Armed Forces
Escape Training
Just in case ISIS captures you on your next Middle Eastern vacation.
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 11, 2016 -
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Category: PSA’s, War, Armed Forces, 1950s
Army puts price tags on equipment
Back in 1951, the U.S. Army was told it needed to cut costs, so it initiated the "cost-consciousness" program. This involved putting price tags on all the equipment, so that the soldiers could see how much everything cost. The theory was that this would make them use the equipment more "wisely and well."After the program was implemented, one Army Reserve staffer said, "It looks just like a department store here."
There were claims that the program saved the Army millions of dollars. So I wonder what caused it to be shelved?
The News-Herald (Franklin, Pennsylvania) - Dec 14, 1951
The Spokesman-Review - Feb 27, 1952
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 12, 2015 -
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Category: Military, 1950s, Armed Forces
Dear 53310761
You might wonder what the hell this song is about, until you hear a certain name mentioned past the halfway mark. Even then, you have to know your pop music history to figure it out.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 17, 2015 -
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Category: Celebrities, Music, 1950s, Armed Forces
Exacto, Its Not Just A Knife Anymore
The Exacto bullet tracks moving targets. The military has been testing it since February.
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 05, 2015 -
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Category: Design and Designers, Destruction, Armed Forces, Weapons
Operation Ranger and Operation Buster-Jangle
What a crazy old world that was. "Mutually Assured Destruction." But we just thought it was normal at the time.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 22, 2014 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Dreams and Nightmares, Science, Technology, War, Armed Forces, Weapons, Documentaries, 1950s
Stop That Tank!
Disney creates terrorist training films! I'm sure al-Qaeda is watching this to learn how to stymie our forces in Afghanistan.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 16, 2012 -
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Category: PSA’s, War, Armed Forces, Weapons, Cartoons, 1940s
Nuke-powered Planes
I guess I was too sanguine the other day when I said we'd never have nuclear reactors circling overhead.
Read the article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 05, 2012 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, Air Travel and Airlines, Armed Forces
Guess Who These Guys Are
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 28, 2012 -
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Category: Riots, Protests and Civil Disobedience, Synchronicity, Violence, Armed Forces
Follies of the Mad Men #151
The French Foreign Legion. Enlistment of criminals. Hot, spartan living conditions. Death by savage natives. Cruel officers. Boredom, disease, fistfights.
Nice home furnishings? Not so much.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 07, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Interior Decorating, 1980s, Armed Forces
Branded!
This TV theme song and imagery has stuck with me since childhood. It's undeniably powerful still, I think.
But who knew that the armed forces today still do the same thing? Read about the Canadian response to the conviction of a twisted soldier.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 20, 2010 -
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Category: Crime, Public Humiliation, Rituals and Superstitions, Television, 1960s, Armed Forces
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