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Go **** yourself you pathetic piece of lying dog ****.
-- Don Thompson Stolen from Dan: "Just thinking, besides, I watched 2 dogs mating once, and that makes me an expert. " There is nothing more frightening than active ignorance. ~Goethe It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's. ~Mark Twain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Nathan Branden" wrote in message ... On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 17:12:30 -0400, Horvath wrote: On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:57:11 -0500, Nathan Branden wrote this crap: I graduated from West Point along with a good number of other fine Marines. My major was ROTC in which I have a degree. I have a master's degree in amphibious and littoral warfare and did my thesis on key overlooked elements of the "forward from the sea" doctrine. Ooops. I see my mistake. You are a Marine Corps graduate of West Point, who majored in ROTC, and was promoted to Navy Seal. I had no idea. You are obviously much superior to me. I had you pegged as an ordinary dumbass. If you were cognizant of even the slightest military history you would know that "Ensign" is indeed a rank in the army and has been used for hundreds of years. On behalf of all the Ensigns in the Army, I will step back now. You win. This post is 100% free of steroids For your edification: West Point Graduate commisioned in Marine Corps in 2007: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/p...WS03/705270360 "The graduates hailed from all 50 states and eight foreign countries. The class of 2007 includes 138 women, 67 Asian/Pacific Islanders, 63 Hispanics, 49 blacks and five American Indians. One graduate will be commissioned as an officer in the Marine Corps." Strike one! Ensign as a rank in the army: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensign_(rank) "Until 1871, when it was replaced by Second Lieutenant, Ensign was the lowest rank of commissioned officer in infantry regiments of the British Army (except fusilier regiments, which always used Second Lieutenant). It was the duty of officers of this rank to carry the colours of the regiment. In the 16th century "ensign" was corrupted into "ancient," and was used in the two senses of a banner and the bearer of the banner. Today, the term "Ensign" is still used by the Foot Guards regiments, for instance during the ceremony of Trooping the Colour" Strike two! ROTC as a major: http://www.174ahc.org/bio-29.htm "I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas, the third of four sons. I attended Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) and majored in ROTC and Military Drill Team" Strike three! You're out! |
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