The Hand of God
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^ so your time in the military wasn't actually wasted, good to hear.
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bolueeleh wrote:i thought i served a country that will take care of me but it turned out singapore is "made" for big corporations to do business in, that is why recent years there have been lots of resentment and exodus.PSD-Kiwi wrote:I don’t believe that any time spent in the armed forces are wasted.
wasted in terms of i served with a wrong conviction but i learned discipline and camaraderie, so in that sense i learned something.
like a lot of statements i read on FB or on internet by US servicemen, they would die for their brothers in arm but not for their country, that is exactly how i feel.
What type of UAV's did you fly during your service ?
Do you not go back and attend annual events or anything like that even with your fellow countryman or have you broke off all communications.
Just the other week, Singapore put on a cracking Air Show.
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Well, if you watch that movie the people who fire the weapons are in the states. They use local pilots to take-off and land as apparently that's a bit tricky from 1000's of miles away. But the actual riflemen and target painters are actually in US air force bases in the US.SinnSisamouth wrote:i thought that the actual killer drone pilots were based out where the action is, iraq, syria etc, not at a military base in the U.S?
the drones don't work that far away do they?
Oh, and Langley gets a feed too.
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Riflemen are infantrymen...ground soldiers, the guys who actually fight,and win, battles.juansweetpotato wrote: But the actual riflemen and target painters are actually in US air force bases in the US. .
Target painters need to be in close proximity to the intended target in order to laser "paint" the actual target.
So NO...they are not based in bases thousands of miles away. However, the final decision makers and the UAV pilots, navigators and trigger pullers are.
If you're gonna pretend to know what you're talking about, do a little research first!
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I take it you haven't watched the movie either? The language I use is from the movie. And according to it, the laser painters sit beside the gunner in the cockpit so to speak. I have no practical experience in this stuff. One hopes that the movie got at least those details right.PSD-Kiwi wrote:Riflemen are infantrymen...ground soldiers, the guys who actually fight,and win, battles.juansweetpotato wrote: But the actual riflemen and target painters are actually in US air force bases in the US. .
Target painters need to be in close proximity to the intended target in order to laser "paint" the actual target.
So NO...they are not based in bases thousands of miles away. However, the final decision makers and the UAV pilots, navigators and trigger pullers are.
If you're gonna pretend to know what you're talking about, do a little research first!
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^ Thats a fair enough explanation...I was speaking from practical experience and knowledge. I will endeavor to watch the film when I have time.
Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks for sharing it.
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Wow, that's interesting. If you manage to watch the movie perhaps you would post an appraisal of it's accuracy etc.bolueeleh wrote:i wasted 6 years of my life as a UAV pilot in singapore armed forces
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singapore have military?
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A very competent and professional defence force actually, they also have compulsory military service...something I believe would benefit most "Western" nations.SinnSisamouth wrote:singapore have military?
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hmm , there experience in military conflicts might also help other western nations
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