why are we here again?

What anti-U.S. demonstrations demonstrate
By Mark Patinkin
The Providence (R.I.) Journal

( LJ Cut due to length! )

Okay guys, I am currently stationed at LSA Anaconda, and I am wondering, does anyone who posts here, who is currently stationed there, own a PSP? If so, I am just bored enough to get together for some wireless multiplayer ( Read more... )

So we're haing a debate about the Combat Action Badge, or whatever they call it this week. I could care less, I'm not going to get one anytime soon, stuck here in Fobbit land, and I think that people who are shot at should be recognized. But, hey, 10 years ago I almost had my skull broken (thank God for DuPont and Kevlar) and a knife stuck through ( Read more... )

Hello everyone, I'm currently stationed in Iraq serving my 7 month tour of duty. I'm at Al Asad and that's basically as much as I'll say for the obvious reasons. I got invited to join this livejournal community while I was out here and I thought it was pretty cool.

I'm a Marine but recently contemplating my decision. I don't know if I made the ( Read more... )

does anyone have advice on how one goes about getting a job with the CIA?

so I read something the other day and it intrigued(sp) me. It was the fact that soldier...or that I should say military personel are keeping blogs. There were many websites and I was blown away by this. I never even thought about it. But when I started this I thought this is a good way for me to keep up with some of my friends. Then I started ( Read more... )

SO things with my NCOIC and my commander and myself have come to a screaming head, literaly, and I'm going to go to the Division Command Sergeant Major, who is next in my NCO channel. This latest after the 1SG pulled me out of bed at 12 AM to empty a trash can, and we got into a yelling match in front of the entire TOC ( Read more... )

So the "I do whatever I want" culture meets the military. Who wins this round? Nobody.http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/national/10graner.html?hp&ex=1115784000&en=3219fed0e3bb81c9&ei=5094&partner=homepage

philosophy sentry: when you're on guard ask whatever question of whoever is coming up. make it as random as possible (don't think about it too long). don't let them in until you get some kind of reaction (nearly anyone does for me).

the time flys by and looks people give you are great.