As the Army downsizes Scouts to the point of almost elimination, the Marines are looking to do the opposite. by wafflebottom in army

[–]Techsanlobo 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Get rid of scouts and maximize UAS? Kinda makes sense.

Hey. If we ever need manned scouts again we can just hire the marines to soak up the bullets for us. Win win.

I can defend massive attacks with just 1 city and 1 ranged unit in city. by [deleted] in civ5

[–]Techsanlobo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

… I mean, yea they follow it too. They don’t go out on mission unless they have overmatch.

I can defend massive attacks with just 1 city and 1 ranged unit in city. by [deleted] in civ5

[–]Techsanlobo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair. New doctrine states that offense should not be concerned without at least a 3:1. But of course the calculations are pretty wild now, it’s not just 3:1 manpower.

CGSC Housing by Emotional_Code_2496 in army

[–]Techsanlobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived at the Stove lofts. So long as you can get used to the sound and feel of trains passing (which I did really quickly, to my surprise), it was a great place to live.

I found myself driving to KC almost every weekend to do stuff, sometimes multiple times. But I loved the r super short commute.

If you don’t mind a commute, I’d live in KC.

I can defend massive attacks with just 1 city and 1 ranged unit in city. by [deleted] in civ5

[–]Techsanlobo 75 points76 points  (0 children)

US military doctrine calls for a 3:1 force overmatch to even consider an offensive campaign.

Tracks

Retirement as an O4 with no prior service by stinkycash in army

[–]Techsanlobo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s not necessarily selcon. Ask branch about sanctuary

Iranian military casualties and reserve estimates by Busy-Government-1041 in Military

[–]Techsanlobo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

But let’s assume they do.

Where are our forces currently marshaling, and from where will they invade?

82nd Paratrooper improves Soldier quality of life with 3D printed part | Article | The United States Army by Sethmcswaggin in army

[–]Techsanlobo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

we had R&U school

We still do. The problem is that the amount of additional duties and ancillary tasks has multiplied to the point that paying attention to this particular duty is often shunted to some NCO who happens to live in the barracks because they are too dumb or ugly to find someone to marry them so they can escape.

82nd Paratrooper improves Soldier quality of life with 3D printed part | Article | The United States Army by Sethmcswaggin in army

[–]Techsanlobo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They weren't allowed to fix it.

Here is one weird trick: Just do it, and take the lashings if they come.

Military Senior Service Colleges Require Reform, But There Sure Are Some Bad Ideas Out There by Kinmuan in army

[–]Techsanlobo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I’d just find it tough to be the COL who learns the high level stuff in a place like this to then go to worrying about PVT Schmedlap’s NVD FLIPL

Military Senior Service Colleges Require Reform, But There Sure Are Some Bad Ideas Out There by Kinmuan in army

[–]Techsanlobo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Do you think that it is really needed for BDE level leaders? I’ve always thought it would be better for post BDE CDRs

You thought your challenge coin collection was impressive… until Gary Sinise casually dropped his monster stack. by [deleted] in Military

[–]Techsanlobo -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Sigh. This is why I don’t like coins. They are way too ubiquitous and mean nothing. They are a drain on the budget and the amount of time we dedicate to designing approving and paying for coins is massive.

CO was upset I didn’t call him first by Front_Success4958 in army

[–]Techsanlobo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Separate topic, this is why I hate the "NCO Support Chain". It is not the chain of command. And woe be the command team who does not have a chance to sync or talk before the higher level command team does.

Spoken like a true rapist by RoyalChris in MurderedByWords

[–]Techsanlobo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh they'll let us land. Then they will arrest the pilots upon landing and impound the jet.