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Braindead Politicians
Black Five covers it well here as does John at Argghhh! $223M for a bridge to nowhere, but an additional $7M for troops suffering brain injuries? Nooo… Mere words fail to describe the depths this Congress continues to plumb. Pathetic. Lamentable. Wretched. Piteous. –umm, no, they all seem so…inadequate.-SJS
Airplan: 5-11 Sep
Several years back I had the extraordinary privilege to get to know a survivor of the Pearl Harbor attack who had been assigned to one of the gun turret crews onboard the USS Nevada (BB-36). As a junior "hinge" (O-4/LCDR) I was both captivated by the re-telling, first hand, of the accounts of that morning, and…
Required Reading – 20 Apr 07 List
Today, without delay, you need to read these articles. Why? Beyond being the quality writing that these blogs are noted for, the indicated articles provide compelling reads for the issues that face us today. Take this one for example. Fullbore Friday is always a great trip down the halls of naval history and usually revolves…
Crass Self Promotion
Nominations are being taken until 15 October 2007 Stop by the ‘Best Military Blogs’ or ‘Best New Blog’ and hit the "+" to register your vote – Cooke County (or Dade if you prefer) rules apply… Thanks! – SJS
Project Valour-IT: MEGEN Revisited
While our erstwhile Scribe (nee’ Bossman, slave-driver extraordinaire, chump, etc.) is doing his best to relive his (misspent) youth this weekend – and will probably require copious amounts of BenGay ™ and Tylenol afterwards (snicker), his apprentices have been unchained from their ink-stained benches and allowed to post in his absence. Right. So, he asked…
So, Skipper –
How’s your damage control training program? Is it ready to face the likes of what caused this damage? Ready for something that lasts longer than a standard GQ battle problem – measured in days not hours or minutes? Oh and about the PRT program too… —–