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SITES TO HELP YOU COPE WITH WAR'S DEMANDS
Kim Komando Electronic Newsletter - 3-22-03 ^ | 3-22-03 | Kim Komando

Posted on 03/23/2003 7:01:24 AM PST by Magnolia

Kim Komando Electronic Newsletter – 3-22-03

SITES TO HELP YOU COPE WITH WAR'S DEMANDS

The Internet has loads of information for those who go, and those who stay. For instance, are you familiar with geography that our fighting forces are facing? And do you know where our troops are located? MilitaryCity.com shows a map so that you can see how our forces are dispersed in the region. Check it out here: http://www.militarycity.com/map/

WHEN DOES A CAPTAIN OUTRANK A CAPTAIN? If you didn't spend time in uniform, you may find the proliferation of ranks confusing. For instance, a Navy captain is the equivalent of an Army colonel, and far outranks an Army, Air Force or Marine captain. Same goes for Navy lieutenants. They're the equivalent of the other services' captains. But a lieutenant general tops them all. Got that? Well, it is confusing. I found a site that sorts it all out. http://www.journalism.org/resources/tools/ethics/wartime/rank.asp

More than 300,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in the Persian Gulf region. Several Web sites allow you to show your support for service members, especially those serving overseas in this time of war.

For starters, at DefendAmerica, http://www.defendamerica.mil , you can participate in an online thank card. As of this writing, 6.7 million people had signed. Just enter your name and location to send your thanks.

Operation Dear Abby dates back to 1967, when Sgt. Billy Thompson wrote to newspaper columnist Abigail Van Buren, asking for a letter from home as a Christmas present.

The Pentagon was concerned about getting so much mail to the troops, so Operation Dear Abby, http://anyservicemember.navy.mi l, has been moved to the Internet. This site asks you to choose a military branch, then gives you space to type a message up to 1,000 characters. You can also read heartfelt messages left by others.

There's nothing like a telephone call back home. You can help make that happen with Operation Uplink, http://www.operationuplink.org . Run by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, this program provides military personnel with free calling cards. Operation Uplink distributed 900,000 cards in the last few months. You can make contributions over the Internet with a credit card at the organization's site.

Operation USO Care Package has taken the place of packages and letters formerly sent to Any Service Member. The Department of Defense cancelled the Any Service Member program because of security concerns.

The USO (United Service Organizations) accepts donations and messages of support from individuals and corporations. The packages contain such items as prepaid international calling cards, disposable cameras, toiletries and sunscreen. Donations and messages must be mailed to Virginia. More information is available at: http://www.usometrodc.org/care.html

Stars and Stripes is a newspaper which serves members of the military overseas. It is printing in the paper greetings to individual GIs. The messages can be e-mailed to Stars and Stripes 24 hours per day. They must be 50 words or less, and will be printed on a first-come, first- run basis. Messages will be screened and may be edited. E-mail notes to: messages@estripes.com

Messages of Support to Army Reserve Soldiers is an online message board where you can post a note and read those left by others. If you have someone who has been called up by the Army, or if you just want to show support with more than your name, this is a good site. http://www.army.mil/usar/expresssupporthere.html


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: activism; copernicus6; military; war
Excellent compilation of cool sites...did a search but didn't find this posted.
1 posted on 03/23/2003 7:01:24 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Magnolia
I have heard a lot of people speak well of Kim.
2 posted on 03/23/2003 7:19:53 AM PST by freekitty
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To: freekitty
I have some interesting trivia. Where does a Captain outrank a General?
3 posted on 03/23/2003 7:23:17 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: Magnolia
She was supporting the troops before supporting the troops was cool. Kind of like an old country song.
4 posted on 03/23/2003 7:28:18 AM PST by U S Army EOD (Served in Korea, Vietnam and still fighting America's enemies on Home Front)
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To: U S Army EOD
I just made an online donation to Operation Uplink using the link in the newsletter. Operation Uplink provides calling cards for the military to call home. What a neat idea!
5 posted on 03/23/2003 7:40:12 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Gee.....I was born & raised in the USMC and I don't have any idea!
6 posted on 03/23/2003 7:42:06 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
When the Captain is teaching a class that the General is taking...But the Captain will not be a Captain for long if he believes it.
7 posted on 03/23/2003 7:47:22 AM PST by CathyRyan
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Where?
8 posted on 03/23/2003 7:47:57 AM PST by freekitty
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult; CathyRyan
OK HGC.....we give up!

Cathy - LOL!!!

9 posted on 03/23/2003 7:57:36 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Magnolia
It's in foreign military's modeled after Western forces. Many have a rank structure similar to ours, but they have something else. In the Middle East and Africa they still have tribal influences even in the more western leaning countries. There is a pecking order of families in their societies and governments. A prince is not going to start at the top of any military that's trying not to look backward. He may move up quick, but he still has to show some attempt at playing by the rules. We had a General who was in a Middle Eastern country's military 25 years. He wasn't from a highly placed family, but he was very competent. A Captain was on base for six years and was from a very powerful family. His position and family "rank" made him the most important man on base. He used protocol and defered to the General but if needed, the Captain could pull "rank" on the General and get his way.
10 posted on 03/23/2003 7:58:31 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Interesting. Reminds me a little of the British Royal Family. I believe Prince Andrew was a helicopter pilot. While he didn't outrank Generals, I'm sure he could pull rank if he chose.
11 posted on 03/23/2003 8:08:06 AM PST by Magnolia
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
I have some interesting trivia. Where does a Captain outrank a General?

In combat, a Line officer outranks a nonLine officer.
I was once told, and I don't know if it is true, that
an enlisted combat soldier outranks  an army
officer who is a dentist when in combat.
12 posted on 03/23/2003 2:36:02 PM PST by gcruse (Democrats are the party of the Tooth Fairy.)
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