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No, we will keep making soldiers wear that. There is always a chance you will run into somebody with an old-fashioned bullet gun. The frag vest will be worn under the (to be procured) energy weapon shielding system. Total soldier load carried - approximately 215 pounds.

By then, the entire purchase will be on hold while we wait for the Interim Plasma Rifle Project to be completed, since there is no point buying a chest rig that won't hold the proper magazines. That project will be scheduled for completion in FY 61/62.

It depends on the unit and the recruiter. Often, the recruiter has to check with the unit chain of command to determine when the Commanding Officer (or a suitable delegate) is available for the enrolment ceremony. Contact your recruiter and let them know when you will be out of town. Worst...

But are they really pro-Palestinian? In the past, most of them have been, but is that still true? I think many Arab states have recognized that Iran is a common enemy that they share with Israel, and Iran is far more aggressive and unpredictable. At this point they may have more to gain from...

How many Jews are in those countries now? Two years ago, there were 3 (yes, three) in Iraq. Persecution of the Jews isn't exclusively a Christian phenomenon. This is a bald-faced lie. Since October, I have seen countless examples of blatant, uninhibited anti-Semitism from the "Palestinian...

I'm listening...

And here come the Canadian columnists with ideas on national service: MSN

If you look at the DAOD, it notes that for Regular Forces the available terms of service (TOS) are determined by ADM(HR-Mil) Instruction 05/05, The New CF Regular Force Terms of Service. This document exists but it is now known as CF Military Personnel Instruction 05/05. I don't think it is...

I recommend checking the guns for cracks; I'm told that they can make an awful din.

The Israelis managed to get the Arab states to stop attacking them. If you make it clear that they have no chance of success, they are less likely to try. But equally importantly, the Arabs stopped attacking Israel because they stopped receiving open-ended military support from the Soviets...

Novichok, YS-11, Blue House, Cheonan, Japanese citizens being kidnapped...

It was a PLO slogan long before it was adopted by Likud. And in its current usage it is clearly a call to ethnically cleanse Israel. As for who is the obstacle to peace...who actually wants peace? Hamas certainly doesn't, they are free to surrender at any time. It's fairly clear what Hamas...

Now you've done it, half of the people in the forum have started singing.

The world's most famous frigate class, entirely because of this line.

Q ships still ran up the White Ensign and unmasked their guns before they fired on U-Boats. It's always been seen as a legitimate ruse to fly a false flag, but not to open fire under it. I agree that there are ways to do this that might work, your example is one possibility. Another would be to...

In that case, what does "from the river to the sea" refer to?

I don't think the Israelis see this as a COIN fight at all. They used to, but their opinions have changed since October. I think they view this war as existing much further along the spectrum of conflict, and something close to a total war. There are existential war aims on both sides, and that...

It's probably feasible from a technical standpoint, but unless the cargo ship is identifiable as Ukrainian it could be considered perfidy. I believe the old Hague Conventions still have an article that deals with converting merchant vessels into what amounts to a warship.