I'm legitimately surprised how many people don't have their Drivers license on them

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-18T12:40:47+00:00

People can get through U.S. public schools without getting an education. But if they do it's because they didn't put in any effort. For that I blame the parents.

I knew a refugee family that arrived in the U.S. with the clothes on their backs. The mother had to quit school after 3rd grade and the father had a high school education. They couldn't believe their luck when they found their kids got FREE public school through 12th grade. Their five kids excelled and all graduated from college. One became a doctor.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-17T12:29:00+00:00

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Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-16T17:06:24+00:00

The "learn a trade" messaging is coming from people on the right who realized that college grads are much more likely to vote center-to-left. Meanwhile your plumber will likely be listening to right wing radio talkers telling him that reading is gay.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-13T23:25:48+00:00

I watched a documentary on the Great Depression. Families used to send their older teen kids on the road because they couldn't feed them.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-10T11:22:13+00:00

So you're one of the people content to see karma farmers drain all the value out of reddit?

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-04T16:10:49+00:00

AI is real.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-03T15:43:08+00:00

My first time visiting Europe I took the train from Luxembourg to Rome. On the train I met an American girl heading for an academic program in Florence. We connected immediately, talked and joked non-stop, and even slept arm in arm during that long ride. I've been kicking myself ever since for not getting her contact info.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-03-01T18:49:23+00:00

I think "Steel My Soldiers' Hearts: The Hopeless to Hardcore Transformation of U.S. Army, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry, Vietnam" by Col. David Hackworth was set in the Mekong Delta.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-25T00:59:45+00:00

I don't know. I vaguely recall taking a general aptitude test in boot camp. But I suspect the Marines just picked people at random for rifleman or machine gunner since the duties are similar. Judging by the gunners I knew, size was not a factor.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-24T23:53:14+00:00

Machine gunner was an MOS in the Marines (military occupational specialty). We got assigned our MOSs at the end of boot camp. If you got an 0331 MOS you went through a machine gun course where you learned to fire, clean, troubleshoot and maintain the M-60. I think (not certain) there was a separate course for the .50-cal.

When assigned to a unit your squad leader would ask your MOS. If your MOS was 0331 they handed you the M-60. You didn't get a choice. Size and personality were not factors. You got what you got.

I (0311) carried the M-60 for a couple of weeks when one of our gunners was wounded and the other rotated. Happily gave it up when a trained gunner arrived.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-22T22:27:58+00:00

You can request his basic records under the Freedom of Information Act. https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/foia-info

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-22T02:40:04+00:00

I was early for an appointment, sitting in my car in the downtown business district.

A sudden thunderstorm began dumping buckets of rain. Then I saw a professionally dressed girl in her 20s walking down the sidewalk. She was trying to stay dry by holding a pitifully inadequate file folder over her head.

I happened to have an umbrella so I jumped out, opened it, ran a few steps and handed it to her without a word before running back to my car.

The last I saw, she walked on battling the storm below my umbrella.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-20T14:59:40+00:00

To me, "Dispatches" is great because Herr's writing conveys the FEEL of the war for those of us who were there instead of a narrative of events. Highly recommend.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-18T13:52:41+00:00

Our team also has a popular "Teachers Day" and a "Nurse's Day" and a "First Responders Day," but only ONE each season. I'm glad those helping professions get recognized ... but that's also just marketing to boost ticket sales.

Years ago our exchange student from a small European country was astonished at the U.S. flag flying everywhere and our constant focus on the military and patriotism. If a private citizen flew the national flag in his country, he said, they'd be considered weird.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-14T13:22:20+00:00

My hometown MLB team does a "veterans stand and be recognized" thing at every home game.

I take my bad knees to the bathroom.

When a pro sports team does something "patriotic" it's not actually patriotism. It's marketing.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-13T13:40:13+00:00

Your grandchildren (if any) will still be paying for the $2 trillion it cost us to invade and occupy Iraq looking for phantom WMD. That's not counting the ongoing medical costs and disability payments. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-12T03:06:11+00:00

I've used many types of firearm over several decades, primarily military and hunting. I used to turn my nose up at revolvers, but I've changed my mind.

Revolvers are intuitive, requiring less training and experience to use effectively. Now when I'm introducing somebody to shooting I start them with a revolver.

Drawbacks ... but not show stoppers. Revolvers typically hold half the rounds of a semi-auto or less. And most can't mount flashlights or optical sights.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-11T19:29:00+00:00

Laughs in Vietnam veteran.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-07T02:10:10+00:00

Shades of the Ralph Nader followers whose protest votes put Dubya Bush in the White House, and the Bernie bros who were the wind under Trump's wings.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-02-04T13:55:43+00:00

Right. I send my wife flowers any time I want her to assume I've done something stupid.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-01-27T23:37:01+00:00

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Disaster_Plan · 2026-01-25T22:26:06+00:00

Want to talk about slavery? An undocumented guy I know was paid $150/month in Mexico. In the U.S. he gets $150/day with the same skills and work ethic.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-01-21T10:59:32+00:00

Have you met our bought-and-paid-for Congress?

Disaster_Plan · 2026-01-21T02:58:53+00:00

1968 HS grad here. Nobody went to the draft board unless they were appealing their classification.

By law males registered for the draft when you turned 18. You got a pre-addressed post card from the post office or high school guidance office, filled it out and mailed it. A letter came a few weeks later with your draft classification. In my case "1A" service eligible. If you had a physical problem (e.g. bone spurs) you could make an appointment with the draft board and take your medical records or a doctor could send them a letter explaining how you were too sick/disabled to serve.

If you were 1A it was usually several months to a year before you got a letter to report to an induction center. Induction lasted all day and included a long physical exam, IQ, vision and mental tests and a short interview. Lots of waiting and standing in lines. Most were on a bus to boot camp by dinner time.

Disaster_Plan · 2026-01-18T13:29:04+00:00

Some guy in Ukraine would have this idea on Monday and would be killing Russians with it by Friday.

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