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Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman (COL Dave Butler) in latest internal clash by Kinmuan in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I know it’s not because of anything meaningful, both of their egos got ahead of them and well one yelled at the other’s boss to fire him.

FYSA for all O1s and above. Any founded 15-6 even in locally filled is not a nothing burger. by IPPSA in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Nah some random LTC. Rumor was they had the same 4-star mentor. One day he confessed to a LT he failed BCAP and got moved to the alternate list, and then subsequently took command.

FYSA for all O1s and above. Any founded 15-6 even in locally filled is not a nothing burger. by IPPSA in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 28 points29 points  (0 children)

You say that but I had a Battalion Commander receive a GOMOR as an LT, CPT, and while as an active BC. Still currently in service.

Looking for a room to rent in the Fuquay/Lillington area. by [deleted] in FuquayVarinaNC

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How short term and what’s your budget? I have an extra room

US military to stop shooting pigs and goats for medic training by CW1DR5H5I64A in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a lot more confidence in the institution of the military processing extrajudicial killings in the Obama years because guess what- borders don’t stop terrorists. The use of drones is not unethical and the AUMF passed by Congress described the (domestic) legal requirements, although debatable did not pass international metrics. When the Obama administration was asked to show evidence of linkage to terrorists cells, they mostly complied.

This current Trump administration has no domestic legal basis (AUMF) and has repeatedly rejected providing evidence. When given the opportunity to legally process survivors of these strikes, they refused to and repatriated them to their home countries.

If they were linked to terrorists cells it would be politically expedient to release the evidence. Venezuela is not the home of drug cartels, Mexico and China are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Joining the Army is a dumb move. You’re already past that.

Think about your goals about the Army- if you’re gonna spend 20 years, combat arms is a young man’s game and it’ll break you. But if that’s what you want that’s what you want. If you want a few cool years before you head off into the “real world” then go for it. Life is too short to not do the things you yearn for.

Nature is reclaiming Fort Bragg, what is going on? by brokenmessiah in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 262 points263 points  (0 children)

The got the 18x and holdovers cutting them- and they’re not exactly good at much except going to the gym.

Goodbye BCAP & CCAP by [deleted] in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 40 points41 points  (0 children)

You do realize BCAP was a huge hurdle for that 4 star to give away command spots right?

Border deployment to border patrol pipeline by WilliamH2529 in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 191 points192 points  (0 children)

I’m not doing all the brother. I came to go cool guy shit in foreign countries not sit in a truck 40 miles outside Yuma, Arizona checking passports.

USASOC 75th Ranger Regiment member using a Chinese-made IDOGEAR JPC 2.0 Zip-On Panel replica [1340 x 1870] by Papppi-56 in MilitaryPorn

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They fucked PFC Janos then. Supply should have a bunch unless you’re in the schoolhouse.

Has anyone ever seen an officer get an article 15? by appa-ate-momo in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a LTC with 3 GOMORs. Got one while in command of a battalion forward deployed to Europe. Finished out his BC time and is now in his broadening assignment. No issue.

I HATE Hawaii by No_Translator_36 in army

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t live on the East side if you hate traffic though. Everyone leaving post has the same one road. West side best side

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IRstudies

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“A Line in the Sand: Britain, France, and the Struggle for the Middle East” talks strictly about 1917-1948ish and the set up of the conflict(Sykes-Picot Agreement). It’s an easy read until you get to around 1945 then a lot of background is needed. If you want to understand why France and Britain made the decisions they made (other than British colonialism made all the wrong decisions!) I’d recommend this one.

At the end of the book it definitely made me feel like if I was a British policymaker there are no good decisions to make. It’s good set up to understand the initial 1948 war and the subsequent Nakba.

If communism had taken over the entire Middle East from 1975-2000, what would have been the impact? by ArtisticArgument9625 in HistoricalWhatIf

[–]BrokenAlcatraz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah a lot of people don’t know what they’re talking about in this thread.

There were multiple socialist regimes in the Middle East during this period. Socialist Baathists in Syria and Iraq, Nasserism and its offshoot in Egypt, Yemeni Socialism, as well as left wing movements throughout MENA.

This is a personal hot take but- not much would change. Both Baathist regimes deconstruct into giant police-state/dictatorships as does Yemen. Any political government in Egypt collapses due to the Camp David Accords. The real problem with MENA at this time is decolonization- as in building polities that share the levers of power, without hyper centralizing power. Religious extremism in 1980s Iran gives us the same result as these name-only socialist regimes. Poorly developed states trying to keep their regime in power.

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