Vic Smith wrote in
:

I think the Navy has changed since our time, Larry.

--Vic



Yes, looking back on it I've come to the conclusion we were simply "virtual
prisoners" in a floating prison camp, of sorts. The grunts had to be dealt
with differently after the forced slavery of the draft board was turned
off, resulting in better conditions for all the "volunteers", like me, who
joined the Navy to stay alive, a survivalist tactic to avoid being murdered
by the elite in Vietnam.

Larry
--
Please - Turn OFF cruise control when
you turn on windshield wipers!

"JimH" ask wrote in
:

BTW: My son (19 years old) is actually loving boot camp and has
done well in all PT exercises, including Pugil Sticks. I would bet
that he could knock out a couple of the older confrontational aholes
here within a minute, including some non boaters who hide behind
silly handles. Although it might take a bit longer, I would guess my
daughter could do the same. ;-)

It does sound like you have provided your children with an excellent
value system.


Yes I have. They both know how to take care of themselves and there
is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

You didn't teach that to your kids? Perhaps yours are the ones
everyone picks on and beats up on for their lunch money. Like father,
like son. Eh?



You don't live near Columbine High School, do you??

Larry
--
Please - Turn OFF cruise control when
you turn on windshield wipers!

"JimH" ask wrote in
:

Yep. The Marines teach their recruits the right way to use them.
They have 3 different training days with them.

For someone to say that the worst that can happen when being hit with
one is a concussion (and only when a helmet is not worn) shows total
ignorance on their part.



Why does teaching your children to kill hold such wonderful fascination for
you? The whole country seems infected by this bug. Everyone should visit
a gun show.

Larry
--
Humans, the self-destructive animals.

"JimH" ask wrote in news:46fe722e$0$16512
:

Remind me again where I said I taught my kids to kill.


You didn't, directly. You did encourage them into the MC, right?

I'm a viet vet, but discourage as many young people from becoming cannon
fodder for the United Nations Army/Navy/MC/AF as I can, now. These
constant wars are caused by BANKERS who control our government and stand to
make billions if the wars can be sustained as long as possible.



Larry
--
Please - Turn OFF cruise control when
you turn on windshield wipers!

"Larry" wrote in message
...
"JimH" ask wrote in news:46fe722e$0$16512
:

Remind me again where I said I taught my kids to kill.


You didn't, directly. You did encourage them into the MC, right?

I'm a viet vet, but discourage as many young people from becoming cannon
fodder for the United Nations Army/Navy/MC/AF as I can, now. These
constant wars are caused by BANKERS who control our government and stand
to
make billions if the wars can be sustained as long as possible.
Larry

Hey...who cares, as long as dead soldiers translate into money?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/wo...th&oref=slogin

September 28, 2007



Official Calls Kurd Oil Deal at Odds With Baghdad

By ALISSA J. RUBIN and ANDREW E. KRAMER



BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 — A senior State Department official in Baghdad
acknowledged Thursday that the first American oil contract in Iraq, that of
the Hunt Oil Company of Dallas with the Kurdistan Regional Government, was
at cross purposes with the stated United States foreign policy of
strengthening the country’s central government.



“We believe these contracts have needlessly elevated tensions between the
K.R.G. and the national government of Iraq,” the official said, referring to
the Kurdistan Regional Government. The official was not authorized to speak
for attribution on the oil contract.

On Sep 29, 9:16 am, Larry wrote:
"JimH" ask wrote :

Yep. The Marines teach their recruits the right way to use them.
They have 3 different training days with them.

For someone to say that the worst that can happen when being hit with
one is a concussion (and only when a helmet is not worn) shows total
ignorance on their part.

Why does teaching your children to kill hold such wonderful fascination for
you? The whole country seems infected by this bug. Everyone should visit
a gun show.

Larry
--
Humans, the self-destructive animals.

I know this post isn't addressed to me, but even though I have a
collection of over 50 fire arms, I never did have a wonderful
fascination to teach to my children to kill.

But I did take real joy in teaching them to get their lazy ass's out
of bed and get jobs.

Tim wrote:
On Sep 29, 9:16 am, Larry wrote:
"JimH" ask wrote :

Yep. The Marines teach their recruits the right way to use them.
They have 3 different training days with them.
For someone to say that the worst that can happen when being hit with
one is a concussion (and only when a helmet is not worn) shows total
ignorance on their part.
Why does teaching your children to kill hold such wonderful fascination for
you? The whole country seems infected by this bug. Everyone should visit
a gun show.

Larry
--
Humans, the self-destructive animals.

I know this post isn't addressed to me, but even though I have a
collection of over 50 fire arms, I never did have a wonderful
fascination to teach to my children to kill.

But I did take real joy in teaching them to get their lazy ass's out
of bed and get jobs.


I don't think Larry's comment was directed towards gun owners, but those
who take pride in the fact that their kids can beat up the "elderly",
and thinking a DI would beat up Harry because he made a snide comment.

On Sep 29, 9:16 am, Larry wrote:
Everyone should visit
a gun show.


I do, quite often, and so do my sons.

On Sep 29, 9:42 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Sep 29, 9:16 am, Larry wrote:
"JimH" ask wrote :

Yep. The Marines teach their recruits the right way to use them.
They have 3 different training days with them.
For someone to say that the worst that can happen when being hit with
one is a concussion (and only when a helmet is not worn) shows total
ignorance on their part.
Why does teaching your children to kill hold such wonderful fascination for
you? The whole country seems infected by this bug. Everyone should visit
a gun show.

Larry
--
Humans, the self-destructive animals.

I know this post isn't addressed to me, but even though I have a
collection of over 50 fire arms, I never did have a wonderful
fascination to teach to my children to kill.

But I did take real joy in teaching them to get their lazy ass's out
of bed and get jobs.

I don't think Larry's comment was directed towards gun owners, but those
who take pride in the fact that their kids can beat up the "elderly",
and thinking a DI would beat up Harry because he made a snide comment.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I understand that, reggie, but I was making a point that working is
directing useful energy. "beating up" elderly or whomever is not...

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:57:17 +0000, Larry wrote:

I'm a viet vet,

Thought you were a Navy shipboard electronics tech?