Context: The modern day Brigade Combat Team is a modular structure comprised of "plug-and-play" Battalions. The US Army moved to this force structure post 9/11 as a solution for fighting counter insurgency conflicts. If you keep an eye on the news you will see that the US military is trying to refocus on conventional symmetric warfare vs the asymmetric wars we have been fighting in the Middle East.
I am in the Army and was brought up in the doctrine of the BCT and I am wondering what a conventional force structure looks like. What did it look like in Desert Storm? Vietnam? Korea? Where can I find further reading on this?
I've heard the argument that the founding fathers designed the separation of powers, but the way I see it, it is the legislature that is supposed to have all the power in first place, and any power given to executive is too much.
I am not talking about the bureaucracy, even in parliamentary democracies, bureaucracies form the skeleton of the government.
But look at the Trump government, he appoints his daughter to something, his son-in-law to something, his son to something, his billionaire friends to something, why? because the people were asked to vote not for what the policy positions/parties they believe in, but what person they believe in, and have no further say in what he does once he assumes office. 1 2 and so many more
It also inhibits the springing of multiple parties by creating a winner-takes-all system, where either you are in power or you are not in power, whereas, in a parliamentary system, even if you don't form the government you have some power/say in the direction the country takes. The current structure enforces the duopoly, in addition to FPTP elections.
If this isn't the right place for this, feel free to redirect me. Why doesn't the USMC use a rank structure similar to the Navy? Admiral vs. General? Ensign vs. Lieutenant? Petty Officer vs. Sergeant?
As seen here.
I keep on seeing this particular mischaracterization of Native Americans. I think the fact that some tribes were semi-nomadic sort of grew into this idea that no NAs had any "real" dwellings (whatever that means).
To maintain this idea, you have to ignore, for instance, Iroquois longhouses in the Northeast, some of which are enormous and elaborately detailed. "Those aren't stone and so they aren't permanent," you cry!
How about any of the Great Houses of the Puebloans in the Southwest?
Even aside from the racism, the linked post is just factually incorrect in the most plain way imaginable.
We've murdered 10 times as many Afghan children than we have lost Service Members. We allow our police unions to buy elections for judges so they can't be prosecuted for killing civilians. We make our children swear loyalty to our country everyday with mottos and songs. We pretend nuking Japan saved more lives than invading (arguing a hypothetical is stupid). We refuse to participate in the International Criminal Courts. We detained a Iranian scholar for 9 months to use as a bargaining chip. We experimented on our own citizens and inmates without their knowledge. We expose our people to poisons and deny knowledge or compensation unless absolutely made to. We refuse to participate in climate change actions. We have more black men in forced labor currently than all the slaves that ever lived here. We have been contributing to one of the worlds worst famines ever in Yemen. We bully the world with our economy. We fail to hold leaders (or anyone for that matter) accountable for obvious crimes. We allow people to bankrupt themselves in the hopes of regaining health We murder foreign leaders we don't get along with. We murdered thousands of women and children and gave people the Medal of Honor for doing so. This could go on indefinitely. I've become disillusioned. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to attack anyone or anything. It's just depressing and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
I am not personally a Monarchist, but I've become interesting in the way people are posing these types of things.
I can't say I'm keen on it in my nation, but I have friends in Saudi Arabia and other places who love it, very few complaints, but I have wondered who becomes the royalty in the united states if such a thing took root here?
I'm not a troll, I'm just trying to get a genuine answer from people who follow this stuff closely.
Not a libertarian argument for smaller government. Not a anarchy argument for eliminated government. If you think you want evidence, turn on the TV.
I’d like to see some conversation about the structure of government some investigation into a system that seems to have served so well is the past but year by year seems to be failing.
The structure of government and political machine we have developed in the US, the party system, the electoral system, the media, the money, its simply broken. A system design to represent the people has been hijacked by money and power. The interests of the citizen are no longer aligned with the interested of the corporations. The defense of the people is not a realistic problem in a globalized culture, defense of the corporations; economic interests and the military industrial complex are the real military priority. The rotating door policy between government and high paying corporate jobs eliminates any clear difference between private and public sectors. The political grandstanding, it’s a farce, a distraction from the very broken government, draining its citizens of money, intelligence, political power and respect.
This is not representative government, they are not representing my interests and they are not representing yours. Stop defending them, and start defending yourself.
In his first official statement as the head of the Space Force, Gen. Jay Raymond noted that the culture of service is one of the most critical pieces of the DOD’s newest puzzle. To this endeavor, the Space Force will need to incur a fiercely independent identity and draw a clear line in the sand where the Air Force ends and the Space Force begins.
To ensure this happens, the president and Congress must direct the Space Force to adopt the naval officer rank structure immediately. Here is why:
Since the Space Corps will still be a facet of the Department of the Air Force and is born from current Air Force professionals (many of whom had nothing to do with the adoption of a new and separate force), it is possible (maybe even likely) that they will continue business as usual. Mandating naval ranks will spur the development of a new manner of thinking. The culture shock of a completely new rank amongst the service’s highest tenured will have a trickle-down effect, starting the USSF off on the right foot.
Spacepower, at its core, is based on naval theory. This proposed mission of the Space Force is to protect space assets that provide communications, intelligence, and other services to the joint force from adversary aggression. This mission of endurance reflects the chief goals of the Navy, such as the protection of shipping lanes and control of vital waterways much more than the Air Force’s episodic mission set of strategic bombardment, recon, and airlift. Replacing the ranks of Space Force officers with the titles of Naval structure will reinforce this significant difference in their daily lives.
Additionally, the Space Force needs to cement its standing as a separate and equal branch of the military. It is highly unlikely that the Department of the Air Force will approve of these essential differences due to their misunderstanding of a separate mission. The adaption of naval ranks will underline the USSF individuality in its early years.
Lastly, and maybe most importantly, the U.S. population expects that the future heroes of the Space Force will don the titles of Admiral and Commander, not Major or Colonel. The American taxpayer visualizes an American force to rival those in Star Trek, which functions not only as a protective measure of Homeland Security but also as a path toward exploration.
Mandating this change will set the stage for the United States to foster the best Space Force it can, and carries a price tag of virtually nothing. Governm
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https://www.twitch.tv/usarmylol
In a recent recruiting effort by the United States Army, a branch off into E-sports has been made. The League of Legends division of the program has been running weekly tryouts since Early December to help whittle down to the best players of the pool. Come watch some diamond level League of Legends put together from a more unconviential pool!
https://www.twitch.tv/usarmylol
Edit: today’s games finished, but tomorrow they’ll be back at 10AM, 2pm, and 6pm EST.
Edit2: The Army isn’t trying to hide the fact that you’re a Soldier and have to fight bad guys. They’re just trying to show there’s more then rolling in dirt and digging holes. Any kid who joins the military solely to play League of Legends is one delusional and two really dumb(like if you’re good go pro and make them big big bucks).
