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Thursday, May 26, 2005
Getting a little pissed, part 2
My post below has taken on a life of its on.
Enough of a life that I decided to take on some extra things that have come up in the comment section.
The question that I posed that is causing the commotion is: How do you get the top quality High Schoolers to enter the enlisted military.
My first thought was to afford more officer programs to the enlisted. The problem is that you cannot just throw more officers into the fray. It makes too many chiefs and not enough indians, even though that is not a politically correct saying anymore. But you get my drift.
Second was to remove "outside" recruiting for ROTC units. This could work, but it has downfalls. Guy at Snugg Harbor has a great point about Mustangs (officers who were enlisted prior to getting their commission). "I can not recall having met or served with any who were anything less then outstanding." It is very true. Why is that? For one, they are already proven military leaders. If you are selected for an Officer program from the enlisted ranks, your Commanding Officer and 2 other officers have to recommend you, and you have to show your ability through evaluations, advancement potential, etc. This then fills the officer corps with the finest people, field tested and proven.
If you cut out the ability of seniors in High School to apply for ROTC, yes some will go to college, but the ones that want to be officers in the military will go enlisted because they know that they can be officers only that way. If you cannot get into the service academy, then you have to go into an enlisted commissioning program.
The last pro is that more than likely, the mustang officers would then stay in longer, give up their commissions less and cost the military less, because they would not have to replace as many officers over the years.
To the Cons: You could end up with an "inbred" organization. This inbreeding is the result of not getting "fresh meat" from outside sources. The thought process behind that is a little flawed as I see it, but it is still a con. IF you do not bring in officers from other worlds outside of the military, you can end up with officers that only think inside the box. Inside of the box thinking is never good, but if you are an outside of the box thinker in the military, you are considered a Maverick. (and there is no Goose to back you up) So you have to have shakers in the military. Only once in a blue moon do the shakers ever make it to the positions that shaking actually make any difference, but I digress.
So how, nationally, do we get that kid? We already have incentive programs that are great. 12,000 bonuses for most advanced programs, 20k for special operations. Faster advancement potential, advanced paygrades, college credits for most programs, and usually if you are in demand in the military, you are in demand outside of the military, which means better jobs post-military.
Duty. Honor. Courage. Respect. Loyalty. Integrity. Commitment. Service. Excellence.
That will only get the kids in the door that need our core values.
Enough of a life that I decided to take on some extra things that have come up in the comment section.
The question that I posed that is causing the commotion is: How do you get the top quality High Schoolers to enter the enlisted military.
My first thought was to afford more officer programs to the enlisted. The problem is that you cannot just throw more officers into the fray. It makes too many chiefs and not enough indians, even though that is not a politically correct saying anymore. But you get my drift.
Second was to remove "outside" recruiting for ROTC units. This could work, but it has downfalls. Guy at Snugg Harbor has a great point about Mustangs (officers who were enlisted prior to getting their commission). "I can not recall having met or served with any who were anything less then outstanding." It is very true. Why is that? For one, they are already proven military leaders. If you are selected for an Officer program from the enlisted ranks, your Commanding Officer and 2 other officers have to recommend you, and you have to show your ability through evaluations, advancement potential, etc. This then fills the officer corps with the finest people, field tested and proven.
If you cut out the ability of seniors in High School to apply for ROTC, yes some will go to college, but the ones that want to be officers in the military will go enlisted because they know that they can be officers only that way. If you cannot get into the service academy, then you have to go into an enlisted commissioning program.
The last pro is that more than likely, the mustang officers would then stay in longer, give up their commissions less and cost the military less, because they would not have to replace as many officers over the years.
To the Cons: You could end up with an "inbred" organization. This inbreeding is the result of not getting "fresh meat" from outside sources. The thought process behind that is a little flawed as I see it, but it is still a con. IF you do not bring in officers from other worlds outside of the military, you can end up with officers that only think inside the box. Inside of the box thinking is never good, but if you are an outside of the box thinker in the military, you are considered a Maverick. (and there is no Goose to back you up) So you have to have shakers in the military. Only once in a blue moon do the shakers ever make it to the positions that shaking actually make any difference, but I digress.
So how, nationally, do we get that kid? We already have incentive programs that are great. 12,000 bonuses for most advanced programs, 20k for special operations. Faster advancement potential, advanced paygrades, college credits for most programs, and usually if you are in demand in the military, you are in demand outside of the military, which means better jobs post-military.
Duty. Honor. Courage. Respect. Loyalty. Integrity. Commitment. Service. Excellence.
That will only get the kids in the door that need our core values.
Pantano is safe from the Wolves
The good news came just minutes ago.
One of the biggest atrocities of the war has been put to rest. Lt. Pantano has been cleared of all charges. From all accounts, he did nothing wrong in the first place, with the noted exception of the dirtbag of his division that said that he did something wrong. There was only 1 voice saying that he did something wrong. The military did the right thing. They did the investigation, found that the charges were unfounded and they let him go.
Now on to filing false official statements on Marine Sgt. Daniel Coburn, but it looks like he already has immunity . Lets get him anyway!
One of the biggest atrocities of the war has been put to rest. Lt. Pantano has been cleared of all charges. From all accounts, he did nothing wrong in the first place, with the noted exception of the dirtbag of his division that said that he did something wrong. There was only 1 voice saying that he did something wrong. The military did the right thing. They did the investigation, found that the charges were unfounded and they let him go.
Now on to filing false official statements on Marine Sgt. Daniel Coburn, but it looks like he already has immunity . Lets get him anyway!
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Linky Love for today
Again. Another school bites the dust!
Teh whole article centers around this school's problem with Gay Bashing and hate crimes. IT just throws the military into the fray to antagonize us.
Elete Media. I love this link. The lady who wrote it puts out the facts pretty well, but she could have left out the last paragraph. She did not interview any opposing views, but then again, she is not going for that. Her fact checker must have been out to lunch with this line...
I can only say this until I am blue in the face. Anyone under 18 years old HAS to have their parents concent to enlist. I know the military among us know that. But DAMN WILL THESE PEOPLE LISTEN??? We cannot enlist anyone without the recruiter being in front of BOTH parents, validate that they are, in fact, the parents of the child, sign swearing that and have both parents sign to GIVE THEIR CHILD THE AUTHORITY TO JOIN. We have to see it. That means that the parents have to see the recruiter, know it is happening and be ok with it enough to sign. I would show you the document, but alas, I am on convalesence leave and I am not going to go to my office, even if I could.
News release from CNA... about non-citizens in the military.... guess what? They are just as good as citizens, if not better. I almost wish that we had a spanish ASVAB. I bet that I could get 20% more applicants in my DEP Pool. Call that recommendation into the DoD from the Militant Pundit.
Ever feel like picking up your feet, putting on your teflon suit and wading through some BullS**t? I got one for you. This guy claims to be:
Well, if you read what his "recruiter assistant" was... he was at home on the HomeTown Recruiter Assistance Program (RAP). We make those guys do things like Data Entry, school visits, and putting up posters. And that makes him a freaking EXPERT on recruiting. Love it. Just love it.
Cool ideas from a group called Business Executives for National Security (BENS). All of you former recruiters should have a comment on this! It is a VERY interesting read.
Teh whole article centers around this school's problem with Gay Bashing and hate crimes. IT just throws the military into the fray to antagonize us.
Elete Media. I love this link. The lady who wrote it puts out the facts pretty well, but she could have left out the last paragraph. She did not interview any opposing views, but then again, she is not going for that. Her fact checker must have been out to lunch with this line...
but 16 year-olds who are not yet decided on their post-high school careers are highly impressionable, thus causing much angst amongst parents should their children unknowingly sign irrevocable documents committing them to service upon graduation.
I can only say this until I am blue in the face. Anyone under 18 years old HAS to have their parents concent to enlist. I know the military among us know that. But DAMN WILL THESE PEOPLE LISTEN??? We cannot enlist anyone without the recruiter being in front of BOTH parents, validate that they are, in fact, the parents of the child, sign swearing that and have both parents sign to GIVE THEIR CHILD THE AUTHORITY TO JOIN. We have to see it. That means that the parents have to see the recruiter, know it is happening and be ok with it enough to sign. I would show you the document, but alas, I am on convalesence leave and I am not going to go to my office, even if I could.
News release from CNA... about non-citizens in the military.... guess what? They are just as good as citizens, if not better. I almost wish that we had a spanish ASVAB. I bet that I could get 20% more applicants in my DEP Pool. Call that recommendation into the DoD from the Militant Pundit.
Ever feel like picking up your feet, putting on your teflon suit and wading through some BullS**t? I got one for you. This guy claims to be:
Chris White is an ex-Marine infantryman with experience as a recruiter-assistant. He is currently working on his doctorate in history...
Well, if you read what his "recruiter assistant" was... he was at home on the HomeTown Recruiter Assistance Program (RAP). We make those guys do things like Data Entry, school visits, and putting up posters. And that makes him a freaking EXPERT on recruiting. Love it. Just love it.
Cool ideas from a group called Business Executives for National Security (BENS). All of you former recruiters should have a comment on this! It is a VERY interesting read.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
The Guard has it right
I love this one. This woman says that her daughter was screwed into going to Boot Camp!
Woohoo! Finally someone went to Boot Camp! Throw a freaking party!
Article 85 Desertion-
I will say that A.2 applies.
Woohoo! Finally someone went to Boot Camp! Throw a freaking party!
The Guard says recruits need to understand contracts are serious business...and they are under orders to enforce those contracts.
As for Kley, she now has a stress fracture in her heel...and will have to redo boot camp next month...she may be in for the duration of her eight year agreement.
Article 85 Desertion-
(a) Any member of the armed forces who--
(1) without authority goes or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to remain away therefrom permanently;
(2) quits his unit, organization, or place of duty with intent to avoid hazardous duty or to shirk important service; or
(3) without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another on of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States;
is guilty of desertion.
(b) Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.
(c) Any person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, but if the desertion or attempt to desert occurs at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.
I will say that A.2 applies.
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Getting a little pissed
Ok, I have heard it all.
Today on Eileen Byrne's show on WLS, a lady called in to agree with Bill Maher's Fruit comment I blogged about yesterday(her blog needs a bit of help, but we will let her pass). Well, she started in on recruiting saying that we, recruiters, are targeting minorities and poor people. My favorite quote was "no oil executive has lost their son in Iraq".
First off, I found this blog with the demographics (as of May 1) of those killed in Iraq.
Well. Ironic. The dying people (the only military that most people care about in America) match almost exactly the demographics of the USA! Wow!
We are not targeting anyone lady. Oh yes I am... 17-35 year olds that are mentally, physically, and morally qualified. Do I care where the guys I recruit come from? NOPE! I have been in a 3 million dollar house with an applicant who wanted to make his dad proud and not have his dad support him forever. I have been in a house where the mom ran out, dad forced the two boys to quit school, take care of HIM by working and doing all of the work around the house. The house was so dirty and filled with cigarette butts that we had to do the interview outside. I sat on the front porch and a board snapped underneath the weight of the applicant. You know what, I put them both in the military, got them a job that they loved, and they appreciate it. Their family appreciate it. They are both men now that love their country, love what they do for it, and love the feeling that they get when they come home.
Do oil executive's children join the military. Yep. What do they do? Anything. Most will be officers. Why? They have a better education in better schools. They have drive. Motivation.
I am going to hit the rant on button.
I was a kid in high school 8 years ago today. I graduated 5/24/97. I did not join the military because I was desperate for a job. I am what us in recruiting call a "Golden Nugget". I had a 99 on the ASVAB, high school athlete, physically fit, active in school, etc. I took the highest and best program that my branch has to offer. When I made it to the training, I was with some of society's best. I am still with some of society's best.
What am I getting at? Kids today are just like me in some ways. 95% of the kids like me are not going to join because their parents have indoctrinated them into believing that the only thing that will advance them in life is college. IT happens, we will not get into how college may or may not prepare you or your life. People are wanting more people from my demographic to join, but they do not want to give the incentives that will make people like me join. I joined because I needed discipline first and foremost, college opportunities, and a host of other things.
So the woman's decision on how to make more people like me to join is the Draft. She said explicitly that the draft is the only way to go. So, the republican party does not want a draft, the extreme left wing wants a draft to get back at the "oil executives" and the rich.
What can we do to get the brightest to join the enlisted ranks? Force the military to only pick up officers from the enlisted ranks and the Service Academies. That is one way. Not the best way by far, but it would work. Make ROTC units only have prior service people in them. Do not allow the ROTC to give scholarships to HS seniors. They do not deserve it. They deserve to go to Boot Camp. If you look at a cadet from the Academy and an ROTC grad from say, Texas A&M (no offense damn aggies) there is a TON of difference in the way that they walk, talk, act etc. An Academy grad could come out and be a CEO of a company within a couple of years. The ROTC punk needs to be taught the ropes when they get to their command.
I wonder how much the military spends on ROTC units?
Wow that rant did not go down the same line I thought it would...
Today on Eileen Byrne's show on WLS, a lady called in to agree with Bill Maher's Fruit comment I blogged about yesterday(her blog needs a bit of help, but we will let her pass). Well, she started in on recruiting saying that we, recruiters, are targeting minorities and poor people. My favorite quote was "no oil executive has lost their son in Iraq".
First off, I found this blog with the demographics (as of May 1) of those killed in Iraq.
Interestingly the deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom reflect the racial composition of the U.S. population in 2000, with the exception of the Asian category (n=1048)::
Whites -- 731 (70%)
Black or African American -- 132 (13%)
Hispanic or Latino -- (12%)
Asian -- 22 (2%)
Other categories were 1% or less
Deaths from Operation Enduring Freedom are a bit more concentrated in the white category:
Whites -- 116 (83%)
Black or African American -- 9 (6%)
Hispanic or Latino -- 12 (9%)
Asian -- 1 (0.7%)
Other categories were 1% or less
Well. Ironic. The dying people (the only military that most people care about in America) match almost exactly the demographics of the USA! Wow!
We are not targeting anyone lady. Oh yes I am... 17-35 year olds that are mentally, physically, and morally qualified. Do I care where the guys I recruit come from? NOPE! I have been in a 3 million dollar house with an applicant who wanted to make his dad proud and not have his dad support him forever. I have been in a house where the mom ran out, dad forced the two boys to quit school, take care of HIM by working and doing all of the work around the house. The house was so dirty and filled with cigarette butts that we had to do the interview outside. I sat on the front porch and a board snapped underneath the weight of the applicant. You know what, I put them both in the military, got them a job that they loved, and they appreciate it. Their family appreciate it. They are both men now that love their country, love what they do for it, and love the feeling that they get when they come home.
Do oil executive's children join the military. Yep. What do they do? Anything. Most will be officers. Why? They have a better education in better schools. They have drive. Motivation.
I am going to hit the rant on button.
I was a kid in high school 8 years ago today. I graduated 5/24/97. I did not join the military because I was desperate for a job. I am what us in recruiting call a "Golden Nugget". I had a 99 on the ASVAB, high school athlete, physically fit, active in school, etc. I took the highest and best program that my branch has to offer. When I made it to the training, I was with some of society's best. I am still with some of society's best.
What am I getting at? Kids today are just like me in some ways. 95% of the kids like me are not going to join because their parents have indoctrinated them into believing that the only thing that will advance them in life is college. IT happens, we will not get into how college may or may not prepare you or your life. People are wanting more people from my demographic to join, but they do not want to give the incentives that will make people like me join. I joined because I needed discipline first and foremost, college opportunities, and a host of other things.
So the woman's decision on how to make more people like me to join is the Draft. She said explicitly that the draft is the only way to go. So, the republican party does not want a draft, the extreme left wing wants a draft to get back at the "oil executives" and the rich.
What can we do to get the brightest to join the enlisted ranks? Force the military to only pick up officers from the enlisted ranks and the Service Academies. That is one way. Not the best way by far, but it would work. Make ROTC units only have prior service people in them. Do not allow the ROTC to give scholarships to HS seniors. They do not deserve it. They deserve to go to Boot Camp. If you look at a cadet from the Academy and an ROTC grad from say, Texas A&M (no offense damn aggies) there is a TON of difference in the way that they walk, talk, act etc. An Academy grad could come out and be a CEO of a company within a couple of years. The ROTC punk needs to be taught the ropes when they get to their command.
I wonder how much the military spends on ROTC units?
Wow that rant did not go down the same line I thought it would...
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Monday, May 23, 2005
In the News today
"More people joined the Michael Jackson fan club," Maher said. "We've done picked all the low-lying Lyndie England fruit, and now we need warm bodies."- Bill Maher (Link)
I am telling you that Lyndie England has screwed recruiting forever. Nothing in recruiting affects it today. It always affects recruiting 6 months away. The England Story broke in January-ish, and look at it now. Recruiting is at a 3 year low for (all.. cough...) branches. I want this woman to burn. I do not care where, but she needs to be out.
I do not believe that Bill Maher should be fired. He usually supports the military. He is a comedian. He is calling England low-lying fruit, not all the rest of us.
Link
I think that I am going to pick apart 2 of these people who need to be contacted, and I might even contact them...
-- Kathy Allwein of Lebanon, Pa., whose son was told that his student loans would be paid after he enlisted. After two and a half years in the military and a tour in Iraq, he is being told that the loans are not eligible for repayment.- OOPS, busted... Campus Antiwar Network! Your son needed to get the Loan Repayment Program added to his contract. If he did not get it, he was the dumb one, not us. You can't blame the military for your son's stupidity.
-- Lou Plummer of Fayetteville, N.C. Lou's son, who recently separated from the Navy, was coached by recruiters on how to answer questions. Lou's 18-year-old daughter and 43 year old wife have both been contacted recently by recruiters.---Oh Snap! Got you too Lou. Your son, by your own website, was against the war in the Navy. Well, guess what. What he has to say now bears no fruit in my eyes. Navy Buddies... Lets find some Eisenhower Shippies and find all of the dirt on this "Drew Plummer". He was a Nuke Electrician. Come on boys. It is a small community! It costs over 250,000 to train a nuclear power sailor by the Navy. I do not believe this one. He did something else, something more. For all of us, article 134 is pretty much the catch all. Lets find it.
Here is a question for all of you. Do you have Asthma? If you do, you are disqualified for military service. 9 out of 10 moms tell their kids that when they are out of breath that they have Asthma, instead of telling them that they are a fat ass and to get off of the couch. Well, son, you do not have Asthma, you have lazy fat ass. If you say to the MEPS doctor that you have Asthma, you will be disqualified. We as recruiters know that, and we make sure that you know what Asthma is and if you have it or not. Mom is not a doctor in most cases. If that is coaching, then I am guilty. It is even in a video that the military processing station put out.
Link Link Link Link
If this is true, this asshat needs to be in jail forever. If it is false, this woman needs to be in jail even longer. These stories come around every once in a while. 90% of them end up being unfounded, someone just wanting to get someone in power in trouble, especially for telling them that they are not qualified. But since the recruiting world has a microscope on it, it made the news. According to the 3rd link, it sounds like the guy has done it before. He needs to fry.
I might get the red ass here:
This asshole Doug Smith is a dipshit. The story says he works for recruiting command. I hope he does not anymore. They asked about the drop over the LAST 5 YEARS! what does he blame it on? The war. Yup, give them the freaking quote of the year! Dumbass. I hope you lost your job for those three words.
I am telling you that Lyndie England has screwed recruiting forever. Nothing in recruiting affects it today. It always affects recruiting 6 months away. The England Story broke in January-ish, and look at it now. Recruiting is at a 3 year low for (all.. cough...) branches. I want this woman to burn. I do not care where, but she needs to be out.
I do not believe that Bill Maher should be fired. He usually supports the military. He is a comedian. He is calling England low-lying fruit, not all the rest of us.
Link
I think that I am going to pick apart 2 of these people who need to be contacted, and I might even contact them...
-- Kathy Allwein of Lebanon, Pa., whose son was told that his student loans would be paid after he enlisted. After two and a half years in the military and a tour in Iraq, he is being told that the loans are not eligible for repayment.- OOPS, busted... Campus Antiwar Network! Your son needed to get the Loan Repayment Program added to his contract. If he did not get it, he was the dumb one, not us. You can't blame the military for your son's stupidity.
-- Lou Plummer of Fayetteville, N.C. Lou's son, who recently separated from the Navy, was coached by recruiters on how to answer questions. Lou's 18-year-old daughter and 43 year old wife have both been contacted recently by recruiters.---Oh Snap! Got you too Lou. Your son, by your own website, was against the war in the Navy. Well, guess what. What he has to say now bears no fruit in my eyes. Navy Buddies... Lets find some Eisenhower Shippies and find all of the dirt on this "Drew Plummer". He was a Nuke Electrician. Come on boys. It is a small community! It costs over 250,000 to train a nuclear power sailor by the Navy. I do not believe this one. He did something else, something more. For all of us, article 134 is pretty much the catch all. Lets find it.
Here is a question for all of you. Do you have Asthma? If you do, you are disqualified for military service. 9 out of 10 moms tell their kids that when they are out of breath that they have Asthma, instead of telling them that they are a fat ass and to get off of the couch. Well, son, you do not have Asthma, you have lazy fat ass. If you say to the MEPS doctor that you have Asthma, you will be disqualified. We as recruiters know that, and we make sure that you know what Asthma is and if you have it or not. Mom is not a doctor in most cases. If that is coaching, then I am guilty. It is even in a video that the military processing station put out.
Link Link Link Link
If this is true, this asshat needs to be in jail forever. If it is false, this woman needs to be in jail even longer. These stories come around every once in a while. 90% of them end up being unfounded, someone just wanting to get someone in power in trouble, especially for telling them that they are not qualified. But since the recruiting world has a microscope on it, it made the news. According to the 3rd link, it sounds like the guy has done it before. He needs to fry.
I might get the red ass here:
The number of women in Army recruiting classes has dropped about 20 percent over the past five years.
Why the drop?
“It’s the war,” Army spokesman Douglas Smith said
This asshole Doug Smith is a dipshit. The story says he works for recruiting command. I hope he does not anymore. They asked about the drop over the LAST 5 YEARS! what does he blame it on? The war. Yup, give them the freaking quote of the year! Dumbass. I hope you lost your job for those three words.
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Friday, May 20, 2005
It is getting worse!
Here is another news article about people trying to get military recruiting off of High School Campuses.
The funny part is that Amy Hagopian is just another activist. She may be part of the PTA, but she teaches a class at the Univ of Washington on activism! Just another trumped news story trying to get public opinion on the wrong side of recruiting.
Nobody crawed up this soft spoken carpenter's ass in this USA Today's article, but with just a little sleuthing, you can see that he is part of the Counter Recruiting effort! I am getting sick of anyone who is quoted in the newspaper against something is part of a bigger organization! This makes me sick!
Opinions?
The funny part is that Amy Hagopian is just another activist. She may be part of the PTA, but she teaches a class at the Univ of Washington on activism! Just another trumped news story trying to get public opinion on the wrong side of recruiting.
Nobody crawed up this soft spoken carpenter's ass in this USA Today's article, but with just a little sleuthing, you can see that he is part of the Counter Recruiting effort! I am getting sick of anyone who is quoted in the newspaper against something is part of a bigger organization! This makes me sick!
Opinions?
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We already had the REAL ID act folks.
Read this:
This one is called the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Sect 7212
Now read this:
To use my favorite phrase: same shit, different sandwich. We just paid these windbag politicians to rewrite a freaking law that they already had. It was 18 months for compliance for the first act, now it is 3 years. Come 3 years from now, we will have another law that wastes more of your hard earned state taxes. This is CRAP people!
It looks like the only thing that is different is that the documents have to be verified before being used. IS that enough to get all up in arms about?
SEC. 7212. DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS.
(a) DEFINITIONS- In this section:
(1) DRIVER'S LICENSE- The term `driver's license' means a motor vehicle operator's license as defined in section 30301(5) of title 49, United States Code.
(2) PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD- The term `personal identification card' means an identification document (as defined in section 1028(d)(3) of title 18, United States Code) issued by a State.
(b) STANDARDS FOR ACCEPTANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES-
(1) IN GENERAL-
(A) LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE- No Federal agency may accept, for any official purpose, a driver's license or personal identification card newly issued by a State more than 2 years after the promulgation of the minimum standards under paragraph (2) unless the driver's license or personal identification card conforms to such minimum standards.
(B) DATE FOR CONFORMANCE- The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish a date after which no driver's license or personal identification card shall be accepted by a Federal agency for any official purpose unless such driver's license or personal identification card conforms to the minimum standards established under paragraph (2). The date shall be as early as the Secretary determines it is practicable for the States to comply with such date with reasonable efforts.
(C) STATE CERTIFICATION-
(i) IN GENERAL- Each State shall certify to the Secretary of Transportation that the State is in compliance with the requirements of this section.
(ii) FREQUENCY- Certifications under clause (i) shall be made at such intervals and in such a manner as the Secretary of Transportation, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Homeland Security, may prescribe by regulation.
(iii) AUDITS- The Secretary of Transportation may conduct periodic audits of each State's compliance with the requirements of this section.
(2) MINIMUM STANDARDS- Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall by regulation, establish minimum standards for driver's licenses or personal identification cards issued by a State for use by Federal agencies for identification purposes that shall include--
(A) standards for documentation required as proof of identity of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification card;
(B) standards for the verifiability of documents used to obtain a driver's license or personal identification card;
(C) standards for the processing of applications for driver's licenses and personal identification cards to prevent fraud;
(D) standards for information to be included on each driver's license or personal identification card, including--
(i) the person's full legal name;
(ii) the person's date of birth;
(iii) the person's gender;
(iv) the person's driver's license or personal identification card number;
(v) a digital photograph of the person;
(vi) the person's address of principal residence; and
(vii) the person's signature;
(E) standards for common machine-readable identity information to be included on each driver's license or personal identification card, including defined minimum data elements;
(F) security standards to ensure that driver's licenses and personal identification cards are--
(i) resistant to tampering, alteration, or counterfeiting; and
(ii) capable of accommodating and ensuring the security of a digital photograph or other unique identifier; and
(G) a requirement that a State confiscate a driver's license or personal identification card if any component or security feature of the license or identification card is compromised.
(3) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS- The regulations required by paragraph (2)--
(A) shall facilitate communication between the chief driver licensing official of a State, an appropriate official of a Federal agency and other relevant officials, to verify the authenticity of documents, as appropriate, issued by such Federal agency or entity and presented to prove the identity of an individual;
This one is called the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Sect 7212
Now read this:
SEC. 202. MINIMUM DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS AND ISSUANCE STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION.
(a) Minimum Standards for Federal Use-
(1) IN GENERAL- Beginning 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal agency may not accept, for any official purpose, a driver's license or identification card issued by a State to any person unless the State is meeting the requirements of this section.
(2) STATE CERTIFICATIONS- The Secretary shall determine whether a State is meeting the requirements of this section based on certifications made by the State to the Secretary. Such certifications shall be made at such times and in such manner as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, may prescribe by regulation.
(b) Minimum Document Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall include, at a minimum, the following information and features on each driver's license and identification card issued to a person by the State:
(1) The person's full legal name.
(2) The person's date of birth.
(3) The person's gender.
(4) The person's driver's license or identification card number.
(5) A digital photograph of the person.
(6) The person's address of principle residence.
(7) The person's signature.
(8) Physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes.
(9) A common machine-readable technology, with defined minimum data elements.
(c) Minimum Issuance Standards-
(1) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall require, at a minimum, presentation and verification of the following information before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person:
(A) A photo identity document, except that a non-photo identity document is acceptable if it includes both the person's full legal name and date of birth.
(B) Documentation showing the person's date of birth.
(C) Proof of the person's social security account number or verification that the person is not eligible for a social security account number.
(D) Documentation showing the person's name and address of principal residence.
(2) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS-
(A) IN GENERAL- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall comply with the minimum standards of this paragraph.
(B) EVIDENCE OF LAWFUL STATUS- A State shall require, before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person, valid documentary evidence that the person--
(i) is a citizen of the United States;
(ii) is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;
(iii) has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;
(iv) has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;
(v) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States;
(vi) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
(vii) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States;
(viii) has approved deferred action status; or
(ix) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident status in the United States.
(C) TEMPORARY DRIVERS' LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS-
(i) IN GENERAL- If a person presents evidence under any of clauses (v) through (ix) of subparagraph (B), the State may only issue a temporary driver's license or temporary identification card to the person.
(ii) EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.
(iii) DISPLAY OF EXPIRATION DATE- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall clearly indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date on which it expires.
(iv) RENEWAL- A temporary driver's license or temporary identification card issued pursuant to this subparagraph may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the applicant qualified for the temporary driver's license or temporary identification card has been extended by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
(3) VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall implement the following procedures:
(A) Before issuing a driver's license or identification card to a person, the State shall verify, with the issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and completeness of each document required to be presented by the person under paragraph (1) or (2).
(B) The State shall not accept any foreign document, other than an official passport, to satisfy a requirement of paragraph (1) or (2).
(C) Not later than September 11, 2005, the State shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Homeland Security to routinely utilize the automated system known as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, as provided for by section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3009-664), to verify the legal presence status of a person, other than a United States citizen, applying for a driver's license or identification card.
(d) Other Requirements- To meet the requirements of this section, a State shall adopt the following practices in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards:
(1) Employ technology to capture digital images of identity source documents so that the images can be retained in electronic storage in a transferable format.
(2) Retain paper copies of source documents for a minimum of 7 years or images of source documents presented for a minimum of 10 years.
(3) Subject each person applying for a driver's license or identification card to mandatory facial image capture.
(4) Establish an effective procedure to confirm or verify a renewing applicant's information.
(5) Confirm with the Social Security Administration a social security account number presented by a person using the full social security account number. In the event that a social security account number is already registered to or associated with another person to which any State has issued a driver's license or identification card, the State shall resolve the discrepancy and take appropriate action.
(6) Refuse to issue a driver's license or identification card to a person holding a driver's license issued by another State without confirmation that the person is terminating or has terminated the driver's license.
(7) Ensure the physical security of locations where drivers' licenses and identification cards are produced and the security of document materials and papers from which drivers' licenses and identification cards are produced.
(8) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce drivers' licenses and identification cards to appropriate security clearance requirements.
(9) Establish fraudulent document recognition training programs for appropriate employees engaged in the issuance of drivers' licenses and identification cards.
(10) Limit the period of validity of all driver's licenses and identification cards that are not temporary to a period that does not exceed 8 years.
(11) In any case in which the State issues a driver's license or identification card that does not satisfy the requirements of this section, ensure that such license or identification card--
(A) clearly states on its face that it may not be accepted by any Federal agency for any official purpose; and
(B) uses a unique design or color indicator to alert Federal agency and other law enforcement personnel that it may not be accepted for any such purpose.
(e) Additional Powers of Secretary- The Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion--
(1) may, in addition to the requirements of subsection (b), prescribe one or more design formats for driver's licenses and identification cards that satisfy the requirements of this section in order--
(A) to protect the national security interests of the United States; and
(B) to allow for clear visual differentiation between categories of driver's licenses and identity cards (such as to differentiate between driver's licenses valid for multi-year terms and temporary driver's licenses); and
(2) may, in addition to the limitations described in subsections (c)(2)(C)(ii) and (d)(10), further limit the validity period of driver's licenses and identification cards in order to provide for periodic confirmation of principal residence address and lawful presence in the United States in a status described in subsection (c)(2)(B).
SEC. 203. LINKING OF DATABASES.
(a) In General- To be eligible to receive any grant or other type of financial assistance made available under this title, a State shall participate in the interstate compact regarding sharing of driver license data, known as the `Driver License Agreement', in order to provide electronic access by a State to information contained in the motor vehicle databases of all other States.
(b) Requirements for Information- A State motor vehicle database shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) All data fields printed on drivers' licenses and identification cards issued by the State.
(2) Motor vehicle drivers' histories, including motor vehicle violations, suspensions, and points on licenses.
SEC. 204. TRAFFICKING IN AUTHENTICATION FEATURES FOR USE IN FALSE IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS.
Section 1028(a)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking `false authentication features' and inserting `false or actual authentication features'.
SEC. 205. GRANTS TO STATES.
(a) In General- The Secretary may make grants to a State to assist the State in conforming to the minimum standards set forth in this title.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title.
To use my favorite phrase: same shit, different sandwich. We just paid these windbag politicians to rewrite a freaking law that they already had. It was 18 months for compliance for the first act, now it is 3 years. Come 3 years from now, we will have another law that wastes more of your hard earned state taxes. This is CRAP people!
It looks like the only thing that is different is that the documents have to be verified before being used. IS that enough to get all up in arms about?
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Thursday, May 19, 2005
The Real ID act is just pandering
This started out being a comment to Guy at Snugg Harbor but it is morphing into a post.
I think that the best way to control our borders is through another way. We do not need a fence or a National ID like Riverdog wants to see. The easiest way is to remove the incentive for crossing illegally in the first place, streamline the way to getting a green card, make it more cost effective to get a greencard, and arrest anyone who is caught employing illegals.
I have been beside friends who have dealt with the issues of getting a greencard. If you are not a lawyer, you cannot keep up with the constantly evolving American immigration laws. There is supposed to be a 6 month limit on how long it takes to receive a green card. It takes more than 2 years in most cases, often costing twice as much as it should. There is so much misinformation out there dealing with immigration, upto and including the Immigration interviewers themselves, that people end up getting screwed. So now, they are out 1200 bucks (more than likely more) and they are still illegal. You cannot expect to support yourself during that time and it puts immigrants in a hole when they get here.
So, what is the immigrant to do? He finds a company that will work him to the bone for peanuts and pays him under the table. This pay is not taxed, therefore the Gov't is not getting it's share to pay for things that the illegals use (schools, healthcare, etc) and it leaches the system. So, if those employers are held accountable for hiring illegals, then the illegal would be worse off, but the country would be better off.
So, how do we fix this? We do not Racist Vincente Fox's approval. We can do this quietly by enforcing the old rules. If someone is found, by ANY law enforcement Agency, to be employing Illegals, then the business is fined HEAVILY (I would say 100,000 bucks for each worker) that would go directly to the local school system. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. Each of the Illegals would then be given the paperwork to make themselves legal. IF the paperwork is not filed within 5 working days, then deportation hearings would take place and the person would be deported no questions asked.
The real ID act is nothing more than posturing to the base. I am part of the base that they are commenting to. I think that they are way off base and need to look at the real problem.
What do you think?
I think that the best way to control our borders is through another way. We do not need a fence or a National ID like Riverdog wants to see. The easiest way is to remove the incentive for crossing illegally in the first place, streamline the way to getting a green card, make it more cost effective to get a greencard, and arrest anyone who is caught employing illegals.
I have been beside friends who have dealt with the issues of getting a greencard. If you are not a lawyer, you cannot keep up with the constantly evolving American immigration laws. There is supposed to be a 6 month limit on how long it takes to receive a green card. It takes more than 2 years in most cases, often costing twice as much as it should. There is so much misinformation out there dealing with immigration, upto and including the Immigration interviewers themselves, that people end up getting screwed. So now, they are out 1200 bucks (more than likely more) and they are still illegal. You cannot expect to support yourself during that time and it puts immigrants in a hole when they get here.
So, what is the immigrant to do? He finds a company that will work him to the bone for peanuts and pays him under the table. This pay is not taxed, therefore the Gov't is not getting it's share to pay for things that the illegals use (schools, healthcare, etc) and it leaches the system. So, if those employers are held accountable for hiring illegals, then the illegal would be worse off, but the country would be better off.
So, how do we fix this? We do not Racist Vincente Fox's approval. We can do this quietly by enforcing the old rules. If someone is found, by ANY law enforcement Agency, to be employing Illegals, then the business is fined HEAVILY (I would say 100,000 bucks for each worker) that would go directly to the local school system. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. Each of the Illegals would then be given the paperwork to make themselves legal. IF the paperwork is not filed within 5 working days, then deportation hearings would take place and the person would be deported no questions asked.
The real ID act is nothing more than posturing to the base. I am part of the base that they are commenting to. I think that they are way off base and need to look at the real problem.
What do you think?
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Back from the Hospital!
Well, I made it through surgery #1. I am not in too much pain. Thanks for all of the well wishes. I now have over a month of sniffing out attacks against recruiting and all of the other stuff that I might find interesting.
See all of you tomorrow.
See all of you tomorrow.
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Friday, May 13, 2005
Where the hell is PETA now????
What the Hell?
Everyone go hug your dog. If you do not hug your dog now you will after reading this story. I do not care what was about to happen to the dog. I do not care if it was going to be euthanized. That is a living, breathing animal. Not only an animal, but a family member to most people.
Ok, now the bigger question is why was this allowed to happen? I do not mean in the school itself, but from the parents of the students. Here is my guess. I am not going to play the lib v. correct side (dig, dig, dig).
When the whole Schaivo case came up and everyone was talking about this whole "slippery Slope". I ask myself "Self, What in the hell do they man?" This is it. The line between living and death is becoming blurred. This dog, had a heartbeat. Had a soul, had a "family". It had done nothing wrong except be born at a time when he could either not be taken care of or had people who would not take care of him.
So, with no permission of his own, he was used as a science experiment. So this guy could "see the organs actually working". What is the difference in what he did and the work of a 5 year old child who kills a dog just to see it die? Isn't that #14 on the "are you a serial killer candidate" test? The difference is that this guy will get away with it under the guise of "Education". Oh... the best part... this fuck is a SUBSTITUTE! He is not even a real teacher! What the hell was he doing with his hands on a lesson plan? I am almost certain that he does not have any licenses to use or possess or execute Lab Animals. Utah Statute 76-9-301 (3)(c) says A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to an animal if the person: (c) kills or causes to be killed an animal without having a legal privilege to do so.
Please call the Local Police Department's Chief of Police at (435) 528-7969,
the Sanpete County State's Attorney at:(435) 835-2103
Leonard Blackham (R-Sanpete Co.): (435) 436-8125
This guy needs to be thrown in Jail. The Law requires it.
I am a dog lover. I am pretty much an animal lover. I do not believe in PETA's ways or most of their oddball positions, but their name really needs to be put to use and make this guy fry.
Everyone go hug your dog. If you do not hug your dog now you will after reading this story. I do not care what was about to happen to the dog. I do not care if it was going to be euthanized. That is a living, breathing animal. Not only an animal, but a family member to most people.
Ok, now the bigger question is why was this allowed to happen? I do not mean in the school itself, but from the parents of the students. Here is my guess. I am not going to play the lib v. correct side (dig, dig, dig).
When the whole Schaivo case came up and everyone was talking about this whole "slippery Slope". I ask myself "Self, What in the hell do they man?" This is it. The line between living and death is becoming blurred. This dog, had a heartbeat. Had a soul, had a "family". It had done nothing wrong except be born at a time when he could either not be taken care of or had people who would not take care of him.
So, with no permission of his own, he was used as a science experiment. So this guy could "see the organs actually working". What is the difference in what he did and the work of a 5 year old child who kills a dog just to see it die? Isn't that #14 on the "are you a serial killer candidate" test? The difference is that this guy will get away with it under the guise of "Education". Oh... the best part... this fuck is a SUBSTITUTE! He is not even a real teacher! What the hell was he doing with his hands on a lesson plan? I am almost certain that he does not have any licenses to use or possess or execute Lab Animals. Utah Statute 76-9-301 (3)(c) says A person is guilty of aggravated cruelty to an animal if the person: (c) kills or causes to be killed an animal without having a legal privilege to do so.
Please call the Local Police Department's Chief of Police at (435) 528-7969,
the Sanpete County State's Attorney at:(435) 835-2103
Leonard Blackham (R-Sanpete Co.): (435) 436-8125
This guy needs to be thrown in Jail. The Law requires it.
I am a dog lover. I am pretty much an animal lover. I do not believe in PETA's ways or most of their oddball positions, but their name really needs to be put to use and make this guy fry.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Sorry for the light posting
The posting will continue to be light for the next couple of days. I have not made it home until 9:00pm+ for the last 3 nights and I do not see it getting any better soon.
I am getting people in the military though! That part is good!
The posting will resume in full force this weekend!
I am getting people in the military though! That part is good!
The posting will resume in full force this weekend!
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
I cannot believe what I am reading today
Jay from Stop the ACLU pointed me in a direction that I had not thought about before. He said "hey see what you can find about the ACLU and military recruiting". Of course, I read that right before I had to go to my Headquarters for two days of training.
So, now back, firmly sitting on my deck blogging away, I find some links to the counter recruiting that I tore into before and the ACLU's agenda.
First off comes a story from Lansing, MI. Granted this is a college town too, so bear with that thought as well as reading this story. The story starts in with a couple of kids who came back from the military after being in for a while and hating it. The first is a girl named Moreno. She joined the National Guard after being told that she would not go to war at all. Well, that was 98, this is 05. She is now a civilian after transferring to the Air Force. She made it two weeks in AF boot camp and put in what it looks like it conscious Objector paperwork. So, this girl joins the NG, does not like what she sees on the horizon (deployments, actually having to work as a military member) so she jumps ship to the Air Force.
Hold the plate Missy. Lets examine this statement right here from down the page a little bit.
Bombs on target on time, sweetheart. But that is not what caught my eye. The fact that her story is now confused did. She now said that she enlisted in the Marines, not the National Guard like she said in the second paragraph. Interesting. A quick Google search of her name reveals that she has received the "Annual Young Adult Peacemaker Award" from Pax Christi Michigan. From their website,
Sounds like a Liberal Sect of the Catholic Church to me! Hmmm... I am not going to dig any deeper on them, but we can see where Ms. Moreno's base is, and she should have never been in the military in the first place if her values are that embedded into liberalism.
So, you read on and you see that the Board member for the ACLU is the lead against military recruiting. Theresa Melendez is the lady's name. No wonder she can be an ACLU board member. She only teaches TWO classes!!!! Why in the hell is this woman on staff? I know that there is someone who can teach those two classes. Waste of money if you ask me. So, she is working out of a basement of a "church" to try to stop military recruiting. She says that we "Target" people of color and low income. Guy from Snugg Harbor touched on this last week.
So, we are at the ACLU is against the military trying to afford "people of lesser status" an opportunity to excel in life with little input. I would like that on a billboard.
A problem with the ACLU's logic is they never have been to a military base, never been to a Boot Camp, never really been around us military folks. And they are judging us.
So, now back, firmly sitting on my deck blogging away, I find some links to the counter recruiting that I tore into before and the ACLU's agenda.
First off comes a story from Lansing, MI. Granted this is a college town too, so bear with that thought as well as reading this story. The story starts in with a couple of kids who came back from the military after being in for a while and hating it. The first is a girl named Moreno. She joined the National Guard after being told that she would not go to war at all. Well, that was 98, this is 05. She is now a civilian after transferring to the Air Force. She made it two weeks in AF boot camp and put in what it looks like it conscious Objector paperwork. So, this girl joins the NG, does not like what she sees on the horizon (deployments, actually having to work as a military member) so she jumps ship to the Air Force.
Hold the plate Missy. Lets examine this statement right here from down the page a little bit.
Once inside the boot camp, however, the mission statement can get a lot more graphic. Patricia Moreno, the Eastern High graduate who was told by a recruiter that Marines enlisting in 1998 would never see combat, told the following story of her Air Force training. Her training instructor asked some new recruits what they believed their primary purpose was in the U.S. Air Force. A girl stood up, Moreno recalled, and answered that it was to serve and protect. The instructor said that was partly true, but the real reason why youre in the Air Force is to kill people and blow shit up.
Bombs on target on time, sweetheart. But that is not what caught my eye. The fact that her story is now confused did. She now said that she enlisted in the Marines, not the National Guard like she said in the second paragraph. Interesting. A quick Google search of her name reveals that she has received the "Annual Young Adult Peacemaker Award" from Pax Christi Michigan. From their website,
works to bring about peace locally, nationally, and globally
through prayer, study, and action. We are rooted in spirituality, dedicated to studying issues of justice from the vantage point of all those involved, and espouse working for peace with justice through nonviolent conflict resolution.
Sounds like a Liberal Sect of the Catholic Church to me! Hmmm... I am not going to dig any deeper on them, but we can see where Ms. Moreno's base is, and she should have never been in the military in the first place if her values are that embedded into liberalism.
So, you read on and you see that the Board member for the ACLU is the lead against military recruiting. Theresa Melendez is the lady's name. No wonder she can be an ACLU board member. She only teaches TWO classes!!!! Why in the hell is this woman on staff? I know that there is someone who can teach those two classes. Waste of money if you ask me. So, she is working out of a basement of a "church" to try to stop military recruiting. She says that we "Target" people of color and low income. Guy from Snugg Harbor touched on this last week.
Racial background... damn right. We need the military to be just as integrated as the rest of the US. The Military needs to be a microcosm of the country it works for. Hopefully without the drug problems, but alas, they are still there. Lower income... I will say no we don't with a caveat. We do not recruit in lower income areas most times. Why? Well, it is mainly because of education. All of the branches are getting very, very technical. Gone are the days of handing someone a gun or a paint brush (Dig at my Navy Buddies). Our mission is to recruit 65%+ Upper Mental Groups. (ASVAB >50). Most people that walk into my office do not meet the minimum qualifications much less the advanced ASVAB score. I am not going to go into why, nor do I care. I wish the schools took better care of the kids, but that is another post.Oh, and did I mention, the test scores which were looked at differently depending on your ethnic background or gender in order to swell the ranks to "acceptable levels"? Or the modification of physical standards based on gender? (in order to reach that same end).
So, over the course of 30 some odd years we now have (ta-da!) a fully integrated military! With everyone working in harmony, and following orders, and after attending (your service's version of) Leadership Management Enlisted Training, why there are "leaders" aplenty just waiting to excel, awaiting for the opportunity for them to lead.
So, we are at the ACLU is against the military trying to afford "people of lesser status" an opportunity to excel in life with little input. I would like that on a billboard.
A problem with the ACLU's logic is they never have been to a military base, never been to a Boot Camp, never really been around us military folks. And they are judging us.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Back to what this blog is about!
Recruiting!
Only one of my guys made it into the military today. The other was a wash. Shhhhh..... it happens.
I saw these articles last night when I was blogging away. The first is this one, which I will attack first.
Damn right the NG is having trouble. They have been telling their people for years that they can be a weekend warrior, never to to war, and never do anything other than go to college and drill once during the summer.
MY HOW THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Yep, it is time to tell the truth boys. It is ok. People who are joining the army are joining to fight. If you are recruiting for the NG, just tell the kids that you are more than likely going on a deployment to the Big Sandbox, and then you get all of the benefits of being in the NG. People will appreciate it! Hell, they might even join.
The next one is this. I pretty much don't mind the article, but there are a few lines that bother me. First one...
This freaking Yayhoo was a defense secretary from 81-85. I love it when people from 20 years ago let their opinions be known. You have no freaking clue about anything buddy. I have his Bio here. You can see that he has been at the Center for American Progress. From their homepage, you can see that they are a liberal whacko group. At least go to people who are in the know about troop levels and not who will give you the soundbite that you want. Assclown reporter.
Hmmmm... balance. Wow. 33% of the forces on the ground are reservists (notice how they are being more and more called "Citizen Soldiers" than reservists. I guess they are trying to get support for the reserves) and 33% of the casualties are reservists. Damn.... balance. It is amazing how a bullet/bomb, etc does not look at your affiliation to branch before it goes off.
Poor guy. He died from a NON-COMBAT RELATED INJURY FOLKS!!! I know most do not read once they see his age, but it was in a hospital, in Germany, not dealing with combat. Amazing. May God rest your soul, brother.
Last one... from the KC Star (registration req'd go to BugMeNot.com for username and Pword). It is from the homeland, Illinois. It goes into the Solomon Act. Take it or leave it. It is what is bringing the Don't ask, don't tell policy back to the mainstream.
I say take it. The Supreme Court needs to butt out on this one. The Act basically says, "support us, or we won't support you". No ifs, ands or buts. If you want money from the federal Gov't, then you need to support the federal government policies. The people (through the legislation) said they wanted this, the president signed it. If it was not for Marbury v. Madison, there would be nothing for the Supreme Court to say. I say that needs to be repealed prior to the Solomon Act being overturned.
Only one of my guys made it into the military today. The other was a wash. Shhhhh..... it happens.
I saw these articles last night when I was blogging away. The first is this one, which I will attack first.
Damn right the NG is having trouble. They have been telling their people for years that they can be a weekend warrior, never to to war, and never do anything other than go to college and drill once during the summer.
MY HOW THE TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Yep, it is time to tell the truth boys. It is ok. People who are joining the army are joining to fight. If you are recruiting for the NG, just tell the kids that you are more than likely going on a deployment to the Big Sandbox, and then you get all of the benefits of being in the NG. People will appreciate it! Hell, they might even join.
The next one is this. I pretty much don't mind the article, but there are a few lines that bother me. First one...
"It's another indication of very poor planning for this whole war against Iraq," said Lawrence Korb, a former assistance defense secretary.
This freaking Yayhoo was a defense secretary from 81-85. I love it when people from 20 years ago let their opinions be known. You have no freaking clue about anything buddy. I have his Bio here. You can see that he has been at the Center for American Progress. From their homepage, you can see that they are a liberal whacko group. At least go to people who are in the know about troop levels and not who will give you the soundbite that you want. Assclown reporter.
The National Guard and Reserve soldiers make up at least one-third of the 135,000 American troops in Iraq.
At least 22 citizen soldiers died, nearly one-third of all U.S. losses in May. As a percentage of the month's death toll, that is about double what it had been in most previous months of the war. It also shows that the Guard and Reserve are bearing an increasing combat load.
Hmmmm... balance. Wow. 33% of the forces on the ground are reservists (notice how they are being more and more called "Citizen Soldiers" than reservists. I guess they are trying to get support for the reserves) and 33% of the casualties are reservists. Damn.... balance. It is amazing how a bullet/bomb, etc does not look at your affiliation to branch before it goes off.
Among the 22 citizen soldiers (there it is again) killed in May was Staff Sgt. William D. Chaney, of the Illinois Army National Guard. At age 59, he was the oldest soldier to die in Iraq since the invasion began.
Chaney, of Schaumburg, Ill., died May 18 at a U.S. military hospital in Germany of complications following surgery for a noncombat related condition that he developed while in Iraq. (bolds mine)
Poor guy. He died from a NON-COMBAT RELATED INJURY FOLKS!!! I know most do not read once they see his age, but it was in a hospital, in Germany, not dealing with combat. Amazing. May God rest your soul, brother.
Last one... from the KC Star (registration req'd go to BugMeNot.com for username and Pword). It is from the homeland, Illinois. It goes into the Solomon Act. Take it or leave it. It is what is bringing the Don't ask, don't tell policy back to the mainstream.
I say take it. The Supreme Court needs to butt out on this one. The Act basically says, "support us, or we won't support you". No ifs, ands or buts. If you want money from the federal Gov't, then you need to support the federal government policies. The people (through the legislation) said they wanted this, the president signed it. If it was not for Marbury v. Madison, there would be nothing for the Supreme Court to say. I say that needs to be repealed prior to the Solomon Act being overturned.
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Monday, May 02, 2005
Freaking Lindie England
At least this crap is over. I hope that she gets a cold, damp, lonely prison cell. She needs to have one in Antarctica.
Yup... The Army and Marines missed their missions once again. One thing that I hate is that the media is tying this to Iraq. It is not really Iraq. The other recruiting services are having issues as well and let me tell you why: the dreaded J.F. MAM's. It happens every year and you just have to work through it. Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr/May is the hardest time to recruit. You are dealing with FAFSA's coming back telling these dumbass kids that they make too much money tog et any from the Government. Then mommy is telling them that they will pay for community college. It just happens.
And then you hear about this story out in Denver. I must say that this must have been a new ass recruiter. You NEVER, EVER help get someone clean. AND never EVER tell someone to buy a Diploma! If you get one out side of your area, you have to get an education verification... and the Education guys will find your little lie. It takes one phone call. There is an interview with the CO for the recruiting battalion out in Denver. This guy is such a tool. I hope he sees this interview and just feels disgraced. He will never be in command again.
I will attack this more tomorrow when I get my 2 people in tomorrow!
Yup... The Army and Marines missed their missions once again. One thing that I hate is that the media is tying this to Iraq. It is not really Iraq. The other recruiting services are having issues as well and let me tell you why: the dreaded J.F. MAM's. It happens every year and you just have to work through it. Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr/May is the hardest time to recruit. You are dealing with FAFSA's coming back telling these dumbass kids that they make too much money tog et any from the Government. Then mommy is telling them that they will pay for community college. It just happens.
And then you hear about this story out in Denver. I must say that this must have been a new ass recruiter. You NEVER, EVER help get someone clean. AND never EVER tell someone to buy a Diploma! If you get one out side of your area, you have to get an education verification... and the Education guys will find your little lie. It takes one phone call. There is an interview with the CO for the recruiting battalion out in Denver. This guy is such a tool. I hope he sees this interview and just feels disgraced. He will never be in command again.
I will attack this more tomorrow when I get my 2 people in tomorrow!
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Sunday, May 01, 2005
New contest: 7 things
I am going to steal this idea from a National Geographic I read at my doctor's office on Thursday.
The contest goes like this: I post a 7 things subject and you tell me what your 7 things are.
The first edition:
The 7 things that you miss about Childhood:
1. Innocence- self explanatory.
2. Athletic Ability- Yep. I was a soccer player. I do not think I could compete in a soccer game if I tried.
3. Time seemed to be infinite. Now, all I can do to get a break is take a vacation!
4. No worries about anything. Mom could handle anything and everything.
5. being able to play in the woods. I remember playing fort in the woods. We had a creek that ran a couple hundred of feet from my house. I would go back there, play in the creek all day trying to dam it up, all beaver style. Come home completely drenched, and love it.
6. Wide open imagination- being able to just look at a stick and think it was a sword.
7. no responsibility- see #4.
Tell me what your 7 things are that you miss about childhood.
The contest goes like this: I post a 7 things subject and you tell me what your 7 things are.
The first edition:
The 7 things that you miss about Childhood:
1. Innocence- self explanatory.
2. Athletic Ability- Yep. I was a soccer player. I do not think I could compete in a soccer game if I tried.
3. Time seemed to be infinite. Now, all I can do to get a break is take a vacation!
4. No worries about anything. Mom could handle anything and everything.
5. being able to play in the woods. I remember playing fort in the woods. We had a creek that ran a couple hundred of feet from my house. I would go back there, play in the creek all day trying to dam it up, all beaver style. Come home completely drenched, and love it.
6. Wide open imagination- being able to just look at a stick and think it was a sword.
7. no responsibility- see #4.
Tell me what your 7 things are that you miss about childhood.
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