| From: | Aaron Binns sparrow@***.net.au |
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| Subject: | [OT] Vietnam lesson (kinda long) (Was Re: Values and so on...) |
| Date: | Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:05:39 +1000 |
> I've done my time. The reason why asked Strego where he goes to school is
> because I have more than a passing interest in military history, and was
> interested if it was a non-militray school. I am also looking for a place
> to continue once I've finished my current degree program, perhaps in a
> school where I could find interesting electives to give my mind a break,
> and having a gift with computers and electronics, the major is a natural one.
I didnt think he was trying to impress.. but then again i just woke up.. so I dont
appear to be thinking straight right now - yet.
> Ah, the roughneck's scorn of it's learned betters. I've done my urban,
> alpine, arctic and temperate forest/grassland courses, and could write a
> book on the fine art and science of making things go boom. I've forgetten
> more about small arms, land movement, tracking, survival in my territory
> (which does not include jungles, thank the Spirits), and unarmed combat
> than most humans think exist. You're adivsors have experince that I can
> not match, but based of your tone of type, I doubt you can match mine.
> But that is not my limit. I can, have and will contribute more to my
> society than those skills. Can you say the same?
Careful there CyberRaven. Dont show the same scorn you point out to others. Doesnt
make you any better that him. I know enough to be able to say that training methods
differ between Aussie and American troopers. Not so much between officers though (well
not TOO much).
Americans get more training with high tech gadgetry and stuff in addition to the
arctic, urban, forest, whatever training they get because they can afford the gadgets.
(Not that they always get them or the training). Aussies dont have quite so many areas
they will end up fighting in so they dont get so many areas or training right off the
bat, and we dont have the money to kit out our soldiers with high tech
much-of-anything.
Thus you see a major difference: A: between the way they think and B: between what
they are trained in.
I believe the australian army admits the americans are better than them in most areas
perticularly air superiority usage... (since they have so many different land types in
the country and so many more forces)
but I also understand the Americans say that there aint noone better than aussie
troops at desert or jungle fighting with the type of troops and the number of troops
we have. (where we will probably end up fighting if invaded - northern Australia - not
speaking of gurilla warfare with heaps of troops like some asian countries - we dont
have the numbers they do)
Its just in the specialities thats all.
> Now go back to bed, take something to counter the excess of testoserone
> you seem to be suffering from, and try not to get into pecker contests with
> people you don't know.
Careful not to view everything as an insult Cyberraven.
And Mistwarrior - he has a good point not to poke at ppl who you dont know or know
about.
Ok.. enough of my trying to say you both have good points (if not some bad ones too)
in what you said...
Im not a councellor - but I think you should respect each other for what you know...
not get uppity because you disagree.
GreyWolf
* and dont yell at me - Im just trying to put in my 2 cents *
