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I love PPT, because I have done lesson plans and briefings with OHP, which sucked. As a Cpl, I used to love meetings. Imagine getting paid to sit on your arse with a coffee.  8) As a Tp Cmd, I hated those "O Groups", that wasted my Tuesday nights. I had too many things to do.

That's my point, eh? Making a choice takes time, and if you have that time you can pick up your mags and put them away. What I am saying is train for the worse case first. eggzackly - There should probably be a distinction drawn between training you, and training me. I never been shot at...

Even as a no-hook private I figured out that you wouldn't want to 'fiddle' with your mag pouches to put something away while being shot at. I used to throw mags down my shirt but even that is a waste of time. It only prevents going back to pick up your mags which may or may not be a problem you...

Sad fact of human physiology. A 20 year-old is statistically far less likely to die on you during a max effort testing than a 40 year-old.  Take it up with the actuarial people. CYA is just the smart thing to do - they don't know the twenty-somethings are in worse shape than you till after the...

Brilliant. And a rich source of quotes too.

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070201LadischBio.html This is why Kyoto etc is Bogus. This and all the windmills in Pincher Creek, and those guys who can screen-print solar cells to make shingles. Point is the environment is getting better, and our kids will have a better standard of living...

That's good thinkin, all the arguments against militia job protection have probably all been made during a maternity benefits debate. I know for sure that the feminists complain that women are less likely to get hired than men because men don't (well didn't used to) want time off for babies. Did...

Are you suggesting our economic organization is equivalent to the Soviet command economy because I need a permit to rewire my basement? What colour is your herring? Point is, the "cost of doing business" is paid for by the customers (that's you and me). It is effectively just another tax. The...

Here's an essay that drills deeper into the problem Timothy Ball identified, from Paul Graham: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html. Reproduced - Arrr! "What You Cant Say January 2004 Have you ever seen an old photo of yourself and been embarrassed at the way you looked? Did we actually dress...

Consider what job protection is. Fundamentally it is just a way to spread the risk of unemployment for part-time soldiers returning from tours. This is fair in a general sense because we all benefit from their service, but the question is who else should pay the premiums for this type of...