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Well its almost that time of year again. Only 11 more days till the first Saturday and then 13 until Florida State takes on Row Boat U. So any predictions for this year? Im going with Texas vs. an SEC foe for the title game. With any luck the Noles will make it to the ACC title game to face...

Caught the Army's new commercials to encourage people to try to become officers and I was wondering, do other nations do similar commercials to ours? And to any former members of the British military, how does one become an officer in your military? I know its not by purchasing commissions...

Ill be starting Army ROTC this fall at Florida State University and I was wondering if any members on the board had gone through ROTC of any branch at some point. What were your experiences like? Any other information would be greatly appreciated.

Caught the classic Battle of the Bulge today on AMC and finally saw the end (yeah I was surprised when I saw scenes Id never seen before). But the scene where Hessler is inspecting his new tankers and they start signing is quite impressive.

Whats the reason behind the British Army not having Royal in front of Army like the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines? Does it have something to do with the English Civil War/ Oliver Cromwell?

Louis, Maybe its a topic for another thread entirely but I would be interested to hear your opinion on Patton.

Whose ready for the Daytona 500 tomorrow? Should be a good one. Im goin with Junior for the win.

I was wondering if anyone on the boards is currently or is a retired member of the US Coast Guard. I am considering the possibility of joining after college. If someones served in that branch Im just curious about what you thought of your time, would you encourage somebody to join after your...

I know some here on the boards collect military memorabelia and what not so I was wondering if anyone had accumulated some interesting artifacts that had family value. This holiday season my grandmother passed on to me my grandfather's knife from his time in the Marines as well as a macheti he...

Is anyone else looking foward to Clint Eastwood's new movie? Looks like it will be another great dsiplay of his abilities.

I have a brand new perfect condition 101st Airborne heavy machine gun team from W. Britain. I am uncertain of the product numbers but it is 2 men, their machine gun and they are in the corner of a rubbled building. Pictures to come later in the week. Im looking for $50 plus shipping. Contact me...

When I came back into the forum this afternoon I discovered its not working properly for me. Anything posted since I left doesnt make the thread title bold. Also some new posts that I can see on the main screen as being posted dont show up when I click to view that thread. Ive tried restarting...

I was reading a thread this morning and I noticed tdubel used the phrase "War of Northern Agression" to describe the War Between the States. Which brings me to this point; what is the most accurate name of that conflict? To me it is War Between the States or as I like to refer to it, and some...

This 9 year old kid has some great advice for talkin to women. Enjoy the story... http://www.nypost.com/seven/12022008/news/nationalnews/i_wrote_the_book_of_love_141817.htm Harris

Since the holiday shopping season is almost upon us I thought Id ask, what are yall hoping for this year? Whether it be in this hobby or something totally unrelated. I hope that despite the economies in the state they are in we can all still get some of things wed like this year. And of...

For those of you who enjoy political satire, and Im willing to bet that its quite a few of you, this might keep you entertained: [URL="http://www.jibjab.com/originals/time_for_some_campaignin"] Enjoy, Harris

Seeing as how all our Napoleonic friends are having a grand old time debating the Emperor, I think we should have our own thread. So for starters, how about some underappreciated officers not getting the attention they deserve. Both my nominees come from the Western Theater: Rebel: Patrick...

Something I would dearly love to see is some pieces from that theater of the war. A particular request being the cavalry units of Grierson (Union) and Forest (Confederacy).