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Experts: Military slow to adopt new skills
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| 06/20/2007
| Leo Shane III
Posted on 06/20/2007 6:48:31 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
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Gotta love the bureaucracies.
To: pissant; Antoninus; WalterSkinner; Calpernia; AuntB; Kevmo; upsdriver; Paperdoll; Old_Mil; ...
Lawmakers said defense officials inability to anticipate the need for specialized equipment and training for troops in Iraq prompted the review. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said too often lower enlisted troops have petitioned for better armor or better vehicles only to be bogged down in inefficient supply systems. Darn that Duncan Hunter, fighting the DoD and the Pentagon. He doesn't know his place. /s
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posted on
06/20/2007 6:50:01 PM PDT
by
Ultra Sonic 007
(Why vote for Duncan Hunter in 2008? Look at my profile.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
Same as always.
Politicians, mostly lawyers, making military decisions.
Look at the Marine Corps procurement system. It’s so much better, and should be copied by the other branches.
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posted on
06/20/2007 6:53:27 PM PDT
by
airborne
(Airborne - Ranger - Vietnam veteran! Duncan Hunter for President!)
To: Ultra Sonic 007
All this crap defeats the purpose of our military ... KILL THE ENEMY
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posted on
06/20/2007 6:54:23 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Ultra Sonic 007
Just damn.
Gee Wally, sorry I kicked the @hit out of you because I was trained to kick the @hit out of you and those around you.
I’ll write a nice poem in your honor,you Islamo bastard.
Not.
That is all.
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posted on
06/20/2007 6:56:21 PM PDT
by
Hilltop
(?)
To: GoMeanGreen
Yes, and I remember those non nation-building promises yet he can’t seem to give away our money fast enough. Even when they are the enemies of our allies.
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:02:19 PM PDT
by
mcshot
("Some are inert and some are ert" military training truism from Pvt Benjamin)
To: GoMeanGreen
That’s not their job...<< BINGO!
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:07:26 PM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: airborne
“Look at the Marine Corps procurement system. Its so much better, and should be copied by the other branches.”
Yeah, for sure. And, the USMC’s number one criteria of it’s purchasing organization is prior to signing a contract to purchase any new piece of mechanized equipment it must demonstrate an ability to leak hydraulic fluid - in great and constant quantities! heh, heh, just kidding, just kidding...
To: snoringbear
I was a ground pounder. We didn’t get rides. (except on airplanes, and then only half of the flight) ;^)
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:18:01 PM PDT
by
airborne
(Airborne - Ranger - Vietnam veteran! Duncan Hunter for President!)
To: Hilltop
I guess now ya gotta carry a tutu in your rucksack to be a well rounded soldier......
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:18:46 PM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: Ultra Sonic 007
” not enough on roles such as reconstruction”
I don’t want a kinder, gentler army of seabees.
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:22:07 PM PDT
by
gcruse
To: Ultra Sonic 007
Oh, yeah. What’s the MOS identifier for Post-War Rebuilder? Oh, wait. I’ve been in the Army for 5 years now, and I haven’t seen that MOS. Maybe the military should concentrate on doing what we do best...destroying the enemy. If government wants us to just flip a switch from kill, kill, kill to “rebuild” and “win the hearts and minds,” they should rethink this strategy. It’s very difficult to flip that switch. But, this is government trying to blame the military for their political shortcomings.
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:30:29 PM PDT
by
Nathan _in_Arkansas
(Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
To: airborne
Ground pounder huh??...U shoulda flown with the 10th Cav “Shamrocks”...our motto was...Fasten your seat belt and enjoy the flight....We’ll get u back on the ground...One way or another!! *W*
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:31:47 PM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: Nathan _in_Arkansas
...and I thought I was the only one that was gonna connect the dots!....Well said!!!
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:36:37 PM PDT
by
M-cubed
(Why is "Greshams Law" a law?)
To: Ultra Sonic 007
Instead of the DoD, why don’t we send HUD and HEW over there.
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:44:50 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(Stop the ethnic cleansing of American citizens in the SW. Save America, Congress!)
To: PghBaldy
Reconstruction sounds like a job for Jimmy Carter and Habitat.
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posted on
06/20/2007 7:48:31 PM PDT
by
csmusaret
(Mnimum wage today; maximum wage tomorrow. It's the Socialist way.)
To: Ultra Sonic 007
ME LIKEY OLD WAYS...
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posted on
06/20/2007 8:07:58 PM PDT
by
1COUNTER-MORTER-68
(THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
To: M-cubed
Well, I was with the 82nd, and we had some pretty intense rides from some pretty intense pilots.
Proud to say, they only made me puke once! ;^)
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posted on
06/20/2007 8:26:52 PM PDT
by
airborne
(Airborne - Ranger - Vietnam veteran! Duncan Hunter for President!)
To: airborne
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posted on
06/20/2007 8:39:07 PM PDT
by
reluctantwarrior
(Strength and Honor, just call me Buzzkill for short......)
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