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Is it actually possible anymore to be commissioned without some type of degree in the US military?

Stall is a technical definition meaning: The point at which, because of low velocity of the wing relative to the air stream, you stop generating significant lift. This happens because of not enough thrust, too low speeds, or high angles of attack. Basically, aerodynamic forces are no longer the...

Right notion, but wrong explanation good sir. Sorry, I am an aerospace engineer and I could not resist. First off, lets ignore propeller driven aircraft because well..It is complicated. Jets have a similar fuel efficiency for a given thrust all throughout their operational altitudes...

Yes, I was drawing a comparison between the JCO ranks and the warrant officer rank found in the commonwealth nations and the US. Thank you for elaborating.

Good info all around. In the West, because of financial and career incentives, NCOs often get college degrees after several years in the service, and educational differences are not so pronounced. As for low level officers providing most of the leadership, this is something of a surprise. Yes...

I'm not so sure about the central premise that Osama bin Laden is dead, but it is important to state what the intelligence community knew all along. Al Qaeda is just a name. A loose collection of extremist groups that follow similar ideologies. It was just easier for the CIA to package all this...

The way it was originally phrased, yeah, fairly silly, but in many countries weapons training is a mandatory part of schooling or included in obligatory military service. Even nations without comprehensive drafts have such programs. The US for example: Civilian Marksmanship Program - About The...

I'd like to mention that I was not necessarily seeking to draw a direct comparison to the fighting quality of various forces mentioned,obviously an established military is going to be of an entirely diffrent caliber, but more just to see how the rank structure worked. And that seems to be how...

Silence? Anyone in the forum a former member of the PA's ground combat element?

Tales from torture's dark world - International Herald Tribune If those are not "Brutal Conditions" or "Torture", please, tell me what is? I know the article is not necessarily about GITMO as such, but declassified reports from FBI agents who witnessed the interrogation procedures there...

Napoleonic code is followed in Louisiana, and furthermore, the US is not a monolithic entity. Each state is allowed to establish a criminal code as it wishes, so long as it does not conflict with the constitution.

Something I never really understood was why all this legalistic dancing happened in the fist place. Try the ones who can be tried, interrogate those who can't be tried for a week or two, and if they don't produce actionable intelligence, shoot them in the back of the head and dump the bodies...

Recently I've spoken to some people back from joint deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and mostly what they have to say about the fledgling militaries of those nations is not very flattering. Problems range from administrative and logistical: such as pay not coming in on time, cheap corrosive...

In regards to the starting post: Sorry, but no-one who grew up speaking American English would say that. The correct term is "Get the hell out of there." I have never heard that term before and it just sounds awkward and silly. When people invoke the name of the christian lord, it is usually...

Sure it is, just add a nuke and Presto! A cruise missile becomes a highly effective air to air missile before your eyes. AIR-2 Genie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Just in case you didn't notice, that was sarcasm. Sorry, couldn't resist.

I've seen both of those, as well as read a great many more conspiracy theories. Loose Change is correct, there are plenty of loose ends associated with the event. There are plenty associated with almost any violent act. Nontheless, 50% of all murder trials are decided on circumstantial evidence...

An m-60 will only cost you around 18,000$, plus whatever it takes to get the license in your region. Its time consuming, but far from impossible in the US at least. Hmm, machine gun or car....Decisions, Decisions....

I went ahead and got the full length A2 model in .223. I figured that it was more important to be able to afford the ammo to get familiar with the weapon so that I was comfortable with it when the time came to use it. Also, memories of draining the swamp water out of the chamber and desperately...

I reject the notion on behalf of 50% of humanity that the authors Ideas are "Feminan", or that to be "Feminan" is to live in fear. Please don't disparage women in order to discredit someone whose ideas you disagree with.

Maritime air superiority implies a threat that can field carriers of its own... Interesting idea. Pakistain ain't it, and the Chinese are under the close watch of USPACCOM. Against any navy with significant submarine capability, without a whole lot of frigate and destroyer ASW support, the...