When I was in the air force I had to buy my own everyday uniforms. They issued us any "special" gear like parkas and gloves.
This might be a little tougher than Putin thought...
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Seem to be enjoying themselves in the commentary.
Also notice the bodies returning to earth on the far right of the video.
It depends.
Generally, enlisted get their uniforms provided, officers have to pay. However, Senior Non-Commishioned Officers (First Sergeants/Sergeant Major) many times have to buy, as do many special duty troops like Drill Sergeants.
I think my last uniform allowance was $550 per year. Which buys about 2 ACUs (duty/field uniform) and a pair of boots. When they switched to the ASUs for dress uniform from the old green Class As, it cost around $700 for the uniform, sizing/fitting, accessories (stripes, service/combat stripes, new ribbon rack, etc) and shoes. Plus I needed a new pair of boots.
Yes.....but how many front-load washers & flat-screen TVs did you get to bring back from Iraq/Afghanistan/Etc?
They made me give it back when I separated. I think the enlisted got to keep theirs. I did get to keep my green wool under gloves and leather outer gloves, which I still wear when blowing snow.
The problem is if they calculate that if they limit a nuclear strike to a interior Ukrainian target....the scenario you describe won't happen.
We know that the West must have plans and prepared for something like this -they have already warned Russia against using chemical and biological weapons or face a "severe price". Just what would the West retaliate with-a battlefield nuke to presumably match what Russia did?
Hope we never find out. I still can't imagine the Russian military using nukes just to save face for Putin.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/cou...apons-in-ukraine-the-threat-is-very-real.html
Sounds good!
Destroying own ammo dumps for a change?
"Three massive explosions rocked the area by the airfield in Melitopol, the town in Zaporizhia region, which has been temporarily captured by the Russian invasion forces.
That’s according to Melitopol Mayor in exile, Ivan Fedorov, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Just in: three loud blasts in Melitopol, near the airfield, where the occupiers unsuccessfully set up one of their military bases," the official wrote."
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-at...ar-airfield-in-russiancaptured-melitopol.html
Destroying own ammo dumps for a change?
"Three massive explosions rocked the area by the airfield in Melitopol, the town in Zaporizhia region, which has been temporarily captured by the Russian invasion forces.
That’s according to Melitopol Mayor in exile, Ivan Fedorov, who broke the news on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
"Just in: three loud blasts in Melitopol, near the airfield, where the occupiers unsuccessfully set up one of their military bases," the official wrote."
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-at...ar-airfield-in-russiancaptured-melitopol.html
I still think the Russians are going to do something big and nasty. I don't trust those f'ers.
As they leave Ukraine and/or consolidate in Crimea, that danger would seem to grow.
Yeah this is potentially scary the more and more this looked like a potential embarrassment for Putin the bigger probability that he will do something extreme to try and save face.
Need to check underneath Kherson and Melitopol for caches of wildfire.
I would capture as many Russian POW's as possible. That is Ukraine's best bargaining chip.
As if the Kremlin regards them as anything more than a payout to their next of kin.
More on the possible Moscow situation.
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer east of the Moscow Ring Road. Wikipedia
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer east of the Moscow Ring Road. Wikipedia
On the flip side, if I was around captured Russian equipment, the first thing I'm doing is getting some green spray paint and getting rid of the big white Zs.
I'd wager that a significant number of higher level commanders don't approve of what Vlad is doing.
Given an inevitable conclusion to this war, they'll turn on him in a heartbeat and not follow through on certain orders.
I feel the same way regarding use of nukes.
Our response doesn’t have to be nuclear.
When our bus tour in East Berlin went down a street with 'officers housing' we were told we weren't allowed to film. My dad laid his video camera on his lap, so you could still see out the top half of the window.
I saw that some animals are more equal than others before I read it in the book.
The House on the Embankment was pretty plush as well. I'd be scared to death to live there though.
Doesn't matter what the Kremlin thinks. Enough moms and babushkas start marching on Moscow and that midget is screwed.
But if there was film of the thousands of Russian prisoners sent throughout Russia, along with the real body count, it would increase the size and voice of the anti-war voice substantially.
I still have and wear my pea coat from the Navy 30 years later. Best f-ing winter coat I’ve ever owned.
LOL. Checkout fat Dr. Strangelove at 1:37
This.
You can disagree on his domestic policy issues, but this is why you elect Presidents who have a clue about how governing works and who trust people who know how the systems are meant to work rather than a con-man who just wants to put all his friends and a bunch of yes-men into positions of power and destroy any system that might restrain his power. Whether we agree on some policy, I would at least hope we would elect President's in the future who are committed to putting people in place who know what they are doing.
Although in some ways it's good Trump didn't or he might have actually been able to overthrow the country rather than just damage it.
