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« on: December 14, 2013, 05:57:50 EST » |
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I think I can guess who certain one(s) will pull for. How about the rest of you?
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« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2013, 06:09:36 EST » |
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Black Knights!
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HerbTarlekVol
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« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2013, 09:37:55 EST » |
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Hooah!  |
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Go Army - Beat Navy!
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midtnvol
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« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2013, 09:45:52 EST » |
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Looks cold.
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« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2013, 09:57:46 EST » |
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Looks cold.
That's only because it is. This is one year I am glad I'm not there in person. I don't do well in cold and snow.  |
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« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2013, 10:09:48 EST » |
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That's only because it is. This is one year I am glad I'm not there in person. I don't do well in cold and snow. I was supposed to be in Savannah the last two days but I came down with this danged flu bug. I coulda' been nice and warm and playing golf. I ain't happy. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2013, 10:24:13 EST » |
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Midshipmen! Dad was in the navy....  |
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"The speed of our movements is amazing, even to me, and must be a constant source of surprise to the Germans.” G. Patton
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« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2013, 10:36:37 EST » |
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Midshipmen! Dad was in the navy.... My Dad and Uncle were both Marines. They always said it was part of the Navy but I can't remember which part. Can anybody help me here? |
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2013, 05:35:47 EST » |
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Proud US Navy vet...
GO NAVY!!!!
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midtnvol
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2013, 06:20:58 EST » |
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Proud of both the cadets and middes. Now the middies have a real test, MY MTSU Blue Raiders. Be loud, be proud, be blue.
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« Reply #14 on: December 16, 2013, 03:28:04 EST » |
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I'm partial to Army also, as I work on an Army base (though not for the Army), but I put Navy first because of my Dad. Air Force can GTH though. |
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« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2013, 03:29:02 EST » |
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If Army wants to be competitive then they need to lift thte height/weight restrictions just like the Air Force and Naval Academies have. It's one nthing to be competitive, another thing to go into a fight with one hand tied behind your back. Army brass has always had their collective heads up their hind end and always will. I say that as a proud Army retiree!. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2013, 03:33:18 EST » |
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If Army wants to be competitive then they need to lift thte height/weight restrictions just like the Air Force and Naval Academies have. It's one nthing to be competitive, another thing to go into a fight with one hand tied behind your back. Army brass has always had their collective heads up their hind end and always will. I say that as a proud Army retiree!.
Yep. At the risk of it sounding like an excuse, it's really not a level playing field. Navy and the USAFA can recruit prospects that the USMA can't. Hgt/wgt restrictions, plus medical restrictions in place for admission to West Point are waived at USMA and USAFA. And I understand the reasoning - being a Army soldier takes much more stringent physical demands (and that's reality) than it does serving in the Navy or Air Force. It's a double edge sword. |
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2013, 12:07:30 EST » |
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Yep. At the risk of it sounding like an excuse, it's really not a level playing field. Navy and the USAFA can recruit prospects that the USMA can't. Hgt/wgt restrictions, plus medical restrictions in place for admission to West Point are waived at USMA and USAFA. And I understand the reasoning - being a Army soldier takes much more stringent physical demands (and that's reality) than it does serving in the Navy or Air Force.
It's a double edge sword.
Don't be so hard on the USAF guys...they have their crosses to bear... <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/eUiIjVHajBg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/eUiIjVHajBg</a>]]> |
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« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2013, 02:11:42 EST » |
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Don't be so hard on the USAF guys...they have their crosses to bear... <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/eUiIjVHajBg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/eUiIjVHajBg</a>]]>Well, the USAFA is a country club compared to West Point. Some Cadets/Middies do a semester "exchange" at other service academies and the USAFA Cadets who come to West Point generally have trouble keeping up with the physical demands. The Fly Boys just can't handle it very well. |
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