U.S. Air Force Wants Soldiers to Be Like Batman
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You know Batman's golden rule was to never kill people. That seems sort of ironic naming a military program after him.
Okay now that I've made an ironic statement I'm going to gush over how awesome the bathook is. Now all we need is a few batarangs and a gothic city for these soldiers to patrol and reality will have become 35% more awesome.
Okay now that I've made an ironic statement I'm going to gush over how awesome the bathook is. Now all we need is a few batarangs and a gothic city for these soldiers to patrol and reality will have become 35% more awesome.
Batman is so cool even the air force wants to grow up to be like him.
It's a good idea since you can only strap so much to a solider before he falls over and some point they need to start making things lighter and more efficient though using a Batman as the icon behind it is still pretty cool.
It's a good idea since you can only strap so much to a solider before he falls over and some point they need to start making things lighter and more efficient though using a Batman as the icon behind it is still pretty cool.
U.S. Air Force wants soldiers to be like Batman
Then maybe it should provide training commensurate with his?
As an active duty US Sailor, I can say with all authority (At least the meager scraps of that resource Im allowed) that every branch would LOVE for their underlings to chip, paint, and clean misc. outside elements with the same level of intelligence, and confidence that Batman and Tony Stark employ.
But when it comes time to schedule schooling, and training, and anything that would A: Cost Money, or B: require lengthy absences from the actual work area, youll get hand wringing, wishy-washy excuses.
Instead of Batman, the US military typically gets the Penguin. Lots of flash, but no real power to speak of. (And sometimes out of weight standards.)
Cause thats what it pays for.
Whiskey Echo!!
Mythgraven
Then maybe it should provide training commensurate with his?
As an active duty US Sailor, I can say with all authority (At least the meager scraps of that resource Im allowed) that every branch would LOVE for their underlings to chip, paint, and clean misc. outside elements with the same level of intelligence, and confidence that Batman and Tony Stark employ.
But when it comes time to schedule schooling, and training, and anything that would A: Cost Money, or B: require lengthy absences from the actual work area, youll get hand wringing, wishy-washy excuses.
Instead of Batman, the US military typically gets the Penguin. Lots of flash, but no real power to speak of. (And sometimes out of weight standards.)
Cause thats what it pays for.
Whiskey Echo!!
Mythgraven
Called it like I saw it. I've had this exact argument at least a dozen times and a eleven of those times I was dealing with an Obama-worshiping liberal who had nothing bad to say about him even though he's done next to nothing about all the things they blamed Bush for. It's absurd.derelix said:
And to say they have no 'control over this country' is a bit naive. How many trillions of dollars comprised of my money and yours are now being spent because of this lack of control?
And I rarely watch TV, it would probably be more accurate to say I look at life through a computer monitor.
It's China's approach. But they have the virtue of having a much larger population base to pull people from, with soldiers numbering in the millions. Why make one soldier survivable when you have so many?Heatray said:
We, on the other hand, are lucky to reach the half a million mark in terms of soldiers. And because we have a volunteer army, I doubt you could get nearly enough people to join if you started using 'human wave' tactics. People would much rather be Space Marines.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Narm/ComicBookRanD00M said:
In 1999, A Comic book came out so stupid that it will induce Facepalmness.
Here is the paragrapgh:
"Another comic that drove Linkara nuts: Batman: Fortunate Son. The comic states that all forms of rock'n'roll are evil. This comic wasn't published in The Fifties, when that was a common belief, but in 1999. It brings us lines like these:
"Punk is nothing but death...and crime...and the rage of a beast."
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/linkara/at4w/10629-batmanfortRanD00M said:
This guy Job? Review bad comics
You're right, but you missed my point. Yes, China has us beat for numbers, but that doesn't mean we're not still playing the numbers game. As it stands, the cost to field one US Army grunt is in the neighborhood of $250k. That is the absolute cheapest our government can get the cost down to. Given the choice, you could train a group of ten soldiers for $2.5 million or one super-soldier for the same price. The reason the United States, and indeed, all governments, will never take the second path is because having 10 soldiers on the ground is always better than having one, barring egregious gaps in the technology represented.cobrausn said:
I'm really not qualified for this, but here are a couple of ideasHeatray said:
1: Shiny new stuff keeps morale up
2: Equipment can be salvaged
3: As things become more common, the price goes down with mass production, as happened with windmills after Germany ordered a bunch of them
4: Logistical issues with communicating and organising larger groups
It seems that like with most things it's a balance, as you purchase new technology you get dimishing returns on it. While a single supersoldier may be less effective than 10 of the current budget funded soldiers, 10 of the currently funded ones would be somewhat superior to 1000 people with no training or weaponry.
