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Gave the budget a thread of its own as I suspect it will spur huge discussion.

We saw everything they think are the good parts. The tax hikes get announced tomorrow.

There's nothing wrong with a Canadian pattern. The issue, as always, is a funding problem. If we made a gigantic order to do full Bdes of clothing and equipment at the same time, our order would get prioritized. Instead we're stuck piece-mealing orders because we're woefully underfunded for...

Israel's been looking to take the gloves off with Iran for a while. This might be the impetus for a larger strike on Iran proper.

It always seemed like a policy that was missing an estimate as to where everyone would be employed. Are folks still able to pick and choose where they work?

Sounds like a great task for FTSE...

My god, I hope you warmed up before stretching that far. You're gonna tear something.

With that little info, you're not getting an answer. If you have solid backing, your IA can solve the problem. If they don't agree with you, then you go into the pit of despair and wait 2-4 years for the FA (CDS or delegated officer) to decide. Before you submit, decide if the outcome you want...

I still have to pay for my own RCCS CADPAT rank badge 10 years later so we can't fix uniforms with in year funding either.

Unfortunately in warfare there are civilians killed. You're in an absolute dream world if you think you can cut out a deep-rooted cancer like Hamas from Gaza without civilian casualties, especially when they're so adept at using them as human shields. The "civilian death rate" is also straight...

It's hard to see the step forward when most of us will be released when the funding finally kicks in, and we're staring down $1B in cuts per year for the next few years. I absolutely love some of the capabilities we're buying. They're long overdue. Critical ones are just empty promises without...

I think we're merging and splitting posts at the same time! A lot of this is post election money, colour me cynical. After the hack and slash of O&M (to the tune of 40%+ on some bases), $1B in infrastructure is just going to replace everything we broke by not maintaining it this year.

Like everything else in this abortion of an update, in 20-30 years maybe.

I bet you find a lot more radical Imans calling for Death to the Jews than you do radical Rabbis. Tell me Abduly, do you support the statement often chanted that "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." Try not to be smug and quote (which is hilariously ironic by the way) Ben...

I would absolutely love for the Herc they're offering for media to travel to Trenton not show up or leave them trapped in Trenton due to maint issues while they're announcing 20% cuts to O&M funding.