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@Kurtbelgard @SoldiersWhisper Shell shock was noted as early as WW1. WW2 was just as bad or maybe worse.

@SoldiersWhisper I have heard many blowhards say that PTSD didn't exist until Vietnam. My Uncle who was overrun and behind the German lines in the bulge respond to one guy who was mouthing off about how they didn't have any of those Vietnam problems in WW2 said " To hell they didn't!" and left.

“This my Uncle Leo McCoy. He was in the Battle of the Bulge December 1944. I knew him well. We called him Uncle Putt, because after coming home from war, he just putted around. I realize now that he had severe PTSD and never worked. His sister, Mable McCoy took care of him the rest of his days.” - Rene Robinson #Military #FamilyServesToo #WWII #History #RIP

Westerners, please familiarise yourself with the Persian term 'aghazadeh'. Why? Because they live all around you. Aghazadehs are the children of islamic regime figures, mullahs, IRGC commanders and so on. They exploit stolen Iranian wealth and connections to live in Western luxury. They obtain Western passports, properties, assets and even businesses. Many of them live mostly secular and Western lifestyles (while secretly supporting fanatical shia islam). Many of them are degenerates, partygoers and sex pests. Meanwhile, their parents murder and torture Iranians on even the accusation of living the way their own children do. Aghazadehs exploit Western culture and relaxed immigration systems to remove themselves from the hellscape their parents created. Be weary of the regime offspring around you. Taqqiyeh (islamic gaslighting) allows them to feign harmlessness, but they are a profound danger to the West.

It’s actually good to take your Christian faith seriously. Don’t let people gaslight you or make you feel guilty for it.

@Wonkey_D0nkey @yoyofakowee @OnDisasters It had huge amounts of power/torque. Jam the throttle forward to fast, to low and the aircraft wanted to roll and crash. The wings didn't stall at the same time either. A spoiler was added on the right wing to correct.

@yoyofakowee @OnDisasters Wasn't it the Brits that figured out how to do consistent carrier ops with it and the our boys carried on from there?

Regarding the F4U Corsair post, some asked why it used that Gull wing: simply, it allowed use of a bigger prop. The inverted gull wing allowed the fighter to carry a 13-foot propeller while keeping the landing gear short. This design also allowed the wing to attach lower on the fuselage for better, stronger structural support for carrier operations However, it also had some disadvantages, as explained in this video

The Irish has a toughness and determination to stand their ground. Something I have never seen in any other country.☘️🇮🇪💪💪💪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪 TAKE NOTES 🇮🇪💪☘️✝️

My 3 time Vietnam vet Dad sent me this gem when I was newly arrived in Afghanistan. Not too many tell it like it is anymore.

@BLQlabs @pnwguerrilla I have been approached by scammers in a parking lot. Wanting money for gasoline while letting their vehicle run, 🤣

@pnwguerrilla Older white dudes on a board are a loot drop for this shxtnecks.. Act accordingly

So i am riding my board in a parking lot in town. The most African woman ever with the most egregious accent starts yelling at me “escue me escue me” and was all “haylo, i jus lock my keys en my cahr, what do?” I was like….”you are literally holding a cellphone”. She said “who do i cawl” I said “yeah idk man” And i rode off. Only Traitors help Invaders.

Gotta be handy with the Stihl, if you know what I mean. Earn your keep.

I got “robbed” at Venice Beach last week A homeless guy shuffled up to me with a shopping cart and a cracked lighter “Got anything for me?” he said I looked him dead in the eyes “Brøther… do you even have your bolt carrier group properly staked?” He froze I could see it immediately… no castle nut awareness, no gas system understanding, just vibes I stepped closer “Listen carefully. If you’re running an AR, you do not cheap out on the BCG. Proper staking matters. If that gas key walks, your rifle is a paperweight.” He blinked I continued “And don’t even think about running some janky setup. Low profile gas block. Free float handguard. Get something from Bravo Company Manufacturing. Not bargain bin stuff from Palmetto State Armory.” When he tried to speak to the contrary I held up a finger “No. You’re just under informed.” He stood there perplexed, blathering to himself about CIA mind control. I turned back to him “Also dry fire. Every day. Pistol fundamentals. Trigger control. Sight picture. You don’t need ammo to get better, you need discipline.” He slowly nodded You could see it… the transformation Clarity Purpose I leaned in one last time “And don’t buy Holosun.” He dropped the lighter “Thank you,” he whispered He pushed his cart away, a changed man Sometimes it’s not about giving people money Sometimes it’s about giving them standards

One of our pilots wears shorts and just comes offshore to eat lunch and hang out I think that he is bored. But he brings me smokes and Red Bulls. So he’s ok in my book

On day 1 of my high school history class, our professor got up and said You are 15 or 16 years old. 200 years ago people your age were married, planted crops, had children, and built a cabin by winter. You can do your homework. The bar set for you historically is embarrassingly low. You are not dealing with regional famine or plague. You do not have to save your family from marauders or go into battle to destroy your enemies. You have to sit down and learn from someone who cares about you in a safe, air-conditioned room. You have no excuses.

Progressing quickly.

The final destination of the Japanese battleship Nagato - July 1946

American ships landing troops and supplies on a beach on Okinawa, Japan, 13 Apr 1945

THE IRISH GOVERNMENT IS NOW OPENLY CONFISCATING THE PROPERTY OF PATRIOTS… The Irish Gardaí just STOLE a fuel protester’s own digger…then forced him to pay €500 to get his OWN machine back. THIS IS STRAIGHT UP STATE ROBBERY

I stand with Savanah Hernandez. Justice for @Savsays!

The Swalwell saga perfectly shows how politics really works in America. They’ve had this dirt on him for years and sat on it until he stepped out of line. It explains why no matter who you vote for, you get the same results. One nation under blackmail.

@WarrenPlatts @MCCCANM It's det cord is what I got from KC-10. Pretty sure it's all either common knowledge or easily found. Maybe.

@MCCCANM This is stuff perhaps you shouldn't be talking about on the internet? 😼Just sayin'🍺

The “wavy” lines in the canopy glass (plastic) are not antennas…they are explosive cords. In the movies, an ejection is preceded by the jet’s canopy being blown off. “Goose” got killed in Top Gun because it didn’t happen fast enough & the seat hit the canopy. Some jets took a different approach, though. Rather than jettison the canopy, which is complicated & can fail, why not just blow it up? Shatter it into a thousand pieces that won’t hurt the pilot. This can shorten the ejection sequence, too, as you don’t need to allow as much time for the canopy to clear the ejection path (we’re talking fractions of a second, but still…). Anyway, this is the design they came up with. It’s known as a “Canopy Fracturing System”. It’s automatically triggered when you pull the ejection handle, but can be manually triggered as well without ejecting. I suppose that might be useful if smoke is accumulating in the cockpit. Now, jets that blow the whole canopy off instead of blowing it up have a somewhat complicated system to accomplish this. The system has to release the hooks locking the canopy onto the jet; it often does this by pushing hot gas from an explosive through tubes that push the hooks back (there are several methods, though). Kind of like firing a gun. Both systems can fail, though the explosive cord is considered very reliable…they put it in the F-35 (and I had it on the T-6). As a backup, the top of the ejection seat has a little pointy end on it. In theory, this point should hit the canopy before your head does if the canopy is still there in an ejection, shattering it before the canopy shatters your spine. I’d guess that has happened before, but I can’t recall any examples. Older jets sometimes got around all of this by just ejecting you downward. A hole would open up in the floor & the seat departs that way. The disadvantage here is obvious…you’ll have a higher minimum safe ejection altitude. This system still exists in the B-52. The seats back then were not quite as sophisticated as they are now… Today’s seats detect your orientation. If you eject while inverted, the seat will fire just enough to get you out of the jet, then right itself to point upward & fire again. When the seat has done its job, it automatically cuts the belts & straps that held you in & departs. The seat itself contains the parachute…so when you strap in, you’re strapping on the parachute…obviously, the seat doesn’t cut that, it’s the parting gift. The parachute has a barometric sensor that automatically deploys it if below a set altitude. If flying over high terrain (higher than the standard set altitude), you can rig it to immediately deploy the parachute on seat separation. The parachute also has an emergency oxygen bottle. This is not automatic, but pulling a cord will start the short flow of oxygen (I think it’s like 4 or 5 minutes, can’t remember). The hose for your oxygen mask is connected to the jet but is designed to break-away from the jet at the connection in an ejection; a smaller hose connects to a point on the parachute harness that will provide the emergency oxygen. The seat also contains a small survival kit & may be fitted with an automatically inflating raft for water landings. These will dangle underneath you as you descend. Ok, that’s about all I can recall off the top of my head. The ejection sequence is very, very short…pull the handle & you’ll be gone before you know it. In two-seat jets, the back seat goes first to prevent them from being burned by the rocket on the front seat. There is a sequencing lever in the jet that allows pilots to select if both seats will fire if any ejection handle is pulled, though…so you can select that each seat must pull its own handle. Useful if doing orientation rides for non-pilots…you don’t want them ejecting you, too.

@MikeyDiMercurio “There are few problems in this world that cannot be solved by the judicious application of high explosives.” - Shark 4🦈