Why don't they send guys who fail BUDs into rates like EOD, Aircrew or Seabee instead of BMs, QMs or MAs? Why the fuck would some guy who want to be an under water knife fighting commando want to spend 6 years chipping rust and painting? Back in the day to join NSW you had to enlist as another rate and go through A School. Luttrel was a Corpsman(makes sense), Chris Kyle was intel, Axelson was a Sonar tech, and that manlet who burned down USS Bonhomme Richard was an un assigned seaman. Why don't they put all these guys into rates that require alot of weapons handling and land warfare OR just transfer them to the Marine Corps? And as someone who joined before they changed the rules why would you accept a contract for a shitty rate just to get a shot a BUDs knowing theres an 80% chance you would fail and be locked into a job you hate for 6 years?
>>65395440For an avserage sailor, yes it is. Look at Navy pre-enlistment fitness standards like at BUDS pre-enlistment fitness. Any sailor who can do BUDS can also qualify as Army/Marine Infantry easily>>65395630Not everyone wants to be Aircrew, Corpsman, EOD, Seabees. Even if they did, so what? The more the better.>>65412850>They failed and have no useful skillsThey fitness, motivation and a high aptitude meaning its stupid to waste that as a deckhand.
>>65413055>Wasted as a deckhandNah, it's physical work. If they don't have the skills or brains for more mental work or the chops for spec ops then that's the perfect place for them.
>>65396214based if true
In my experience the people who sign up to be SEALs or Green Berets or whatever who fail out of the pipeline and develop a whole personality over it sometimes end up turning into huge shitbags because they see any other job in the military as beneath them or demeaning (since you know they were super special and meant to be a SEAL and all). Inevitably they spiral into neurotic behavior and get in trouble over stupid shit.
>>65388010In a rational world SEALs and every other combat arms role in the Navy would be inside of the Marines and BUDs would pull guys from FAST/RTT shit, but the navy needs a cool guy with a gun to put on posters in the recruiters office because otherwise they’re all they have are pilots and gay guys on a boat.
>Private Anon, it's your turn to clear the tunnel.What do you take? Any weapon, from any time.
>>65403202GOAT
>>65400883>The Americans stuff the smallest of their down the bung hole'Nam was a goddam South Park episode.
>>65409294Alright, I'll be sure to let Mike know he's a lying sack of shit then and believe you instead, anon. https://youtu.be/6IcFegAypZY?si=SI296_1NXXkTGLFB&t=3577
>>65402604This the smoothbore revolver they made for tunnels?
>>65413693Yes it is, it was deployed and used in Vietnam. Not in any huge amounts but it was a thing
is the Puma a good IFV?
>>65413493>and then the mosquito’s knew everything, the ass was in the ass, and the eggs were measured.
>>65413493Finishing the 4koma with a >The mosquito won.would work just fine but it's too much on the nose. You really need to preserve the context of this miraculously bad prediction to get the most out of it.Think one of those "How it started:" vs "How it's going:" pics or something like that.
>>65413479>enough of explosives will kill everything, therefore usefulness of everything is debatableSeriously though, I agree, it very much might be the best IFV in the world right now. Though who the fuck knows, it's untested in real combat. With that in mind, CV90 might be a safer bet.
>>65413479Germany seems to be confident in the turrets ability to fight off drones because if rumors are true they are about to order a buttload of Boxers with with the Puma turret.That said maybe they are even being fieldtested in Ukraine because i just remembered Ukraine was supposed to get some RCT30 boxers along with their RCH155 ones. So maybe they actually are good against drones.
>>65411360I sure as fuck hope so, I just bought a 1:35 scale model of it.
is the bearded hatchet the ultimate cqc tool that beats all others?>high test manly weapon>doesnt get stuck>more grievous wounds than knife>can lop off limbs>cracks skulls>cooler>easier to throw so you can swap to bearded ax
>>65411679Wut?
>>65401674I’ll take a brick
>>65411238C'mon I'm not even a spearfag and this is mad cope.
>>65412376Tbh I didn’t even look up how long they were and took his comment of “much shorter” literally. US examples were 8-12ft long. That’s a fucking speak. Its purpose was primarily to repel boarders. That’s not CQC.No one is taking an 8-12ft pole below decks.
>>65401674The problem is that little hatchet will do nothing better for you than either a knife or a full sized axe will
New Russian anti-drone tech has been unlocked:
>>65410700I think I've seen that movie before.
Just...one week... two...I came into this world as a Soviet, look into these slantsThen you'll see the eyes of the Czar (fixed on banan)Dwellin' on the past (blyat'), It's burnin' up my brain (small)Ammo dumps that burn gotta learn from the Ray(theon)Sergey, I think about troops (gay)Conscripts ran away without pay (day)Dedovshchina came to play (AIDS)Now we're stuck without ammo, and we're fucked (ook)And I'm just a primate with a boat that don't float(Hey) like a Monke, (Hey) like a Monke, (Hey) like a Monke(Hey) like a Monke, (Hey) like a Monke, (Hey) like a MonkeComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>65412823OPSEC is a suggestion for everyone there.
>>65413348>Really? I always thought he was drunk.He's already been blown up once by a near miss, the ruined/burning building used to be an occupied position.
>>65413625Russian bungling by their 70IQ morons has cost them a few bit ticket items along the wayConsidering the entitlement that comes with being Russian a few of them might not even be legally retarded, just arrogant and ignorant
The actual metal internal receiver of Tavor TAR-21s were made in the US by Connecticut Machine & Tool. (Probably on our dime)I just got this kit in and nothing on it actually says "Made in Israel". The entire Tavor might be some secret US (and others) export that's just assembled in Israel or something.
>>65412834OP is NOT suicidal>>65412853That's not a trigger component?
>>65412930As far as I am aware, no. The full trigger and selector are in the clamshell housing, and the linkage is a different piece. I have no idea what this would do but it's shown on all the parts kit websites so it's definitely not something random that made it's way in.
>>65413177Something in the forend, right?
>>65412834That's so weird. Also, a couple guys are working on modeling a receiver right now so keep an eye out for that.
>>65412834Also probably a typo on your end but>GE>Lockheed>Military (in general)>Pratt and Whitney>Fucking Rolls RoyceI think these are your guys instead of what you said.www.continentalmachinetool.com
I need something robust.... precise.
>>65412633Oh yeah, Winston was a massive dick for not arming the rest of his employees with long guns. There were AKs of all kinds, PTRs, .308 Galils, AR-15s, SIG SG552s, G36s, Tavors, FN F2000s, Kel-Tec RFBs, etc., but his men had to risk their lives for him with only some Glocks.
>>65409950I'll take it. Fill it with piss.
>>65413442War crime.
>>65411844>The first John Wick is a few months away from being as old as The Matrix was in 2013. The threads about it here got me to the theater to see it.dont say stuff like that man
>>65409950Shit, I had the exactly same one.
Remember that time Flips styled on Chinks last year?Apparently Chinese authorities have just recently confirmed two personnel died during that whole debaclehttps://www.reuters.com/world/china/two-chinese-coast-guard-personnel-marked-martyrs-after-south-china-sea-collision-2026-08-06/On another note how the fuck does shit like this keep happening anyway? Is steering a boat really that dificult? I remember there was that time a Carrier collided with a tanker, or that one destroyer colliding with another ship.Is there really nothing like TCAS but for big ships?
>>65402478>That incident convinced me that chinks would get absolutely fucking mauled in a war with the US.I suggest you study the korean war, where chinks did fight the US from a position of technological inferiority.
>>65413468And they got absolutely mauled not just by the US, but also 21 other countries from the UN contingent.
>>65413468>where one retarded general completely ignored an incoming chinese attackNot comparable, after the US put someone capable in charge there chinks also started getting fucking rekt in that war.>where chinks didThey fight from a position of technological inferiority today, too.
are human wave attacks good for you
>>65402561>Phillipines isn't geopolitically relevant to USAWhy are avatar posters always retards?>>65402805Yee-Haw!
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>>65408800>weird wignat utopiaIt’s funny because most Russians are basically atheists, the men worship alcohol, and the women are mostly “sex positive” sluts. There’s nothing “based” about Russian culture other than that they don’t like gay/trans shit and don’t hate themselves for their own nationality.But that also describes the Bible Belt (except they’re actually religious), so I don’t understand what the Russian- worshipper retards expect to find in Russia that doesn’t already exist in the USA. Like yeah, you probably don’t like Los Angeles, but Arkansas aligns with your values more than fucking Russia does. There’s no pride parades in Texarkana, and they actually go to church unlike Russians.
>>65412009More or less. He's just not, technically, a Staff Sgt. anymore. That guy.>Didn't have to take part in smoke sessions.>Could go off base on the weekends.>Didn't have to stand in formation.>Could have his phone.>Could eat regular food.Karma eventually got him though. Broke his leg on the Forge.
>>65412807>they don’t like gay/trans shitBut they do. They just pretend that the gay shit they practice is somehow different.
>>65412966>you're only gay if you are penetratedAhh yes, the Roman definition of homosexuality. You can bust fat nuts in 100 men's bootyholes but you're not gay unless one of those guys decides to return the favor.
>>65412807>>65412966>>65413622Pragmatically, taking "honest" globohomo over "we're BASED and TRAD" gulaghomo = cryptohomo.And IDK why people complain about pride parades, I live in DC and I have never ever seen one in person. Only either in a newpaper or, most likely, on here. Yeah its annoying to even see in newspaper, but I feel like its a sort of boogeyman compared to actual threats like the eternal boomer, housing prices, affordability, etc. that actually affect me.
What exactly is the purpose of .45? Why would I get .45 over 9mm or 10mm? I’m about to buy another stribog and I can’t figure why I’d get the .45 over the 10mm
>>65410954Well, being a little heavier and going a little slower speaks to the american soul.
>>65413543>t. did not watch the video or ever think to ask whether the zillion inches of gelatin beloved by 10mmlets provides a meaningful analogue to a bear of finite dimensionsAs I said, perhaps if you need to shoot a bear who is taking cover and shooting back at you then that’s an important difference, but hardcast .45 ACP +p, let alone .45 Super, is capable of crushing all the way through a bear under realistic self-defense conditions, and on the way it has a slightly better chance of hitting something critical than 10mm. Some penetration tests have even suggested that certain .45 Super loads penetrate better than 10mm, but in fairness that’s a bit of goalpost moving by me since my initial statements were about .45 ACP +p.
>>65413543Tbh if you’re backpacking in bear country then carrying bear mace is a better option than a sidearm. It will incapacitate/deter a bear more efficiently than any hand gun and you don’t need to worry about accuracy, which is crucial when an 800lb grizzly is bearing down on you.
>>65411517>but the Philippines was just the worst possible case for an underwhelming, obsolete firearm.It didn't help that the US was also still extremely autistic about not letting soldiers use ammo.
>>65411718A subsonic round in a silence self-defense platform seems like a use case. It's not like ammo capacity is a factor in civilian self-defense.
The chink aircraft carriers can only carry 24 and 36 aircraft respectively whil the Japanese Akagi aircraft carrier from WW2 could carry 91, it's embarrassing
>>65406347Here, have one of the Akagis boilers for the small effort post
>>65413486china reminds me of a temu imperial japan these days. Down to the discount IJN/IJA chimp outs
>>65413486You're projecting and/or literally missed the last 10-15 years, has-been.
>>65413607>y-you’re projectingNo, i’m not an export economy that’s reliant on piss-poor labor conditions and cheap wages to sell plastic shit to western countries lol.>n-noooo china stronk now!Lol
>>65413607last 10-15 years of >real estate bubble bursting starting with evergrande imploding. Tofu ghost cities etc>wuhan flu>zero coof lunacy>larger then 40% youth unemployment>factories always burning because of unpaid wage disputes>endless floods because of poorly and unbuilt drainage system contractors scammed on>censorship campaign on overdrive trying to sweep it all under the rugyeah I know chang, westerners really don't know what they have missed out on
>from American Rifle CompanyIt's real.
>>65407399Calm down Mishima.
>>65411839I missed the comma. I will go slit my stomach.
>>65407399anon just be normal and imagine kissing his tummy like the rest of us
>>65408402There's barely any info out about it in the first place
>>65407023YOUR PENIS IS NOT YOUR FREIND
>be me>23>191cm tall>70 kilos>athletic, good at swimming, mountain climbing, running etc>good at linguistics, know 5, can easily learn more>need to wear glasses>scoliosis, dont know the exact degree, around 20 maybe? No pain, doesnt stop mobility, noticable upon examination Could i join the french foreign legion? I'd appreciate input from people with experience, furthermore, could i ask them via email or do i need to go to a recruitment center in person?
>>65410580why do you want OP to die?
>>65410580Not a bad option tbdesu, if OP actually wants to see combat and is willing to risk it. They already have foreign volunteer batts, he speaks Russian which is a big plus, and I think they even offered citizenship similar to how FFL does it? Although I might be misremembering that part
>>65411181>lmao, you're not athletic, you're hungry skeleton-tierI really wonder how this guy holds up to cold, that build is jack skellington tier with long stick legs and thin arms on a small torso, the only way to get that height and that weight at the same time. He should be a great long distance runner but would not be able to carry much.
>>65411153I hope youre right, the ffl because you can just walk in and get on with it, its not like i have many other options in europe, the ffl definitely sees more combat than alternatives like the german military, although >>65410580 is also a good choice, ill have to check it out if my other options go nowhere>>65411199I dont think i can, and even if i could there'd be no point, doubt those guys get any proper action
>>65410568If you fix your scoliosis you would be even taller. You would have to wear a kind of back brace that stretches your spine and straightens it. I really wonder how freaky you look considering that you would be perhaps 195-197 cm without scoliosis but still mass 70 kg. Your back cant handle heavy loads because scoliosis so I think you arent suitable for any kind of labor that involves heavy lifting.
https://github.com/rcc11/4chan-sounds-player >Simulate schizophrenic auditory hallucinations with the sound player plugin! Previous: >>65402400>Image limit reached
>>65412791>>65412725>>65412707Airgun Foxu Supremacy...
>>65411583 waow she's so poofy....
>>65412960Bruh that baby is fat as fuck
>>65412200spirit of motherwill
>>65412200Two bears high-fiving
what is root cause of ongoing USN shit-ship cluster-fuck?I haven't HEARD of some group of entrenched Admirals being responsible and if so why not just replace them?Is it Congress, and why wouldn't Congress just do more or less what the navy suggests?
>>65412984it was never intended to do any of those it was made at a point that usa felt that their position in the global shipping industry will be dominant the greeks say BET they left usa and started building their ships in greecenaturally greece started to become the global sea superpower UP UNTILL the 60s in the 60s china was giving a load of money to greek hands to move to china naturally they did and the rest is history really china is now controlling the container part of the industry while the greeks dominate the bulk/lng/oil part of it
>>65410315they keep going for extremely expensive meme solutions and requirements and then you add the pork barreling, general MIC shenanigans' and declining shipbuilding industry on top of that and you get a very impressive dollar bonfire and no ships
>>65413028It was deliberately intended to protect the US against cabotage.
>>65412666>Would you care to suggest how? Pixie dust perhaps?Lasers and an air defense railgun.>Do you see any downsides or drawbacks to your approach?There's drawbacks to any approach, but you wouldn't enter a van into an F1 race because race cars don't have enough storage space. Something that can do the job is always going to be better than something that can't do the job regardless of its other shortcomings.
>>65413061>please rely even more on foreigners >please let foreign companies pay below US minimum wage on in United States territory No. Go to hell.
