<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>OP FOR</title> <atom:link href="http://op-for.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://op-for.com</link> <description>Fair Specimens of Citizen Soldiers</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:12 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>More Bad News; Whining Pilots and Broken Airplanes</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/more-bad-news-whining-pilots-and-broken-airplanes.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/more-bad-news-whining-pilots-and-broken-airplanes.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Townie 76</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6680</guid> <description><![CDATA[It would appear the USAF is not having a good week.  Over at the Small Wars Journal a lot of attention has been given to a “Dear Boss” letter penned by a fighter pilot.  The comments there are certainly interesting with a majority believing he is in fact whining.  Reminds me of the joke, how [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/more-bad-news-whining-pilots-and-broken-airplanes.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Small World</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/small-world.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/small-world.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Townie 76</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[VMI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Class of 41]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Foresman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parrish]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richmond]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Welch]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6677</guid> <description><![CDATA[My brother Lee sent me the  email below today.  It reminds me of how our small school in the valley Virginia is connected across the globe, or in this case Texas.  This post is dedicated to the Class of 1941 and the roommates of Room 244; Henry J. &#8220;Drac&#8221; Foresman; Joseph &#8220;Joe Parrish; George &#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/small-world.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Market Day, 2012</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/new-market-day-2012.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/new-market-day-2012.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:53:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[VMI]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6667</guid> <description><![CDATA[15 May 1864&#8211; always remember. (Looks to be a good chance of historically accurate weather, too.)]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/new-market-day-2012.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2012&#8242;s Valedictorian</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/2012s-valedictorian.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/2012s-valedictorian.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VMI]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6663</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looks like an impressive young man. [T]he U.S. Air Force has been researching the fundamental dynamics of flapping wings, whose properties would allow a small, unmanned, aerial vehicle to hover and fly in a straight line and perhaps blend more naturally with its surrounding environment. And Virginia Military Institute Cadet John Alerding IV of Lexington [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/2012s-valedictorian.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;Not Sure What Is Wrong With This&#8221;</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/not-sure-what-is-wrong-with-this.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/not-sure-what-is-wrong-with-this.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 23:36:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Long War]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6658</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ronaldus Secundus sent this in under the subject line, &#8220;Not sure what is wrong with this.&#8221; I&#8217;ll let you weigh in!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/not-sure-what-is-wrong-with-this.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Welcome Aboard, Mate</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/welcome-aboard-mate.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/welcome-aboard-mate.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 23:42:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[One Team One Fight]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Our Allies]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6654</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;A new career and a new life.&#8221; Were I a restless younger man, I might be tempted.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/welcome-aboard-mate.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How We Won WWII</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/how-we-won-wwii.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/how-we-won-wwii.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:14:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Townie 76</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6652</guid> <description><![CDATA[Over at Battlelands, there is a great article on a new book by Arthur Herman entitled Freedom&#8217;s Forge.  Looks like a good read, hopefully it is not like my Macro Economics book that was sleep inducing. Have been tied up doing by Background Investigation paperwork, I plan to respond to the comments made in my [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/how-we-won-wwii.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Drill Sergeant School</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/army-drill-sergeant-school.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/army-drill-sergeant-school.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:38:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Army]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=6650</guid> <description><![CDATA[To my brethren (and sist&#8217;ren) in the Army, can anyone confirm or deny this story? Things are about to get very ugly in the wake of the Army&#8217;s suspension of a Black female E-9 last fall as commandant of the Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson, S.C. CSM Teresa King has filed suit against the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/army-drill-sergeant-school.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gun-Day Sunday: M1 Garand Training Film</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/gun-day-sunday-m1-garand-training-film.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/gun-day-sunday-m1-garand-training-film.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:20:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Firearms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=5671</guid> <description><![CDATA[Great old WW2 training film. Great old rifle, too. &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/gun-day-sunday-m1-garand-training-film.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flashman!</title><link>http://op-for.com/2012/05/flashman.html</link> <comments>http://op-for.com/2012/05/flashman.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 12:23:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>LTCOL P</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://op-for.com/?p=5667</guid> <description><![CDATA[My oldest son, aka &#8220;Suntan,&#8221; shares a birthday with the greatest man who never lived, Sir Harry Paget Flashman. I neglected to post on Flashman&#8217;s birthday yesterday, so thank God for URR who reminds us all to honor this great man! Damn my eyes for missing it. But I&#8217;ll raise a glass tonight. &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://op-for.com/2012/05/flashman.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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