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2011-03-13 China-Japan-Koreas

US Army isn't alone - China also having problems with girly-man recruits

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Posted by gromky 2011-03-13 00:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

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Well duh. We don't just appear strong, we are strong. Some of our servicewomen would wallop a Chinese girly man.

Posted by Fi 2011-03-13 00:13|| 2011-03-13 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Fi, whatabout girly men to girly men, how that would compare?

Next question... skipping, leaving it at that.

Posted by twobyfour 2011-03-13 01:35|| 2011-03-13 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 They walk hundreds of miles with gear weighing 10kg

Hah! When was the last time a US soldier carried only 10kgs?

The latest batch of PLA recruits are in.

Posted by Fester Javith5393 2011-03-13 01:59|| 2011-03-13 01:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Back when the 10th was reestablished at Fort Drum, the standard was over a hundred pounds of gear and 12 miles in 3 hours for the line doggies and 4 hours for the support wienies. That was a 70 pound ruck, body armor, couple canteens and weapon. Didn't have the combat plus load of ammo [which would include an extra round or two for the support mortars guys and the plasma packet for the medic]. Basically reduces one to a mule. S.L.A. Marshal's work on the soldier's load said somewhere from 35-38 pounds were the maximum that should be carried but then again that was a time when division staffs were a fraction of what they are today for planning.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-13 10:08|| 2011-03-13 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Then again, there is the hilarious Japanese Navy recruiting ad.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-13 11:36|| 2011-03-13 11:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Did someone ask for a comparison, which there is none :-)? A hilarious-er version of Anonymoose's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNdPPEwguDQ&feature=related.

Posted by Fi 2011-03-13 14:17|| 2011-03-13 14:17|| Front Page Top

#7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNdPPEwguDQ&feature=related

:-) Linky wouldn't linky.

Posted by Fi 2011-03-13 14:19|| 2011-03-13 14:19|| Front Page Top

#8 NE ASIA may had well surrender like France to China + PLA right now iff the JMSDF is going to do OKLAHOMA? MOULIN ROUGE? to attract recruits???

[GODZILLA "IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KING GHIDERA" FACEPALM here].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-03-13 20:01|| 2011-03-13 20:01|| Front Page Top

#9 May I suggest showing Rent the "Rock opera with music and lyrics...based on Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive... under the shadow of HIV/AIDS"

Posted by Fi 2011-03-13 20:18|| 2011-03-13 20:18|| Front Page Top

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