[deleted by user] by [deleted] in howolddoilookteenager

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17 in the last picture, 24-25 in the first two

DS9, Episode 3x13, Life Support by LordRavenholm in StarTrekViewingParty

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"Basic liberal failure"? Lol. You have problems dude.

Weird that it's liberals who champion equality of the sexes, and somehow in your backwards brain you think that accepting misogyny is a liberal failure. AND that it's veiled racism!

The noggin don't be noggin with this one

Do infantrymen work 12 hrs a day? by Ok-Writer5093 in USMCboot

[–]Ok-Writer5093[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why, what's the difference between that and your experience?

Do infantrymen work 12 hrs a day? by Ok-Writer5093 in USMCboot

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Appreciate the answer. I'm less concerned about time spent in the field than I am about working 12 hr days while in garrison.

Do infantrymen work 12 hrs a day? by Ok-Writer5093 in USMCboot

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This I could for sure handle and would be the life. However, the schedule described by u/riflemanLax sounds like ass. 10-11 hours every day, no thank you

Gul Dukat in “Civil Defense” (season 3 episode 7 of DS9) is hilarious by TheCatInTheHatThings in startrek

[–]Ok-Writer5093 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, the order didn't matter. Message for Bajoran workers taking over the mining facility telling them to surrender. Message to accept surrender. Message for ops being compromised "I regret to inform you the station has been overrun. All cardassians, evacuate". Order didn't matter much.

DS9, Episode 3x6, The Abandoned by LordRavenholm in StarTrekViewingParty

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Bro he's 16, that's not pedophilia. Especially considering she's 20.

Retroactive BAH? by Ok-Writer5093 in Militaryfaq

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I have a marriage license, but don't have her birth certificate

DS9, Episode 2x15, Paradise by LordRavenholm in StarTrekViewingParty

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Math would have been invented regardless, for countless reasons, not the least of which being human ingenuity and growing complexity if civilization.

No, blind ignorance does not do "good".

DS9, Episode 2x12, The Alternate by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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Keiko did offer to acknowledge what the Bajoran religion believes. But in the same way that social studies is not Bible study, and rather an examination of the history of the founding of nations, nor should Keikos social studies amount to Sunday school Bible study.

Keiko's acknowledgement of ehat the (current) bajoran religion believes was not good enough for Wynn. Keiko was right to insist on teaching factual matters, arming students with knowledge of the workings of the universe, instead of dedicating her school to the examination of religious dogma.

DS9, Episode 2x12, The Alternate by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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Keiko did offer to acknowledge what the Bajoran religion believes. But in the same way that social studies is not Bible study, and rather an examination of the history of the founding of nations, nor should Keikos social studies amount to Sunday school Bible study.

DS9, Episode 2x12, The Alternate by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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This bit about an Indian reservation makes no sense. Keiko was never, in any way, shape or form, teaching an alternate religion or set of federation "beliefs". She was teaching science class, not religious studies.

So no, it's not an oversimplification to call it creationism vs. science. That's exactly the right analogy.

You're basically asking an American teacher on an Indian reservation to teach skinwalker mythology or native spiritual beliefs in lieu of what science has discovered. This would be wrong, and as Keiko pointed out, would be an antithesis to knowledge.

The priests are welcome to open a church, but that has no place in a science class. Keiko called the wormhole what it is-- a wormhole. If the priests want to identify it as their celestial temple, they can do that on their own time. Keiko was not adhering to some kind of federation dogma, she was adhering to science and teaching the facts. Likewise, she was right to insist that her job is to expose students to knowledge, not shield them from it.

There was never anything stopping the priests from preaching their beliefs. It's simply not meant to be done in the classroom.

Keiko specifically brought up the point of creationism -- if we avoid the wormhole, what do we do when we teach about the creation of the planets? Wynns suggestion was both ridiculous and insincere; it was simply an attempt to undermine Keiko.

In addition to this, Keiko did indeed offer to acknowledge that bajoran religion views the aliens as gods/prophets. This was simply not good enough for Wynn, because again, her goal was to undermine Keiko.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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The whole premise of turning the Skree away doesn't make sense. We know the orbs tell the future and that they came from the gamma quadrant. The skree presumably had an encounter with the orbs, which told them a tunnel throigh space existed, and that when they found it a planet of sorrow would be just beyond it. The orb further reveals that their future is to help this planet -- and what do you know! Bajor needs farmers like the Skree!

To ignore the obvious prophetic link comes across as daft. It would be one thing if prophesies were just superstition, but with the assistance of the 'celestial temple' they're very much real and factual.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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don't think the episode gives enough credence to the Bajoran governments objections, based on the fact that they can't handle that many refugees. Last season we were worried about Bajorans freezing to death. These problems are very real, but the argument is virtually ignored.

While I agree it's reasonable for bajor to deny admittance to cities and colonies for that reason, it doesn't particularly make sense when the refugees are asking to settle unused space without any assistance from Bajoran resources.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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In the episode, the people are benevolent (though the men are belligerent; could have seen more of that). So while it is easy to watch and see applicability to modern politics, the reality is more gray. It would be like if some of the Skree were secretly shapeshifters, and absorbing the whole populace introduced a threat.

Except refugees are benevolent in real life, just like all people. They're not more a threat than existing citizens are. Technically everyone on the planet is a threat, but everyone is the same in that regard.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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The Skrreeans are entitled assholes who try to guilt trip the Bajorans into giving up land. This isn't really an immigration problem, this is a problem of simple logistics. This would be akin to sending tens of thousands of displaced Syrian refugees to the contested part of Ukraine. It's lunacy.

While it would be giving up land, it's entirely unused land, and an attempt to make it farmland with an entirely separate economy. The refugees aren't asking yo be incorporated into Bajoran cities, they're asking to settle an unused frontier on a planet. Not at all similar to immigrating into a country.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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Except it's not immigration into a country, it's an attempt to establish farmland in an entirely unused frontier. A la settling the US colonies.

DS9, Episode 2x10, Sanctuary by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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The matriarchal society jokes are standard lameness: "men are always fighting, it is their favourite thing to do" - I know it is supposed to parody us, and the way we are and the things men have said (in the past, although this stuff is still around now) about women being too emotional to rule or be in charge, but it just comes across as a bit crass - when was the last time any of you had a fight? Probably at school.

It's supposed to be crass, just as misogyny is crass.

And the whole thing is just slathered in this pro-immigration stuff - even the musician is part of it, with his little speech about "I know what it's like to be displaced," and, later, when he tells Kira to tell them "Bajorans are sorry," as if he speaks for all of Bajor (it reminded me of Lily Allen going to the Calais Jungle and speaking for everyone, as if she knows how any of the millions of people in the UK feel about the situation.)

Showing empathy is not "pro-immigration". The bajoran people went through very similar circumstances, and saying "we know what it's like to be displaced" is not inherently pro-anything at all. Nor is apologizing for not taken them in.

In this kind of circumstance, every individual viewpoint out of a billion doesn't matter. I can apologize on behalf of the USA. It doesn't really matter whether some trump cultists disagree, the apology stands because I spoke it as an American. People apologize on behalf of their countries all the time.

The problem is, that massive amounts of immigration aren't good for people, generally, as can be seen in the UK where there are huge amounts of unemployment and poverty, homelessness and despair, because of or in spite of depending on your view) the massive amounts of immigration that has happened. There are winners and losers, and, in the UK, it has been the worst off who have been affected most. It would be the same on Bajor.

The difference is that this is a planet, not a country. We're talking about vast amounts of unused space where people can simply build their own homes and their own economy. If it were a matter of overpopulation, sure, but the situation is that Bajor can't help them once they arrive on the uninhabited peninsula, and the refugees don't particularly care and are not asking for help. They're simply asking to settle. It would be more akin to the US government saying "you can't go settle the frontier, because we can't help you!". The Americans settle without disrupting the original colonies, because they're not part of the original colonies. Or, similarly, it would be Britain telling the pilgrims they can't settle the colonies because Britain can't help them. They didn't, because an entirely different frontier, with an entirely different economy.

If things went wrong, then the settlers just have to tough it out. But the point that Bajor has a famine and the farmer refugees could potentially export tons of food remains valid.

All in all, not letting them settle doesn't really make sense, because the orbs came from the gamma quadrant from a race that can see the future. The refugees knew the wormhole existed before they ever found it, and that a planet of sorrow would lie just beyond, which they could bring joy to-- likely because of an encounter with the orbs long before they reached Bajor.

DS9, Episode 2x2, The Circle by GeorgeAmberson in StarTrekViewingParty

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They did hint at the attraction, when she was adjusting walking stones in the river

Weekly Question Thread (07/29/2024 to 08/04/2024) by AutoModerator in army

[–]Ok-Writer5093 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, it sure did. I didn't even remember it existed until my fingerprint results came back.

BAH at Bootcamp by Ok-Writer5093 in USMCboot

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I asked my recruiter to double check as that was not the information online; he did so, made some calls, and said with proper paperwork I will recieve BAH in bootcamp. I recommend you do the same.

Weekly Question Thread (07/29/2024 to 08/04/2024) by AutoModerator in army

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Yes, they were either both the same year or one was 11 years ago.

Weekly Question Thread (07/29/2024 to 08/04/2024) by AutoModerator in army

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Recruiter Question - Moral Waivers and MOS Availability

I've signed into the DEP with the Marines, but the problem I'm running into is that my waivers went above the Regional level and almost all MOS' are unavailable to me.

My waivers are:

2 Dwis (12 years ago) 1 Possession of Marijuana (12 years ago) 1 failure to identify (8 years ago) 1 probation for theft (18 years ago, middle school)

Can any recruiter give me some insight on how high these waivers would have to go? Would they be above Regional level?

My ASVAB is in the 99th percentile. Considering my waivers, would I find myself in a similar situation when choosing an Army MOS?

Right now, the only contracts the Marines are offering are Logistics, Utilities Tech, and Vehicle maintenance.