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Comment on What are some good Military/soldier books to read? by Dominic

Dominic — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:27:59 +0000

The Flashman books by George McDonald Frazier. Flashman was the bully at Rugby that made life a misery for Tom Brown. He went on to have a career in the British army of the Victorian era.
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Comment on What are some good Military/soldier books to read? by Jo Spumoni

Jo Spumoni — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:13:59 +0000

You’re in luck! I just did a project where I collected 31 books about war, so here’s some of the best ones especially about soldiers:

Slaughterhouse-Five
A Farewell to Arms
Catch-22
All Quiet on the Western Front
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Comment on How does US military health care really work? by Doc Bill

Doc Bill — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:34:59 +0000

If you’re on active duty and you get up sick one morning, you report yourself to the Orderly Room and request to be put on sick call. You’ll be sent to a clinic within walking distance within minutes, or if you appear to be seriously ill, transported to said clinic or directly to the post’s hospital. There’s rarely a wait time. If you’re in need of special tests and exams, the preparation for those can take a couple days – and you’ll be on limited duty while you undergo the prep.

Veterans’ health care is quite another matter. Wait times for appointments can take months. There are multiple reasons – insufficient staff, including physicians, plagues most Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers. Some VA hospitals do a much better job of wading through the backlog of needs than others – the VA hospital in Syracuse, NY, where I get my care, is one of the good ones.
Yes, Syracuse has a few problems – a couple of the physicians I’ve had to deal with are absolute b*tches! …but I had no difficulty when I asked to be assigned to a different physician. And despite the often over-long wait times for appointments, the major veterans’ health centers do have an emergency room. The one at Syracuse is always well-staffed and fully prepared to deal with any emergency that comes through the doors. I’m sure there’s one near you…
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Comment on How does US military health care really work? by SpArKy

SpArKy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:28:59 +0000

The military health care is threw Tricare (www.tricare.mil) It pays for military personal (or their family) like insurance. If your actually getting treated my a military medic its not as long of a wait as civilian people, but its not as effeciant (and allot more painful!) Veterans usually also get tricare, where they are seen by civilain doctors, just the GOV pays for it
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Comment on What is the difference between the us military aircraft designations: attack & fighter? by Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:03:59 +0000

Attackers don't fair so much a chance in Air-Air combat. But dominate the ground war. Fighters are more of air superiority and fight off other aircraft. In this war we don't see much or any air-air combat. So the ground specific attackers (helicopters usually play bigger roles in here and UAV's) such as A-10 Warthogs get the job done. F-18 F/A were designed also with these roles in mind. Really cool looking airplanes too. Have the maneuverability of attackers with the weapons of both.
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Comment on What is the difference between the us military aircraft designations: attack & fighter? by jim

jim — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:51:59 +0000

They are pretty much interchangeable, but "Attack" originally meant an aircraft designed or at least configured for air/ground and-or air/sea strike, with air/air being completely secondary. The T-37 was up-engined, given hardpoints and more radios and became the "A-37". The C47/119/130 was altered with sensors and guns and became AC47/119/130 as two examples. The Hornet was going to have two versions: the F-18 for the Navy and the A-18 for the USMC; however the designers found the firecontrol system could easily handle the software for both modes, hence the F-18 (though technically it’s "F/A-18"). In its campaign for the F22, the USAF started calling it F/A-22 a completely misleading nomenclature as it was totally designed for the air-air role.
Basically its mission and programatic issues, not what’s hanging on the weapons station. For instance the F15E Mudhen should by doctrine be called the "A-15" as it’s a different structural design, but there’s HUGE issues in acquisition and logistics support with a new designation, so no one’s seriously looked at it.
To correct some misconceptions the Viper was never designed as an interceptor. It was an ACTD to show the F15 mafia in the USAF that using new composites and FBW a cheap dogfighter could be built. The A-model was never considered to be more than day-only fighter with the ability to carry some air/ground ordnance. The first aircraft actually designed from the ground up to perform both roles was the F100: air/air and tactical nuclear strike….
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Retired F4 WSO. Came on active duty as the F16A was just entering service.

Comment on Best military/political thriller books to read? by missbubbles

missbubbles — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:45:59 +0000

Clancy is good. His best are Rainbow Six and The Bear and the Dragon.
But my favourites are books by Brad Thor and Vince Flynn. Best to read in order.
And I’ve just discovered, British author Lee Childs. His character is a former Military Police, Jack Reacher. I’m on my fourth. And have not read in order because the stories aren’t.

And I will check out E.Frank’s suggestion on Matthew Reilly!
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wikipedia.org

Comment on What is the best most comprehensive book or set of books on the Second World War? by kaps

kaps — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:40:59 +0000

The Second World War by John Keegan, is, a classic for those reading about that event in the world.
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Comment on What is the best most comprehensive book or set of books on the Second World War? by Merlin

Merlin — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:33:59 +0000

The Second World War / Winston S Churchill
1. The Gathering Storm
2. Their Finest Hour
3. The Grand Alliance
4. The Hinge of Fate
5. Closing the Ring
6. Triumph and Tragedy

"Churchill’s comprehensive coverage of the conflict from the viewpoint of the seat of power. Marred somewhat by self-justification for some dubious decisions, and thought by some to say at least as much about the man as it does about the war, this is, nonetheless, essential reading. Churchill is especially interesting on his relationship with American president FD Roosevelt and Roosevelt’s efforts to support the Allies through Lend-Lease up until the time when the US was forced into the war after Pearl Harbour. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953." [1]

Other books on WWII can be found on the same link.
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1. http://www.historyunlimited.co.uk/index_files/page0015.htm

Comment on What is the difference between the us military aircraft designations: attack & fighter? by easy way is always mined

easy way is always mined — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:17:59 +0000

attack aircraft provide relative small aircraft capable of carrying substantial payload and long loiter capability, to strike enemy high payoff surface targets in the tactical and operational depth. their effect against air threats is limited.

fighters are designed to destroy enemy air threats, manned and unmanned, and are required to be agile, potent, and long loiter capability, as well.

finally there are interceptors, which basically don’t need a loiter time, but potent targetting equipment and potent missiles. they scramble upon detection of enemy air threat, reach the operational altitude and engage threats with standoff weapons.
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because of the limited budget for recent military air forces, most aircraft are required to fit the multirole role, meaning they have to be agile enough to act as fighter, while having enough hardpoints and sensors to carry smart ammunition to destroy enemy surface threats.

F16 was originally designed as an interceptor. in progress of works, the airframe grew stronger and heavier, and the aircraft gained fighter role. today, they are in the multirole mission.

you need different types of equipment for the two missions (attack vs. fighter) and it may be too expensive if you have both of them in one airframe.
see> tornado IDS vs tornado ADV interdiction plane vs interceptor
F15 A,C models vs F15E
MiG 23ML vs MiG23 BN, MiG 27

generally the attack airplane does not need the powerfull A2A radar, while the fighter usually does not have use for laser designator, FLIR