Not true in the US military. No bonus for the recruiter. The enlistee often gets an enlistment bonus with teh amount determined by the need for...
EDIT- it appears that you may have mixed tons and tonnes. Most sources show the Leopard 2A6 as 62.3 tonnes (about 137,060 lbs) and the Abrams M1A2...
You are way off on the Abrams. The M1A1 is about 68 tons and the M1A2 about 69-70 tons.
Not only does it not constitute a refusal to fight he is probably only following orders when he releases such statements to the press. The...
I imagine just asking this question will cause some few people to cry outrage however I never let such matters deter me; In what combat actions...
I will believe it when they start actually producing them. It would be extremely expensive to produce and the market would be very small (if it...
I'm not defending his thesis (though I think some of his points are valid) however IMO your response is far more interesting now that you address...
You might disagree but such ideas are hardly the ravings of a lunatic. The first part of the statement; that humans are warlike is undeniable so I...
IMO one apologizes when they have made an error or done something wrong. Since that wasn't the case and wasn't how he felt there would be no...
Why do you belive it? Do you have a source for that quote? I have read much about it but don't recall it furthermore it would be out of character...
The Rosenbergs were guilty of espionage and the Verona project where Russian cables were intercepted and broken confirmed their guilt. They...
I've never seen an M-16 without a bayonet lug. Not sure about the Army but all Marines were issued M-16s with bayonets. While there were...
No. But that wasn't the only location for training foreign nationals. They attended some of the same service schools as US...
Some of the officers in these countries trained in the US. They were trained in military operations. They were not trained to kill civilians. If...
Wrong. It was not illegal to be a Communist in the US. Apparently you have never heard of Gus Hall the leader of the Communist Party USA. He ran...
Hunting accidents in the US are at an historic low. The rate for the past 10 years is one accident per 26,250 hunting licenses issued. However...
Not really. More like this: [img]
Not in the US. Obedience is not absolute. If orders are unlawful not only should you not obey but you are duty bound to disobey. Under the...
Especially if they don't understand international finance. :grin: How does one go about "cashing in" Treasury Bills? They are bonds with a...
Hmmm... 13 links. Let's see what they are. #1- billed as Muslims protesting terrorism but appears to be a Muslim unity rally after the Golden...
