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Postby Tom Flapwell » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:29 pm

5,101: The total number of new recruits signed up by the Army in May, short of its goal of 5,500. It is the Army's first significant recruiting slip in two years.
:shock: I had no idea it was that high, especially now that the war's unpopular even in the U.S. The Army shouldn't be disappointed.
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Postby Sage » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:30 pm

I could quote a song here....
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Postby Doc Sigma » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:01 pm

On second thought, I decided to remove the picture. It was somewhat offensive.
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Postby Sage » Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:29 pm

That's not the kind of camouflage the United States uses...

But whatever, joke gets across I guess.
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Postby Rooster » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:17 am

5,101: The total number of new recruits
25,000 - Roughly the number of US Military casualties (dead and wounded) since the war "ended"
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Postby Loeln » Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:22 am

The armed forces give good benefits, and takes care of you.

No joke.
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Postby Comrade K » Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:56 am

The armed forces give good benefits, and takes care of you.

No joke.
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:05 am

[Insert paranoid ramblings about reinstatement of the draft]

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Re: Recruits

Postby Foxchild » Wed Jun 13, 2007 3:38 pm

5,101: The total number of new recruits
25,000 - Roughly the number of US Military casualties (dead and wounded) since the war "ended"
1 month vs many many more. The politicians saying "The war is over" was an attempt at a political move to gain support of the people, whilst the Generals knew it would take years to bring Iraq to the point where it's own police and military could once again resume full control (after all, as history showed us with Japan in WWII, the time it took to perform the reparations also took years, and that was in a more stable environment).

Also, where are these numbers being pulled from? I wanted to find general statistics on the US Army, but doing a quick search, all I can find is numbers relating to Iraq, and I want total figures, not just the Iraqi conflict.
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Postby Rooster » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:26 am

That was refering to Iraq. I should have made that clear.

But I'll speak no furthur of the whole god-aweful shitty mess.

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Postby Loeln » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:06 am

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Postby Doc Sigma » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:44 am

...now I have Captain Jack's "Soldier Soldier" stuck in my head...

SOLDIER SOLDIER DON'T LOOK DOWN
THERE'S NO SIX PACK ON THE GROUND
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Postby Bocaj Claw » Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:15 am

Drugs?
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Postby Doc Sigma » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:40 pm

It's morning now but that's what I did. Nothing illegal mind you (I've never done illegal drugs, believe it or not), just watched an episode of Sesame Street brought to you by the letters J and B
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Postby Rooster » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:53 pm

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