“At a Congressional hearing in May 2022, Secretary of Army Christine Wormuth said the goal of the ACFT was to raise the overall fitness level of soldiers and that the Army didn’t want to ‘disadvantage any sub-groups’, based on evidence collected in multiple studies.”
In ideal circumstances, how many pounds of equipment will a light infantry soldier carry? Not accounting for bad weather. Probably over 70 pounds?
We tend to sink into these phases of economic and cultural excess where we think technology will keep us safe from the rest of the world or that gender roles aren’t all that important.
Not an easy thing to predict. Probably Jihadists again.
She should run for President. First woman President in our history. She'll turn 35 next December.
Fair point. I think the recruiting shortages, transsexual admirals, and general freak infestation might do that on its own.
I'm more interested in the notion that the perceived weakness of our military--the soldier side, not the tech and weapons--might be enough to provoke another nation to take a chance and directly "punch" us.
Was 9/11 not a punch? It’s not as if that was one nation state attacking another.
No need. The subliminal message plan has shown great success at its first testing site, the NFL.
It was.
I’d hate to be the fool . . . . . Who thought that and then acted on it.
your numbers are inflated and like trump a pack of lies. Look at all the people working under trump there were loss jobs.
Our troops & bases are getting attacked daily without repurcussion for many of the attacks…
Fleas and elephants. I’m referencing something a bit more involved.
Biden’s approval rating at record low in new poll
President Biden’s approval rating hit a record low Monday, with just 34 percent saying they approve of his performance in the White House. Sixty-one percent of respondents said they disapproved of …thehill.com
why on earth wouldn't he just drop out. unreal. dems don't even want him
Yeah we don’t agree. Biden’s impact was clear on inflation. That much involvement in every aspect of our lives has consequences we are still trying to recover from. Every bill stayed. Even utilities weren’t cutting power. No student loans. No evictions. No power cut off. Then all the free money. Unemployment. Stim Checks. Child tax credits converted to monthly checks. It’s mind boggling to think of all the gov action. And today things are improving. Why? Nothing is getting done. Gov shutoff. Congress did less this past year than any in the last decade. That’s not a coincidence. The actions of gov absolutely have immediate consequences. You can add the impact of Covid policies on remote work commercial real estate etcNot sure how long you've followed politics closely but numbers a year out from elections aren't worth much.
Does Obama deserve second term? One year out, half say no.
Half of Americans say Obama does not deserve to be reelected, versus 40 percent who say he does, finds a new Monitor/TIPP poll. Independents, in particular, have lost faith. But attitudes can change a lot in a year, as history shows.www.csmonitor.com
That said, Biden isn't Obama. And his numbers look slightly worse. In the end, it comes down to about 10% of voters in about 7 states.
The rest of us are irrelevant. Everyone here already knows who they are voting for/against. So you are just shouting at clouds.
The economy was still pretty bad going into 2012, and I would argue high unemployment was a lot worse situation than high inflation. But maybe Obama got more of a pass because the meltdown in the economy started a few months before he came into office. Hard to guess how people will come down on that via the Covid era inflation.
I will go to my grave on the basis that Presidents either get lucky or unlucky with economic conditions that they have very little impact upon. Maybe by a 2nd term you can start to see impact of fiscal policy, but even then most just have to ride whatever wave they get coming their way. Most being curve balls nobody sees coming.
The big sweeping changes are when you flip the boat over when it comes to global trade policy.
I had major issues with Trump's economic policies.
They were all protectionist and would certainly drive up costs for American consumers. Unfortunately Biden hasn't been strong enough to back away from these policies, and move us back towards free trade and everyone continues to pay more as the result.
Doubling down on voting for the moron who brought all these higher costs shows you how detached from reality most of Americans are when it comes to understanding world trade of both labor and goods.
All Trump did was implement a giant wish list of every left wing labor and trade policy desired for the last generation and wrap it with a bunch of nativist language, put a (R) by his name and the lemmings sucked it up like water.
All Trump is, is Pat Buchanan repacked into an entertainment show His policies are just as awful as Pat's were, and will most certainly make this country poorer in the long run.
Yes biden’sThanks for listing basically every Trump era Covid policy.
A godsend? The guy who is promising 'massive' new tariffs - 10% on every foreign good. God help us all.
Trump’s tariff plans would be disastrous for America and the world
You may think his worst ideas won’t get far. Sadly, on trade he has been singularly influentialwww.economist.com
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I heard on NPR that 40% of federally backed student loan payments due 11/1 were at least fifteen days late. I can’t imagine that’s going to get better. All those folks got REAL used to not paying that bill.
Wow!!! Staying bills has consequences. These kids man. Whacked with fresh student loan bills now. Houses and cars way out of reach. They don’t have it easy
Yes biden’s
Biden’s American Rescue Plan worsened inflation. The question is how much.
Was it a minor contributor or a major factor in the US’s inflation woes?
Were tax credits converted to monthly checks etc under trump ? I don’t remember but believe much of the free cheese was new and unique to Biden’s rescue plan
One nit. Unemployment affects far fewer people than inflation and it’s over with once someone gets a job. Inflation affects almost everyone and it lasts a lot longer.Not sure how long you've followed politics closely but numbers a year out from elections aren't worth much.
Does Obama deserve second term? One year out, half say no.
Half of Americans say Obama does not deserve to be reelected, versus 40 percent who say he does, finds a new Monitor/TIPP poll. Independents, in particular, have lost faith. But attitudes can change a lot in a year, as history shows.
That said, Biden isn't Obama. And his numbers look slightly worse. In the end, it comes down to about 10% of voters in about 7 states.
The rest of us are irrelevant. Everyone here already knows who they are voting for/against. So you are just shouting at clouds.
The economy was still pretty bad going into 2012, and I would argue high unemployment was a lot worse situation than high inflation.
Going back to progressives and Biden would be absolutely disastrous for the country. On every single front. People get it. It’s why he has that approval rating
Approval ratings and polls a year out don't mean shit.
I’ll bet on that. I think trump wins. Young people don’t like Biden. Hispanics turning on him. But yes it will be close.
no it was trump and it ill be much worse under traitor trump if he gets reelected. no democracy no constitution, no rights. just a bunch of white people in office.
The 2024 campaign season for Democrats hasn't even started yet. They've got plenty of time to bring young voters back into the fold.
The biggest benefit the Dems will have is inaction. Congress doing nothing inures to their benefit. We are still suffering from Dems’ first year.
Plenty of good white people. Me, for example (ha ha). But Trump goes with the shitty Stephen Miller/Steve Bannon types.
