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Why so many US soldiers wind up on the street
Originally Question to Quora - Why do so many US Soldiers end up in the streets? Initial answer by Steven Johnson, Former Facilities Coordinator PEO-AVN, RSA, AL at The United States of America (1989–2018) Out of respect for people I know, I will keep this brief and...
US Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at home and abroad since 9/11
Since 9/11, US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarism at Home and Abroad U.S. tanks appear during a military training exercise in May of 2016 in Vaziani, Georgia. (Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (Interjection by Don Chapin: And tanks are an anachronism in...
17 Retired B-1s Sent to Boneyard
Last of 17 Retired B-1s Sent to Boneyard as Air Force Preps for B-21s Military.com | By Stephen Losey 24 Sep 2021https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/24/last-of-17-retired-b-1s-sent-boneyard-air-force-preps-b-21s.html (Interjection by Don Chapin: GOOD...
When a military member literally wears their religion on their sleeve
by ChrisRodda - Community (This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication.) Friday September 10, 2021 · 9:00 AM PDT (A biography of Mikey Weinstein, a strong military/religion separatist, can be found at...
Intelligence Under Scrutiny: Afghanistan
Afghanistan disaster puts intelligence under scrutiny By Morgan Chalfant and Rebecca Beitsch - 08/18/21 05:54 PM EDT https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/568475-afghanistan-disaster-puts-intelligence-under-scrutiny (Interjection by Don Chapin -...
Billions spent on Afghan army benefit Taliban
Billions spent on Afghan army ultimately benefited Taliban By ROBERT BURNS, August 17, ’21, https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-army-taliban-995b069a9008690582cb34f4cacd8515 WASHINGTON (AP) — Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security...
Why the US-Trained Afghan National Army Have Been Defeated with Ease by the Taliban
Why the US-Trained Afghan National Army Have Been Defeated with Ease by the Taliban 15 Aug 2021 https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/15/why-us-trained-afghan-national-army-have-been-defeated-ease-taliban.html (Interjection: AGAIN... the story repeats itself......
One President I Blame for Afghanistan
There is one president I blame for Afghanistan. And it isn't Trump. Christopher Reeves , Daily Kos Staff , Monday August 16, 2021 · 11:05 AM PDT https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/8/16/2046197/-There-is-one-president-I-blame-for-Afghanistan-And-it-isn-t-Trump...
Honorable Discharge for Army Colonel Facing Kidnapping, Assault Charges
Army Gives Colonel Facing Kidnapping and Assault Charges After Police Standoff an Honorable Discharge By Steve Beynon https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/13/army-gives-colonel-facing-kidnapping-and-assault-charges-after-police-standoff-honorable-discharge.html...
Vietnam and Afghanistan Similarities
Deceptions and Lies in America’s Wars... Vietnam and Afghanistan similarities. (INTERJECTION - In his below 24-page synopsis of his new book, “The Afghanistan Papers,” Craig Whitlock lays bare a cover-up of the Afghanistan war, VERY similar to the lies I remember the...
Reinventing the US Military for Real National Defense
Reinventing the US Military for Real National Defense By William Astore, TomDispatch, August 2, 2021 https://consortiumnews.com/2021/08/02/reinventing-the- us-military-for-real-national-defense/ Save Collectively, Americans need to imagine a world in which they are no...
Highlighting Differences in Basic Training
Question to Quora: Do drill instructors really yell at you like in Full Metal Jacket? Answered by Scott Timmons, Former Marine Corps Corporal (1997–2001) May 17, 2019 (bold/italicized comments by Don Chapin, ret’d USAF) The Drill Instructor in Full Metal Jacket was R....
Another Whistleblower Miscarriage of Justice
Another Whistleblower Miscarriage of Justice Chris Hedges, The Price of Conscience — Hale Sentenced to 45 Months July 27, 2021 Drone warfare whistleblower Daniel Hale was sentenced to 45 months in prison on Tuesday for telling the American people the truth. By Chris...
Ballooning F-35 Sustainment Costs
GAO Warns of Ballooning F-35 Sustainment Costs, Need Plan to Cut Billions Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct flight training operations over the Utah Test and Training Range on Feb 14,...
Study: Sloppy Maintenance Culture, Multiple Errors Caused F-22 to Overheat
Sloppy maintenance culture, multiple errors caused F-22 to overheat, investigation finds (INTERJECTION: This incident is SO FAMILIAR –ref. “A Near Miss - And How Many More Unreported?” concerning a similar maintenance error, but in nuclear maintenance, that could have...
Military Toxic Exposure – A Personal Example
An Example Of Military Toxic Exposure Generally, the military is slow to recognize other-than-weapon hazards and slower yet to acknowledge them, for example agent orange, Iraqi burn pits, and Gulf War Syndrome, yet military toxic exposure has ruined environments and...
US Army has Downplayed Loss of Firearms for Years
US Army has hidden or downplayed loss of firearms for years By KRISTIN M. HALL, JAMES LAPORTA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD June 16, 2021, 1150 hrs https://apnews.com/article/al-state-wire-business-gun-politics- army-government-and-politics-9b85eb5aa443564f5a2bbedd1530dbfe The...
People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part IV: The New BOSS
A People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part IV: The New BOSS May 31, 2021 Corporations have taken over many military tasks or “base operations support services,” writes Christian Sorensen. Fourth in a five-part series on the military-industrial-congressional complex....
People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part III
A People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part 3: Bribery & Propaganda May 28, 2021 When war is your business, peace is your enemy, writes Christian Sorensen. Third in a five-part series on the military-industrial-congressional complex....
A People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part II
A People’s Guide to the War Industry, Part II: Profits & Deception May 26, 2021 Christian Sorensen maps out the global system of weapons mongering. Second in a series of five articles on the U.S. military-industrial-congressional complex. Memorial Day ceremony at...
What You Don't Know About ROTC
An ex-Army Ranger's new mission to educate students considering joining the ROTC.
Safeguard Young Adults From Military Recruitment
Public schools in the Unites States of America are a prime marketing target for military recruiters. (read more)
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