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| Topic Started: Jul 8 2008, 08:56 PM (611 Views) | |
| MachinegunHedgehog | Jul 20 2008, 12:16 PM Post #41 |
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WWII WASN'T full of propaganda. Ok to be fair you had some, but in case you didnt notice Hitler really did want to kill all the jews and such and make a 1 world 1 race. Edited by MachinegunHedgehog, Jul 20 2008, 12:18 PM.
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| Register | Jul 20 2008, 05:58 PM Post #42 |
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With this comment you've clearly spoken you have no idea how WWII was administrated on both sides and as such shouldn't take part of the discussion. |
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| MachinegunHedgehog | Jul 20 2008, 07:40 PM Post #43 |
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Go on then. Tell me EXACTLY how WWII was administrated on both sides with excruciating detail as you seem to know so much. Go on. Enlighten me |
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| Register | Jul 20 2008, 08:26 PM Post #44 |
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Never said I knew it fully(but not that far enough considering I've studied WWII for over twelve years) but the fact that you're dumb enough to say that WWII wasn't full of propaganda shows that you clearly know jack shit about it. |
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| MachinegunHedgehog | Jul 21 2008, 10:15 AM Post #45 |
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And your post shows me you can't read.
Try to start reading posts fully. |
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| Jiro | Jul 22 2008, 09:19 AM Post #46 |
It's like a koala bear crapped a rainbow in my brain!
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Actually each side had waves of propaganda. To claim it was 'some' is down right outrageous. It was even in cartoons. |
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| Register | Jul 22 2008, 11:16 AM Post #47 |
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Forgot about this topic but Jiro is right(wow, I feel all weird and tingly saying that ;)). Also, the one instance you mention about Hitler and the Jews being propaganda material is by large very wrong because the outside world didn't care or know about what Hitler did to the Jews until after the war. |
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| snake_solid | Aug 1 2008, 06:14 AM Post #48 |
 
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The thing with mercenaries is that if they do something wrong for instance, and yet, are hired by a nation's military or whatever, the nation itself, won't get the blame, or am I wrong? |
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| Soriddo Suneku | Aug 3 2008, 02:43 PM Post #49 |
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Well, essentially in a lot of ways, yes. Mercs are not part of the official military, therefore they are not included in many statistics, such as casualties on either side. |
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| -Big_Boss- | Aug 3 2008, 05:23 PM Post #50 |
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Yeah although I agree that a lot of people are ex-military I have to disagree about that. A lot of Mercenaries are not experienced Special Ops Operators, that's why Blackwater used to have the reputation that their mercenaries were bodyguards with a couple of hours of gun training.I know most of them are ex-military but to say that unless they were in Special Ops then they won't get aj ob is highly unrealistic. Edited by -Big_Boss-, Aug 3 2008, 05:33 PM.
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| Soriddo Suneku | Aug 3 2008, 05:28 PM Post #51 |
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Ahem. I didn't say that all mercenaries were former Spec Ops, I said that Blackwater will generally sneer at you if you do not have experience in Spec Ops or it's equivalent. There are a lot of average soldiers who cannot get on board there. Have you even seen their application? |
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| -Big_Boss- | Aug 3 2008, 05:36 PM Post #52 |
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"Completed or served at least three (3) years in the military, law enforcement, or protective security from the private sector. - One (1) year, of the three, shall include experience in protective security assignments." |
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| Soriddo Suneku | Aug 3 2008, 05:41 PM Post #53 |
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Yes, these are your minimum qualifications. It doesn't mean that you will get snatched right up when there are people with a far higher record applying for the same position. You're competiting with SEALs for the job when you apply here. Hell, I have 4 years experience in the private sector in intelligence, and if I thought it would get me in that fast, I'd have already applied myself. Instead I'm going to be taking up a second language and going to a few field schools for my resume, and so I'm a more well balanced asset to whoever hires me on. |
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| -Big_Boss- | Aug 3 2008, 08:33 PM Post #54 |
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I'd be more worried applying against Army Special Forces who were Rangers before, than Navy SEALS, unless you're applying for Blackwater. I'm also sure there are more experienced people out there than Navy SEALS, although they are elite the people that apply for the SEALS (unless they were in other branches of the military before) have never seen combat before. Edited by -Big_Boss-, Aug 3 2008, 08:36 PM.
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| Soriddo Suneku | Aug 3 2008, 09:04 PM Post #55 |
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Ok... I'm not going to get into a debate on which branch's Spec Ops teams are superior to one another. They're all equally formidable elite teams that do jobs that no one else can do. To be honest, none of them are really all that different from one another, aside from a few minor specialties that one or the other train in more than another would. As far as debating SEAL efficiency in combat situations, go ask one yourself and let me know how that works out for you. In short, when you're a Green Beret, a member of USMC Force Recon, a Ranger, Special Air Service, or a SEAL itself, then I'll listen to your opinion about which one is the better unit. Now back on topic, to mercenaries. All those other guys you mentioned are also top candidates for applying to Blackwater. So yes, you would be competing against them for the job. I used SEALs as an example because I didn't want to waste time writing in every single exceptionally trained unit, and it's generally non-debated regarding how good they are at what they do. |
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