Military Advisor Group

Cuckoo.

   Much easier to read Nergal, Thank you for the paragraphs. Now that we got past that, we can continue to more relevant issues.

   To your first paragraph i would say: I don't think you have been irritating people too much, rather I would suggest you might be too focused on only one end of the stick. Fixation on the darker side of consequences or potential militaristic alternative to the unknown lead to awkward conclusions by those reading your thoughts.

   To your second paragraph: We rely on links, vetting and confirmation of stories to add or take away the credibility of news, does it have to be to the extreme? No. If you post bogus untrue, fantasy, false or fake news, or make claims that cannot be verified, then I don't think you have to worry about anyone here being too much worried about earning/ losing your respect.

   To the third: No one with a speck of sanity loves fear in these matters, the idea of self preservation, and that of our loved ones causes most here to be incredibly sane. For the most part, this site, and the people here, offer much much more help/ ideas and information into whats most important: Preparedness, personal, family, safety, and intellectual preparedness.

   Overall, I do not think most come here to learn military tactics, what caliber and how many rounds it takes to stop an intruder, or preserve their night vision or even dispose of a carcass....this is not a paramilitary site.

   If you read the member posts long enough, you will find many here do in fact have military experience, and come here for the additional information that can augment what they already know.....there is a concept called the sward and the pen.

   On a side note, as you should already know, those in the know don't need to flaunt what they know, if you do not know that, then you really don't know.......

Last bit of false assumption:

We do not love the fear.  What fear?  Fear is for those caught unaware with no recourse.  Very, very few of the people here fear ebola.  A fractionally larger number fear flu.

I don't know why I'm even telling you this, because those who get, it get it and those who don't never will.  But being prepared does not mean we think the next big one is tomorrow or even this decade, probably not in my lifetime or that of my children, but it will happen one day.  That is the irrefutable lesson of history.  Prepping means being ready if it goes wrong.  Not living in terror that it will go wrong tomorrow. 

I'm not sure we need a military group at this stage, but we have people here from all areas.  If the crud ever hits the fan as they say,  then we'll see. 

Also Nergal - relax my friend.  There are no other forums/sites currently around dealing with this other than AFT and ebolainfo.org.   It's what we do around here as nobody else (other sites) currently are, including the highly trained military folk.  We have them on here, trust me.  Anyway - you can participate and we can collectively work on ideas, or not.  It's up to you.  

jacksdad wrote: Welcome back, WillobyBrat

I grew up in a military family! Some Army but mostly Navy. Someone from my family has fought in almost every U. S. war. My father fought in Africa, Italy and Europe! My mother's brothers fought in Europe and the Pacific and then again in Korea! Us younger ones served during the Berlin crisis and Nam. What I've found over the years is the true hero's speak the least about it! Those that speak the loudest about it most times weren't even there!   

DrPH cool gear. Do you have a suggestion on a full face respirator for my son and I? What cartridge do I use for both flu and Ebola?

Thanks for the reminder, Chuck. We've been dealing with a few minor dramas and forgot to get our shots.

I wouldn't say most people in the military know that much about survival. Unless your are in a special unit that trains for that type stuff. My ex was in the Navy, he was a cook and he wouldn't know the first thing about survival, they don't teach that stuff to everyone. My son-in-law is in the military and he's a teacher. So just cause your military or ex-military doesn't give you an advantage. Yes, there are many military that do have the training, just as there are many civilians that homestead, gun owners, etc. I feel like we have a unique group here, everyone shares what they know to help the others!

What is the military?

Never heard of such a thing in my life.