01-08-2010, 09:18
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Common sense tells us the reason why "BUD's" and now "Two Weeks of Hell" aired was because recruiting numbers are down and Uncle Sam needed something tasty to draw candidates. .
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I don't think that's the case. My understanding is that recruiting numbers are at an all time high - thanks to a crappy economy....
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01-08-2010, 09:20
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I don't think that's the case. My understanding is that recruiting numbers are at an all time high - thanks to a crappy economy....
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Yep, one of my guys in the Guard was trying to go Active, they had no real interest, they said their numbers are good..kind of odd they would not want some experience?
Also the latest Army Times stated numbers are high..
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01-12-2010, 09:55
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The Army as a whole should be good on numbers, thanks to the economy. I have seen that the retention rate was over 300% of stated goals, also the number of age 30 plus new Soldiers is growing dramaticaly. One of the guys on my team is 40 years old and has a J.D.
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01-12-2010, 10:06
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One of the guys on my team is 40 years old and has a J.D.
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A future public servant or politician maybe? Clocking time in the Army for experience will curtainly put him above his peers later when he runs for office.
Or maybe having a degree, is just that, a degree. One must live life to enjoy it.
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01-12-2010, 16:58
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Originally Posted by drmbldr
Common sense tells us the reason why "BUD's" and now "Two Weeks of Hell" aired was because recruiting numbers are down and Uncle Sam needed something tasty to draw candidates.
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Wrong, try again.
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01-14-2010, 19:52
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By the way, this is on right now for anyone that missed it the first time.
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01-14-2010, 20:06
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I won't miss it this time. 
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01-15-2010, 20:20
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I watched it. Looks like fun in a challenging sense.
They mentioned during the show that the city dwellers tend to have a difficult time with night navigation and I was curious as to what causes them the problems and why.
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01-15-2010, 21:37
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They mentioned during the show that the city dwellers tend to have a difficult time with night navigation and I was curious as to what causes them the problems and why.
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Because they are afraid of the dark and afraid of water.
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01-15-2010, 22:23
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Because they are afraid of the dark and afraid of water.
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You have got to be joshing me...
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01-16-2010, 18:41
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You have got to be joshing me...
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QP's don't kid! 
You'd be surprised how many people are afraid of the dark - which is, I think, a very inate response of we humans. There are SO many people afraid of water, as I find often in my scuba diving instructions.
Why does this fact surprise you????
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01-16-2010, 20:53
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Ever see the panic when the lights go off in a city??
Those boys are never without lights. It is a basic part of their makeup.
Water is for drinking and not walking. Walking in water drowns people.
These are not my made up answers, they were expressed by more than one city folk.
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01-16-2010, 21:17
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Hey hey.... easy now.
I happen to be from a "city" and I love the water. I just don't like wet boots.
As for the dark... well, there are more critters here than in the Ft. Bragg immediate area. Florida panthers (rare but still there), hogs, lots of snakes, and lots of fire-ants fill the "woods" around here.
If I've done my research correctly, the most dangerous things around Ft. Bragg (besides the obvious) are bears, and about 5 different kinds of snakes. Assorted rattlers, copperheads, cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Anything else I'm missing?
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01-16-2010, 21:18
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A quick search will turn up a whole bevy of critters.
Don't forget fauna's sister flora while you are at it.
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01-16-2010, 21:28
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Roger that.
I can semi-understand the dark, if you've never been outside or an outdoorsy kind of person and are unfamiliar with "sounds". I think most of it hinges on people letting their minds get the better of them though. At least that's what I found when people freaked out in the water.
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