Monthly Archives: January 2022

GWOT and Vietnam

Posted on January 23, 2022 by rthtgnbs

At the National Infantry Museum, just outside Fort Benning, Georgia, I found the names of people lost in the war on terror who I still miss. The GWOT memorial is across from the Vietnam memorial wall which is itself a … Continue reading →

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The best bang for your buck computers, heading into 2022

Posted on January 23, 2022 by rthtgnbs

Year three of the “COVID Pandemic” are upon us, and the factors of increased telework, increase in crypto-mining, and worldwide supply chain disruptions conspire to inflate the cost of premium home computers (not to mention actual inflation). However, there are … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and Taiwan, 2022

Posted on January 20, 2022 by rthtgnbs

Ukraine and Taiwan have common problem, a much larger and powerful neighbor that thinks they own them, and that powerful neighbor has the military might and will to forcefully bring them back into the fold. Right now, in January of … Continue reading →

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Covid-19, in 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by rthtgnbs

I was two shot “vaccine complete” before Donald Trump left office in 2021. However, I’m now like many of my fully vaccinated peers in uniform, recovering from COVID. This shouldn’t be taken as an “anti-vaxx” post, as the numbers don’t … Continue reading →

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Learning to live after war, Anime style

Posted on January 13, 2022 by rthtgnbs

The Japanese anime industry has a long history of the horrors during and after war. “Grave of Fireflies” is perhaps the most famous, but I finally finished “Violet Evergarden: The Movie” and found myself emotionally moved. This post is really … Continue reading →

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The benefit of slop

Posted on January 9, 2022 by rthtgnbs

The AK-47 and Mauser 98 rifles have a common design feature, plenty of clearances even with a decently tight final lockup. This allows for reliable performance in less than ideal conditions, ranging from snow to mud to desert sand. There’s … Continue reading →

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Measuring the wrong metric

Posted on January 4, 2022 by rthtgnbs

A few years ago someone noted that the majority of General Officers in the United States Army wore a Ranger tab. The obvious conclusion was that denying women access to the same “developmental opportunity of Ranger school” was negatively impacting … Continue reading →

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