|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On 3 Mar 2005 09:01:21 -0800, in a place far, far away, "Cecil : Trotter" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in : such a way as to indicate that: : Yup. Instituted during the Clinton administration (by Shalikashvili, : I believe) with much unhappiness from the Special Forces. The idea : was to make everyone feel "special." : : And none of the regular Army I've talked to are very happy with their : new headgear either. : There was also the little issue that they ended up being manufactured : in China... But isn't China our most favored nation WRT trade? Who did THAT? Eric |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 15:19:18 GMT, Fred J. McCall
drained his beer, leaned back in the alt.conspiracy beanbag and drunkenly proclaimed the following (Rand Simberg) wrote: :On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:19:22 GMT, in a place far, far away, Douglas :Berry made the phosphor on my :monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: :The standard headgear of the United States Army is the beret, moron. : :Yup. Instituted during the Clinton administration (by Shalikashvili, :I believe) with much unhappiness from the Special Forces. The idea :was to make everyone feel "special." And so now no one is. sigh Well, the Special Forces still have their green berets, airborne still wears maroon, and my beloved Rangers switched to a tan beret when the rest of the Army went to black. So certain units still have a distinctive look. To be honest, I don't mind the berets, as long as someone teaches the troops how to wear them. (Hint one: cut out the lining.) Anything is better than the overseas cap I had to wear when in non-Airborne units (aka the "**** cap") -- Douglas E. Berry Do the OBVIOUS thing to send e-mail Atheist #2147, Atheist Vet #5 "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction." Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), Pense'es, #894. |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
Jim Oberg wrote: And his photograph on his website shows him wearing a BERET -- enough said!! Hey, some of our finest elite military units wear berets. The idea for elite U.S. forces wearing berets came from the British SAS and commandos in W.W.II, IIRC. Pat |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
Dale wrote: Hasn't the U.S. Army been wearing berets for quite some time now? Berets- they aren't just for guys named "Marion" anymore Marion Morrison wore one in the movie "The Green Berets", as you point out. Of course, this guy wore one also: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9710/17/cuba.che/che.large.jpg You have to admit that Che had the revolutionary look nailed 100%; this guy could have caused Jane Fonda to have multiple orgasms by simply coming within a hundred miles of her. (Cut to image of Jane writhing in ecstasy on a south Florida beach.) :-P Pat |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
On 3 Mar 2005 09:01:21 -0800, in a place far, far away, "Cecil
Trotter" made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: Yup. Instituted during the Clinton administration (by Shalikashvili, I believe) with much unhappiness from the Special Forces. The idea was to make everyone feel "special." And none of the regular Army I've talked to are very happy with their new headgear either. There was also the little issue that they ended up being manufactured in China... |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
In article ,
Douglas Berry wrote: Anything is better than the overseas cap I had to wear when in non-Airborne units (aka the "**** cap") Please don't mess with my traditions. I still have mine (several, in fact) from my Air Force days. -- Herb Schaltegger, B.S., J.D., GPG Key ID: BBF6FC1C "The loss of the American system of checks and balances is more of a security danger than any terrorist risk." -- Bruce Schneier http://dischordia.blogspot.com http://www.angryherb.net |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Jim Oberg wrote: And his photograph on his website shows him wearing a BERET -- enough said!! Hey, some of our finest elite military units wear berets. The idea for elite U.S. forces wearing berets came from the British SAS and commandos in W.W.II, IIRC. Pat And the British even lead the French in the number of different beret colors. |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
|
#30
|
|||
|
|||
(Eric Chomko) wrote in
: Rand Simberg ) wrote: : On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:48:28 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away, : (Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my : monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that: : : But isn't China our most favored nation WRT trade? : No. Apparently you're as ignorant of the meaning of the phrase "most : favored nation." What does it mean then? http://www.itds.treas.gov/mfn.html --Damon |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
National Space Policy: NSDD-42 (issued on July 4th, 1982) | Stuf4 | Policy | 145 | July 28th 04 07:30 AM |
Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide | Steven S. Pietrobon | Space Shuttle | 0 | April 2nd 04 12:01 AM |
Our Moon as BattleStar | Rick Sobie | Astronomy Misc | 93 | February 8th 04 09:31 PM |
First Moonwalk? A Russian Perspective | Astronaut | Misc | 0 | January 31st 04 03:11 AM |
New Space Race? | Eugene Kent | Misc | 9 | November 13th 03 01:42 PM |