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A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

Utterly Dethpicable
I hope that he gets to stand in a glass box while his list of crimes are recited on live television.

A.o.D. fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Apr 5, 2022

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A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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The really big tell are the passports. Those have no value to him, except as very detailed mementos.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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SerthVarnee posted:

Oh they're just obscured? Fair enough.
I thought he was the only dude walking around with his nametag showing, while the rest of the group didn't for whatever weird reason.
Wait, is it also considered good practice to obscure the "Marines" nametape part? Why?

It could just be he handed the photo off to his PR people and said "hey put this up on my social media. Blur everyone's name but mine and maybe touch it up a bit"

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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If you're Russian and you weren't born yet when it happened, do you even know that Chernobyl happened?

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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If I could get pakoras and naan at a Thai restaurant that would be ideal.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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bird food bathtub posted:

Sweet lassi or mango? There's a lot riding on this answer.

It'd be a mix of cucumber, mango, and of course Thai Chile.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Elviscat posted:

I've been to a handful of places that do Thai and Indian food, and will do some fusion.

It is, of course, delicious, they're very complimentary flavors.

They're working from almost the exact same palette of ingredients, the Thai just tend to do bolder flavors.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Xakura posted:

Alternatively, those kids thought it was cool as poo poo.

He even set up a high speed camera. It's obviously a bit

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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CommieGIR posted:

I remember they had to close one of the bathrooms in Qatar because the Marines kept making GBS threads in the shower and breaking the toilets. I don't even know how that happens. Then they got caught breaking into one of the closed bathrooms that was closed for having black mold and doing the same thing. There were like 4 other bathrooms within walking distance to that one that were open.

All that colored wax in their diet creates a gastro-intestinal urgency mere mortals cannot comprehend.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Most of the people who slap a punisher skull on something are the kind of people Frank would think long and hard about putting a bullet in.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Godholio posted:

It's still impressive he's only a captain, the dude loving invaded Panama.

You have to know someone to make rank in the LANG.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Imagined posted:

Biblically?

In the sense that you have one of those family bibles and their name appears handwritten somewhere on the family tree page.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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bulletsponge13 posted:

That sounds terrible.

I just made it clear I shouldn't be around anyone important.
"The General heard you say gently caress."
"Has he never heard the word before?"
"You can't say gently caress! It's unprofessional."
"I turn people into smears as a profession, but I can't say gently caress?"
"No, you can't. Not while you are assigned to the command section!"
"Well, that's loving stupid."
"See me after lunch for a Counseling Statement."
"Roger that, Big Guy."

I loved counseling statements after I learned that are meaningless. People would get mad that I'd write "I'm a direct reflection of my leadership" on negative statements, or that I had a stamp that said "Woody's Seal of Approval" with a thumbs up I would stamp them with.

You can't counsel someone whose career goal is to collect a DD214.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Godholio posted:

Not only would I have bought a cape if the AF had one, I would've gone to a loving AF Ball just to wear it. I'd have considered doing the same with a sword, but technically the only one authorized is the stupid saber the AF Academy uses, which is awful.



They call that a loving saber? Man, the USAF really can't do swords at all.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Just for the record I absolutely subscribe to the theory of inverse officer value to sword bling ratio.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Crab Dad posted:

Bunch of babies not willing to rock dress uniforms.

You have to put so much bullshit on an Army dress uniform.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Lord Zedd-Repulsa posted:

Funny this. That nephew I brought up previously lives in Florida, is either in or about to start Air Force JROTC, and wants to go to the academy.

He needs to make friends with a congressman if he wants to go to the academy.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Jimmy Smuts posted:

Nah, it was Army folks in ACUs in like 2011. I have it on my PC but alas, I'm on leave and away from it

Just google "Knifehands internally" and you'll find it. That image has some sexist poo poo on it, though.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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I'm not sure of what the point of making uniformed medical professionals play soldier is, anyhow.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Crab Dad posted:

Depends on the war. Our last couple wars have show docs to be perfectly fine targets so you may as well.

I get what you're saying, but "surgeon" or "nurse" is a job that I'm perfectly okay with that practitioner having no other skills of military relevance. Literally anyone else can pick up that slack. Just be good at putting people back together. If bullets are flying they should not have anything more important to do.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Can I ignore this tweet or is this rear end in a top hat going to become so obnoxiously prolific that I'll have to block them preemptively?

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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FrozenVent posted:


Yeah because the advice when a guy is pissing blood translates to “go get taught” ::jerkbag:

This tracks. The doctor will instruct you to stop doing what caused that. They also might even teach you how to enact a better regimen of self care.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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I unironically like Sousa

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Hyperlynx posted:

Me too. Who doesn't enjoy cheerful, silly circus clown music?

... Hold on, I'm just being handed a note...

When I had to pass in review for change of command ceremonies, I absolutely felt like a clown, so that's completely fair.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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My nephew, who is a bit of a fuckup, is a mortar man. He'll probably end up carrying a baseplate for most of his enlistment.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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It's less about ability and more about ability to conform.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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not caring here posted:

SHAZAM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTQu9gB11E8

Warning: a little bit of the raspberry jam comes out of a cut on his arm, but it's nothing wild.

The shirt getting blown clean off his body was fun.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Platystemon posted:

:ohdear:

I swam in a snowmelt lake this week, which should be safe from most pathogens, but I am definitely nursing open wounds.

There are people who drink untreated water from places like this, which I just don’t get. I always, always treat water before drinking it. Use a Steripen if you demand cold and fresh water.

You're about to get that pleistocene AIDS.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Crab Dad posted:

Real troops are gross.

It's true.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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4 years active duty sometimes seems like half my life when I look back.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Don't forget that the goddamned commander-in-chief gave them marching orders.

I wonder how that would play in an actual court martial.

"Was I supposed to disobey a direct order from the President?"

I guarantee you no one in that courtroom would want that testimony to come to light in a military court.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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CoffeeQaddaffi posted:

When the order is illegal, patently illegal (and killing/assaulting members of Congress is patently illegal, even if ordered by higher), it is your obligation as a member of the Armed Forces to ignore said illegal order and report it.

You're absolutely correct, and yet there is probably some trepidation within the military leadership as going on record declaring "You should have disobeyed an order from your superiors." They expect legal nuance among the officer corp, tolerate it among the NCO corps, but really don't like to think about it among the lower enlisted unless it's convenient to them.

maffew buildings posted:

Remember when the United States executed it's traitors? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

When was that? I'm having a really hard time recalling when actual traitors were executed.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Excuse me this isn't the 11foot8 viewing thread.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Jimmy Smuts posted:

I've never seen a PFM-1 explosion. drat, they really are just meant to cause misery.

A great way to reduce the number of soldiers you have to fight 10 years down the line.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Hyperlynx posted:

How bad is the shrapnel from a mine like that? Are those people just getting really really lucky that they're not being hit?

It's not inconsequential, but the bodies of the mine are made of plastic to make them harder to detect. They're warcrime mines meant to linger in areas populated with civilians and cause limb destroying casualties. They're also meant to be deployed from the air and can be dropped from aircraft or launched from mortars. They're designed to glide so that they remain intact while airdropped.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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Lead out in cuffs posted:

Yeah they deploy those in packs of 34, so if you find one, there'll be at least another 30 scattered around the same area, and more likely hundreds. I can easily see the mine clearance guys getting tired and just saying gently caress it and using bricks/tires.





Just warcrime my poo poo up.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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:justpost:

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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bulletsponge13 posted:

Don't wear hoodies with the hood down if you are doing Hoodrat poo poo.

https://www.instagram.com/p/ChXxcaqujDJ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=


Kid is hosed. Won't be able to continue his education track, won't be able to serve, probably won't get VA C&P, is permanently hosed, and might have to pay back tuition to top it all off.

It says cadet, was he in the service academy? If so, he's sworn in, and should be covered because it was a line of duty injury.

A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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bulletsponge13 posted:

Only if activated.

I'm betting he wasn't. I hope they'll do the right thing, but I never give DoD the benefit of doubt

words to live survive by

edit: A quick search states that service academy cadets are on active duty. I think it's ROTC cadets that have to be on their annual training to be considered active? Was this guy ROTC or USMA?

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A.o.D.
Jan 15, 2006

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cult_hero posted:

Nah, he's good. Service academies are treated like ADT or IADT. He had a documented injury during the period, so it's gonna get service connected.

Yeah, that's what I figured. They're under UCMJ 24/7.

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