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Are there that many soldiers dying or that many people clammering for medals that it is necessary to use an impersonal and inflexible system to decide who gets them? Do they cost a lot to manufacture? To distribute?  If a family member is grieving (yes, even a sibling) and they value their loved...

Mellian: In my admittedly little research, it seems the XXXX (that, which must not be named)  warrior of the future would also benefit from education/ experience  in psychology, sociology, anthropology, languages,  economics, etc.  In the  US Army/Marine XXXX (that, which must not be named) ...

I would be interested in hearing from the more experienced here, how a COIN model of fighting intersects with some of the opinions here  that their job is to kill, a la  WW II style.  Not  mutually exclusive , I would gather, but it must be a delicate dance reconciling the two.  Is  a need for...

Sometimes parents are dismayed by their grown child's decision to join the  Forces not because of the danger  or "control issues" but for other reasons. We were against the idea because our son wanted a life of  adventure, danger, responsibility and physical  and mental challenge in an...

The vast majority of parents I work with, care about their kids. I would wager that if you  invited the parents (or foster parents) of applicants in for 15 minutes, and asked them "We will give your kid a loaded gun, do you have concerns about that?"  you would get an honest answer. On the other...

There are many, many reasons why a kid goes off the rails: undiagnosed learning disabilities, susceptibility to psychiatric problems, etc. They do not get there by choice. It is next to impossible for kids to be treated when they are younger, particularly if a parent does not have the money or...

There is a concept called "Imposter Syndrome" which is very  common  among gifted women. They feel  their success  has been due to luck, timing, personality, etc. and they  have a hard time believing they are  as capable as they are.  Rather than offering assurance, each new achievement and...

This week Stephen films from Baghdad and it sounds like something you don't want to miss. Spoiler alert: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/arts/television/08colb.html?_r=1&hp

Yossarian is alive and well.

First of all, heartfelt condolences to Karine's family, friends and colleagues. Rest assured, parents shed a tear for all fallen... even if we can't bear to find the words.. When I first heard this, my first response as a parent was: if the other soldiers were  reunited with their loved ones...

The irony is that fat, out of shape guys never visit the doctor and often die of a heart attack at age 50  which is less of a drain on our health care system funds than someone who lives to 100 in extended care with old age related chronic problems.

Hubby is working a 48 hour shift. Son in A-stan. Other kids far away.  Going to write reports all day today. Thank God for meaningful work to keep me grounded and distracted.  Hugs to moms with kids overseas...

ex-sup: The reverse is also true: Kids that are ready to move on have to mark time until the rest of the class is ready, sometimes leading to behavior problems because they are bored.  As per grades. I think the 100% mark just means the test was not hard enough. In school  the bright kids get...

Let's not forget  though, that there is vastly more to be learned nowaday than  there was even 25 years ago.  The subject of my friend's graduate thesis in 1976 was in my daughter's high school science textbook.  Statistics has become crazy hard with the advent of computers.  As there will ever...

Thank you Michael, that is what I thought, too. (Our local Children's hospital does 3rd world  work  but all  materials are acquired locally). But it is so hard to find local information from here and my son is too busy there.  And I am concerned about the corruption.  And the big agencies never...

I still have a question that has gone unanswered  by the 4 agencies I have asked and I  would like to know if the topic is within the realm of OPSEC. Can I send supplies to a local school through my son? Maybe no one is answering because no one knows. My son is not sure if  it is ok and asked me...

I assumed it was fairly obvious that I  was not pushing for families to receive any sensitive information. It would be useful for families to know what is sensitive and what is not. For example,  medical families know that confidentiality precludes talking about anything that reveals a patient's...

Personally, I think OPSEC for families is a great idea. I don't know the details of  the Facebook incident and I would never publicise anything but I have a  million questions about the army. Are e-mails back and forth to KAF screened? Is the mail? Are the phones tapped? Can the bad guys read...

Ex-sup: It transcends more than borders, it also transcends time:  In the  Republic, Plato  attributed this complaint to  Socrates  in "The  Republic", (as per  US  Library of Congress)

Hi King... He completed the project post PhD. I had the pleasure of hearing him speak about how his line of thinking developed from a young undergrad to inventor and how his disparate experiences lead to novel thinking.  He was speaking to the incoming freshman class as an alum. My point was...