Ukraine has shown extensive combat effectiveness via their use of rocket propelled munitions, I’m sure more and more of these individuals will be trained on HIMARS and Patriot systems now that the US has permitted their use against targets inside of Russia

Already have, got the injuries to prove it

When you went to boot camp (assuming you were/are a sailor based on verbage), you lost 5% of your division to mental health issues. It seems to me that people considered unfit for duty wouldn’t graduate basic training at all.

I think you’re missing my point. It’s not about being unfit to fight, it’s about the willingness to defend your home. I can’t get behind people that turn and run when the people that make up their country need them. I can’t support people that aren’t even willing to try given these circumstances.

Basic training was the easiest part of my military career. The recruits that went home did so because they got hypothermia or cracked the tops of their humerus, not because they couldn’t hack it mentally. If they wanted to weed out those unfit, then the individual who this article is about would be disqualified or an RTT in basic. I was discharged at the end of my contract because of physical injuries, so I understand being considered unqualified for military service.

I cannot think of any reason I wouldn’t defend my home, friends, and family against a foreign invader. If the US was being invaded and my family’s lives were at risk, you can bet your ass I’d be doing everything I could to defend my country.

Perhaps, or perhaps people like this just aren’t the types of people I associate with

I can’t conceive of someone so fearful of war that they’d willingly leave others out to dry in this fashion while hiding behind the forces of another nation.

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Naturally war is bad, but you can’t stand and defend your own people?

I understand being scared, but it would be hard for me to abandon my country in its time of need. Not for the government, but for the people that live there.

ETA: quite a few down votes, no one explaining why though

Okay Satan

Even out of context, this shit goes hard

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I’ll take a whack at it

Of course they’re going to wait until they need (re)elected. I’m almost positive the whole student loan thing will happen before the end of this election cycle

Imagine seeing this and thinking “yes, because Donald Trump and Joe Biden do the same thing, Donald Trump is worse” instead of recognizing how fucked we are if either of them wins

I saw this coming from a mile away. We will now have to set standards for what’s considered “made by AI” and “Made with AI”

After living on the East Coast, I can tell you the people in Texas are far friendlier. Beyond that, the skies go on forever and they’re absolutely beautiful. I love the hiking and outdoors, I love the use of public land (Sam Houston National Forest, and several state parks). I really like diversity of culture, the Six Flags that flew over Texas each has left their mark on the state, as well as the immigrants that have moved here afterwards. The Mexican, German, and currently Asian immigrants to the state have each brought their own food and cultures as well. I love the arts scene in Austin and the way the performing arts are done at the high school level in the states. The major state marching band competitions are tremendous and I love how much everyone loves it. The only thing I dislike about Texas most of the time is the heat.

I know that this will get buried in down votes, but I lived up and down the East Coast for the entirety of my childhood. I moved to Texas during my time in the military and fell in love. I’m wrapping up my degree now and honestly I don’t want to leave. Your judgemental view of a few Texans does not represent all or even the majority of them.

What was the goal of boiling them?

Damn I forgot about Kik. I wonder if it’s still used