Indeed - that was probably the post of the month, and we still have half of the month to go. Conventional force units trying to do COIN is almost certain to lose the ability to fight conventionally at BN and BDE level.

Was not sure where to put this, but I think it goes well in a thread about our military's perceived competence and fighting ability when compared to the world stage:

https://americanmilitarynews.com/202...s-rule-report/



I am so happy to see that our current so-called commander-in-chief along with the current SECDEF are going full speed to make our military the best! Because really, it's the small things that matter the most.

I wonder if these fucking idiots realize that the "no non-government flags" rule also keeps trouble makers from flying things like ISIS flags and the dreaded Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia?
...of course, they still haven't noticed that the US army generic beret flash pretty much mirrors the confederate Navy jack, but hey - woke is woke.

SSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!!!!

:D LMAO

Well, evidently some little thought got put into this and they have now decided to back track on the flag thing:

https://www.jpost.com/american-polit...lations-670153


But, as there is probably no DoD regulation on what can be posted online, they have gone this route instead:

https://americanmilitarynews.com/202...-are-the-pics/


It's this in your face attitude, I believe, that pisses most ordinary Americans off. In the end, they are accomplishing their goals one little piece at a time like they have always done.

I've got the Free Pineland flag in my office. No one knows what it is and - what is weird - no one has ever asked about it. It's like they just leave me alone...., I wonder why?

Same here, but I thought it was 'cause underneath were the commendations from Iran (in Farsi), and Cambodia along with my shadow box, Beret, and K-bar. A colleague/friend told me that it was a little intimidating and maybe I should tone it down a bit.

I decided against mounting an AR-15. :D

I had mine up when I was at SOCOM. Only GBs knew what it was. I had many uniformed and civilians ask me about it.

HANG IT UP!!!

The Army has become more and more risk adverse over the years imo. Do you think the Sontay Raid would get green lit today? I dont think it would. People are so afraid to get in trouble that could ruin their career that they bred a risk adverse environment. Case is point would be how long conops became around what 201ish. The BC in SOTF south refused to drop on a person that was being watched implanting it's into the ground because or risk adversion built by his desire to get promoted. I will say though, that BC was the first time I ever saw someone wear two body armor vest to leave the wire. I think it stems from Soldiers becoming NCOs before they are posses the skills to become NCOs. So they lag behind in what I like to call soldier maturity and as they keep getting promoted they eventually reach the point where theyvare responsible for training those young officers to become good leaders. But by the time they reach the rank equivalency they are years behind the maturity and wisdom level it takes to train a offficer. It's like babies training babies for all intent and purposes. So the degradation of the NCO corps with automatic promotion to the NCO ranks under the Obama and Bush administration I believe has a direct corellation with how these young officers view risk as it relates to them getting in trouble or losing their career. I also think you can also trace many if the issues the military faces to that specific time period. Kinda like how we have an entire half of givt that had no clue how to govern as evidenced by higher steel prices higher lumber prices and higher gas prices to name a few. I rambled a bit but whatever.

EXPERIENCE:
 

This was the main reason for one zeros and one-ones in SOG...

Do it! I've got one and I think, aesthetically, the whole thing needs a CAR-15 as a backdrop. Yes. The venerable XM177-E2 would be very balanced.

Well, I keep finding these gems of an article. I should quit perusing the source I guess. Does nothing but disgust me and piss me off to read about shit like this.


https://americanmilitarynews.com/202...p-not-yelling/


Some selected passages:

"Some of what drill instructors tackle are social issues that have been worrying the Pentagon’s top brass: sexual assault and harassment, racism and political extremism. In the wake of the Jan. 6. Capitol insurrection, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered a worldwide stand-down to air concerns about racism and extremism. In December, the Pentagon issued new guidelines to root out extremism after finding about 100 service members were involved in extremist activity over the past year."


"“If you’re still having trouble marching in step then I’ll take you aside, say ‘just walk with me, just walk with me,’ and then maybe something like ‘hey cup your hand’ ‘cause I know that can help,” he said."


"“I’m about teaching them … I want to get them thinking, I want to mold thinking. I don’t want them automatically charging in a frontal attack on a machine gun nest, I want them to be able to say, ‘That doesn’t sound so smart,’ ” Champion said."


"The additional two weeks focus on scenario-based training about prevention and response for sexual assault and harassment, as well as extremism. "



We won't be winning any world wars with these pansies. Just my opinion based on history.

Fade in
...in the valley of a modern battlefield rests a small unit, taking sporadic harassment fire from a nearby hill. The new soldier fresh from Fort Jackson bootcamp recognizes the gunfire for what it really is: harassment - and harassment in todays Army is NOT ok. Afraid and unsure, the private hesitates waiting for some type of guidance


-take that hill said the grizzled veteran

-fuck you sarge, drill sgt champion taught me to realize that its dangerous on that hill and you are just going to sacrifice me as part of a bullet statement on your silver star recommendation for taking the hill

-dont cry, said the grizzled veteran - war is tough - but youre not alone - we've learned that yelling causes stress while discussing better ways to do thngs help us build stronger bonds


-gee sarge - you really do understand - well, I dont want to let you down - what can I do to make things better


-GET UP THAT FUCKING HILL AND KILL SOMEBODY YOU WORTHLESS PUSSY said the grizzled veteran




epilogue
countless Americans were killed that day - but an investigation uncovered sarges toxic leadership and he was drummed out of service - justice was served even though the battle was lost

No we wont win any wars with this pussification of the military even with technology turning war into video games and a generation of kids who have built no physical strength other then their thumbs, no resilience to pain and effort, no competitive experience and emotionally weak and confused on life and confused about the roles of genders in the reality of a post apocolyptic world once we self destruct. Even with the technology we have to equalize the battlefield the mentality of the military today is a feminized overly sensitive force....they wont fight until its too late

It seems unbridles world war is the only thing that will bring us back to primal reality...once women are getting brutalized in close combat by the superior physical strength and aggression of a man and the weak feminized men are put back into their corners of society will things return to what it should be.

Man builds nations and explores the 4 corners of the world then we advance our society until the physical aggression and strength are no longer required and women can now work and fight alongside men as equals within the illusion of equality given us by advancements and men hand over society to the weak and feminine once the manly work has allowed it only to have these feminine men and women lead us into destruction with with a twisted set of ill contrived values and immorality...this repeats over and over and over again historically...before every great nation falls it goes through this cycle.