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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 3, 2018 21:15:23 GMT
I might have surprisingly little to say here. I hope you have enough spare time this summer to put a lot of thought into this, more than usual for this virtually anonymous board. I'm hoping some of you who haven't written 100 words in a post before might be inspired to try that.
The task is to compose your thoughts on the various qualities of teachers and soldiers, and compare and contrast them. Which are you? Or which are you more like? Why? Which would you rather be? Why might that work out or not? How do the various belief systems, or lack-of-belief systems, compare to teachers or soldiers? How do the various political parties in your country compare to teachers and soldiers?
What issues in society these days, if any, especially need teachers or soldiers? Would teachers make good soldiers? Would soldiers make good teachers? Are there any teachers or soldiers who had a special influence on your life?
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Post by thefleetsin on Aug 3, 2018 22:22:24 GMT
when i think of the trillions of dollars spent through out history teaching people to be soldiers; what an enormous waste of time, energy and capital. but i expect these things from those who are enamored by power and fueled by greed. it sort of goes along with the whole manifested destiny territorial hoedown.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 3, 2018 22:44:26 GMT
when i think of the trillions of dollars spent through out history teaching people to be soldiers; what an enormous waste of time, energy and capital. but i expect these things from those who are enamored by power and fueled by greed. it sort of goes along with the whole manifested destiny territorial hoedown. Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually find themselves plowing for those who kept their swords. |
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Post by thefleetsin on Aug 3, 2018 23:24:14 GMT
when i think of the trillions of dollars spent through out history teaching people to be soldiers; what an enormous waste of time, energy and capital. but i expect these things from those who are enamored by power and fueled by greed. it sort of goes along with the whole manifested destiny territorial hoedown. Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually find themselves plowing for those who kept their swords. like i said, the world is filled with neanderthals pretending to be men. as if violence truly needed another new best friend. |
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 3, 2018 23:31:28 GMT
Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually find themselves plowing for those who kept their swords. like i said, the world is filled with neanderthals pretending to be men. as if violence truly needed another new best friend. Question: What are we supposed to use on 'em? Harsh language? |
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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 4, 2018 1:48:39 GMT
Days you just can't get a conversation started.
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Post by The Herald Erjen on Aug 4, 2018 2:00:18 GMT
Days you just can't get a conversation started.
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It might be a good question for the Philosophy board, but I don't know how much traffic that board gets. I just happened to see fleet's simplistic (if poetic) reply, so I stuck it to him. |
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 4, 2018 21:52:47 GMT
...as a former soldier (Vietnam War era '69/'71) I have been active in vet affairs including awarding ROTC high school members with awards for scholastic and military achievement. In my most recent award ceremony, I gave these medals to 2 young women.
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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 5, 2018 1:23:51 GMT
...as a former soldier (Vietnam War era '69/'71) I have been active in vet affairs including awarding ROTC high school members with awards for scholastic and military achievement. In my most recent award ceremony, I gave these medals to 2 young women. In what subject areas do they excel? Are there any subject areas in which they do not excel? Is anyone in the military because they did not achieve academically? |
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Post by progressiveelement on Aug 5, 2018 1:32:40 GMT
...as a former soldier (Vietnam War era '69/'71) I have been active in vet affairs including awarding ROTC high school members with awards for scholastic and military achievement. In my most recent award ceremony, I gave these medals to 2 young women. In what subject areas do they excel? Are there any subject areas in which they do not excel? Is anyone in the military because they did not achieve academically? They would not allow anyone in the cockpit of a plane if they were dumbasses. See also: engineer, sonar technician, meterologist Not everyone is a grunt. 👍 |
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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 5, 2018 1:43:48 GMT
In what subject areas do they excel? Are there any subject areas in which they do not excel? Is anyone in the military because they did not achieve academically? They would not allow anyone in the cockpit of a plane if they were dumbasses. See also: engineer, sonar technician, meterologist Not everyone is a grunt. 👍 How much of the "engineering" is done by the private contractors who supply the equipment? |
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Post by progressiveelement on Aug 5, 2018 2:11:38 GMT
They would not allow anyone in the cockpit of a plane if they were dumbasses. See also: engineer, sonar technician, meterologist Not everyone is a grunt. 👍 How much of the "engineering" is done by the private contractors who supply the equipment? I doubt they are on board nuclear-powered vessels for entire deployments. 👍 |
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Post by Arlon10 on Aug 5, 2018 2:41:00 GMT
How much of the "engineering" is done by the private contractors who supply the equipment? I doubt they are on board nuclear-powered vessels for entire deployments. 👍 Then too, the "private" contractors employ a lot of former military. Is it true the F-117 has to fly itself? I mean by computer with little input from the pilot. |
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 5, 2018 4:02:26 GMT
...arlon = moron ...they rhyme...!!!
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Post by progressiveelement on Aug 5, 2018 8:44:03 GMT
I doubt they are on board nuclear-powered vessels for entire deployments. 👍 Then too, the "private" contractors employ a lot of former military. Is it true the F-117 has to fly itself? I mean by computer with little input from the pilot. The F-117 is no longer in service, but not many knew that it could perform attack missions on its own. It still needed a pilot to get to that point. The F-117 had a mix of advanced and conventional equipment, some of which you would find on other aircraft that were developed at the same time. There are still aspects about it that remain classified though, so it wouldn't surprise me if it really did fly itself.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2018 9:28:49 GMT
Simple...
If all the world's soldiers were to quit, the world would be a vastly better place.
If all the world's teachers were to quit, the world would be a vastly worse place.
QED Teachers are far superior to soldiers.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Aug 5, 2018 20:27:14 GMT
Simple... If all the world's soldiers were to quit, the world would be a vastly better place. If all the world's teachers were to quit, the world would be a vastly worse place. QED Teachers are far superior to soldiers. What about if all the worlds football players were to quit? What then Jack!? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2018 5:30:55 GMT
Simple... If all the world's soldiers were to quit, the world would be a vastly better place. If all the world's teachers were to quit, the world would be a vastly worse place. QED Teachers are far superior to soldiers. What about if all the worlds football players were to quit? What then Jack!? Tiddlywinks? |
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Post by Aj_June on Aug 6, 2018 5:39:33 GMT
Would just like to let @jdsouther know that @fjh is posting on this board. He was seen searching for father jack at least 3 times.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2018 22:41:45 GMT
Would just like to let @jdsouther know that @fjh is posting on this board. He was seen searching for father jack at least 3 times. It's nice to see him coming back. He probably left for the same reason I did.
The board was going downhill fast.
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