RgrPuck

a retired Command Sergeants Major…. that works in the Art Dept on films and TV.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@TheBuddyCSM @osully1369 Your on a roll

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@TheBuddyCSM @therealrayra Perfect

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

This keeps popping up…. Why on earth would you place any force on that island to become nothing but an indirect fire target? Who comes up with this stupid shit? Iran would through everything at that one point.

[Global Strategy @World_At_War_6]

🇺🇸BUCKLE UP: Retired CENTCOM commander Gen. Frank McKenzie is pushing a bold and risky plan: seize Iran’s Kharg Island to choke off its oil exports and gain massive leverage.

The tiny island (just 8 km by 5 km) is operationally reachable with Marines, special forces, and airborne troops. The goal is a quick strike that cripples Iran’s revenue without destroying infrastructure long-term.

But the dangers are severe: the Iranian mainland is only 20 km away, allowing nonstop bombardment, and logistics would be a nightmare. Trump approving such a high-risk operation seems unlikely - yet in war, nothing is ever truly off the table.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

This reminds me of conversations in the TOC at 0300…. With a young CPT that would routinely disregard advice given by a SFC ….

[Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius]

RE: Credentialism

I despise credentialism and believe it is a disease that is eating away at the soul of the USA in the same way that matters of class and nobility have festered in countries like England for centuries.

I define “credentialism” as follows:

A individual’s unwarranted belief that one is morally, physically and/or intellectually superior to others based solely on something written on a piece of paper (diplomas, resumes, etc.).

When I speak on credentialism, I often have red herrings thrown in my face in a attempt to refute my position, so let me please make clear that there are two things that are NOT “credentialism”:

1. Indicators of basic competency are not credentialism. Certain fields require certain credentials to be trusted for a minimum level of competence. I WANT my dentist to have a DDS or a DMD. I WANT the guy servicing my A/C unit to have an HVAC certificate. I WANT my Army Infantry platoon sergeant to be a Ranger school graduate. These are all indicators of a basic level of competency in a chosen field, and a functioning society cannot exist without them.

2. Statements of lived experience are not credentialism. A survivor of a Nazi death camp possesses valuable views on the Holocaust that others do not. An experienced EMT has valuable views on the consequences of fentanyl addiction that others do not. An Olympic gold medal champion understands the discipline of athletic training better than most. When such people cite their lived experience to back up a claim directly related to that experience, this is not the same as credentialism.

Credentialism eats away at our nation when presented as follows:

-When a credential is presented as a marker of all-around intellectual, physical and/or moral superiority.
-When like credentials are dismissed based on an unwarranted sense of superiority; i.e., a mistaken belief that a degree from Yale is somehow superior to a degree from Clemson.
-When credentials are used as an unjust gating item to dismiss an otherwise highly qualified individual.
-Credentials as exclusionary clubs—“Sorry dear, he’s not one of our kind.”
-A mistaken belief that only one with a certain credential can understand certain things when knowledge about those things is generally available to all.
-Dunning-Kruger credentialism: “Because I have credentials in one area, this makes me an expert in areas for which I have no credentials.”

Put simply, credentialism is snobbery, and snobbery is antithetical to the American way of life. In America each of us can rise and fall on our own two feet based on what we demonstrate as INDIVIDUALS in our actual deeds, accomplishments and failures, and mere pieces of worthless paper do not change that.

One last thing: nothing is more cowardly and despicable than the credentialist who trumpets their own credentials while dismissing the credentials they lack as being irrelevant. If one wants to commit the sin of credentialism, one also needs to accept that the credentials they lack are a mark against them, using their own standard. People who engage in such a practice are morally bankrupt, insecure, sniveling weasels.

This was on my mind.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

So kinda like a Video game ….

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Underrated challenge in war:

If you try to maintain equal unit sizes, then bad commanders will receive more resources over time than good commanders.

Ukraine solved this for drone teams by creating a marketplace where the currency is video-confirmed kills of Russians.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

NC should actually be number 1…..people would hate living here.

[Leading Report @LeadingReport]

10 worst states to live in for 2026, per CNBC:

1. Tennessee
2. Texas
3. Indiana
4. Louisiana
5. Georgia
6. Utah
7. Missouri
8. Alabama
9. Oklahoma
10.Arkansas

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@CynicalPublius @IPostAndGhost Best job before I was a 1SG was as a Spc machine gunner in 2/75.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 Why should a Pvt maintain any standards when all he has to do is claim he has religious exemption ? Ask them who Odin is and he couldn’t tell you ….. I watched this slippery slope for 25 years …. And now I see it every time I go to Bragg.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 You have yet to show how it violates constitutional law …. It violates standards of discipline. It violates unit cohesion. If a small thing like a beard is a show stopper then maybe that “individual” should find a calling more in line with their individuality.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 …..That has been continually abused. All one has to do is walk around Ft Bragg and observe…..

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 And really let’s be honest ….. mission accomplishment is more important than anyone’s beard….. wanna beard? Cool grow one when you get out. Wanna serve then adhere to the standards everyone else has to abide by.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 Service members retain constitutional rights, but courts apply them with deference to military necessity.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 There is no single Supreme Court “constitutional precedent” that broadly mandates beards in the U.S. military as a protected faith practice. Instead, protections stem primarily from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA, 1993).

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@thebaldmonk @Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 I gonna have to respectfully ask you show how that violates constitutional
Law …..

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

Do people even remember why Ranger Bns were stood up in 1974? They were to be the example for the rest of the Army to follow because after Vietnam the Army was shattered and had lost any semblance of discipline.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

Yep bring back starch and shine.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

Again …. This is the standard …. Live by all of them or get out. If you cannot or will not live by the standard then it is a willful disregard of discipline. Being back high and tights…..

[Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta]

I spoke to former Army Special Forces officer @mikenelson586 about Sec. Def. @PeteHegseth frustrations with grooming standards. Here's what he had to say about grooming issues. Story from me and @JenniferJJacobs with @ellee_watson contributing at @CBSNews https://t.co/kCoWLo7OcT

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 Then make every one adhere to the same standard. Pretty simple. No beards.

[RgrPuck @Dragoonranger01]

@Asst_to_the_RM @KTB_500 Seems it was pretty well communicated when the secwar told every GO to tighten up.