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My question on the definition of shock action is germane because there was a lot of discussion on who on the battlefield caused shock action, but no shared definition of what shock action actually is. If we're going to assign "shock action" as a capability to some unit and define requirements...

What data was that?

Why would you question the value of the assertion based on his exposure to an artillery range? It is either a valid assertion or it isn't, regardless of whether it was from Field Marshal Montgomery or Krusty the Clown. As for definitions, how about: ‘Shock effect’ is a state where all or part...

Doing what's "best for the member" does not entail giving the member unauthorized leave because they got an extra long summer holiday.

Define shock action.

It's as contrived as the Army's doctrinal creation of Combat, Close, Medium, and Long-Range Reconnaissance in the GMR manual. You either find the enemy or you don't.

I don't even find the model of "light, medium, heavy" to be helpful - it is something contrived by doctrine writers that appears to justify existing structures and equipment acquisition, but does not help the discussion. For the sake of the discussion: Any vehicle, even the heaviest, can be...

Did you read the report and determine what this committee made its findings upon? Words to the effect that that Israel "knew that civilians would die, and conducted a war anyways." If every act of war is genocide, then no act of war is genocide.

Bridge limits aren't very useful, considering most will likely be blown up. I would say the fuel and maintenance requirement of a 42 tonne vehicle, which weighs more than a Bradley or a LAV 6, makes it "heavy" in its requirements.

That's like saying "let's not win 20-0, lets try to win 4-3." The problem with medium platforms is that they are no longer light and easy to maintain, so you may as well ship a tank over. The new doctrine states that Medium Cavalry is "optimized to find, shape and defeat the enemy in the...

Medium cavalry should be a combined arms organization and not a branch pure construct designed to save units without tanks. It also lacks and linkage to a higher order warfighting concept - what am I going to do with a "medium cavalry regiment" if its optimal employment lies in pairing it up...

While I understand your distinction between law enforcement and military targeting, is there value in strict separation the two concepts with some of these groups? One could argue that the narcos have done the blending with their activities.

We still haven't fixed the problem of them falling apart because of flash heating up the glue....

Could we call it a merchant marine?

I saved this for good reason - perspective is always useful.

I can't take those instructors seriously when they do that. There are ways to stress candidates without making yourself look like a wailing buffoon.

I think I saw this guy at a Coldplay concert....

I thought this was pretty good.

You do realize that a Mechanized Division is more than just 3x manoeuvre brigades?

Why? A party is a party, you vote for your representative. If the representative doesn't do what the constituents voted for, they can turf them. That said, I think recall legislation should be put in place to hold Parliamentarians to account at all times.