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Are you saying that the KIA count is incorrect compared to the current count, or to the count from when the research for the book was collected?

Mmm, bionic eyes that let you swap to night vision, thermal vision, and have your own personal HUD as well. How cool would that be? Of course we'd have to think of the ethical and human issues behind that. Is it really right to replace human parts with machines, just for the sake of making us...

The surgery I was looking into is wavefront guided, however I have to wait another year and a half or so before I can get it anyways, and who knows what kinds of breakthroughs might come out by then! They might invent gene therapy that can alter the shape of your eyes for all I know haha. It...

Wow, that is interesting. PRK is the older of the two surgery styles, and LASIK is quite a bit more advanced, with a shorter healing time, less steroid treatment, less side effects, and less chance for reversion after surgery. PRK also means they permanently remove a layer of the eye under the...

It reads like a research paper because that's what it is. Kandahar tour is an academic book, which is why every fact has a foot note leading to a citation. It is intended as an analytical academic work more than a war story. I suppose it also depends on what you are expecting in a book. It does...

Uh oh, is this some pilot/ nav rivalry coming up here? :P

Negative, however I have flown light aircraft. I was going to be doing my commercial licence before I found out how much it cost and opted for university instead. What I stated was more an opinion as to my own personal character. I am not aggressive, and so wouldn't make for a very good fighter...

A good thing however is that that there is a full bibliography attached so if you feel so inclined you can go and read through all their sources and come to your own conclusions. The fact of the matter is that they are trying to create a certain effect with the book. When reading it you can feel...

I am now using the book as a main source for my final paper in International Politics to back up a thesis that goes something like "International aid is only effective when the problems are addressed at the local level to start, not at the state level." I am then going into details as to how...

Your addage also doesn't cover those pilots who join the forces with the desire to fly rotary wing or multi engine aircraft. Most pilots in the forces don't get to be fighter pilots, and not all of them want to be fighter pilots. Dare I say even if I could be a fighter pilot qualifications wise...

If you want to be completing a university degree in general, and wanting to get into a competitive trade in the forces such as pilot, then you might want to think about improving your English grammar. Also, don't bring up the argument that "This is the internet and it doesn't matter" because...

I'm pretty sure they think you are more odd saying that you *Don't* drink. I never drank up until the day I graduated high school, and so the only thing that went on my form was "One glass of champagne" and the sergeant thought I was joking with them. He asked me if that was what I had in the...

The show you are thinking of is "The Border" I haven't seen it, so I can't speak as to how good or bad it is, but it does have Grace Park!

I have to say I'm really excited now. I mean the teaser was good, but the full trailer is looking even better! I'm sure my turn will change when I see how generically Hollywood Star Trek has become... If movies don't have sex and/ or action these days they just don't sell, so I hope they still...

Unless they changed it back again this year, the interview is nothing to worry about. It was a half hour chat, they sat me down and asked me a series of "Yes" or "No" questions to make sure I was suitable, and that was it. This was because they weren't assigning specific trades. They assigned an...

Sorry for being snappy before, however I ended up reading 2 pages of this thread too early in the morning, after having a long day before. I apologize. Anyways, I am quite clearly a Civvi U OCdt, in my second year of school. I joined the forces after my first year at university, and thus have...

That's a good attitude to have! People will get used to the idea eventually, just so you know. It just takes a bit of getting used to.

The other issue with demanding people got to the reserves during school is that many of us have classes that run during the reserve training nights. A lot of the units parade on Thursday nights here, and I am not finished class until 9pm. There is no feasible way of accommodating that...

You'll get used to the constant looks of shock on people's faces, and you'll even have a standardized reply for all their questions after a while haha. I go to Civvy U, and so any time I meet new people and tell them I'm an ROTP Officer Cadet they all gawk at me like I'm some species they have...

Woah, sorry, I didn't mean any offense. My days are pretty long since I commute for about 3 hours of my day. We have plenty to keep us busy, and no mandatory fitness, which means we have to motivate ourselves to do it ourselves. Trust me when I say it's easy to let certain aspects slide when...