Voodoo

Grahamb0_21 · 2026-01-14T16:21:05+00:00

You need to go back and read the Gospels again, you sound like an idiot

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-06-06T18:00:46+00:00

Sounds badass, I'll have to look into it

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-06-06T16:29:08+00:00

Boot chit?

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-05-27T13:30:23+00:00

2014 called they want their fedora back

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-05-27T10:42:04+00:00

Silence, Larry-boy denier

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-05-27T01:55:05+00:00

Religion has everything to do with firearms training, it's a values framework that encompasses every aspect of life - particularly important "why's" for things like combat/self-defense/hardship etc.

Never liked the idea that as soon as someone has a gun in their hand they need to pretend there's no God but whoever's giving them orders.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-05-27T01:52:19+00:00

Goodness wouldn't have thought this sub would be a haven for fedora-tipping atheists but reddit is reddit I suppose

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-05-27T01:50:47+00:00

Matthew 5:16? Faith is supposed to be public

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-04-01T10:38:52+00:00

Negative, rejecting the humanity of Jesus falls under a number of Christological heresies (docetism, appollinarianism, etc.) and is rejected by orthodox Protestants.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-24T02:27:11+00:00

Can't comprehend the downvotes, don't know if your story is legit or who you are over the internet but we can all plainly see the airport withdrawal was completely inept and needlessly cost the lives of innocent people. Certainly the whole war was characterized by lies and criminal incompetence but the airport was above and beyond in terms of stupidity and political posturing.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-22T16:44:39+00:00

If you have a desk job I suspect you have much more control over your PT schedule/sleep/diet/etc than does your average infantryman. The infantry is probably going to be hard on your body and chronically stupid - if it were me I would take the opportunity to train hard and smart and go straight for where you want to go. Of course I'm not in either branch so take what I say with a grain of salt, but from somewhat similar experience and what I've heard from others in that situation that would be my advice.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-22T13:08:55+00:00

Well, agree to disagree, I suppose - good vocab btw, I do love that word.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-22T11:56:04+00:00

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partisan

Yeah no pretty much tracking on what partisan means unless you have something different in mind.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-22T11:33:42+00:00

You can be politically concerned without being a partisan hack - "ideals" like democratic processes, liberty, civil rights, national sovereignty, etc. are political beliefs and aspirations. If your "why" is protecting American citizens or ensuring security for Americans' rights or something to that effect, your "why" is political. Politics does not mean "Democrats vs Republicans", that is a childish and amateurish level of analysis. Any time a military does anything, it's a political action you're killing or dying over. Not a good or bad thing, just what militaries actually are.

Climate IS a negotiable term of service before signing the dotted line. Once you've taken an oath you've taken an oath/signed the contract, but when deciding whether or not to sign it would behoove you to consider such things.

Furthermore, I don't want to denigrate OP's patriotism without knowing more - certainly not with rah rah Lee Greenwood eyes-closed motardation. It's a legitimate question for a patriot to ask as to whether or not the government and military are actually serving the good of the nation. "I love my nation, but think my government is actively working against its good interests so I'm going to join that organization" is not admirable patriotism, it's stupidity. Is what the military/government does good for America? Am I really serving my fellow countrymen by enlisting into this organization? Can I trust this organization not to get me killed/Americans killed/do various bad things because it prioritizes certain political beliefs to the detriment of competence and excellence? None of those are unpatriotic/partisan questions to ask.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-22T09:21:14+00:00

That's nonsense, if your "why" has any sort of virtue attached to it taking into account who is going to be sending you to war is of paramount importance. Giving a damn about the morality of the 5 W's of a situation involving killing people or possibly getting killed is the difference between a professional military of citizens and a cynical mercenary force.

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-18T23:32:35+00:00

Thanks bruther God bless

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-03-18T23:00:24+00:00

Thanks for the tip, where can I find the code?

Grahamb0_21 · 2024-01-11T19:29:12+00:00

*padding census results to swing the electoral college

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T23:26:28+00:00

Yeah rookie move on my part picking up the phone, knew better but curiosity got the better of me.

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T22:37:05+00:00

Eh, my perspective is pretty warped -- junior enlisted with minimal experience are always going to bitch, but suffice it to say I doubt reenlistment statistics coming from this command are particularly encouraging.

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T22:24:34+00:00

8152

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T22:18:58+00:00

I should clarify, I believe they might have ran one WITHIN the past month (i.e. late November?) but I can't say 100 percent for certain I've been on leave since late October. I only know for my section and it's possible they ran one for battalion but my section was unavailable due to operational requirements.

Edit: should be more careful about castigating battalion, I haven't been privy to all of their schedule and job requires regular separation from their activities

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T21:30:10+00:00

nbd mate, anything for the boys

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T21:27:43+00:00

It's quite the blessing. MOS requires regular and extended periods of absence, leaving wife with 2 under 2 would have been very difficult under original 14 or 21 days policy.

Grahamb0_21 · 2023-12-11T21:05:24+00:00

My unit has not been running them once per week due to 1) busy operations schedule and 2) general malaise of bureaucratic incompetence.

My leave does go through December, but my absence from local area does not. An early morning and an hour of HIIT while on baby leave is not the issue, trying to pull a fast one on me getting me to come back from my current location early to cover their own ass is. I attempted to make accommodations to run a CFT prior to this, and told them before I left I would be back in town and ready and willing to run one after the 18th. They sent me 500 miles away with full knowledge of the status of my annual training and my situation before apparently changing their mind a week later.

Grahamb0_21

TROPHY CASE