I would fervently hope so. But today's Americans are not those who fought in WWII. And so many of our Afghanistan survivors are shot to hell with PTSD.
Too many guys fancy themselves warriors based on playing video games but if it came to real war on domestic soil, there could be some bad surprises. A big problem too is that we have little true organization, and in a conflict, we would lack ability to catch up.
I note that BLM in the 'protests' actually has military organization with a hierarchy and local captains, radio comm, and planning from SUV command sites. We do not have that. And even if we tried to set it up, the FBI monitors a lot. We need to beat the Commies at their game.
i agree with you 100% on the organizational aspects at this point in time. but i think you would be surprised what people are capable of when push comes to shove, and the future of your friends and family are at stake. i have seen people do things that i never thought they were capable of, because their fellow military brothers were in danger. if they make us choose between living free or fighting, they will not like the outcome.
I understand. I am not concerned over bravery, that is not the issue. I am much more concerned that fighting troops need to be aligned in operation, and a civilian militia is not trained for that. This can be costly in loss. Organized ops require a command structure, and a militia lacks that. No sergeants and no lieutenants, captains or majors. A militia is just a batch of individuals, and there are no selectable usable operational specialties like comm or demolition or armorers. So if the need arises to blow something up, block something, take out armored vehicles, fix weapons, we are down to loose individuals who may or may not be disciplined. That's a recipe for problems.
The idea of fighting for freedom seems glamorous but wars are not won by glamour.
I would fervently hope so. But today's Americans are not those who fought in WWII. And so many of our Afghanistan survivors are shot to hell with PTSD.
Too many guys fancy themselves warriors based on playing video games but if it came to real war on domestic soil, there could be some bad surprises. A big problem too is that we have little true organization, and in a conflict, we would lack ability to catch up.
I note that BLM in the 'protests' actually has military organization with a hierarchy and local captains, radio comm, and planning from SUV command sites. We do not have that. And even if we tried to set it up, the FBI monitors a lot. We need to beat the Commies at their game.
i agree with you 100% on the organizational aspects at this point in time. but i think you would be surprised what people are capable of when push comes to shove, and the future of your friends and family are at stake. i have seen people do things that i never thought they were capable of, because their fellow military brothers were in danger. if they make us choose between living free or fighting, they will not like the outcome.
I understand. I am not concerned over bravery, that is not the issue. I am much more concerned that fighting troops need to be aligned in operation, and a civilian militia is not trained for that. This can be costly in loss. Organized ops require a command structure, and a militia lacks that. No sergeants and no lieutenants, captains or majors. A militia is just a batch of individuals, and there are no selectable usable operational specialties like comm or demolition or armorers. So if the need arises to blow something up, block something, take out armored vehicles, fix weapons, we are down to loose individuals who may or may not be disciplined. That's a recipe for problems. The idea of fighting for freedom seems glamorous but wars are not won by glamour.