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Non citizens. And remember, only service guarantees citizenship!

I think it's a Dave Cullen picture, but I could be wrong. :)

At this point, I don't even know if I should laugh or cry.

Don't know the answer, but speculating: 540 was the pennant number of HMCS Beauharnois, a WWII corvette. Made it through the war and was sold to a private company in 1946 (thus 80 years ago this year) and was used to illegally smuggle European Jews into Palestine in the events that led to the...

And repeated the feat in WW1 by bottling up the Hochseeflote in its own German bases. Some say that the Battle of Jutland was a victory for the German, but it was the only time during the war that it attempted to come out and breach the British blockade. They had their battle, did not breach...

I understand that, but how many of those need replacement and how often? Do they have to replace every bolt and nut every time they "open the hood"? That just looks like huge employment of consumables to me compared to other planes I know of.

It's not what Trump says that matters, it's what the wording of the Agreement is. If it is as PPCLI Guy indicates above, then the US can't limit NATO countries from operating there, nor can it be used by the US to "invite" a non NATO country. On the other hand, the US would have a veto on...

There are only about 1400 of those things currently built. To lose one million spare parts in five years and still have enough make it to the final users for the planes to fly, how many god damn spare parts do you need every year to keep those damn things flying ????

Fine, but if free trade and opening the SLOC are our two things, we have to get a Navy that can do that - and that's more than tripling what we have right now, likely to about 60 ships, with aircraft carriers and submarine support. Hell! That's almost what we had at the height of the cold war in...

Have you been speaking with my wife behind my back?

But just look at Montreal, and I am sure most large cities are the same: 12 different Ares units, 9 of which are located in seven armouries located within a six Km circle around downtown - where I suspect most of their members don't live. How about two super armouries on the island (East end...

Ooops! My bad. I'm almost as senile as he is.

But does Trump know the difference between the two banks? After all, this is the man who threatened Denmark territory because Sweden didn't give him a prize.

A blind trust, set up properly, is exactly that. Blind! The trustee, for the duration of the "blind" portion is not in touch with the actual owner in any way form or shape, so doesn't know what will be decide ahead of anyone else.. Moreover, to keep it "blind" from the owner, they normally...

Binding agreements between countries? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Oh! Wait! You was serious?

Just goes to show how "integrated" our countries are when even the political hangabouts of any given country can be from either country.

When I was at MONTCALM, in Quebec city, one of the unit's officer's civilian job was shipchandler for a local marine supplier. Those were the days before electronic transfers or other forms of direct payment. In the maritime world, ships (yes, even warships) carried large amounts of cash...

You may have noticed he will pay it IF the Republican win both the House and the Senate. Obviously since that money would have to be appropriated. Anybody here thinks that scheme could work, even if he wins the Senate? Can you see Republican fiscal hawks like Paul Rand and co. going along with...

Isn't the Log department busy enough with checking the loads to come onboard and telling the bosns where to put them? Anyway, the concerns Underway alludes to provide hours and hours of fun for the Cargo Officer and the Liquid Cargo Officer. At least, on the new ones, I assume they will have...

Also, he talks of paying a "dividend". When did the USA become a business and its citizens become shareholders? Besides, I am pretty sure its against the rules for a business to borrow money in order to pay out a dividend, especially if you are not making any profits (and lets face it, with...