Comments by "Colonel K" (@Paladin1873) on "Ryan McBeth" channel.

  1. “After the organization of troops, military discipline is the first matter that presents itself. It is the soul of armies. If it is not established with wisdom, and maintained with unshakeable resolution, you will have no soldiers. Regiments and armies will only be contemptible, armed mobs, more dangerous to their country than the enemy." - Maurice de Saxe, “My Reveries Upon the Art of War”
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  2. Dr. Strangelove was the most popular movie among SAC crews.
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  3. Crapgame: "Make a deal." Trump: "Make a deal . . . or else."
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  4. ". . . an explosion occurred and Mr. Haniyeh met Iran's previous president." LMAO!
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  5. "...when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do..." - Mathew 6:2-4
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  6. Good review, Ryan. In my limited exposure to embassies and embassy security I have learned one important fact. Their only focus is on embassy staff. if you are an American tourist, businessman, dual resident, or military member not assigned to them, you are on your own. They really don't give a damn.
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  7.  @tianxiangxiong8223  I've been in other countries on official orders and still was treated like an unwanted outsider by the Embassy staff even when I went to them on official business. They don't like the military and they treat any military member assigned to them as second class citizens. The only time they appreciate us is when we have to save their asses.
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  8. Damn, I'm a sociopath and it's all Ryan's fault. Serenity now!
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  9. Not surprising when considering that prior to the UCMJ the Navy operated under what was euphemistically called the Rocks and Shoals.
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  10. I can't own a SAM system? Stupid antiaircraft laws.
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  11. America is the land of the fast buck and the New York minute. We are an impatient people who demand an immediate return on our investments. It leave me wondering if the Manhattan Project had failed, would we have had the fortitude needed to fight the Japanese to the bitter end on their own soil.
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  12. I've watched enough interviews by reporters to know many of them have predisposed beliefs they want to develop. In one instance where a friend of mine was being interviewed, the reporter actually told him his position was not the angle he was looking for. So much for bias-free news. Whether it's willful ignorance, malice, or a lack of maturity and life experience, the general school of journalism has decayed to the point of being nothing more than political propaganda.
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  13. In war the only constant is change.
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  14. No offense, Ryan, but that photo of you on Ground News reminds me of John Belushi in Animal House.
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  15. Excellent advice, Ryan. I presume most of your followers are pro-Ukraine. I've yet to meet anyone who was anti-Ukraine (not counting bots), but many folks want us to stay completely out of it and remain neutral. This same attitude was prevalent in 1939, so I'm not surprised by it.
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  16. This is the first of your videos I have ever watched. When I saw the title, my first thought was Shinseki? Wasn't that the guy who forced the black beret on all the Army troops? I was assigned to the Air Staff at the time and we took delight in spoofing the debacle in spoof slides we would insert in our senior staff briefings. Mind you, the Air Force and Navy have pulled even bigger boners when it comes to uniform design (Smurf blue camouflaged fatigues, airline service coats, bus driver uniforms, London Bobby mess dresses). Now that the Army has gone to WWII cosplay uniforms, my conclusion is every chief of staff, regardless of service, can't resist the desire to leave his imprint by approving a new uniform, some of which don't survive first contact with his successor.
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  17.  @destinywilliams801  Your analytical skills are lacking. I'm a boomer who started in Army ROTC in high school and switched to Air Force ROTC in college because the Army doesn't operate jets. The Paladin moniker refers to a TV show I watched with my Dad as a kid.
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  18.  @destinywilliams801  I never got past T-37s and medical'd out of the cockpit. I spent the rest of my career in mostly joint assignments working/deploying with Army, Marine, and Navy types.
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  19.  @mikem6176  Yes, but I ate the clean dirt.
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  20. Ryan, I spent six years working COOP (Continuity of Operations Plan) at the Pentagon (2001 - 2007). On 911 nobody knew where the SECDEF was. He was supposed to be in his office, but when the terrorists crashed the airliner into the building he went dashing down the hall to see if he could help, therefore breaking the chain of command at a very serious moment. When he was finally located and brought back to his office, President Bush spoke to him on the phone. He refused to follow protocol by leaving the building and relocating to our primary emergency site (you probably know its name). Upon hearing this, an associate of mine who served as a COOP support team member in the SECDEF's office, turned to Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and quickly explained to him the required protocol, after which Wolfowitz agreed to relocate. This cock-up was made possible because nobody above the rank of O6 or GS-15 ever bothered to attend a COOP planning meeting or participate in a COOP exercise. After 911, almost everyone participated in the exercises for the next few years. However, by the time I left it was apparent than interest had waned as the shared experience of 911 faded. I don't know how well COOP has been practiced in the nearly 17 years since I retired, but I would not be the least bit surprised if the news reports are accurate. I suspect the White House is attempting to do damage control right now and thoroughly cocking it up just as we did in 2001 when the situation was far more grave.
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  21. We're still debating when WWII started - 1931, 1937, 1939, 1941? I suppose it depends on your perspective, but I see so many parallels with the 1930s that I fear Ryan may be right. Time to order some more ACME umbrellas.
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  22. Zeihan smugly announced several months ago there was no way Trump would be reelected.
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  23. Dang, and here I was hoping all those Bradleys and Abrams moving through Montana were part our our secession plan with Texas and Florida. 😢
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  24. "Hey, Rocky, it's the end of the world as we know it." "Again?"
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  25. Tried to order the AMC patch for my brother (former C-141 nav) but it's sold out. Nor did I receive a 10% discount confirmation email or text when I signed up for Bunker Branding. I don't expect you to deal with it while you're sick. Get well first, Ryan, then I'll continue my bellyaching once you are feeling better.
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  26. As goes New Jersey, so goes America! Is that a body in your car trunk?
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  27. I was always told by family and friends in the 101st that the 82nd was speed bumps.
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  28. The Russians have been threatening nuclear war off and on since the 1950s. I'm beginning to think they're all mouth.
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  29. So Palestinians have more gun rights than Israelis?
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  30. I used to watch Tim Pool's program on YT, but after the Russian invasion of Ukraine he really went off the deep end trying to justify Putin's action. It's the same with Tucker Carlson. These entertainers sometimes present a compelling narrative and sometimes they sound like complete loons. It defies logic.
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  31. Did we bomb the enemy propaganda apparatus during WWII?
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