Military Experience?

D_Humper E Bogart

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I'm genuinely amazed that someone bumped this thread!

Anyways, got my degree. It wont set the world on fire, but then I can say I've succeeded in not setting the world on fire!

As for millitary units, to be honest, I feel I'd be better off siding with the US. If only half the blarb the UK is hearing about is true, we've got the highest maintained peasant militia this side of the Iron Curtain (no offence to the squaddies in combat, they deserve better!)

At the mo I'm currently working 'somewhere else', but I don't plan on closing the door, although becoming a weapon inspector is a 'ugh' job from other's experience. Well, if they ever need to find a drug that makes Kim Jong-Il sterile for the next decade....;)
 

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To the last three posts.

GISELLA:
While I wouldn't say that I particularly liked boot camp, I must say that the actual thing wasn't as worse as some movies imply it. I think if you're in, and past the first two days, the hardships aren't as worse in your eyes [my eyes, here] as they appear to be to outsiders. I don't have experience with catholic colleges, but putting your experience and mine together, I'd confirm you.

And another little note: Argentina was supposed to have a much stronger and more modern military than Brazil, mainly composed of equipment from Europe and US, and now see how much it had helped them with the Falklands.

Yeh Claire..dependending of type of free spirit personality we have inside some persons drom religious invirionment oprees our voices, is like prison and we feel like a 'mummy' (dead egyptian in bandages situation) too...

And about the bootcamp I had in mind and see going on while was in a naval base in Manaus Amazonia, is the Army CIGS (Centro de Instrucao Guerra na Selva) 'Center of Instruction war in the jungle' and curses they have as operations in the jungle for 2 months...for this motive in early page I saw the drill sargent and said: Yes sir, SELVA (jungle) like a war shout...:rambo: and my cute rambo face...lol..and beware I'm alergic to mosquito bites...just imagine my physical state after something like that..is very hard stuff and some or a few died in those instruction...

I can be mistaken but I may have 'marines' latent tendencies inside...and strange enough I can't see martial fight movies without participating in their actions by mirror their moves . And do like to play fight, strenght fun with men...:shrug:

Well, I dont think Brasil have any unresolved land issues and in hurry to update like Argentina did..but the problem when the situation get to the point is got now..will be very costly to update the whole arsenal of the military and for what if they will not really fight? But protect?... And something that we dont have is a separate Cost Guard...Navy do the Cost Guard job in sea and rivers...but things may change soon because the Brasilian gov. is making plan and changing in 21 ministries and hope will touch the military too!

Claire..what is most expensive in equipments: the army, navy or airforce? I'm almost sure is the airforce in the US..but not sure. Navy ships seems very very expensive too..plus technology advancements always uptdating and stuff...
 

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Claire..what is most expensive in equipments: the army, navy or airforce? I'm almost sure is the airforce in the US..but not sure. Navy ships seems very very expensive too..plus technology advancements always uptdating and stuff...

Gisella, in terms of the FY2007 budget, the Navy has the largest budget (127.3 BIL US-$), more than Army (110 BIL US-$) and Air Force (105.9 BIL US-$). But of course, those are values subject to our current situation and involvements, and they also cover personnel costs, installations, research/development programs, funds, and other things not necessarily helpful in judging the pure material costs.

On the matter of brazil, the issue is that they don't need all the modern little and big gadgets that the US have, like aircraft carriers or nuclear arms. They would do well in equipping with rather efficient and less costly European equipment. Their strategic aims should require a military with a strong army, but only medium-sized Air Force/Navy.