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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: The Tao of warrant officers

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Monday, October 16, 2006. The Tao of warrant officers. Warning: This post contains material regarding blatant disregard for uniform regulations and is not appropriate for individuals holding, or aspiring to, the rank of sergeant major. Command sergeants-major, sergeants-major, first sergeants, and exceptionally hard-assed platoon sergeants should go here. This sort of thing is, by the way, one of...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: February 2005

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Sunday, February 27, 2005. The USS William J Clinton. A lot has been made of the Navy's recent commissioning of the attack sub USS Jimmy Carter (the day by day. Cartoon is priceless.). However, it makes some kind of sense to name a sub after Carter - he did serve as a submariner for a number of years, and, who knows? Posted by Special Forces Alpha Geek at 3:51 AM. Monday, February 07, 2005. Of co...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: Winning friends and influencing people, part one

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Saturday, August 26, 2006. Winning friends and influencing people, part one. Because, if anything ever goes wrong with a decision based on those 2 paragraphs, the original report can be dug out and referenced in any investigation. In keeping with the army love of acronyms, I call this one the CYA report. Posted by Special Forces Alpha Geek at 7:44 PM. Good to see you back. View my complete profile.

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: December 2004

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Thursday, December 30, 2004. Let's *not* bring back the draft, OK? Posted by Special Forces Alpha Geek at 3:30 AM. Monday, December 13, 2004. How to be a green beret - at least in casual conversation. Hey baby, I'm a green beret". Was, "No, I'm a baseball cap.". I was in the 117th Special Forces Brigade". I was in the green berets in the Marines". The training was really hard". Common Phase - thi...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: On the road again

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Monday, October 09, 2006. On the road again. Posted by Special Forces Alpha Geek at 11:36 AM. Good Luck Hunting. can't wait to read your new afghan stories. keep up the good work and stay safe! Stay safe, sf! I'm looking forward to ALL the stories. Have fun in Europe while you can! Be smart. Best of luck. V/R Jim West. Be safe and good hunting. Special Forces Alpha Geek. View my complete profile.

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: A short story, not translated into English

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Friday, April 13, 2007. A short story, not translated into English. Viper Six Zero, Viper Six Zero, this is Cobra Four Seven Dismount. Troops in contact. I say again, troops in contact. Taking heavy machine gun, small arms and RPG fire from the northeast. Grid to follow. Break. Viper Six Zero copies Two Six November Mike Delta Three Seven Five Four Two Six. Death Magic copies all. Diverting B...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: You're right

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Saturday, March 24, 2007. I haven't been posting much lately. I haven't been blogging while I've been out of town, largely because I have almost no time, and because I'm concerned that I won't be paying attention to what I say and something might go terribly wrong. For example:. 12:30am Wow, there sure are a lot of Iraqis out tonight. There seems to be a gathering at the farmhouse below us&#4...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: Beaten, but not defeated?

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Wednesday, May 02, 2007. Beaten, but not defeated? What role does the psychological impression of losing the war that a population experiences play in their later willingness to restart or continue hostilities - through participating in or supporting an insurgency, for example? Or would an Iraq insurgency have risen regardless, given early US mistakes in the aftermath of Saddam's defeat? Plus, I ...

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Nothing to see here, move along . . .: November 2004

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Nothing to see here, move along . . . You do know the difference between a fairy tale and a war story, right? Friday, November 12, 2004. Terrorists and political prisoners - believe it or not, you can tell them apart. I do fault the administration for one thing: they should have provided the military tribunal specified in the Geneva accords. That tribunal should have been charged with answering one question - "Is the person before us an unlawful combatant? 3) were commanded by a person responsible for th...