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That's different from that balloon attack but interseting nonetheless. The ending is great where the Japanese pilot returned a few times during peacetime. I do wonder how the pilot was able to complete his missions and then return to his submarine. I would think it would be awfully hard to find a partially submerged ship in the middle of the sea. I also didn't know they could transport a sea take off and landing aircraft in a two-man sub, much less doing so back in 1942.
Interesting question, because one would think that having 100 as the basic unit for time (rather than 60) would make for easier time telling and standardizing. For example, having something like 10 “hours” a day, each with 100 “minutes” containing 100 “seconds” would be easier than having 24-60-60 time units.
Aside from the bird theme, I don't know if they're the same. OstheOsp is from Alabama. Emmett's Egret is from Florida.
I am thinking that the Vietnam War board could be merged with Recent History, which could cover 'Nam through today's era. What does the Senate have to say of this?
Here are the current bank leaders:DonaldBaker - 902.62 shekelsPhidippides - 687.77 shekelsskiguy - 506.64 shekelsStumpfoot - 454.48 shekels
So you applied? Did they reject you or did you turn down an offer? If they rejected you, what was their reason or did they bother to say? Just asking, you don't have to answer if you prefer not to.
I don't remember getting a response from the CIA, though from what I can remember they said they received thousands of applications per month. I didn't get past the first stage of the FBI application process probably because I wasn't qualified enough in some category. While I am qualified to a degree, there are specific requirements they're looking for (Arabic and Chinese sound like big ones). Also, a person's particular skills might not be in demand in one city - say Cleveland - but they might be in demand in another city like Santa Fe (when you apply, you apply to a particular region/city). I have an uncle who worked for the Bureau for many years in New York and from what it sounds like the requirements may have changed some. He really enjoyed his time with the FBI and I know he worked on black radical and mobster cases during his time (~1960s, 70s, 80s).
I feel I have to clarify somethng. I said I was looking at this as a "career change", well, yes, but not only that. It's not about the money, but I will use everything the Army has to offer. I hope to take the DLAB (Defense Langauge Aptitude Battery) test and score well enough on it so I'm qualified to take Arabic courses. With a PSYOP job, the chances are high that they will at least let me take that test. I support the GWOT and I want to serve in it. I think PSYOP/Civ Aff are two of the most important jobs in the Army right now. I don't dislike my present job. I don't feel down on myself, and I consider myself a good person, but the Army will only make me better in many ways. It's going to be one heck of an experience and a great honor. For the record, I was not influenced by anyone, just helped and encouraged. When Army guys tell me they could use men like me, then I know I'm doing the right thing. Donnie, if you are thinking of it, just realize that PSYOP troops are some of the most deployed in the Army. Don't know much about intelligence analysts.
Skiguy, you do sound like you'd be a good candidate for serving your country as you sound like a patriot. It sounds like what Pat Tillman did when he joined the Army. I only know about Psyops what I've read about it briefly, and it sounds like a key component of modern warfare (links are here http://www.psywarrior.com/links.html ). Keep us posted on how the application process and everything goes.
From what I understand, some of these jobs require likely require extensive background checks, as well as interviewing people who know you well. I applied to both the FBI and the CIA in the past, and one thing I recall about one or both of them is that foreign language skills in Arabic were in demand, though I think Chinese skills were as well.
In the recent Mayflower special the mentioned that the pilgrims did not Celebrate because of all the connections with pagan worship.
I believe what you are referring to was the celebration of Halloween, rather than Christmas. They might have thought it too pagan, and I do recall a show saying that the connection between Halloween and All Saints Day was a Catholic celebration, so it was one they did not partake in.On another note, I mentioned earlier that Christmas was outlawed by an Act in 1644. But upon reviewing the lyrics to an English Christmas song ("The old year now away is fled") I see that it comes from 1642. It's interesting that such a song would have survived to this day during a period of Christmas suppression.
You planning on working in the Middle East? 🙂 CIA? I think you'd get in with them with either of those languages under your belt. I do not see why you'd have to learn Spanish or French before taking one of those languages, since they're both Romantic languages (based on the same roots, along with Portugese, Italian, etc). I really think you can just sign up for an introductory Chinese or Arabic course and learn from there. In fact, I'm pretty positive about this - there are likely no prerequisites.
I checked your permissions and it says you should be able to post new topics. So you can't see the button next to “post new poll” above the the works “Last post”?
Ok I see – the site is listed at the bottom of these two pages:http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=americanhistoryforums&fulltext=SearchIt would be nice if this site were listed in Wikipedia. I don't think I can personally include my own site there, though. I can check again but I think it's against the policies.
The question becomes this – what do we do about it? Also, what do people consider to be a “threat”? The Soviet Union was a “threat”, yet we were able to deal with it without resorting to war. Cuba was a “threat” as well, and we dealt with it with a certain policy. Iran, too, is a “threat”, but it's not too unlike others we have dealt with in the past.
Neville Chamberlain wanted to negotiate and try diplomacy with the person who caused the Holocaust.
I think that there's a problem with your analogy here. Correction: not a problem, but something to watch out for. I don't know enough about Chamberlain to comment on his actions, but given his position prior to the War I don't think it should be outright criticized as the wrong way of going about things. We didn't know the true extent of Nazi atrocities until after the War was over, so we cannot really comment on Chamberlain's actions with our knowledge, which is truly after-the-fact.I don't think it's wrong for leaders to search for diplomatic solutions to problems to avoid very large problems down the road. As a matter of fact, I think it's the truly good thing to do. As for Iran in particular, I think that the key is that if the country wants to enter the modern era and the economic advantages that come from it, it will have to come to the negotiating table and comply with the rules of the international community. If Iran wants to keep threatening, then investors will stay away and Iran will remain in the dark age - just as North Korea has done to itself.
