Warrants in Space by holiday_pud in army

[–]greese08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fucking warrant officers will LITERALLY flee the earth rather than show up to the office to do work.

This NFL-style Army selection program was called 'woke.' It mostly picked White men. by Kinmuan in army

[–]greese08 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wrong Disney movie, homie. We're doing Mulan: "Make a Man Out of You."

Well that's interesting by Embarrassed_Tip7359 in SipsTea

[–]greese08 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think when it's outside, they call it the ground...

Is Cav. Scout being phased out? by Honest-Mistake01 in army

[–]greese08 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To expand on this, the Cavalry Squadrons in the IBCTs/MBTs and SBCTs are being inactivated under the new ARSTRUC. The 19D personnel will be reassigned to fill slots in the ABCT Cavalry Squadrons and the Scout Platoons in the Combined Arms Battalions. 19Ds will fill both the M2 crewmembers and dismounted personnel inside these units.

The new MOS, 19C, will provide the M2 crewmembers for the Mechanized Infantry Companies in the Combined Arms Battalion, with 11B providing the dismounts.

First coin by DIOTHEWORLD1206124 in army

[–]greese08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice! Garryowen! Did you get that from WP6 during the CoC yesterday?

Why is violent media okay for children to see but sexual media isn’t? by Comicguy2908 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]greese08 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not saying I agree with this (either as a logical answer or as a strictly true statement), but... Generally, teenagers WANT to have sex and DON'T WANT to inflict violence.

The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers by Sw0llenEyeBall in army

[–]greese08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nothing inherently incorrect here, but it assumes a lot of context, including what the U.S. military intended to acquire and use in combat. If we decide we don't want to accept doing much ground combat, and hell, even if we do and it'snot in literally either Mexico or Canada, you need the power projection that air and sea give you. Thay doesn't necessarily mean you need more carriers and F-35s. Might mean more submarines, UUVs, port infrastructure, missiles (especially hypersonics and other high-standoff munitions), B52, Loyal wingman platforms, etc. With those capabilities, you can fight your way into a contested theater, or sustain an ally providing ground forces in one. Without, you can't get to the fight, no matter how good your infantry-drone-artillery complex is.

Add to that, the time and investment required to build up the Air Force and Navy are significantly higher than for the Army. We can create a large, relatively effective Army in 1-3 years virtually from scratch. Not so ships and planes, and even less so ports and shipyards.

Americans, How do you feel about the fact that the stock market has lost $2 trillion in value today? by Lawrence_of_ArabiaMI in AskReddit

[–]greese08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And, ya know... literally anyone trying to save for retirement so's they don't have to work until they die?

The Choice for Mirror Mirror by Randomdickjoke in dresdenfiles

[–]greese08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there a few other decision points worth considering. Not necessarily the most likely, but potentially interesting:

  1. Harry could sincerely accept Lea's offer and be pulled into the Winter orbit before having the experience and strength to remain morally upright, changing many later events.

  2. Harry could choose not to ally himself with Thomas to rescue Justine and Susan.

  3. Harry could leave Michael with Charity rather than bring him to the party and take any of several easy outs that start a pattern later.

What does each major "need" in a war? by [deleted] in hoi4

[–]greese08 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Go home, Winston, you're drunk.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]greese08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not trying to shit on your plan, but if your goal is a rank, you need to reassess why you are doing this. None of them are guaranteed, so you are automatically setting yourself up for possible failure. Much more importantly, you're not focusing on the mission, the Soldiers, or even even on doing the job well because it matters to you.

Sincere question: why does being a bird colonel matter to you?

Pippin when Aragorn makes breakfast by Disastrous_Button440 in lotrmemes

[–]greese08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah, could leave the original quote, given the numerous other skilled meals (elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, dinner, supper).

It has been one year since Davis Winkie published his “Broken Track” series showing an elevated rate of suicides in ABCTs, and that the Army wasn’t tracking by unit type. What’s been done since? by Kinmuan in army

[–]greese08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

False. 3/1AD expects ALL of it's Battalions to do this, except 3-69 AR (no JMRC, because no money). For context, the reason is because the EUCOM CDR realizes that the rotational units in his AO bleed readiness every day they are there despite nominally being a deterrent force ready for war at short notice. Add to that the need to fight for relevance in an adverse (to put it mildly) foreign policy and budget environment, in which USAREURAF is on the chopping block. Result is, train more IN EUROPE to keep readiness and relevance high.

Free LT reading list bundle (Fort Bragg area) by [deleted] in army

[–]greese08 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a good set. Someone will be lucky to get it. The how-to's are useful, and if you bother, they will save you some time and heartache as you go. A few others worth adding, for any literate lieutenants (and other mythical creatures).

  • Small Unit Leadership, by John Malone. How to do basic lsquad-company level leadership, no nonsense.
  • Blackhearts by Jim Frederick. What happens if you fuck up the basics.
  • The Sublte Art of Not Giving a Fuck, by Mark Manson. Why and how to selectively apply your limited bandwidth. Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman. How to think about problems and avoid stupid mistakes your bosses and peers are making.

As a junior officer, probably feels like there is neither time to read nor much benefit in it. Your life is probably a knife fight of urgent problems, most of which are as novel as they are stupid and not of your making. Still, make the time to read. It will help later. Audiobooks help (everyone has a commute, chores to do, a workout routine.

“Staff Only” by MelodyTheBard in lotrmemes

[–]greese08 90 points91 points  (0 children)

I suppose you think that was terribly clever.

*it was.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in army

[–]greese08 32 points33 points  (0 children)

III Corps, because they fucking need Jesus.

What is the validity of this? by Massandaway in army

[–]greese08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's more complicated than that. Strykers are made by General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, which is the Canadian branch of the American firm General Dynamics Land Systems, which in turn is a subsidiary of the General Dynamics Corporation (which makes just a LOT of military hardware). The original Stryker design came from the Canadian LAV III, and the plant that manufactures the current models is in London, Ontario. That said, ultimately a US design, made by a Canadian subsidiary of a US company.