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@ZeekArkham @Duprii23 Guy is clueless. Robert Woodson died this week and Thomas Sowell is literally 95.

@Duprii23 As a black person in 2026, you’d be living your ancestor’s wildest dreams of literacy by knowing the difference between “your” and “you’re.”

As a black person in 2026 your literally living our ancestors wildest dreams. As a racist white person in 2026 your living your ancestors worst nightmare. Lol we won so the internet hate will never move me.

@GBNT1952 @SStricklandMMA His moral compass is like a windsock.

@SStricklandMMA You are such a disgusting piece of shit.

When was the last justifiable war? Vietnam? Iraq? Afghanistan? Iran? Don't honor vets that died by being a propaganda mouth piece. The only ones destroying the republic are the ones in power.

@KTB_500 Proverbs 27:17

As the OPFOR Commander I appreciate this....as the Enemy is always someone's Torment, as it should be and I wear that with Pride. For the Only Battlefield language is truth! Can this apply also to reality of the New Battlefield Geometry.....asking for a frien....no Damitt I am Asking and Demanding this...

@TheBuddyCSM @littlemiss155 I think the class VI store should have a rewards program and give loyalty points.

@littlemiss155 I didn’t learn how to manage money until I was at least a SSG. I was just an ignorant moron. I also enjoyed having fun.

Call me crazy but I don’t think telling junior enlisted that they simply just need to be “better at managing their money” (when you a CPT make SO much more) is the move……especially in terms of trips, luxury items, etc……

Chamberlain made a huge impression on me as a senior when he came. I saw him lean over and pick up a cigarette in the parking lot outside the MS building. I was watching from the second floor window and immediately told everyone in the classroom things were about to change. Can only imagine his best friend was probably cut from the same mold.

Robert “Bob” Phillips was KIA in Vietnam 6 May 1970. He had been the best friend of the first officer I looked up to - COL Edward M. Chamberlain III. COL Chamberlain was a Ranger legend and our Professor of Military Science when I was a cadet at North Georgia. The first night of FROG week in 1994 COL Chamberlain met us at the war memorial on campus at North Georgia and told us about his classmates who’d been KIA in Vietnam. I was 18 and couldn’t truly put into perspective what COL Chamberlain was saying but it was clear Bob Phillips had been his best friend and a significant influence on his life. Bob Phillips and COL Chamberlain went to high school, North Georgia, Ranger School, and Vietnam together. Bob Phillips was killed by a sniper late in the day while loading casualties after a battle in which he had inspired his company to overcome superior firepower and win the day. Years after first hearing about Bob Phillips in 1994, after I had my own combat experiences and had lost my best friend too, I understood what COL Chamberlain was telling us that night in ‘94… Our friends never really die as long as they live in us, and when that happens, they live in those we lead as well. Bob Phillips fell that day in Vietnam but he continues to live in COL Chamberlain, me, and those I’ve led over the past 32 years. Forever young and the best of all of us. Have a meaningful weekend.

@jtwill_76 Kevin was a great guy. I was lucky, I had Tombo, Nixon and Jenrette in my company my senior year. I had Bravo Company they were strac….

Kevin Jenrette was a senior at North Georgia when I was a freshman. He was the Delta Company commander while I was in Charlie Company. He was best friends with my Company Commander, Tombo Jones, so he was around more than other seniors not in our Company. To us, Kevin was larger than life. Someone we all wanted to be like. Someone we wanted to emulate. If you went to a military college you know what I’m talking about. Kevin branched Infantry and graduated Ranger School. He would go on to serve as a Ranger Instructor at Camp Merrill before he transitioned into the National Guard. Kevin was KIA near Kapisa, Afghanistan in June of 2009. He died alongside two other soldiers - John Beale and Jeffrey Jordan. I didn’t know John & Jeffrey, but if they were with Kevin I am certain they were the very best of all of us. When Kevin was KIA it was like they had killed Superman. I simply couldn’t believe it. Absolutely devastating. While Kevin left this mortal world that day in Afghanistan, he lives forever in the lives of those who loved him, including guys like me who looked up to him, and in the lives of those we’ve led over the years. Kevin also lives forever in a scholarship that bears his name at North Georgia. When people ask me why I went to Ranger School so late in my career I often tell them it was because of some guys I went to college with. They inspired me. They still do. Kevin was one of them. May we all live lives so fully that people believe we are Superman. Have a meaningful weekend.

@jtwill_76 I graduated from NGC in 94, I had heard when this happened. So sad, so young..

Weston Lee was the real deal. An absolute animal. Weston graduated from North Georgia in 2014 and he was a platoon leader in 1-325, 2nd BCT, 82nd Abn Div. Weston was KIA in April of 2017 in Mosul, Iraq. Shelley & I attended his funeral in Section 60 at Arlington. The following year, in 2018, I was asked to be the guest speaker at North Georgia for the Memorial Retreat where we honor our fallen. That year we were adding Weston’s name to the memorial wall and his family attended the ceremony. Weston’s much older brother had been in my company at North Georgia twenty years earlier. Being asked to speak that year remains one of the most meaningful experiences of my career. The current Platoon Leader of Weston’s former platoon still carries Weston’s weapon. Weston’s name remains on a sticker on the buttstock. Unknowingly, I walked up on the platoon leader one day in the field while I was a DCG in the 82nd. Seeing Weston’s name on the rifle stopped me cold. I told the lieutenant he had a lot to live up to and then walked away from him. Truth be told, it was all a bit too much. Every year Weston’s old battalion host a workout in his honor on the anniversary of his death. They invited me to join them both years I was a DCG. The first year it was a CrossFit style workout in kit. Afterwards, Weston’s former platoon sergeant pointed out that Weston preferred the three major lifts over CrossFit. So the next year it was a 1000lb challenge. Fitting. Weston was an animal. His old battalion is full of animals. Weston lives forever in those who loved him, in the Red Falcons, and in a scholarship that bears his name at North Georgia. May we all live lives where people love & respect us so much that nearly 10 years after we’re gone, they still honor us. Forever young and the best of all of us. Have a meaningful weekend.

He caught her mother recording her while she played with her child and didn't think much of it. But her mother had a video of them doing the exact same thing decades ago, when she was still little🥹

@ofcrdeonjoseph @shkeela1278 Too bad she’s AI.

@shkeela1278 Anyone can be racist. Damn she is gorgeous 🔥🔥🔥

Be honest Can black people be racist? A. Yes B. No

@ofcrdeonjoseph If there was a there there, then we would have already heard about it. On another note, has he heard of a lady named Hillary……..

What’s stopping him from reading it now?

Back when I was enlisted my third platoon leader was 2LT Andrew Poppas….ironically I met him prior to taking the platoon when were both in Air Assault School. That is right after I stepped on his hand while he was doing push ups when he got gigged. I got gigged too so such is life.

The importance of hazing Butter-bars (2LT’s) in the Infantry: Prior to becoming a SF guy, I was an Infantry Squad Leader. I’d like to share a piece of insight with anyone currently in those shoes. As a Squad leader your job as the only person in both the Chain of Command AND the NCO Support Channel to ensure they develop properly. This is different than how their direct counterpart the PSG does it. When a new LT arrives to take a Platoon they are generally a PVT with a signature block & hopefully a Ranger Tab. I’ve actually served alongside PVT’s with a masters degree, so that’s not a big statement. No new LT should find themselves in a position where their ego is bigger than their capabilities. There are gentle ways to assist them into becoming the Platoon Leader you want to work for & can trust with tactical competence. Ok, how? Here’s a solid example. During Platoon evals (I was Mech) we never gave the 2LT an RTO. Back then, we were still carrying an ASIP radio. They aren’t that heavy, but required a backpack. Every time the LT dismounted the Bradley, guys would help him into his kit & hand him the radio ruck. Each run on the MOUT city, I’d add in batteries to the radio bag. First AA’s, then extra 5590’s. If he failed to check his own equipment during PCI/ PCC’s, it just got heavier. One particular LT went so many iterations that I added in the half-moon shaped plate off the front of the Bradley (they are several lbs). Once the 2LT figured out what was going on, there was always laughter & a good natured “you gotta check your own stuff, sir!” We always “mentored” our new PL’s this way & none of them ever confused their bestowed authority with experience. It was purpose driven. LT’s don’t get 3-5 years of being a non-leader to develop into a true combat leader like the Junior Enlisted do. *Warning* Do not attempt this with prior service green to gold guys. A) They already know check their equipment. B) They are apt to turning the tables on you.🤣 Some fool tried with a prior enlisted Marine who became an Army Officer. That guy became the new M240 gunner without an AB for the duration of the field training. That LT understood both PCC’s and his actual authority. He reverted to his Fire Team Leader position after the training was complete.🤣🤣

@peoples_unicorn Haven’t done the course since 94 but I was prior infantry so was an easier course. From the air it was truly IFR.

@PatrickRog26083 It’s also the easiest course I’ve ever done. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s been a busy couple of days for our cadre. Land navigation failure is our biggest cause of setbacks (recycles) and dismissals from WOCS. Land navigation skills build situational awareness and self-reliance. It is especially valuable when technology (like GPS) fails or is unavailable. Skills like these are perishable. In planning, it helps you design a viable, efficient route by quantifying key variables, such as carried load, time and terrain. In execution, it helps you verify progress and adapt to reality on the ground. These measurements are foundational for success.

@GarySinise Thank you for being there for them.

It was an honor to spend time with our nation’s heroes at Walter Reed this week during a Serving Heroes event. Taking a moment to share a meal, a conversation, and some gratitude is a small way to say thank you for all they have sacrificed in service to our country. I’m always inspired when I visit and humbled by the strength, resilience, and spirit of those recovering. I'm grateful for the opportunity to spend time with them and their families. 🇺🇸

@IrvingNick33 So sorry.

My baby girl Daisy's last night sleep with us before she passed this morning at the age of 16. She's been through and helped me with a lot of those years most humans couldn't understand. This shit hurts.....Jah bless her spirit 🙏🏽

@OfAthenry Stick around til Monday.

Seeing my daughter witness the Changing of the Guard on Memorial Day weekend is not something I'll soon forget.

@Gruntpa Speed laced leg boots. Ironically my favorite pair of boots were the old school normal leg boots. They were so broke in that they felt like cloth and literally crumpled to the floor when I took them off.

If you know the correct nomenclature to these boots, you’re overdue for your first colonoscopy

@EODHappyCaptain Well I’m never going to fail out of community college if it means I have to go EOD….just saying. I sucked at the Operation Game…..

Truly humbled that so many of you have found my account in the last 24 hours. My name is Mike. I’m coming up on 18 years in the Army, where I work as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Soldier. Think the Army’s bomb squad. I use this account to tell my story, and make jokes from time to time. I’ve been the guy in the suit (yes that’s a photo of me), and I’ve been the guy that taught others. These days, I’m behind a desk. I joined the Army after nearly failing out of community college. It’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I keep this account apolitical, and don’t generally engage with comments that are political in nature. I’m happy you’re following along. If you have a question, drop it in the comments and I’ll try to reply!

Awesome. Please also actually enforce.

@EODCSM @thomasbsauer You could put a 1000 dollar bill there and I still ain’t touching it. Learned that in Schweinfurt in 1974.

Pro tip, using a known fiduciary, in this case a 156mm ruler, improves EOD response time by 75%!