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Category Archives: Army
The Collapse Of The West
Here’s an interview with military historian Martin Van Creveld: JF: Professor van Creveld, why is the West always being defeated? MvC: There are several answers to this question. First, the way we Westeners educate our children, guarding them against any … Continue reading
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Here are the new rules for transgender troops
Marine Corps Times: Many transgender individuals choose not to seek gender reassignment surgery so there is no requirement that official gender and physical genitalia match for troops or recruits. Defense officials estimate there are between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender troops … Continue reading
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Pentagon Opening All Combat Roles in Military to Women
Comments to Steve Sailer: * This is almost a comical level of disassociation from reality. For those who are familiar with the Bible (and if you are not you should be) the foolishness has gone beyond Proverbs level and has … Continue reading
The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War
From Amazon.com: McNamara’s Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War by Hamilton Gregory (Author) In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson and Defense Secretary Robert McNamara were desperate to find additional troops for the Vietnam War, but they feared … Continue reading
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Does The US Armed Forces Have Too Many White Officers?
The average black American IQ is 85, so there is a dearth of blacks in all high IQ professions, including the officer corp. The Washington Times reports: U.S. Army sociologists are worried that a lack of black officers leading its … Continue reading
Special Forces Lack Diversity
Ron Kampeas reports: That applies especially to swimming, where some blacks fare poorly. SEALs candidates must swim 500 yards in 12 minutes. “I wouldn’t want to be next to a guy who’s `not sure’ he knows how to swim across … Continue reading