Just wanted to share this bit of genius......

Army hypocrisy exposed!

So I've put off writtig over the weekend as I've been screwed over and pissed off by the Army (big suprise there!) and needed some time to cool off and compose my thoughts. Here's the story;

I went to the Milwaukee MEPS on the night of the 11th. On the 12th we (I and the other seventy some recruits) went to Milwaukee MEPS and began the physical/medical screening. That was all done by 11:30 am. All in all I was actually very impressed by the medical folks who, despite being short four people, got a lot of us through there in a short time.

I finished/survived everything; urinalysis, blood letting, duck walking, crazy old man grabbing my testicles and trying to crush them.

After I jumped/duck walked through all the hurdles the military had for me I went to see the doctor one last time for a final medical interview. He flipped through my paperwork and asked a few questions which I answered. His final words to me were, "Congratulations, you've passed the physical. Take this paperwork to your branch and you're good to go. Good luck."

So I went to the Army branch office and gave my paperwork to MSG "G". He flips through it real quick and tells me, "You're all done for the day, thanks."

The problem was, I wasn't. I was supposed to enlist that day. And I told him so.

So he says, "I'll look into it, go get some lunch and come back here and sit in the waiting area when you're done."

I ate lunch and by 12 noon I was sitting in the very first chair in front of the office. I'm watching people and soldiers come and go. Everyone that comes out of the door; I'm looking them right in the eye. Eye contact is being made with every single person coming out. Recruits and soldiers and civilian workers. I'm looking right at them. This include MSG "G". He's coming and going and every single time he comes out we make eye contact. He just keeps on going. Not a single word is exchanged. But I figure that it's okay. He knows who I am, my situation, what I'm here to do. He'll get to me just as soon as he can, no worries. They want me in the Army just as much as I want to be in.

So it's 6pm and I'm starting to get tired of waiting. The shuttle bus driver is getting tired too. He went in and asked why I haven't been seen yet. There was another E-8 type in there by the name of MSG "C". He tells shuttle bus driver guy that I'm done and not enlisting today. Shuttle bus driver comes back into the waiting area and tells me this. I go in to see what the hell is going on.

MSG "C" tells me I'm a medical no-go.

I call bullshit.

Fat civilian doctor sat a foot away from me and went over all my paperwork. He said I passed the physical portion and was good to go. He even congratulated me!

MSG "C", "You're a medical no-go."

Me, "Negative SGT, I'm a medical go."

MSG "C", " you're a medical no-go."

Me, "No, I'm a go."

This went back and forth for a little bit. MSG "C" starts getting pissy with me. I finally ask the "subject matter expert" (please note the extreme sarcasm in which I tried to convey by putting that phrase in parenthisis) where it says I'm a no-go.

Already long story short, he points to a block with the number zero in it and tells me that is why I can't enlist today.

That zero is there because I have an "exsesive amount" of traffic violations. Speeding tickets in my case.

The Army defines "exsesive amount" as more than 3 in the last year. I've had at least 3 in the last 3 months!

Here's the problem; in 2004 I was sent to Baghdad. As a part of a Civil Affairs team, I was made a driver. There was only 5 of us on the team so we travelled light and fast in our two humvees. I went on close to 300 missions in my time in country. Most I was a driver, some I was truck commander and on others I was even a turret gunner. All these positions required me to drive fast, think fast and act just as fast. Never got hit, never hit anybody, no accidents, but I did set one humvee on fire cause the transmission went to shit and the maintenance guys didn't put in the new one the right way. But that's neither here nor there (which I don't understand cause if something is not here, and it's not there, then where the hell is it!?!). Never mind I was a poor driver before I went but when I came back my bad driving habits were replaced by fast and aggressive habits.

In short, for ill or nil, good or bad, the Army made me the driver I am today.

So now that the Army has determined that I have an "exsesive amount" of traffic violations, I have to get a fucking psycholgical evaluation!

I could pose a threat to the Army!?!

So, let me get this straight.

Major Nidal Hasan, being a liscensed psychiatrist and a commissioned officer in the United States Army Medical Corp, serving at Walter Reed, providing guidance and counseling to soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, who also argued with fellow soldiers about his personal opinions on the Global War on Terror, wanted to get out of the Army so bad that he got an attorney, gave what was supposed to be a medical presentation and ended up giving an Islamic propaganda speech, was promoted to Major in May 2009 and recieved a poor performance evaluation (which is typically a career stopper), had multiple email conversations with Anwar al-Awlaki who was his imam at Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Virginia where he attended back in 2001.

He stated to other soldiers that he considers himself  as a Muslim first and a soldier/American second.

Hasan's business card even described him as a psychiatrist specializing in behavioral health, mental health, and life skills, and refered to himself as a "Soldier of Allah" or "Servant of Allah". The cards neglected to mention his military rank.

He was even investigated by the DoD and the FBI!

And then there's me;

11years in the Army Reserve, a two year mobilization for Operation Noble Eagle, a year long mobilization and deployment to Iraq for Operation Iraqi Freedom, was assigned to a Special Operations unit for a little over 4 years, which entailed me having a SECRET security clearnce (which requires a complete background check by the FBI going back to where and how I did in elementary school!), have recieved the Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal twice, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal twice, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and the Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon.

But I'm the one who need a psychological evaluation as I might be the one to pose a threat to other soldiers.

And no, this isn't something that has been implemented since the Ft. Hood shootings of which MAJ Hasan is "alleged" to have comitted.

I guess I'm just that potentially dangerous.

I love my country and my Army but this is some bullshit.

JB2D out.....

I'm enlisting!!!!!

I'm on my way to MEPS! Next time I check in, I'll be a soldier again!

* turns out this post was a lie! see above for details!*

Veteran's Day 2009

So we come to another Veteran's Day where we are at war.

Reguardless of your views of these two wars, you have to honor and respect those who are willing and able to stand up and fight injustice where ever it may be.

There are a few things I'd like to do this day:

1. Honor those who have and those who are currently serving. I found this video and it sums up everything perfectly.





2. I wish to honor a great soldier and a great friend; SGT Bryan L. Freeman.

I met Bryan when I was "cross-leveled" to the 443rd Civil Affairs Battalion in 2004. I first met "B-Free" when we went to Ft. McCoy, WI for pre-mob training. To say this guy was "squared away" doesn't begin to describe it. He was a true soldier to the bone. Those who knew Freeman remember his motto, "Squared away!" Everything he did was squared away.

Bryan began his Army career on active duty at Ft. Drum as cannon crew member in 1993. In 1997 he left active duty and joined the New Jersey National Guard. Still a "cannon-cocker".

He joined the Army Reserve in 2003 as a member of the 404th CA Bn at Ft. Dix.

He too was cross-leveled to the 443rd CA Bn.

On 4 Nov 2004, then SPC Freeman was on a mission with his CA team; doing a SWET accessment (pronounced as sweat - which is an acronym for Sewer - Water - Electricty - Trash. The basic utilities we were trying to get going in Baghdad back then.).

Bryan was with his battle buddy SPC Aaron Meade, they were providing security for the team seargent.

They had stopped a car to do a brief visual check of the interior and ask the occupants what their opinions were of the current level of utilities their town had.

As Aaron leaned forward to look into the car, a shot rang out.

A 7.62mm round glanced off of Aaron's helmet and struck Bryan in the face, killing him instantly.

I wasn't on his team, not even in the same company, when Bryan was taken from us. But the impact he had on me was inmeasurable.

Bryan inspired everyone he met. He was always smiling, always willing to help those around him. He was everyone's battle buddy.

Even when we were stuck at Ft. Bragg in July, in the old 82nd Division buildings. No windows, no screens, no a/c, no fans, snakes bugs and everything coming in the windows at night. He never once complained.

I always remember him standing at his bunk at Bragg playing video games on his laptop.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of Bryan.

By the way.....

Veterans - you can eat at Applebee's today for free! Check the link for details.

http://www.applebees.com/vetsday/

JB2D out.

Wisconsin Soldiers you should know.....

First off, SGT Nickolas Mueller. 26 year old veteran of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR). 

These are the guys theat provide air support for Special Forces. When you hear about the AC-130 Spectre gunship, you're hearing about these boys. When you hear about an insane Chinook pilot hovering an inch off the top of an Afghanistan mountain, in a blizzard, while a platoon of Rangers goes charging off the ramp into the line of fire, you're hearing about these guys getting those Rangers there.

These guys are responsible for getting the tip of the spear to the fight and watching over them like fully armed deadly guardian angels and getting them back out and home in time for dinner.

These guys are among the best of the best.

But on October 26th, one of our Chinook's went down in Afghanistan; killing two SF operators from 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group and all five soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Regiment.

SGT Mueller was one of those from the 160th and he was from Little Chute, WI.

His funeral was November 7th. 


The next two were victims in the Ft. Hood shooting.


SGT Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, and Russell Seager, 51, from Mount Pleasant.

SGT Krueger graduated from high school in 1998 (the year I enlisted!) and was moved to enlist herself after the 9-11 attacks stating that she would take on Osama Bin Laden herself if she got the chance.  

Her mother; Jeri Krueger, recalled telling her daughter she could not take on bin Laden by herself.

"Watch me," her daughter replied.


 Amy arrived at Fort Hood Tuesday of last week and was scheduled to be sent to Afghanistan in December. 


MAJ Russell Seager joined the Army Reserve about four years ago and had pushed officials for deployment. 

Seager led a mental health team at the VA center in Milwaukee,who treated veterans suffering from mental health problems related to their war experience. His patients ranged from those in their twenties just back from Iraq and Afghanistan, to veterans in their 80s and 90s.

In Iraq, he was to work to address those kinds of problems when they first appear.

Amy and Russell will unfortunately not get the chance to live their dreams.

These three soldiers are missed and will be remembered as the heros they are.

God speed SGT Mueller, SGT Krueger and MAJ Seager.

Fratricide? Again?

My initial reaction was to blog about this immediately. But everything just seemed too hasty.....

"He's dead..... no wait..... he's still alive...... his name is Malik Nidal Hasan.... no wait.... it's Nidal Malik Hasan..... he has PTSD (even though he's never deployed)..... he was disgruntled..... he was scarred to deploy.... he was a Muslim convert...... now wait, he was born Muslim....."

Everyone was understandably firing from the hip but in the initial frenzy it seemed that all the mainstream media wanted to do was get a body count out there.

Now that the dust has settled, so to speak, a clearer picture is beginning to develop.

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old doctor of psychiatry who completed his education and internship to become a doctor in May and was PCS'd to Ft. Hood shortly there after.

Once he got his Dr. title, he was automatically promoted to the rank of Major and began enjoying that fat six figure salary.

Now there is another bit of confusion (at least on my part) in whether or not he was converted to Islam or a Muslim from birth. I have found both statements and am not able to draw up any conclusion of my own at this time.

He was argumentative with his fellow troops in regards to the GWOT and had been under investigation for statements that were troubling to say the least.

"At least six months ago, Hasan came to the attention of law enforcement officials because of Internet postings about suicide bombings and other threats, including posts that equated suicide bombers to soldiers who throw themselves on a grenade to save the lives of their comrades. " - AP via Yahoo News

I also came across this bit of S-2, courtesy of reader "Storm" over at Blackfive.net.

"He joined the Army for the benefits. According to his family, he never deployed before, just completed his education and internship to become a doctor in May. Along with the Dr. tag came the rank of Major and a 6 figure salary. He has always hated the war on terror and has supported Iraqis as victims of US aggression. When he got word of his deployment, he hired a lawyer and tried to get either his deployment dropped or be let out of the Army. He even offered to pay back the money spent on his education. He saw no reason not to stay in the land of milk and honey, making 6 figures and not have to earn it. According to his cousin he was born Muslim, not converted and even did poorly on the firing range. Also, he is reported to have done poorly on his most recent proficiency report on his work at the hospital. It is believed that this morning, his lawyer had bad news for him... So he had some bad news of his own to deliver."

Blackfive, Uncle Jimbo and the guys over there, to include the majority of their readers, are notoriously accurate and hit center mass 99.75% of the time.

But keep in mind that there are still going to be inaccuracies for a little while long as investigations are conducted and evidence is collected.

And this assbag of an officer is questioned as it seems that he is still alive and in stable condition.

But initial reports stated that he only had a couple handguns which makes me wonder how he managed to kill and wound so many.

I mean, let's think about this for a few shall we?

The two most common types of semi-auto pistol (for military types) are 9mm (Beretta M-9 style) and a .45 ala Colt 1911.

They carry around 10 - 15 rounds in the clip with one in the chamber.

2 pistols with 2 mags loaded and probably another 2 -4 loaded mags in his pockets, coupled with the fact that this douchefag is obviously a coward, firing most likely from the hip added to the fact that he was a poor marksman.

I feel that it is very likely that in all the confusion and fear that the some of the police officers responding, and there were quite a few from my understanding, probably shot a few innocents themselves by accident.

There is just no way that I believe that this pathetic excuse for an officer, Muslim, human could have done, please excuse the term, this well on his mission.

So the two of you talk it over..... let me know what you think.

Was this just some shit gob acting out of fear and cowardice over the thought of having to deploy or was this a Muslim extremist committing and act of terrorism on U.S. soil?

Personally I feel it's a combination of the two.

I'm also interested how the MSM spins this. We wouldn't want to be sued by CAIR or anyone for hurting their feelings now, would we?

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I'm the world's WORST blogger!

So after much waffle-ing..... and back and forth and back and forth...... and thinking about it no too much.....

I'm re-reenlisting in the Army.

Active duty baby!

Paperwork's all signed and I leave for MEPS early to mid next week.

So all two of you can expect to see some minor format changes in this vastly empty blog.....

But I will try to keep it as honest and me as I can, just have to make sure that the disclaimer at the top emphasises that this is all me and has nothing to do with the US Gov't, DoD, Dept. of the Army and other such nonsence to cover my ass.

You two know my opinions and where I stand on most issues so they won't need to be repeated.

JB2D is back kids!

But out for now......