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Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
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Chizzang wrote:
bluehenbillk wrote:I say keep the military academies & abolish the faux ones like VMI & Citadel...
If you get rid of The Citadel where would Dback troll for bait..?
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mrklean wrote:Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

and armchair expert on 4th GEN air superiority aircraft
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CID1990 wrote:
mrklean wrote:Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

and armchair expert on 4th GEN air superiority aircraft
:lol: :lol:
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CID1990 wrote:
mrklean wrote:Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

and armchair expert on 4th GEN air superiority aircraft

From the El SHit supply Officer......OK :rofl:
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CID1990 wrote:
mrklean wrote:Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

and armchair expert on 4th GEN air superiority aircraft
Klean is still angry we no longer use Sherman's.
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Chizzang wrote:Now this is some serious Liberal crazy talk that gives me wood... :nod:

"They are not the hallowed arbiters of quality promised by their myths. Their traditions mask bloated government money-sucks that consistently underperform. They are centers of nepotism that turn below-average students into average officers. They are indulgences that taxpayers, who fund them, can no longer afford. They’ve outlived their use, and it’s time to shut them down."

"The most compelling and obvious argument is the financial one.
It officially costs about $205,000 to produce a West Point graduate, although a 2003 Government Accountability Office study put the price tag at more than $300,000; officers at the Air Force and Naval academies are minted for $322,000 and $275,000, respectively. According to at least one measurement, that’s about four times as much as it costs to produce an officer through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, which trains officers-to-be while they attend civilian colleges."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ ... pns&wpmm=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I thought for sure this was a lead-in to a piece on Johnny "Flameout" McCain.
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AZGrizFan wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

and armchair expert on 4th GEN air superiority aircraft
:lol: :lol:
Never hard to amuse the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion... :coffee:
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mrklean wrote:Real Men attend OCS. :thumb:
:ohno: :ohno:
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Ibanez wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
Says the mop pushing Spec 4

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Klean is still angry we no longer use Sherman's.
OK Nerd, How much does it cost to maintain an F-22 over the span of 10 years? You know this question?
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mrklean wrote:
Ibanez wrote:
Klean is still angry we no longer use Sherman's.
OK Nerd, How much does it cost to maintain an F-22 over the span of 10 years? You know this question?
Ok retard, do you know how to ASK a question? Learn to read and write, then we'll talk.

You can look it up yourself. The Raptor is supposed to replace the F-15 and F-16. Why don't you tally up those life cycle costs of those two aircrafts and compare it to the F-22. Besides, I thought you were hung up on the F-35.
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mrklean wrote:
Ibanez wrote:
Klean is still angry we no longer use Sherman's.
OK Nerd, How much does it cost to maintain an F-22 over the span of 10 years? You know this question?
Yes.

About the same as maintaining a Russian T50 or a Chinese J30.

Seriously Klean... you get flogged like a bishop every time you go there. You should just back away quietly.
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houndawg wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
:lol: :lol:
Never hard to amuse the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion... :coffee:
Spoke like a guy who's reported to the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion [sic] his whole life. :coffee:

Maybe if you knew how to spell things like battalion, you wouldn't have ended up a mop-pushing grunt your whole life, dawg.
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AZGrizFan wrote:
houndawg wrote:
Never hard to amuse the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion... :coffee:
Spoke like a guy who's reported to the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion [sic] his whole life. :coffee:

Maybe if you knew how to spell things like battalion, you wouldn't have ended up a mop-pushing grunt your whole life, dawg.
ah if only...tbut Alas, too late now. All I have left to cling to is guns and religion
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AZGrizFan wrote:
houndawg wrote:
Never hard to amuse the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion... :coffee:
Spoke like a guy who's reported to the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion [sic] his whole life. :coffee:

Maybe if you knew how to spell things like battalion, you wouldn't have ended up a mop-pushing grunt your whole life, dawg.
:ohno:

You sure you were an officer..?
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houndawg wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
Spoke like a guy who's reported to the CO of the mess-kit repair battallion [sic] his whole life. :coffee:

Maybe if you knew how to spell things like battalion, you wouldn't have ended up a mop-pushing grunt your whole life, dawg.
:ohno:

You sure you were an officer..?
Says the guy who's immediately preceeding post was THIS gem??
ah if only...tbut Alas, too late now. All I have left to cling to is guns and religion
:lol: :lol: :lol: There are no less than FIVE gramatical errors in that post alone.
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Ibanez wrote:
mrklean wrote:
OK Nerd, How much does it cost to maintain an F-22 over the span of 10 years? You know this question?
Ok retard, do you know how to ASK a question? Learn to read and write, then we'll talk.

You can look it up yourself. The Raptor is supposed to replace the F-15 and F-16. Why don't you tally up those life cycle costs of those two aircrafts and compare it to the F-22. Besides, I thought you were hung up on the F-35.

I'm not a fan of either. OVERRATED!!!!!!!!!
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AZGrizFan wrote:
houndawg wrote:
:ohno:

You sure you were an officer..?
Says the guy who's immediately preceeding post was THIS gem??
ah if only...tbut Alas, too late now. All I have left to cling to is guns and religion
:lol: :lol: :lol: There are no less than FIVE gramatical errors in that post alone.
I wasn't an officer. :coffee:
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houndawg wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
Says the guy who's immediately preceeding post was THIS gem??



:lol: :lol: :lol: There are no less than FIVE gramatical errors in that post alone.
I wasn't an officer. :coffee:

There is nothing wrong with being enlisted. I started out as a E-4 in the Army before I attended OCS. If you can't follow, then you have no business trying to lead. I've seen too many 2nd LT's who thought they knew everything about the U.S. Army.
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mrklean wrote:
houndawg wrote:
I wasn't an officer. :coffee:

There is nothing wrong with being enlisted. I started out as a E-4 in the Army before I attended OCS. If you can't follow, then you have no business trying to lead. I've seen too many 2nd LT's who thought they knew everything about the U.S. Army.
Or about 5th GEN fighters.
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houndawg wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
Says the guy who's immediately preceeding post was THIS gem??



:lol: :lol: :lol: There are no less than FIVE gramatical errors in that post alone.
I wasn't an officer. :coffee:
Typical donk...always posting excuses and denying responsibility. :ohno:
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CID1990 wrote:
mrklean wrote:

There is nothing wrong with being enlisted. I started out as a E-4 in the Army before I attended OCS. If you can't follow, then you have no business trying to lead. I've seen too many 2nd LT's who thought they knew everything about the U.S. Army.
Or about 5th GEN fighters.
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mrklean wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
Or about 5th GEN fighters.
5th Gen Fighters= 22 Million Dollar Repuke Hard-ons
Democrats allowed it as well, so easy there, killer. You can't fight a war with outdated weapons or support. We were using WW1 surplus at the beginning of WW2. The French refused to upgrade and it cost the many lives in Ww1.
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mrklean wrote:
CID1990 wrote:
Or about 5th GEN fighters.
5th Gen Fighters= 22 Million Dollar Repuke Hard-ons
22 million?

I believe a shiny brand new F-18 comes in at about 18, so 22 is a bargain

Correct me if Im wrong, I did not look up the price of a F-18
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Ibanez wrote:
mrklean wrote:
5th Gen Fighters= 22 Million Dollar Repuke Hard-ons
Democrats allowed it as well, so easy there, killer. You can't fight a war with outdated weapons or support. We were using WW1 surplus at the beginning of WW2. The French refused to upgrade and it cost the many lives in Ww1.

Well we still put pilots in the fighters so thats pretty outdated and performance-limiting right there. :coffee:
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