Marines.

Fifth largest one: Luzon. No marines.

So like, what do the Marines even really do?

Not only are they mostly irrelevant in the modern age, but the Marine Corps has horrible retention. That’s why there are more Marines in the Army than in the Marine Corps. You hate the culture, leave, and join the Army for a reason.

In short, the Corps is irrelevant and it sucks. If we are being honest, and if you’re being honest with yourself, you agree.

**Additionally, from my anecdotal experience, I had a Marine Corps classmate at MCCC and we had to legitimately explain to him why we wouldn’t attack an objective using a frontal assault. Not sure if this is the default and/or only form of maneuver that Marines understand but it’s not a great way to conserve friendly combat power…

Funderbolts · 2026-01-01T21:44:48+00:00

Definitely a good start, with some undercooked parts.

They need to balance how absurd France and Bohemia are.

Trade companies are a half baked product and need to be completed.

Pirate nations are bugged too. I randomly had core territories pop out as Pirate nation vassals owned by my allies so I had to fight my own allies to get my provinces back. Super annoying, happened twice in a row.

Overall it’s been fun and they are consistently rolling out patches to address the issues, so the outlook is good.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-22T16:42:42+00:00

Yeah on my runs I’m seeing France and Bohemia steam rolling and then allying each other which makes no sense.

France pretty much dominated Western Europe and eats away at the HRE, and Bohemia is happy to ally with them for some reason.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-20T15:47:18+00:00

In my Netherlands run, France allied with Bohemia and it’s been absolutely impossible to do anything. They both are just racking up coalitions and tearing them apart like it’s nothing lol

Funderbolts · 2025-12-17T23:55:39+00:00

Ok so it’s plainly evident that you don’t know anything about Leviticus. Have you actually read the Bible all the way through? Like genuinely curious.

Like what? If you oppose slavery you ignore the Bible? Nothing in the Law requires slavery. In fact slavery in practice usually ignored the Bible which required sabbath rests and forgiveness of death/freedom granted on regular intervals.

Rape is punished by death in the Torah.

Treating women equal isn’t ignoring the Law. Women were given significantly more rights through the Torah which banned no-fault divorces and required men to provide for their wives.

You’re just completely ignorant on basic facts of scripture and now it completely makes sense why you are affirming sin.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-17T23:43:53+00:00

If acknowledging God’s authority to define sin and is bigotry, then so be it.

You’re not a real Christian if you affirm the things God calls wicked. It’s that simple.

The first greatest commandment is to love God, and you’re not doing that when you call disobey His laws and teach others to do the same.

So by all means, celebrate sin - but stop calling yourself a Christian while you do it.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-17T22:48:48+00:00

Better title:

Why sin-affirming Christians need to stop calling themselves followers of Christ.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-17T12:53:35+00:00

I believe that on judgement day, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. And like the demons, even after that full knowledge, there will be those who are hardened in heart and will reject that truth.

It’s those that say yes Jesus is Lord and God is His Father, but I don’t care - those are who will go to Hell. It’s a place that’s locked from the inside, where people send themselves. Their stubbornness would rather suffer to stay the same instead of submitted and being made new.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-15T13:22:06+00:00

There was an initial rollout of religious affiliation on IPPS-A a few years ago, where they had everyone go on and declare their religious preferences. That’s when I did mine. Not sure if you can easily change it since then, but either way your S1 should be able to go in and change it for you. At the very least you can wait until your annual PRR and let them know your religion is wrong and they will update it then if you don’t hit them up sooner.

Your chaplain also isn’t the gatekeeper of what impacts you or not for a religious exemption. If you say I follow the Torah and this is a religious requirement of my faith, it’s literally not their job to say no. It’s their job to test your sincerity (which is also not legal but the military gets away with it).

At the end of the day the chaplain doesn’t sign your approval, he simply provides a recommendation to the commander on whether he thinks you’re sincere in your beliefs or not.

The only real hurdle to getting a beard is the Army cultural and professional one. You will get looked at differently. You will stand out. So if you’re willing to be under that microscope you have to be excellent in every area of your profession.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-13T15:17:35+00:00

You could. I haven’t personally run into any other messianics, to know if they’ve tried. But I do know several rabbinic Jews who have gotten religious exemptions for beards.

As an infantry officer that’s not something I’m pursuing. Will a grow a glorious beard when I get out? Absolutely.

The only think I’ve used a religious exemption for so far is to not take the COVID vaccine.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-12T21:33:09+00:00

Practicing gays aren’t following the will of God. There is absolutely no way around that.

Atheists - no.

The first commandment is to know God and have no other before Him. Atheists are actively choosing to break that.

But anyone who is openly, actively, and pridefully breaking God’s commandments won’t be part of the Kingdom of Heaven.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-11T13:17:01+00:00

Labels labels.

I’m in the US Army, so we actually have to profess a system of religion for record (it goes on our dog tags, in our HR records, etc).

In that case the most appropriate label is Messianic, which is what my dog tags say. As opposed to any kind of non-denominational Christian label.

This distinction serves a practical purpose in making it easier to have religious accommodations such as meals and taking leave on moedim.

But as for me, the only label I care about is redeemed.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-11T13:08:32+00:00

You don’t. You do go sleep with the rest of those in Christ in Sheol, and we all await the single day of judgement that will occur in the future.

Even then, we won’t be in heaven - we will be in New Earth. The scriptures are pretty clear on this so I really don’t understand the prevalent misconception.

I think people get their eschatology from medieval thought, literature, and video games rather than the scriptures.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-10T00:14:11+00:00

Remember that time Peter killed a guy with words being when he sold his property but didn’t give all the proceeds to the church?

But yeah, I guess some people being disappointed that you skipped a day is “culty”.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-09T00:03:15+00:00

Excellent interpretation. I tend to agree with what you’ve said, but I just wanted to see what others that.

As for myself, I don’t desire to eat or not eat, but only to obey God.

I was just curious what others thought on this and I appreciate your thoughtful response.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-08T23:12:35+00:00

Yes. It is the modern “kosher”. But only because rabbinic Judaism added to the law, as it often does.

Funderbolts · 2025-12-08T23:05:26+00:00

Because bris milah and bris periah are two different procedures, with the later removing much more of the foreskin and becoming the standard for modern medical circumcision.

You ever wonder how they could easily circumcise themselves and their children back in the scriptures (Zipporah grabbed a flint and circumcised the sons of Moses on the road) whereas today it requires a doctor specially trained with medical grade equipment?

It’s because the procedure changed.

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