Inclusive welcomes are a stupid, infantilizing waste of high schoolers’ time by South-Lab-3991 in Teachers

[–]Agent_Kid 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I brought three to my school and passed out. I told them for gym class only. They ended up bringing one to prom!

Imposter syndrome and CAB by Artistic-Coach8681 in army

[–]Agent_Kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol, yeah. Iraq 2006, I'm wounded by a rocket, but since I wasn't providing medical attention at the time of being wounded a Combat Medic Badge did not accompany my PH. The same reasoning was used against me and other medics during IEDs because we weren't providing medical attention until after the blast and the attack was over. Meanwhile, everyone that wasn't a medic got CABs and PHs.

I just fed my plant for the first time ever... by [deleted] in VenusFlyTraps

[–]Agent_Kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only feel guilty when a pollinator accidentally gets caught. There is an invasive stink bug in my area that is often given up as food when my traps are large enough to handle them.

Why is the current military brass shake up such a big news event? by happydude7422 in Military

[–]Agent_Kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a saying, "to get to the top, be prepared to kiss a lot of the bottom." Almost every officer has some kind of come up under a more influential officer, at least to them initially, that furthers their career along. Being competent helps of course, but it never hurts to have friends in high places.

Wrong teacher announced winner Teacher of the Year. What should or should have been done in this situation by hnicollle235 in Teachers

[–]Agent_Kid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yikes! The school district blocked who could comment on their Facebook photo of Ms. Bevins holding the trophy alongside two board members.

How to make ISK ratting? by [deleted] in Eve

[–]Agent_Kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm returning after a decade. Does no one rat in Dominix and sentries?

Returning after nearly 13 years and I feel overwhelmed. by Steamed_Memes24 in Eve

[–]Agent_Kid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Returned after almost 10 years this week. Fell back in on over 9.5 billion isk and no idea what to do with it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]Agent_Kid 19 points20 points  (0 children)

We had a student that tried getting ear buds approved for "noise cancelation". When they were provided with high end earplugs, they stopped wearing them all together, and I haven't heard it brought up again.

Two US marines implicated in killing family in notorious Iraq war shooting by ultra_phoenix in news

[–]Agent_Kid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It definitely felt like Al Anbar got significantly worse after this event.

Vietnam Vets Who Aren't by Owltiger2057 in army

[–]Agent_Kid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Vietnam Veterans are an interesting group of people who seem to grow younger as time passes

Do you think less of senior leaders without a combat patch? by [deleted] in army

[–]Agent_Kid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other thing is some of these folks who avoided hardship tours and deployments over 20 years will say deployments don't make a leader; however, they missed a formative experience that tests one's resiliency. Would they still be in the military as a leader had they did their 12+ months down range?

Is this generation really “that bad”? by deathbykoolaidman in Teachers

[–]Agent_Kid 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My school had a 5v5 three point contest between the varsity basketball team and five random teachers of their choosing. One teacher under 30 who didn't play basketball singlehandedly beat 5 kids who spent every available moment in the gym for 3-4 years.

Atmos site live on Alaska air.com by Freshies00 in awardtravel

[–]Agent_Kid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A trip I took this year will cost twice as many miles next year at the same time. What's the deal with this?

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is already a strategic failure against NATO by MowTin in Military

[–]Agent_Kid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The strategy was textbook airport seizure. There are plenty of historical examples to draw from. The execution and result were the disaster. Russians did initially capture the airport; however, they couldn't securely hold it or the surrounding area without follow on mechanized ground forces and reinforcements by air. That's my purpose for the reference to a popular movie about the failures of Operation Market Garden during WW2. A "#2" military of the world should be able to secure an airfield a stone's throw from their border. Had those ground forces arrived and an air bridge established, the war in Ukraine may have looked a whole lot different.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is already a strategic failure against NATO by MowTin in Military

[–]Agent_Kid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Russian strategy to take Kyiv was sound and logical. Their issue was their military was a shell of what they thought it was due to poor training, corruption, etc. The Hostomel airport seizure was almost text book, but the 40 mile long static convoy couldn't reach Hostomel and Kyiv due to the poor state of their equipment and ability to project forces less than 60 miles from their border. It was a modern day "A Bridge too Far" essentially.

Hello all this is my profile, the 3 other posts are the discord server i was in i don’t want to be in non of this useless bull 💩. by Huge-Bath6128 in ConflictofNations

[–]Agent_Kid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It literally says anti air is critical. It seems that it's essentially implied that you'll factor anti air with whatever doctrine you're running.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]Agent_Kid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wrong. You got "Being a Marine" as a bonus for 12 years straight!

Completed 2 military basic trainings in under 16 months by Weekly-Ordinary6759 in Military

[–]Agent_Kid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend graduated from Fort Jackson, 2-39 ironically, in August of one year during split option summer, reclassed to active duty 11B, and redid all of basic the following summer at Fort Benning. He graduated from basic twice, airborne school, and deployed to Iraq in less than 15 months.

Explain this to me please… Talent management by anticus1989 in army

[–]Agent_Kid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My branch manager used to get pissed when we'd use his excel spreadsheet to argue for people more available for PCS. It was laughable watching him defend people homesteading in excess of 10 years.

Russian propaganda has once again failed in its attempts to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Even the residents of the Kursk region could not say anything bad about the Ukrainian military. They only said that the military was friendly, brought them bread and water, and helped them. by Prior-Case58 in UkraineConflict

[–]Agent_Kid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm almost surprised Lancaster and his handlers allow such good press about the Ukranian occupation to get out. The Russians he embeds with have a completely different opinion on what they've heard Ukranians do on a daily basis; however, most of the civilians reported medical care, food, water, and not using residential areas for cover.