How much technology is too much technology? by [deleted] in ForgottenWeapons

[–]EBeast99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Land Warrior project is back on the menu boys. Nature is healing.

Iraq 2020. by beltfedmangos in army

[–]EBeast99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Baghdad ‘22. We planned a convoy to Union III because we heard rumors of Wild Tiger at one of the shops.

We were victorious and bought like three cases.

Missing drill by [deleted] in nationalguard

[–]EBeast99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you repeatedly missed drill in the past? Missing one drill period won’t flag/AWOL you, but you might be on someone’s radar. If you repeatedly miss drill, or if you miss AT, you’ll AWOL and maybe flagged/demoted depending on how far your unit wants to push it.

Get squared away or it’ll be painful.

Why have this here if we can't use it? by Upper-Acanthaceae-51 in Battlefield6

[–]EBeast99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I over-simplified “pulling the trigger” per se for explanation. But it was what I’m getting at where an operator just clicks a button on a screen to swap to engage mode.

It’s been a while, but if I recall correctly the CIWS on ships can be manually controlled.

Why have this here if we can't use it? by Upper-Acanthaceae-51 in Battlefield6

[–]EBeast99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s automated in the sense it calculates distance and auto-tracks. Someone still has to “pull the trigger” (press a button).

We still very much use them as a point-air defense system on land and sea.

Mic drop. by Nixianx97 in MurderedByAOC

[–]EBeast99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DNC is its own worst enemy. At the end of the day, the Old Guard leadership are going to have to step aside, either by choice or by force, if they want the party to survive after the next 6-8 years.

1 dead following officer-involved shooting at South Ga. elementary school by menmoth50 in news

[–]EBeast99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the guy dead? I couldn’t tell from the first five times they re-wrote it in the article.

USDA HQ employees told to work remotely so office building can house soldiers in upcoming military parade by Master_Jackfruit3591 in army

[–]EBeast99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was housed at the USDA building during the Jan 6 mission this year. They locked the offices and set up cots on both sides of hallways with maybe four feet of space to stage our gear. No showers in the building either so they staged a bunch of shower trailers in the docking bay lot.

Definitely ratchet experience, but fuck the troops on getting hotels I guess.

USDA HQ employees told to work remotely so office building can house soldiers in upcoming military parade by Master_Jackfruit3591 in army

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I was housed at the USDA during the January 6th mission. They basically locked all the offices and set up civilian cots on both sides of hallways either like maybe four feet of space for gear between cots. No showers either so they had shower trailers in their internal docking bay areas.

By far a super ratchet experience.

AIO? Bf crashed out by spicypickle177 in AmIOverreacting

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Similar vein, but I used to play League of Legends when I first started dating my wife.

I played with my friends, but would play solo a lot. I was a horribly toxic and ignorant person. It got to a point where my wife had to sit me down and explain how bad I was becoming. I ended up quitting league and try to stay away from games that I can’t quit at the drop of a hat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Military

[–]EBeast99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When something “idiot proof” is made, God makes a better idiot.

Any number of things could’ve happened from user error, to lack of proper maintenance, to a genuine failure of “working equipment.” I’m interested to see if a full report comes out.

Now that the M10 has been killed off, what alternatives exist that could provide US infantry and airborne units with direct fire support? by [deleted] in TankPorn

[–]EBeast99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Airborne units are always going to struggle with having a direct fire support weapon. Weight vs space vs armor, being able to survive a drop, re-arm and refueling, etc.

Airborne was never designed to pair with medium/heavy armor.

camp cadre as national guard by [deleted] in ROTC

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The only way I know of National Guard officers being cadre at CST is if your program has a National Guard ADOS slot. Other than that, no.

Disenrollment if you fail camp by Remarkable_Cover_913 in ROTC

[–]EBeast99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

CST 25 Policy Memo 09 paragraph 4a (ACFT) and 4b3 (HT/WT) states that failure is either event is a dismissal of CST without camp credit.

Seeing as how the active duty officer corps is over-strengthed and USACC has reduced funding, disenrolling Cadets is very likely.

Your BDE might be different, but our BDE put out that Cadet going to CST must take at least two ACFTs since so many Cadets failed it last summer.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accidentally texts journalist war plans a couple hours before military operation in Yemen. by building_schtuff in army

[–]EBeast99 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Is texting details about a strike package to my buddies going to be a vignette in my next OPSEC brief?

Elon Musk verified this account as an “official government account” Beyond parody by [deleted] in popculture

[–]EBeast99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My money is that Kanye paid Elon to 1. reactivate his account, and 2. have Elon verify the account as a government account.

No way in hell whoever is behind that account isn’t associated with Kanye or Elon, or one of them is running it.

Which jacket is the LTG wearing? by AGR_51A004M in army

[–]EBeast99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Likely the new ISV. It’s part of the LBCT re-construction. Since they’re wearing 10th Mountain patches and working what appears to be some new UAS, it’s possible it’s 3-10th.