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Basic medic (68W) isn't hard.
It's essentially an EMT-B plus.

Special Operations Combat Medic (68W W1, aka "Ranger Medic") is a bit harder.
EMT-P (paramedic), plus a few tasks that would be physicians assistant level civilian side.
Oh, and the EMT-P portion is usually a 2 year degree as a civilian - military, it's crammed into less than 6 months.

The full SF medic course is absolutely fucking insane.
Like the SF non-medic infantry types look at the SF medic course as being too much craziness, even for them.
AussieReaper
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+5,761|6369|what

Jay wrote:

There is an inherent hostility towards the Republican Party in the international media. Any Democratic president will automatically be viewed more positively.
Might have something to do with Romney saying Russia is your #1 geo-political foe. A comment so retarded Putin even commented on it.
https://i.imgur.com/maVpUMN.png
Uzique The Lesser
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AussieReaper wrote:

Jay wrote:

There is an inherent hostility towards the Republican Party in the international media. Any Democratic president will automatically be viewed more positively.
Might have something to do with Romney saying Russia is your #1 geo-political foe. A comment so retarded Putin even commented on it.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/se … ion-europe

The reputation of the US in Europe risks sinking back to Bush-era levels of unpopularity if Mitt Romney becomes president, according to new international polling published on Tuesday.

Only around one in 20 of those surveyed in Britain, France and Germany by YouGov held a positive view of the Republican presidential nominee.

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But the most striking finding was the level of antipathy towards the Republican in Europe. Although he is still largely an unknown quantity outside the US, he alienated many during an ill-fated overseas trip in the summer, particularly in Britain, where he appeared to publicly criticise Olympic planning and the level of enthusiasm for the London games.

Forty-seven percent of UK respondents said a Romney victory would make them feel less favourable towards the US, and only 3% would make them feel more favourable.

That sentiment was mirrored in Germany and France, where only 4% and 5% respectively said that he would make them feel more favourable towards the US. In Germany, 48% said it would make them feel less favourable and in France 38%.

It was not just in Britain that Romney's overseas trip went down badly.

French daily Le Figaro, normally staunch conservative, ran a blog with the headline: 'Is Mitt Romney a loser?' In Poland, he was criticised by the Solidarity movement for being anti-unions.

A negative poll among Europeans can easily be brushed aside by the Romney campaign, as their views are unlikely to have any impact on the election. Indeed, he might even regard the results as helpful since many Americans, at least in public, claim to be disdainful about European views. One of George Bush's successes in the 2004 campaign was to portray his opponent, John Kerry, as being too French in his tastes and manners. There was also a backlash against France over its opposition towards the Iraq war.
"being too french". lmao. what, being too like the birthplace of modern democracy? ha ha ha. american politics do seem retarded to the outside world, i suppose it is true.
-Whiteroom-
Pineapplewhat
+572|6875|BC, Canada
Thats because most of the time it resembles nothing more than a broke down circus of childish name calling.
Jay
Bork! Bork! Bork!
+2,006|5574|London, England

-Whiteroom- wrote:

Thats because most of the time it resembles nothing more than a broke down circus of childish name calling.
It's all designed for the war men of the world. You don't have to be intelligent to be a politician, in fact that's looked down upon because you don't want to confuse the idiots that vote. Better to repeat catch phrases than talk about actual policy.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
-Whiteroom-
Pineapplewhat
+572|6875|BC, Canada
I just hate the smear campaigns, and especially how they are infecting Canadian politics more and more.
Uzique The Lesser
Banned
+382|4470
I still think Hunter S. Thompson's best work was his Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail. That's gonzo journalism turned to a really good use - and it's a really great book. Also David Foster Wallace's piece on McCain back in the 2000 race done for Rolling Stone is great reading. American politics lends well to great fiction and fictive writing because it's all spin and drama, and little substance; all image, all simulacra.

Anyone with 15 minutes spare to read some brilliance should check it out:

http://web.archive.org/web/200905191053 … he_shrub/1
pirana6
Go Cougs!
+691|6507|Washington St.
In case anybody missed it:

Chris Kluwe open letter to Maryland State Delegate Emmett C. Burns Jr. wrote:

Dear Emmett C. Burns Jr.,

I find it inconceivable that you are an elected official of Maryland's state government. Your vitriolic hatred and bigotry make me ashamed and disgusted to think that you are in any way responsible for shaping policy at any level. The views you espouse neglect to consider several fundamental key points, which I will outline in great detail (you may want to hire an intern to help you with the longer words):

1. As I suspect you have not read the Constitution, I would like to remind you that the very first, the VERY FIRST Amendment in this founding document deals with the freedom of speech, particularly the abridgment of said freedom. By using your position as an elected official (when referring to your constituents so as to implicitly threaten the Ravens organization) to state that the Ravens should "inhibit such expressions from your employees," more specifically Brendon Ayanbadejo, not only are you clearly violating the First Amendment, you also come across as a narcissistic fromunda stain. What on earth would possess you to be so mind-boggingly stupid? It baffles me that a man such as yourself, a man who relies on that same First Amendment to pursue your own religious studies without fear of persecution from the state, could somehow justify stifling another person's right to speech. To call that hypocritical would be to do a disservice to the word. Mindfucking obscenely hypocritical starts to approach it a little bit.

2. "Many of your fans are opposed to such a view and feel it has no place in a sport that is strictly for pride, entertainment, and excitement." Holy fucking shitballs. Did you seriously just say that, as someone who's "deeply involved in government task forces on the legacy of slavery in Maryland"? Have you not heard of Kenny Washington? Jackie Robinson? As recently as 1962 the NFL still had segregation, which was only done away with by brave athletes and coaches daring to speak their mind and do the right thing, and you're going to say that political views have "no place in a sport"? I can't even begin to fathom the cognitive dissonance that must be coursing through your rapidly addled mind right now; the mental gymnastics your brain has to tortuously contort itself through to make such a preposterous statement are surely worthy of an Olympic gold medal (the Russian judge gives you a 10 for "beautiful oppressionism").

3. This is more a personal quibble of mine, but why do you hate freedom? Why do you hate the fact that other people want a chance to live their lives and be happy, even though they may believe in something different than you, or act different than you? How does gay marriage, in any way shape or form, affect your life? If gay marriage becomes legal, are you worried that all of a sudden you'll start thinking about penis? "Oh shit. Gay marriage just passed. Gotta get me some of that hot dong action!" Will all of your friends suddenly turn gay and refuse to come to your Sunday Ticket grill-outs? (Unlikely, since gay people enjoy watching football too.)

I can assure you that gay people getting married will have zero effect on your life. They won't come into your house and steal your children. They won't magically turn you into a lustful cockmonster. They won't even overthrow the government in an orgy of hedonistic debauchery because all of a sudden they have the same legal rights as the other 90 percent of our population—rights like Social Security benefits, child care tax credits, Family and Medical Leave to take care of loved ones, and COBRA healthcare for spouses and children. You know what having these rights will make gays? Full-fledged American citizens just like everyone else, with the freedom to pursue happiness and all that entails. Do the civil-rights struggles of the past 200 years mean absolutely nothing to you?

In closing, I would like to say that I hope this letter, in some small way, causes you to reflect upon the magnitude of the colossal foot in mouth clusterfuck you so brazenly unleashed on a man whose only crime was speaking out for something he believed in. Best of luck in the next election; I'm fairly certain you might need it.

Sincerely,
Chris Kluwe

P.S. I've also been vocal as hell about the issue of gay marriage so you can take your "I know of no other NFL player who has done what Mr. Ayanbadejo is doing" and shove it in your close-minded, totally lacking in empathy piehole and choke on it. Asshole.
KEN-JENNINGS
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+2,978|6848|949

seems like you're one of the people that missed it.  Jaekus posted it 5 pages ago in this very thread.
Jaekus
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Uzique The Lesser
Banned
+382|4470
didn't know who chris kluwe is. this is on his wikipedia:

Chris has also immersed himself into the MMORPG World of Warcraft, having earned over 8000 achievement points.[6] Kluwe plays a troll rogue named Loate[7] and has been a member of one of the formerly top-ranked US guilds, The Flying Hellfish, for over two years.[8]
what a man.
pirana6
Go Cougs!
+691|6507|Washington St.

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

seems like you're one of the people that missed it.  Jaekus posted it 5 pages ago in this very thread.
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,978|6848|949

Gary Johnson (Libertarian presidential candidate) is doing an AMA on reddit right now.  Hurri and Jay should get over there so they can cyber with him
Macbeth
Banned
+2,444|5802

So today was a nice day to invade an embassy. Really going to win some fans.
Jaekus
I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose
+957|5394|Sydney
Ergh, just read about it. This is all going to get twisted way out of context.
Jaekus
I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose
+957|5394|Sydney
Egyptian protesters tear down US flag in attack on Cairo embassy

Demonstrators tore down the Stars and Stripes at the US embassy in Egypt while militias reportedly attacked another US diplomatic building in Libya, amid anger over a film deemed tp insult the Prophet Mohammed.

In Cairo nearly 3,000 demonstrators watched as a US flag flying at half mast inside the embassy compound was torn down and replaced with an Islamic banner, in angry scenes which took place on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Meanwhile armed gunmen and security forces clashed outside the US consulate office in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, with a US embassy source saying the office had been the subject of an "attack".

Reports suggest both incidents were sparked by anger over a film which was produced by expatriate members of Egypt's Christian minority resident in the United States.

[...]

Egyptian activist Wael Ghoneim wrote on his Facebook page that "attacking the US embassy on September 11 and raising flags linked to Al Qaeda will not be understood by the American public as a protest over the film about the prophet.

"Instead, it will be received as a celebration of the crime that took place on September 11," he said.
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,978|6848|949

who invaded an embassy?  You're not calling some Muslims hopping the fence in Cairo an invasion, right?

Jaekus wrote:

Ergh, just read about it. This is all going to get twisted way out of context.
I'd say calling it an invasion is twisting it way out of context.
m3thod
All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz
+2,197|6887|UK
Libyans in benghazi burned down a US consulate
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6716|so randum

m3thod wrote:

Libyans in benghazi burned down a US consulate
killed an official too
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
m3thod
All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz
+2,197|6887|UK
it just wouldn't be 9/11 otherwise.
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
FatherTed
xD
+3,936|6716|so randum
it's not even november
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Jaekus
I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose
+957|5394|Sydney

FatherTed wrote:

it's not even november
Macbeth
Banned
+2,444|5802

Every year I like to watch the 102 minutes documentary.

It was made by and shown on the history channel every year.
Spark
liquid fluoride thorium reactor
+874|6891|Canberra, AUS

FatherTed wrote:

m3thod wrote:

Libyans in benghazi burned down a US consulate
killed an official too
vile rat, in fact, if that name means anything to you (hint: eve)

now they've gotten the ambassador. edit: yep. murmurings that there's something similar planned in tunisia too.

Last edited by Spark (2012-09-12 03:50:09)

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
Shocking
sorry you feel that way
+333|6215|...

War Man wrote:

My parents aren't supportive of me joining the military as a grunt, especially because Obama is the President. Being homeschooled, you essentially need your parents' support. In order to make what would be my home school diploma count as a high school diploma instead of a GED(making it easier for me to make it), I need to take a parental supervised test and a couple other things.

Cuts in defense spending doesn't exactly make it easier to get into the military, one of my reasons for voting for Romney among other reasons is he'll increase defense spending.
hahahahahaha
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