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I also understand that if you look at the projected casualty list for invading the Japanese main islands, and if you look at what the Japanese plan was for defending the main islands, they were going to give bamboo spears to 14-year-old girls. They were ready to fight to death. You don't. Billions of casualties. We talked about it on the podcast.
I also understand that if you look at the projected casualty list for invading the Japanese main islands, and if you look at what the Japanese plan was for defending the main islands, they were going to give bamboo spears to 14-year-old girls. They were ready to fight to death. You don't. Billions of casualties. We talked about it on the podcast.
1.2 million.
1.2 million.
1.2 million.
It happened a couple times. There was that one guy on some isolated island. He still speaks to graduates of Japanese... I don't know what their military academy or their officer corps school is, but talking about loyalty and Bushido. Look, I was willing to put up with a lot more rules of engagement
It happened a couple times. There was that one guy on some isolated island. He still speaks to graduates of Japanese... I don't know what their military academy or their officer corps school is, but talking about loyalty and Bushido. Look, I was willing to put up with a lot more rules of engagement
It happened a couple times. There was that one guy on some isolated island. He still speaks to graduates of Japanese... I don't know what their military academy or their officer corps school is, but talking about loyalty and Bushido. Look, I was willing to put up with a lot more rules of engagement
When I was in, now that my son's going through infantry basic training and I do a reevaluation of a lot of the stupid stuff that we've gotten into, I'm a lot more, no, just drop the bomb.
When I was in, now that my son's going through infantry basic training and I do a reevaluation of a lot of the stupid stuff that we've gotten into, I'm a lot more, no, just drop the bomb.
When I was in, now that my son's going through infantry basic training and I do a reevaluation of a lot of the stupid stuff that we've gotten into, I'm a lot more, no, just drop the bomb.
So I didn't push the military with my kids. Because you love them? Oh, God. But no, my son, I thought he was going to go. He likes welding. Again, another cool thing about it. homeschooling. We did a blacksmithing class and he fell in love with it. So we had a little forge and stuff like that. It was awesome. So you could teach them practical skills. Yes.
So I didn't push the military with my kids. Because you love them? Oh, God. But no, my son, I thought he was going to go. He likes welding. Again, another cool thing about it. homeschooling. We did a blacksmithing class and he fell in love with it. So we had a little forge and stuff like that. It was awesome. So you could teach them practical skills. Yes.
So I didn't push the military with my kids. Because you love them? Oh, God. But no, my son, I thought he was going to go. He likes welding. Again, another cool thing about it. homeschooling. We did a blacksmithing class and he fell in love with it. So we had a little forge and stuff like that. It was awesome. So you could teach them practical skills. Yes.
And he was like, I want to learn how to weld. I want to do this other stuff. So I figured like, okay, if he's going to go in the military, he's probably going to go into a field that's going to put him in that range. Yeah. And then he's like, yeah, dad, I want to go infantry. I want to go airborne. And then he was talking about the 18 x-ray side.
And he was like, I want to learn how to weld. I want to do this other stuff. So I figured like, okay, if he's going to go in the military, he's probably going to go into a field that's going to put him in that range. Yeah. And then he's like, yeah, dad, I want to go infantry. I want to go airborne. And then he was talking about the 18 x-ray side.
And he was like, I want to learn how to weld. I want to do this other stuff. So I figured like, okay, if he's going to go in the military, he's probably going to go into a field that's going to put him in that range. Yeah. And then he's like, yeah, dad, I want to go infantry. I want to go airborne. And then he was talking about the 18 x-ray side.
I was like, hey, bud, why don't, how about you do RASP, right? Like ranger assessment. How about you do that? I said, it's a four-year enlistment, not a six-year enlistment. I said, if you want to go to selection, they can't stop you. You can go to selection. It's one of the few things that military you can go to if you want to go to it and they can't stop you. And he was okay.
I was like, hey, bud, why don't, how about you do RASP, right? Like ranger assessment. How about you do that? I said, it's a four-year enlistment, not a six-year enlistment. I said, if you want to go to selection, they can't stop you. You can go to selection. It's one of the few things that military you can go to if you want to go to it and they can't stop you. And he was okay.
I was like, hey, bud, why don't, how about you do RASP, right? Like ranger assessment. How about you do that? I said, it's a four-year enlistment, not a six-year enlistment. I said, if you want to go to selection, they can't stop you. You can go to selection. It's one of the few things that military you can go to if you want to go to it and they can't stop you. And he was okay.