Why did sergeants avoid becoming officers in Vietnam?
I worked with an Army E-7. One day while visiting him in his office, I noticed photos of him wearing various Officer ranks up to and including O-4…
Israel has lost 3 F-35s over Iran in less than 24 hours. Is the F- 35 obsolete?
Iranian state media reported that their air defense systems successfully downed three Israeli F-35 fighter jets. They also stated that one of the pilots was captured after ejecting…
Not a single Democrat has come out condemning the wastes, fraud, and abuse uncovered by Musk. Why are Democrats so scared of government transparency and accountability?
For me personally it’s because I have access to Google and every time Musk or one of his lap dogs exposes some “fraud,” I simply look into it…
Are American submarines the best in the world?
A Royal Navy (RN} submarine was paying a goodwill visit to Norfolk naval yard. It was due to arrive at a certain time, let’s say 2 in the…
Why do people still believe that tariffs are good for America?
I was in a meeting last week with 4 of my engineering functional managers. These are intelligent, educated men who can do math. They started talking about the…
Has the US ever reached Defcon 1? If so, how and why?
In her 2016 book The Pentagon’s Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top-Secret Military Research Agency, Annie Jacobsen describes such an incident. On October 5, 1960 the newly…
What is the best military aircraft that was never finished or used?
North American B-70 Valkyrie. It was a very large, very high altitude, and very fast, bomber that was developed into two prototypes that flew a lot of test…
Why did flat feet keep people from being drafted during Vietnam?
I avoided the draft by – – enlisting. After I was in the service an Army doctor informed me during a routine physical that I had “pes planus”…
Why didn’t Japan shoot down the US plane carrying the second atomic bomb for Nagasaki even after what happened at Hiroshima?
They couldn’t. As others answers note, by this point in the war, Japan was low on fuel, planes, and pilots. This means they had to be judicious with…
What ever happened to the officer that ignored the warning report of the imminent attack on Pearl Harbor?
That officer was Kermit Tyler. He received the report of aircraft approaching Pearl Harbor and told the privates reporting the radar images not to worry. To familiarize pursuit…