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Originally posted by IDK88
reply to post by Tetragrammaton
Only the part of the multi-layer/faceted aspect of wars. Or are you going to explain to me that War is just about military operations? and noone else within our society makes it possible for those war to be fought and won. just give you guys what you ask for and don't ask to many questions.
Like I said earlier...military you may be...but the vast majority of you have absolutely nothing interesting to talk about in that respect. Most cops aren't in gun fights. Most military experiences are just as mundane. That's what I am saying. So why does ATS have such a disproportionately large number of military claiming to possess knowledge critical to understanding the War on T and placing themselves in the position subject matter expert?
if history doesn't remember soldiers...but remembers Kings; how is it that so many Kings visit ATS?
Originally posted by PokeyJoe
Im in the Air Force as well....well at least for the next 2 months
Anyways, like some have said, people that arent in the service, dont know crap about what really goes on. Well most dont anyways. What you know about the military you learned from Anderson Cooper or Geraldo. Oh, and the so called replaceable Storm Troopers are the ones out there every day doing the work. The Air Force probably has spent about 100,000 dollars training me in the past 6 years.
Also, like most above have said, we can tell who is legit, and who is not...
Originally posted by Tetragrammaton
reply to post by FantasmaTaans
100.000,00 doesnt make sense tbh.
if he is a pilot that is.
1 danish fighter pilot, cost around 3-400 thousand dollars to train, and thats just the training he gets from our us allies and the basic training he gets here at home... (yes we send our fighter pilots to usa for training, we dont have the facilities to train fighter pilots)
Originally posted by SpacePunk
reply to post by IDK88
There will always be pretenders. Military, and ex-military can always tell the difference. If not immediately, in due time. Everyone who claims military affiliation that have never had any military affiliation always screw up eventually. Most have gotten their military knowledge from Hogans Heroes, and it shows.
Originally posted by IDK88
reply to post by Tetragrammaton
Only the part of the multi-layer/faceted aspect of wars. Or are you going to explain to me that War is just about military operations? and noone else within our society makes it possible for those war to be fought and won. just give you guys what you ask for and don't ask to many questions.
Like I said earlier...military you may be...but the vast majority of you have absolutely nothing interesting to talk about in that respect; toilets need to be cleaned everywhere. Most cops aren't in gun fights. Most military experiences are just as mundane. That's what I am saying. So why does ATS have such a disproportionately large number of military claiming to possess knowledge critical to understanding the War on T and placing themselves in the position subject matter expert?
if history doesn't remember soldiers...but remembers Kings; how is it that so many Kings visit ATS?
[edit on 28-8-2009 by IDK88]
Originally posted by PokeyJoe
3C052....
And you?
Originally posted by Tetragrammaton
Roger that.
Then it makes sense
I have cost my government around 1 million dollars I would think, but it’s really hard to make any number, but with all the missions, drills and NATO exercises.
+ A ton of different individual training courses, + maintenance + salary... It quickly runs up...
Then again, it is not like I have seen anything anywhere near a million dollars, but it would be a fair estimate as to what it has cost to keep me in operations, this is over a period of 10 years (on an off)
Edit: it may sound as much, but a fighter pilot to stay with the example, serving 10 years of active duty, would cost 100 times more.
Grunts are cheap in comparison..
[edit on 28-8-2009 by Tetragrammaton]