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    as it stands now, do women get separate barracks? If the answer to that is yes, then the answer to your question should also be yes.



    Depends. Some units and their barracks are male only, mainly because the units are all males - all squad bays are male only, females are usually not with units that would be in a squad bay anyways. But for the most part there is not seperate barracks; however, there are barracks where females would be on the first floor only.

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    Just like with the above mentioned people, because men and women aren't supposed to be in each others barracks rooms, the chain of command could do something about it.

    Now what do they do? You can't keep boys out of boys rooms or girls out of girls rooms.
    I have nothing against gays in the military. I think they should be allowed to serve like everyone else. But there are still a couple of issues that need
    working out that no one thought about. DADT was a good bridge.



    I agree, but that bridge was not leading anywhere. The sexual attraction arguement has some merit, imo, but comparing the physiology of a woman to a gay man is hogwash - not that you did that.

    Fight, fuck or reach for your gun - DOD was doing nothing to address these issues that you brought up. Repelling DADT is better than not doing anything at all.

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    Once again another follower jumping on my back.



    No, I asked what someone's military status has to do with their opinon on the subject? Does it lend their opinion any credibility? I did not "jump" on your back.

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    I dont have a problem with anyones sexual orientation, but some in the government speculate (just like you did of me) whether gays will be able to handle the stresses like straight soldiers.



    Gay dudes handle it just like us straight folks.

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    You wanna know why not that many women are in combat zones? Because, yet again more government officials think that if you see a woman blasted to bits in front of you that you will suddenly become a pussy and lose your will to fight.



    True, but I think it has more to do with the physical make-up of men and women. Men can go from 0 to 60 much faster than women and are better suited for the physical demans of combat. Do a little research on SNS and PNS levels. But we're talking about gays here, not women in combat.

    If it lends any credibility, after 8 years in the Marines, 30+ countries, and a few deployments, I've fought along with gay Marines and soldiers who stood their ground with the best.

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    So how many years have you served in the military?



    What does that have to with his opinion and observation?

    Santorum said "any type of sexual activity has no place in the military"

    ....so a troop can't bang his spouse or bf/gf?

    Pretty sad indeed that the soldier got booed and Santorum got claps.

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    My normal initial reaction isn't haha, it is usually oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh!!!! Works out well because I can bow out before laughing if they end up being hurt.



    +1

    ooooooo[process what just happened]oooooohhhhhhhhh

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    Answer the question.

    Uncle Bob is sitting on your couch. He's got a round chambered. The aliens are speaking to him in his head and he's looking at you funny.

    Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

    Do you let Uncle Bob shoot you first to prove he's nuts or do you try to get him to put the gun down and take it away from him before he can?



    As a family member I would probably take the gun. However, if I were a cop I think I would need more of a reason other than the fact that he's hearing ET.

    Is he waiving the gun around? Pointing it at others? Finger on the trigger? Is he responding to commands?

    If he's not looking at me funny I wouldn't feel as threatend. If he is looking at me with that glare of intent I would probably have the guy drop the gun while I talk to him and guage his current mental state. If needed, take the guy in. But I think the real issue is with the system and the courts, not with someone temporaliy disarming someone with reasonable cause.

    Also, if the law did take away the gun, there's should be a streamlined process to return the gun pending a psych review, assuming he's found to not be a threat. He should not have to battle the courts/system for years to have his right reinstated when there was never an official pysch review that determined he was a threat to anyone.

    It is not as black and white as you make it out (mental issues = should not have guns). There is a gray area (like with your question).

  15. Cock holster = mouth

    Cum dumpster = mouth

    Pitbull eating mayonaisse = going down on a dirty chic

    Warm grill cheese sandwhich = the reason why females shouldn't be in the field

    Fag tag = those stupid glow belts and reflectvie vests

    WM, Walking Mattress = females with a bad rep

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    They sign up to go wherever the politicians send them (instead of signing up for a job where they know the sort of work they'll be doing, who their co-workers are, and the office location).



    I think all militaries are ran that way, even the U.S. military during WWII.

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    Sixty years ago that meant to fight Axis forces which had actually attacked America. Until the Soviets went bankrupt trying to keep up with us 20 years ago it may have been to protect us from a rather large military.



    So during WWII the Marines and Navy were not schmucks because they fought the Japs who attacked us, but the Army and whoever fought in Europe were schmucks because the Nazis didn't attack the U.S?

    Is that right?

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    Since then they've gone where directed as projections of politicians' personal power and/or quid pro quo to the PACs and 0.4% of American individuals paying for election campaigns.



    Only since WWII, eh? It's been that way for much longer than 60 years.

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    In WWII one of my grandfathers signed up. The military was defending America against countries who attacked us on our home soil so he ended up protecting us flying around in a PBY Catalina looking for submarines that might attack us.



    Was he fighting the Japs or the natzees? Schmuck or not.

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    Today one of my cousins signed up. Apart from the Coast Guard which rescues boaters who are in trouble, today's military is playing in middle eastern sandboxes instead of doing useful work. He's schlepping around Afghanistan where he's not defending us against credible threats



    He signed up today and is already in country? Wow, that must be the new online boot camp.

    Are all people in the military schmucks? Or just those who have deployed to the middle east?

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    I'm going with the Alabama Crimson Tide, as always



    +10+987256456

    I'm not just saying this because I'm a die hard Bama (see my avatar ;) ) fan, but all in all, Bama has the best defense and a stellar offense on par with other stacked teams this year.

    This is going to be a great season.

    Billy, are you going to the Iron Bowl this year? I'm gonna try my best to get good seats and make it to the game.

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    The mailmen I know get 70K a year, better health care plan than God, insane pensions, 5 weeks of paid vacation and 12 sick days a year.



    This made me curious, so I looked it up; and (at the risk of offending the OP) I think your figures may be high:

    By salary: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=United_States_Postal_Worker_%28Carrier%29/Salary

    By vacation weeks: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=United_States_Postal_Worker_%28Carrier%29/Vacation_Weeks



    I'm not exactly sure and can't google it right now, but does USPS employees get COLA and other "monetary" benefits similar to most federal employees?

    http://postalwork.net/pay_scales.htm

  22. Saying you don't like Christian music cause it sounds like shit, or it is not your genre is one thing, but saying it is bad because it does not "praise" the lord or honors God is total BS.

    So what kind of music praises the lord? What kind of music does God like?

    Personally, I think he likes ZZ-Top and STP. Maybe even a little CCR or skynyrd B|

  25. From the OP's source:

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    In an interview on CNN's "American Newsroom," Pima County GOP Chairman Mike Shaw defended the raffle, saying it's a tradition the group has had for years.



    I was thinking the raffle to be a bit insensitive until I got to the part saying they've had the raffle for years.

    As kennedy mentioned - same brand, different model.

    So, I guess I have to go with option #2, STFU.