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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A few more? Ah, never mind. Who's counting?

No seriously, who is counting those things? I have questions.

[–] iforgotmyinstance 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Very low paid airmen. Very low paid airmen who never get any special attention from on high. Then one day their CO is told "hey the brass wanna know how much is really in that warehouse"

Fuck. This is gonna take all day. Round up all the e5 and below and get it done.

[–] Tar_alcaran 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whereas before that, the standard method was to walk inside, copy last year's number to this year, and make work-noises for a few hours.

[–] BloodyFable 9 points 1 year ago

Ah you know how I inventoried bayonets and NOGs for 3 years!

[–] iforgotmyinstance 7 points 1 year ago

They were mostly upset that they had to miss the first games of the NFL season.

[–] breadsmasher 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Is there a non military grade missile?

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it's just a launch vehicle if you remove the warhead

(fun fact: an easy way of disposing of nuclear ICBMs is to just remove the nuclear warhead, put something useful on it instead, and shoot it off into space)

[–] zepheriths 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not a good idea. It could easily hit a satellite. A few to many times and that satellite can't be used anymore

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's why launch schedules are a thing?

[–] zepheriths 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And do you think lance corporal Darren understands that?

[–] Neb 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What exactly do you think “something useful“ means in this context?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Are NASA rockets missiles if they're guided? idk, I'm a fake, a phony, I can't even name the top 10 sexiest jets

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

lawn darts are non-military grade missiles

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And If I remember correctly it's not even the first "oops we found more shit for you"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Arsenal of freedom and democracy intensifies

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Is this America's way of saying 'We're not using the fear of a vague and unspecified 'escalation' to hold back on ATACAMS any more?'

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Source for that statement? My google skills failed me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

https://abc7.com/us-likely-to-send-long-range-atacms-missiles-to-ukraine-officials/13755229/

A surprising discovery could also ease the administration's choice to send the weapons: The U.S. has found it has more ATACMS in its inventory than originally assessed, the two officials told ABC News.

The serviceability of the rediscovered stockpile is not yet clear, nor which specific type of missiles it contains.