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Birthing parents to get 12 weeks’ leave

| January 7, 2023 | 18 Comments
Birthing parents to get 12 weeks’ leave

The military is changing its post-partum leave policy. Previously, mothers were authorized up to 6 weeks’ leave, and new fathers got zilch. Now, either or both are authorized up to 12 weeks any time within a year after the birth. The new policy, signed into law with the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act in December […]

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Dem Rep worried Rep Reps might shoot up the House

| January 6, 2023 | 33 Comments
Dem Rep worried Rep Reps might shoot up the House

Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), who farts loudly on live TV, threatened to use nuclear weapons on Americans, is a serial liar, a conspiracy theorist, and who had a sexual relationship with a literal communist Chinese spy while in office, is concerned that the Republicans he serves in the House with are “not the most stable […]

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Afghan refugee damage

| January 5, 2023 | 28 Comments
Afghan refugee damage

According to the AP, Afghan refugees billeted on US military bases have racked up some pretty healthy damages. Almost $260,000,000, as a matter of fact. In one case, training for the Indiana National Guard was relocated from Camp Atterbury to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, due to damages caused during “Operation Allies Welcome.” The facilities need to […]

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McCarthy House election one in a century

| January 3, 2023 | 54 Comments
McCarthy House election one in a century

In the election for House Speaker today, Kevin McCarthy (R-CA – yes, that is correct, a California Republican) accomplished something not done since 1923. He lost. While Republicans took control of the House in November’s midterm elections, they fell far short of a predicted landslide victory, leaving only a slim majority to work with. McCarthy […]

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Can’t Keep a Fat Man Down

| December 30, 2022 | 24 Comments
Can’t Keep a Fat Man Down

“Fat Leonard” Francis “Fat Leonard” needs no introduction. His crimes, confession, trial and confinement all have been somewhat gleefully reported here. https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=131026 Anyone who can scam The Navy for that much, that long is genius. Even better, the unbelievably naive confinement conditions he was granted, and his perfectly predictable escape days before facing sentencing for […]

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New infantry toys 2023

| December 30, 2022 | 20 Comments
New infantry toys 2023

  Next years sees the close-combat folks get something a little harder hitting than the traditional 5.56mm. We’ve basically seen incremental changes in the little poodle-popper,  the bullet weighing a bit more (from 55 grains to 62 grains) and making it ‘green’ so while we are killing folks we aren’t polluting as much. Repeat after […]

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Manipulated, part II

| December 29, 2022 | 5 Comments
Manipulated, part II

Well, I knew the CDC article wasn’t terribly surprising. But it just gets better and better. The NY Post has the story on how both of the last two administrations pressured Twitter to censor data they found inconvenient. The Biden White House pressured Twitter to both “elevate” and “suppress” users based on their stances on […]

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Troops With Skills Walk

| December 28, 2022 | 58 Comments
Troops With Skills Walk

Would You Like to Know More? A, wait for it, watchdog report from the Government Accountability Office (seriously?) discloses the stunningly obvious- troops with marketable skills and little incentive to stay, will leave for greener pastures. As in the private sector. Specifically mentioned were personnel with advanced cyber training. The expensive and lengthy training pipeline […]

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