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jlf1961 -> RE: Nobody wants to take your guns. (10/21/2015 9:39:49 PM)
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What proportion of all your days, since you were old enough to hold and shoot a weapon, have been involved in your killing people?
Objectively, with that stated purpose, the years spent in the military.
Subjectively, with that as a possibility, the years I spent working in law enforcement, specialized security ( nuclear facility security, site security overseas, Defense Contractor site security, sensitive cargo transport) figure another 15 years.
So, basically most of my adult life.
The Army gave me a very specialize skill set, not easily transferred to civilian life except in the fields I stated.
As for my statement that weapons technology outpaces most every other field, contrary to what some might think, the point is valid.
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Of course, Music may want to look at a few facts in the fields he listed. Half of the diagnostic systems that are common place today, the MRI, CT Scan etc had their beginnings in military research. Most bio tech research is still covertly funded through various DARPA programs and it aint for a cure for cancer.
Aerospace? Come on, the driving force behind 90% of commercial aviation has come from advances in military aircraft first.
The vaunted GPS system was originally developed for guiding missiles, and when it was finally released into the civilian market, there was a built in error of over a half mile (led to some interesting navigation errors with ships and yacht owners.)
Furthermore, on the GPS system, officially it is accurate to within a few meters. Realistically, it is still off by more than the radius of immediate destruction by a nominal warhead, i.e it puts your position well outside the area of total destruction.
Cosmetic surgery was a direct result of weapons, the medical profession had to figure out how to rebuild individuals after being hit with some of the more "humane" weapons.
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