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Have to disagree with you about the volunteer army, having lived through the draft and the new volunteer army in the US. The draft means everybody has to serve, and everybody is responsible to protect their country. The volunteer army, on the other hand is more like a mercenary army. This will be especially true when they start using illegal aliens to build up our troop levels. Every citizen should have to serve their country in one way or another. We have lost this feeling of commitment and responsibility, because we have lost mandatory service. This is true in America as well as Great Britain. If every person, whether rich or poor, had to serve the country for two or four years, then more folks would understand the military and be connected to protecting their God-given rights. Just my humble opinion.

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Random question, so figured I would throw it here. How does Russia supply any troops it may still have in Transnistria? Doesn't seem feasible at all these days, unless they are pretty much independently supported by the separatists themselves and/or stockpiled supplies from before their invasion of Ukraine.

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Apr 22·edited Apr 22

At 14:30 you mention how heavy and difficult it is to relocated a Kornet. One of the reasons for Hamas' success is that they planted weapons almost everywhere. This allows them to quickly travel from place to place unencumbered with equipment. Even better, they are unarmed and therefore unlikely to be targeted. When they need to use a weapon, they know where it is hidden.

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Ryan how do I email you? I have a DIP question.

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I’ve heard the new rifle turns cover into concealment. Sounds scary enough.

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I think biggest secret in the Pentagon is that G-4 runs the place 😆. I adding a cartridge between 7.62 and 5.56 into general service might just send them off the deep end.

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