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RIP Capt Thomas. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2024/04/canadian-armed-forces-member-missing-and-presumed-dead-in-swiss-avalanche.html

Hey, how about we go to one uniform. That would be great, right? Right?

Heard the interview with Dan Carlin and I knew I had to read this book. https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/31/annie-jacobsen-nuclear-war-scenario

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/04/04/denmark-fires-chief-of-defense-runs-into-more-naval-issues/

I realize that I’m posting all of these separate threads, so here’s a Megathread. First article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-28/nsw-defence-veteran-royal-commission-chief-apology/103643594 Mods: You can move articles over if it makes it easier.

31% would recommend 32% would not recommend Remainder not mentioned https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-03-15/spouse-employment-blue-star-survey-13327689.html

I don’t know about the USAF being “irrelevant”, but a good read nonetheless. https://warontherocks.com/2024/03/drones-the-air-littoral-and-the-looming-irrelevance-of-the-u-s-air-force/

This is the first time I’ve seen this rank - it looks like the US military WO/CWO rank. Apparently it’s an NCM rank for those who want to remain wrench-turners rather than progress to leadership ranks. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=808853451275316&set=a.157958843031450&type=3

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/traitor-politician-was-in-parliament-when-they-sold-out-australia-spy-agency-reveals/aay3oka7q

Originally done in Oct 2023 in Mexico City

https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/land/13520-kava-palava-fiji-coup-strongman-appointed-australian-army-deputy-commander Yikes.

https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-the-most-diverse-military-regiment-in-canada-is-in-vancouver Maybe? Toronto has a lot of ethnicities in the CAF Reserves as well.

Instead of putting the weekly Perun ones in their own thread - and I only post the ones that really impressed me - I’ll start a thread for his videos. Mods: Could you put the previous Perun videos in here? This week, it’s a continuation of his excellent “how corruption destroys armies” video...

Not bad, actually.

An upcoming Danish film about, as a review goes, “a sensitive time in Danish history” - 250k German civilian refugees in Denmark in the final years of WWII.

Another great video by Perun.