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Category Archives: military
OCS
Sorry I’ve been away. On 8 and 9 March, I completed my first drill of the Missouri National Guard Traditional OCS Program, Class 47. This is an 18-month program, so I have 17 drills and two summer AT sessions to go. I managed to fail my APFT with a total score of 202 (passing is …
Marines vs. Code Pink
OCS
Last weekend I attended the indoctrination for Missouri Officer Candidate School Class 47. Next month I will have my first drill for Phase 0, and I should graduate next August.College also starts next month, so I will be attending traditional National Guard OCS, part-time college, full-time work, and my martial arts training. I may not …
Bias Rampant in Berkeley
The article is here. First, you will notice that about three-quarters of the quotes in support of the numerically-inferior Code Pink. My primary objection is not to the predictable bias of the reporter, however. Pay particular attention to this: “Pete Salvatore, age unavailable, of Rocklin near Sacramento, was arrested shortly after 1 p.m. on suspicion …
SF Gate
The city council of Berkeley recently passed a resolution naming the United States Marine Corps “unwanted invaders” (which, I believe, constitutes an act of secession), and granting a weekly parking spot and exemption from noise permits for anti-military protesters. Yesterday, three persons (alleged in the article to be “Code Pink,” but not wearing normal Code …
I recently attended a briefing on sexual assault prevention through my military unit. Predictably, the attendant video depicted a caucasian male officer fraternizing with an ethnic female junior enlisted. No actual sex took place; the assualt consisted of the male groping the female behind a bar AFTER she had flirted with him. And also, apparently, …
The Untold Truth?
Armistice Day was first commemorated in the United States by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, and 30 states made it a legal holiday. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 inviting all States to observe the day and made it a legal holiday nationwide in 1938. It has been observed annually on November 11 since then …
Randi Rhodes
I’ve been doing a little research on Randi Rhodes, the Air America talk show host who recently fell down while walking her dog and couldn’t be bothered to correct the rumors that ran rampant for three days that her injuries came about as a result of vicious “right wingers” mugging her. On her website is …
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