From: "Tony Christney" <tchristney@telus.net>
> I just wish that people would consider that there may in fact be
It is possible to respect the individual but not the culture (and vice versa),
of course. And, of course, it's possible to be civil either way.
> From: Alan and Carmel Brain
The trick is, of course, that it is a lot easier to see the flaws in other
cultures than those in our own. I can see some of the aspects of Arabic
culture which cause problems on the battlefield (and I specify Arabic only
because I'm designing Islamic Federation units). It's
natural to assume that US units (and UK/Aussie/Canadian units, who
are...I know I'm going to regret this...from our point of view, honorary
US units, so to speak) are more on-the-ball than anyone else. But
someone with an outside persepective might say something like "US troops
*think* they're Regular d8 quality, but they're actually Green d6; however,
they gain experience 25% faster than the basic rate to compensate".
From: <laserlight@quixnet.net>
> But someone with an outside persepective might say something like "US
however, they gain experience 25% faster than the basic rate to compensate".
That's quite perceptive - at least about WW2. Not so sure it's true now,
the
US Army has improved out of sight in the last 1/2 century.
I think it was Rommel who said something along the lines of:
"American Soldiers know less, but learn faster, than any other Army."
While we're on quotations:
My own opinion of US foreign policy recently can be summarised in the
following quote from Nasser:
"The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid
moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the
possibility that we might be missing something."
Very good, both seem right on the mark....)
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the statement about US Troops thinking they are Regular d-wotzit but
are really Green d-wotzit can be applied to a lot of USA amd USMC
types; some in combat arms, but most in non combat supporting services.
LOL-it is also applicable for about 99% of the military forces of the
world, in my opinion.
you ought to let some gamer think he has the creme de la creme (big bullshit
factor at work) and then let the poor soul find t that his forces (which maybe
the best in his armed forces) are really just bozos from the Plaza Toro when
they meet a unit of REAL SOLDIERS.....
yah-i can almost hear the protests of unfair and un -balanced games!
LOL but, friends, warfare is very seldom conducted on the level playing field
or according to PC crap. it is full of nasty surprises.....
anyone that has soldiered in war or peace can provide an example of WHISKEY
TANGO FOXTROT OSCAR! if asked.