Yeah could be JROTC or sea cadets since she's a marine. Kinda silly with women but good otherwise. In a functional society this would be seen like the pioneers of the USSR or eagle scouts of decades ago. Could also be midshipmen orientation for a large college. At times, such as sleeping, they would separate the male and female midshipmen candidates.Edit: not saying this is excusable, or good, but for context it appears this is middle school or high-school Junior Reserve officer training. Not positive though so someone please correct me if I'm wrong
I never took the female hats at OCS seriously... we were segregated but occasionally one would yell at you on the parade deck or something in passing. It was more annoying with their shrill voice... But this looks fine for middle school ROTC. Boot camp would never allow cell phones.If she was yelling at me, I would be smirking uncontrollably.
Heck, every "female" out there trying to be a man (Marine, soldier, cop, firefighter, etc) gets 5 out of 5 clowns from me.Yeah could be JROTC or sea cadets since she's a marine. Kinda silly with women but good otherwise. In a functional society this would be seen like the pioneers of the USSR or eagle scouts of decades ago. Could also be midshipmen orientation for a large college. At times, such as sleeping, they would separate the male and female midshipmen candidates.
This one gets three out of five clowns from me.
But then, that’s what many people said after the Vietnam debacle.Yes, I agree with all the above. Like you, I don't think the US is going to survive. I'm not too sure what will exactly happen next, but, break up, secession, civil war, monetary collapse, another war, nuclear to include thermonuclear war, race war. You see, everything is on an unsustainable path, which means a couple of things 1. that collapse is unavoidable and 2. compounded by the fact that there are multiple vectors of collapse i.e. several ways for the collapse to come about.
What I mean to say is that after it all collapses it will be then undeniable to anyone, who survives, how and why this all happened and the blame falls entirely on liberalism, leftism, socialism, secularism, communism...whatever you want to call it. The "experiment" that started in earnest in the 1960s just died in front of our eyes when the chopper landed on top of the embassy in Kabul.
I believe this will be happening very soon.
But then, that’s what some people said after the Vietnam debacle.Yes, I agree with all the above. Like you, I don't think the US is going to survive. I'm not too sure what will exactly happen next, but, break up, secession, civil war, monetary collapse, another war, nuclear to include thermonuclear war, race war. You see, everything is on an unsustainable path, which means a couple of things 1. that collapse is unavoidable and 2. compounded by the fact that there are multiple vectors of collapse i.e. several ways for the collapse to come about.
What I mean to say is that after it all collapses it will be then undeniable to anyone, who survives, how and why this all happened and the blame falls entirely on liberalism, leftism, socialism, secularism, communism...whatever you want to call it. The "experiment" that started in earnest in the 1960s just died in front of our eyes when the chopper landed on top of the embassy in Kabul.
I believe this will be happening very soon.
So she’s saying that if martial law is declared, she’ll uphold it? Hardly surprising, since that’s what they’re SUPPOSED to say. The public expression of any contrary view would be punished.I don't know if she reflects actual sentiment, but I suspect she will receive no discipline, or at least not on the same level as someone who makes a tiktok video making slightly racist jokes and is immediately discharged.
But then, that’s what many people said after the Vietnam debacle.
I do not think they can carry these wars out on hostile soil anymore. Perhaps they could sustain a bombing campaign from a carrier strike group or two against a place like Syria or Venezuela, but another Afghanistan is impossible. They simply couldn't do it.Losing wars non-catastrophically is America's miltitary's purpose. It keeps the Military-Industrial Complex grift going, and incompetent and dishonest officers can make hay by collecting merit badges and strutting about on camera.
The only thing that will stop this is a catastrophic loss, with more to come. It seems unlikely.
We have pretty much cut on Ukraine... And we don't have a significant troop presence there.I don't gather that Afghanistan was a straight-up military defeat, though.
I would guess the CIA already has the next "color revolution" locked and loaded and need the military ready for it.
OTOH, if we cut and run on Ukraine it's a sign of retreat, and you are probably right.