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January 4th, 2008 by Double Tap

So, I’m sitting here watching this video on LiveLeak, thinking it’s going to be a typical “hooah” video with bad guys getting torn up by American A-10 bombers, when I realize that the British soldiers in the video are the ones getting shot at! (Content warning for language.)

I probably would have crapped my pants…

December 30th, 2007 by Double Tap

Via Blackfive, Aaaaargh! has the latest edition of Field Manual 3-0 (Operations) for Dummies. If you’re in the Army or the Marine Corps, you’ll definitely get joke. If you’re in the Navy or Air Force, you might have to do a little mental stretching. If you’ve never been in the military, read it and understand [...]

December 27th, 2007 by Double Tap

One of my soldiers has volunteered to be deployed to Afghanistan with another unit. He leaves soon, which will leave a bigger dent in my already meager manning, but since three other soldiers are returning from a different deployment in May, I decided to suck it up and let him go.
As soon as people who [...]

December 14th, 2007 by Double Tap

Apparently, I joined the wrong army.
I don’t speak Russian, but according to this Ukranian army recruiting advertisement, their soldiers can get mad lovin’ from the local hotties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEQVgMU31ZA

(Via reader Dave)

November 27th, 2007 by Double Tap

I’m as much of a “close the borders” guy as Jim Gilchrist. However, this story that appeared in multiple outlets, including the Washington Times, is much ado about nothing.
According to the Times:
Fort Huachuca, the nation’s largest intelligence-training center, changed security measures in May after being warned that Islamist terrorists, with the aid of Mexican drug [...]