Recent content by Tech_Esq

I don't think anyone said it was a dangerous job. But, people in the military get medals for doing their jobs well in or out of danger. This is a new class of warrior. We've never really had one where they could "be in combat," but really not face any danger themselves.

Once a woman is in a combat arms unit, it's no longer about what she wants. If she's ordered to combat, she goes. But, I don't see you responding to the OP. The OP is on selective service. Women now should have to register with the selective service when they turn 18 just like their male...

Yes, like it or not, we've collected a lot of nasty stuff over the years. The founders did not create a welfare state and wouldn't like it if they saw it. To say nothing of the rest. Yes tarnish. A smooth transition of power is not the only measure of a successful republic. That said...

I would agree. Which is why I've said, don't allow "V" for Valor devices to be part of the award. I also don't want anyone to get a bronze star for flying a drone even without a V. I want it to be clear that they got an award for flying a UAV and not putting themselves in harms way. It's...

Of course it was for both of those. Dresden has it's own issues about whether it was appropriate under the standards of the times as a military target, but asking whether the pilots that flew the mission was engaged in combat is nonsense. Dresden would have been a hard mission. It's way East...

LOL! Yeah, that's what I want to keep from happening!

This is not an inconsistent view from Adams. Of course, he was speaking from the point of view of a newly created and relatively "pure" republic. He was not talking about one that has collected over 200 years of tarnish and is barely recognizable as the thing that was created by the founders. If...

Your name tag says "Sewer Worker" is this the new Army drone that secretly roams the sewers?

Same in the Army, but the AAM wasn't much when it was created. (I was in when was created). But, an ArCom would be above an AAM anyway. So, my question is if a drone pilot earned something higher than an ArCom what would they get?

Ok, if you insist, I will take you to school, an admission against interest is when the subject, in this case you, says something that would redound against his own interest and he would have no purpose in saying it if it were not true. (i.e. "I gave the counterfeit $50 to the store clerk.")...

In most cases you're right. But, if someone is deserving of something more than an Air Force Commendation medal and less than a Legion of Merit for actions relating to "combat" but not directly in combat, what do you give them? I think there ought to be a bronze star equivalent (no V device) for...

Tench Coxe, Federal Gazette, June 18,1789, A friend of James Madison, writing in support of the Madison's first draft of the Bill of Rights.

Why address the issue, deflecting is so much easier. Paperweight, you destroyed whatever progress you thought you were making with your admission against interest in your last post. So you admit that the founders we're in favor of arming the citizenry. Thanks, Geo wins. :clap2:

I've found that most people that call other people "chickenhawks" are usually just plain yellow themselves. Usually so yellow they can't even talk tough. Just sayin' :eusa_whistle:

Unfortunately, I found out my GW quote in my sig was a fake. But, I found another by Webster that I like just fine. Noah Webster October, 1787 And this one: Melancton Smith, Additional Letters From The Federal Farmer, 1788.