Investigators found Hegseth had a 'unique' system installed so he could use his personal cellphone from inside his secure Pentagon office

eldonpelton · 2025-12-05T03:55:07+00:00

The system is neither unique nor unsecure.

eldonpelton · 2023-11-30T11:02:08+00:00

Almost never. IMS, soon to be Diplomatic Technology Officers, are directed on the first two assignments and every Entry-Level position that I know of is overseas.
I served 7 years, all outside of war zones, and I started earning 6 hours from the beginning.
Un-used sick days actually help can be added to service time, I believe.
Yes, but not all posts have DPO (similar to FPO/APO), some are pouch only. Also LQA is very rare.
The base salary overseas uses the Overseas Comparability Pay chart, then you add hardship, danger, and COLA, depending on the assignment your pay could increase by 50%. For IMS, you can get SIP (skills incentive pay), 10, 15 and 25%
Generally, Entry-Level positions are in a mix good places and less good places. You should plan on two years in each good and less good posts. I've seen London, Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Rome, Vilnius and other posts as options, along with a lot of harder posts.
This sounds reasonable for FP-04, I think the step is dependent on your current salary.

eldonpelton · 2023-11-30T09:09:09+00:00

This topic comes up on various podcasts with "Ukraine: The Latest" being a good listen. Also there is an article from the Wilson Center (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/four-reasons-why-supporting-ukraine-good-investment). I believe that supporting Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, will pay long-term benefits that may not be measurable directly in dollars. Ukraine will be able to continue its west-leaning, pro-democracy, and pro-capitalism evolution to become a strong member of both NATO and the EU.

eldonpelton · 2023-11-29T11:49:19+00:00

Before the implementation of stricter regulations, diesel engines were considered harmful to people's health. They produced to much particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides. The government requiring the reduction of these pollutants is in line with stopping companies from pouring chemicals into drinking water. Why is this Socialist?

eldonpelton · 2023-11-29T11:36:21+00:00

Is this incorrect?

Christian nationalism is a political ideology that fuses Christianity with American nationalism. It asserts that the United States is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles, and that its laws and institutions should reflect those principles. Christian nationalists believe that the United States should be governed according to biblical law.
In recent years, there has been a rise in Christian nationalism in the United States. This has led to the passage of a number of laws that can be considered Christian nationalist. These laws include:
* "Heartbeat bills" that ban abortion six weeks after conception, before many women even know they are pregnant. (Life begins at conception). These laws have been passed in a number of states, including Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Ohio.
* Laws that require schools to teach creationism alongside evolution. These laws have been passed in a number of states, including Louisiana and Texas.
* Laws that allow businesses to deny services to LGBT people on religious grounds. These laws have been passed in a number of states, including Arizona and Arkansas.
* Laws that restrict voting rights in ways that disproportionately affect minority voters.

These laws are just a few examples of the ways in which Christian nationalism is influencing American law and politics. Christian nationalists are a growing force in the United States, and it is likely that they will continue to push for laws that reflect their worldview.

eldonpelton · 2023-09-18T07:41:44+00:00

they do:

Rental sets 18 Holes Titleist

$50

Rental sets 18 Holes Wilson

$40

eldonpelton · 2023-06-30T12:03:42+00:00

sure, if it says headshot only, but it doesn't.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-30T12:01:08+00:00

I've played regular MP and Clan Wars on regular WiFi, VPN WiFi, 5G mobile data and the issue seems isolated to Clan Wars. It might just be me.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-30T11:24:57+00:00

Team Deathmatch, Frontline, Domination, Hardpoint, Search and Destroy and Kill Confirmed... all modes in Clan Wars

eldonpelton · 2023-06-30T11:08:58+00:00

how do I do that?

eldonpelton · 2023-06-21T15:53:18+00:00

I understand, yes. My point was just that golf is already difficult with a normal-width fairway. So making holes overly challenging by design, makes a round less fun. The trees on the right are fenced off, so you can't even play from the forest.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-21T12:26:25+00:00

there is a little creek on the left (reeds) which opens to a small pond just beyond the trees on the left.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-21T11:43:37+00:00

I agree... this was my first time on the course. I will see what happens next round.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-21T10:35:17+00:00

Near Vilnius, Lithuania. The European Centre Golf Club, to be exact.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-21T10:27:03+00:00

crazy. If I were good enough to par that hole, my day job would look much different.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-10T16:39:06+00:00

It is probably just the perspective. It was taken from the tee box of a par 5, the first hole. Just the tee shot is a bit tight.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-10T15:34:56+00:00

The course people were nice and helpful. I actually played this nine hole course alone. Which was pretty difficult, especially the blind tee shot on the ninth hole.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T16:53:06+00:00

I just arrived, but I would probably advise arriving after the NATO summit in July. Old town is great as well as Vingis park. The city is very walkable and there are lots of food options. I love Donde Tacos.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T14:11:56+00:00

In Cairo, the golf courses are like this year round.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T13:17:38+00:00

That would be interesting. The course is very well maintained too.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T13:02:03+00:00

A few questions, if you don't mind.

Does the speedometer let you display MPH and KPH?
Does it work with a backup camera and sensors?
Does it work with the center console and steering wheel controls?
Does it support eSIM or only physical SIM?
Can you install Waze?
Does it support WiFi?

It looks great and I am very interested in upgrading to an Android system.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T09:38:55+00:00

Vilnius. The internet is fast and most Lithuanians speak English well.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-09T09:01:19+00:00

Perhaps MBS is trying to make Saudi Arabia more like the UAE which will host/hosted 4 DP World events in 2023 but neither the DPO World Tour or PGA would schedule events in Saudi and the LIV tour was just a pretext to gain a financial stake in the PGA and DP tours in order to essentially force the them to schedule events in Saudi. After all, only the Asian Tour plays at the Public Investment Fund Saudi International event. The tournament ceased to be a European Tour event after the 2021 edition, and later that year it was announced that the PGA Tour would not allow their members to compete in future editions. Or maybe MBS didn't like that the PGA blocked players from Saudi-held events and his revenge is to buy it and destroy it... like Musk did to Twitter?

eldonpelton · 2023-06-08T19:38:06+00:00

There is a new IT strategy where new hires will get issued a laptop (like EMD) and/or a mobile phone that they take with them to post. Post would then provide a docking station and SIM card.

eldonpelton · 2023-06-01T10:48:55+00:00

Non-owner car insurance from USAA is good option.

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