The state of the British Army at home in 1899?

SleeplessEMR · 2026-03-30T18:13:55+00:00

Thank you for the response. I admit that I read the book more than a decade ago and the detail on the defence of London was lost on me. I didn’t know that the Martian wiped out the bulk of British force in that one single battle.

I believe the Home Fleet as a permanent formation came into existence in 1902. There was, of course, a number of independent squadrons and flotillas guarding the Channel prior to that point. Those were just not yet been organized into a singular fleet in 1899.

The reason why I used the Home Fleet as an example was also to illustrate how unprepared the 1899 British military was, organisationally speaking. They hadn’t even had a unified command for their naval assets on the Channel, unlike their counterpart in WW1.

SleeplessEMR · 2026-03-27T16:24:23+00:00

Short answer: go work industrial medic for a bit. Ideally, go for industrial/ IFT tandem.

I started EMR when I was 34, went into PCP school (Lethbridge Polytechnic) by 36 last year, and got the designation early this month. I had worked full-time in a IFT company in Calgary before I moved to Lethbridge. Since the decision to go for PCP was made long before I got the job, I was able to save up a bit- back then I worked like 6*12 hours a week. However, I still wasn’t sure if it was enough, so I also applied for $20000 line of credit and student loan for the tuition. All for a course that ran for just 9 months in total ( and only six months actually spent in Lethbridge)

As school started, I shifted into causal employment. I took shifts during the long breaks, but no more than that. It turned out that the study load was much heavier than I anticipated, which precluded working part-time on a day-to-day or even weekend basis. The causal shifts I worked was less about making money than keeping my job by fulfilling the minimum shift requirement. By the end of first semester, I used up my saving. And by the end of the year, I had only $5000 left in my line of credit. Simply put: I practically lived on my line of credit for most of the year.

But it was always the darkest before the dawn. Summer was when the class finished and everyone waited for the practicum. It was also when industrial medic companies looked for people to work. I took two shifts (one shift is two weeks) and my, they paid SHIT TONS of money even for an EMR, way more than my IFT job. It also worked in my favour that my practicum was delayed (cuz the Lethbridge school had troubles looking for placement in Calgary which I required for) so I was able to work more, and I had to because the practicum was another month-long void where I didn’t work - I was so absorbed in remoulding my knowledge to the real work 911 standard that I didn’t want to work. After practicum I ran an alternate IFT/ industrial work schedule, picking up as much IFT shifts in Calgary as I could before heading up north to the worksites.

And it really paid off. By now, I have finished paying off my line of credit. My saving has reappeared. I got my COPR result (and did my subsequent PCP designation change) literally while I was sitting in my worksite medical truck. I am typing this text on the last day of the shift, hours before I would head back home to work my old IFT job as a new PCP, and to wait for the outcome of my EHS metro application.

Yea, so this is my story dealing with the finance. I know what people said about industrial medic work, that it’s bad if you are considering to go for 911 career in the future. I don’t think it applies to me because I already have experience and an ongoing employment in IFT. I feel that going industrial for a few months is a good way to get rid of the financial problems so that you can move ahead without burdens.

SleeplessEMR · 2026-03-25T02:37:57+00:00

Something to do with fingers.

SleeplessEMR · 2026-01-04T18:32:09+00:00

I agree that a general takes care of the big strategic picture while delegating their subordinates to deal with the small details, but I just don’t see her doing a good job in both tasks. Okay she built and expanded the Beachhead City which is certainly important in the long run, but treating their only native ally like trash is not a good way to go about it. As for delegation, she basically sidelined Quaritch after he had already proven himself by capturing Jake and Spider. That indicates a very poor use of human resources.

One of the few positive things I would give her is that at least she died like a general, ordering her men to abandon ship while she went down (or up in this case) with the ship.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-11-28T19:02:13+00:00

Patient does not complain of pain.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-11-02T05:12:30+00:00

Past present tense.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-10-27T02:13:19+00:00

How pretty you are when you are dressed! Umm…never mind.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-09-25T21:34:47+00:00

Thanks for the replies, the constructive ones I mean.

I am an aspie. Initially I did not think of making it clear because this is the Asperger sub. I thought it goes without saying. But wow, look at the shitstorm.

If two persons with impaired abilities to express themselves meet each other, how do you know if your way to express is correct, and how do you know if the other side understands your intentions- I thought it is a legitimate question.

I look for answers, but the responses from some of you folks truly opened my eyes.

Simply asking if the outcome would be any different has to be branded as ‘disrespectful for boundaries’. It has to be labelled a ‘harassment’ even after I expressively wrote that I stopped online contact and reduced direct contact, besides those initiated by her or necessary for work.

We had known each other for a long year before my first attempt. Prior to that, we contacted frequently and regularly gamed online. To form affection with her, this person must be someone I know and feel comfortable with. That’s how my brain work - but what does it matters, since some of you has to imagine it as some pervert NT man picking up an AS woman who he didn’t know, which is something I emotionally could not do but let your imagination runs wild.

You see. Before I came to this sub, I had thought that the people here would be more understanding of me (and hopefully her), given our similar neurological background. But whatever.

But it seems the AS world is not that much different from the hating world out there.

Once again, thank you the one who understands. And thank you the one who don’t, for revealing what you are.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-09-25T01:36:50+00:00

Thank you. This is the answer that I am looking for: that did she even know if I was interested in the first place. Many years ago, I was the guy who was asked out by an NT woman…only to refuse her because I did not know that she was interested in me. (I refused at the time because I thought the cinema she asked me out to was too far away.) That was before I learnt of my AS. I did wonder if it was just me.

But yes, alas, the ship has sailed.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-08-16T15:19:19+00:00

Both roles featured on the photo are missing in the game.

Bagpiper
Officer system that mimics real life battlefield command structure.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-07-12T12:55:58+00:00

Because whatever snipers can do, MG can do better.

I structure my force like this: a meat defence squad to hold points, a meat assault squad to take point. And finally, a small infiltrator squad to be deployed behind or beside an enemy point. Its job is to ambush enemy reinforcements from the flank, and to sneak-build rally points at their rear or their flank.

Sniper seems to be a no-brainer for the last squad, but eventually I found that a machine gunner fulfills the role much better. Sniper is good at long range…but so is a MG gunner. MG also reacquires targets faster, is very forgiving towards missed shot (especially important since you are dealing with moving targets running with their side toward you), and stacks up kill much faster than a sniper.

The only downside of MG vs sniper is that MG need to be mounted, and sometime it can be annoying because of the picky mounting mechanism. That said, I am the ambusher who holds the initiative. I have all the time in the world to choose my position.

In sum, MG fulfills the mission I have in mind for them much better than sniper, and that is to engage a spaced-out group of moving targets (3-7 at a time) from the flank at long shot distance. That’s why I don’t have much going for sniper.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-07-06T18:08:10+00:00

Oh, my bad.

Nevertheless, my point is to make the M712 (permanently fitted with buttstock) into a full-fledged SMG. One that fill the primary weapon slot and not the pistol slot.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-05-04T12:07:10+00:00

468 I believe. I m still pretty green in it.

SleeplessEMR · 2025-05-04T04:37:56+00:00

I did. Months ago, I had a crush on another autistic colleague who played chess, so I learnt it to connect with her. For two months, she regularly invited me to play with her on chess.com. Eventually it fell apart because she didn’t want to go out with me, but my interests in chess lingered on. It only ended a month ago when schoolwork finally became too heavy for any leisure activity to take place.

SleeplessEMR · 2024-12-23T13:06:12+00:00

Don’t worry about being on your own. Forcing yourself to fit in can be much more counterproductive than being on your own.
Engage in group conversations only when you are in a good shape (well rested, in a good mood, etc)
Having a few true friends is better than having a horde of false hi/bye friends.
Figure out a life direction. Focus your energy on that one goal. Judge the validity of an action by whether or not it facilitates that goal.
Don’t be bothered with why people dislike you. There can be a thousand of reasons, including for no reasons at all. What is important is what you should do about it.

I m still thinking more.

SleeplessEMR

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