In the grand scheme of things we are still spending a smaller percent of gdp on defense than we were even during the Carter administration. It's gone up a bit since the Clinton admin, but it's still really small when you look at the charts for the 50's - 80's.
-- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 12:18:05 PM, you wrote: ca> Yeah, and after you've gained your secret clearance you'll have a great list of opportunities lined up at positive companies like Raytheon, Carlyle Group, and Lockheed. The efficiency and ca> positive morale found within these companies will be like therapy for your soul and you'll probably end up whistling every morning on the way to work just thinking about the positive contribution ca> you're making to society. Go for that secret clearance man - you might get a chance to work on exciting projects such as Total Information Awareness, Carnivore, or maybe some logistic tracking ca> applications for 'ordnance', or maybe you won't have to do anything and you can just sit around collecting the checks. The sucker tax payers are buying this terrorism stuff real good, so when any ca> of the dirtballs without secret clearance ever bring up the fact that we spend more on defense than the next 5 highest spending countries combined, or the fact that we have like 15 aircraft ca> carriers (and building more) when the rest of the world only has like one - we can just make them look all unpatriotic and treasonous and stuff - hehe - it's really cool and funny. ca> ;P >>Screw that p*ssy sh*t. >> >>Hey Paul you would like to have a clearance right? I know most people >>would. There are plenty of MOSs in the Army you can get that net you a >>minimum of a secret clearance. Here's the kewlest part of the deal. The >>National Guard has something called "try one" You enlist for one year, go >>to drill, go to school (can be as long as 6 months, something like that, >>they don't want to send you to the long schools if your not staying) and >>pretty much be done, but leave with an honorable discharge, a VA Cert (good >>to help buy that house) and your clearance. >> >>Of course this all means you could end up deployed in some god forsaken >>hole, and extended out to your term of service (umm I think it's 8 years). >>I have never heard of this happening. Plus if you choose one of the soft >>skills, like commo or whatever, those guys don't go away like infantry, >>intel, sf, psyops, civil affairs and MPs. >> >>I have a few friends that want to break into government contracts around >>here and I keep telling them the same thing. >> >>You might want to look into it man, try one is a good deal. >> >>Oh no bonus or college money for 1 year I don't think. >> >>Tim >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
