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Originally posted by cmd18B
If its an unlawful order then technically you do not have to obey.
Originally posted by cmd18B
I was given some info about this tonight:
As we all know that the 1st BCT of the 3rd ID is going to be rotated from combat operations to humanitarian missions come October 1st, The Army unit may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. The soldiers are learning to use so-called nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals and crowds. Sounds interesting right?
No need to stir up trouble or anger
Originally posted by cmd18B
come to my house everybody but you gotta bring beer and bullets, we have some battle hardened former vets living right near each other, we own the block..lol, I think we need to just relax a bit, As a ten year army veteran I am not quite ready to open fire on soldiers and I really dont think they want to police american citizens. Now Im not saying that I know the joint chiefs or generals, well maybe I know one or two from my service but from the people I have spoken to and the friends I still have know nothing and Id like to think that we are still close enough that they would not hide anything from me, especially since one of my best friends is still serving, we went to boot camp together and AIT and so on and so on and we served overseas together so Im hoping the tie that binds is still strong and if it is going to happen as I stated before we are ready and I will protect what is mine and those around me..
Your using his posts in a roundabout way...even he is saying he doesnt think anything will happen
Originally posted by wingman77
A division is only 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers right? I don't like the idea of the CorpGov putting the active military on patrol in these United States, but that number of troops isn't going to stop a revolution or anything.
...but isn't the National Guard supposed to be the organization protecting the nation?
"The 1st BCT’s soldiers also will learn how to use “the first ever nonlethal package that the Army has fielded,” 1st BCT commander Col. Roger Cloutier said, referring to crowd and traffic control equipment and nonlethal weapons designed to subdue unruly or dangerous individuals without killing them."
"You can read read read all you want. I am EX-Military. THERE IS NO PLAN TO INJURE CIVILIANS."