TassieTiger wrote:Would be interesting (not saying that in a hopeful way, just chewing fat) if something did break out - I don’t think Aust would be able to do a lot...sheet numbers and tech would swamp Aust.
I’m fascinated watching ww1 ww2 and Vietnam footage - I reckon as a young man, the allure of adventure, duty, would have called me but the Reality once there - that can now be witnessed via video - it’s just plain scary...no skill involved in staying alive - pure luck.
That scene from saving private Ryan on beach - just makes me wonder how our forefathers did it...I can’t even get my kids to acknowledge its real and when I sit and explain it - they can not comprehend it as something anyone would do in reality...it’s interesting to gauge their reaction.
AussieCapitalist wrote:Looks like US army is starting a massive recruitment drive. This cold war with Beijing will turn hot within 5 years lads.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... story.html
Patriot wrote:Our blokes at the Nek.
That’s f@ckin bravery.
My young bloke watched the scene from the movie Gallipoli in stunned silence.
wanneroo wrote:
Nothing unusual there, the Army has certain quotas it has to meet for recruitment as people leave the service every day when their contracts expire or they retire.
However the US Marine Corps is rebuilding itself to be a fast deploying island hopping warfare unit.
Years ago back around 2008 when Iraq and A-Stan were going on I asked a planner at the Pentagon about the two wars and he kinda brushed it off and said those are minor isolated wars within the boundaries of those countries, he said we are preparing for China and wargaming for it. The US military was already looking ahead a long time ago.
AussieCapitalist wrote:Patriot wrote:Our blokes at the Nek.
That’s f@ckin bravery.
My young bloke watched the scene from the movie Gallipoli in stunned silence.
The nek was f***ed mate. Literally a perfect storm of what could go wrong will go wrong.Fair enough the blokes in the first wave and even the second. But the third and fourth literally just waiting to die as they saw what awaited them. I always think about that during the minute silence on ANZAC day. What goes through ones head when they know they will be dead in a few minutes time. It is hard to imagine because suicide attacks like that just do not happen these days.
Even old Johnny Turk was yelling out to stop the attack your gonna die you fools. I cant remember the size of the battle field but it was only something like the size of a tennis court.
TassieTiger wrote:
Would you go over the top knowing or would you try and hammer some sense into the wads who was demanding it ?
It’s difficult becAuse - well, your fighting for the bloke next to you and you don’t want to let them down...
TassieTiger wrote:^ - yep. We have no issues...
AussieCapitalist wrote:
So the marines are going back to their roots and focusing on amphibious warfare again hey?
Sergeant Hartman wrote:Hey i am just pissed they haven't had hot n spicy KFC in vic for ages.... but oporto is pretty decent.
Re India and China it been a long standing issue... but then India has been in wars with Pakistan, Bangladesh even the Tamil tigers in Sirilanka were supported by India (not that they officially admitted it).