I don't think that word means what you think it means. I've checked a bunch of dictionaries, and none of them define "crass" as 'ingenious subtle dig at a most opportune time'. You think for one second Team JT wouldn't have unleashed all their hell hounds if the glass slipper was on the other...
Bar/street fights have gone from some Friday night recreation to a dangerous proposition. Time was you swapped a few punches till one of you had enough, then you'd go back in the bar and have a pint, now it's knives and guns for bumping shoulders in the street. It's just no fun any more. Plus...
I was specifically addressing the need for a combat engineer officer to be degreed. Trust me, when it comes to keeping old platforms running, they are nowhere to be seen. That's down to guys like me. Even less requirement when promoted up and out.
Even less reason for an engineering degree if you're going to be promoted out of any sort of engineering roll. It doesn't take a degree to order the red shirts down to the planet on the away team, or makes sure beans, bullets and beer get to where they're supposed to be. There is very little...
Those jobs are 90% of a combat engineer regiment's life cycle. The rest is sharpening shovels and axes and sweeping floors, and there was always a paucity of commissioned members around when that was going on. Granted, later in life they may get into a position where additional education is...
Over the years I've come to question why officers who take the combat engineer path require a ring.
Bridge design? 6A or above NCM
Road design? 6A or above NCM
ADR? 6A or above NCM
Obstacle belt planning? Not really necessary for a degree, look at a map.
Obstacle construction? NCMs
Obstacle...
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