To be fair, Fort Liberty is a shit name. Let's name it Fort Shugart-Gordon. They're the two Delta Force operators who gave their lives trying to protect a downed Blackhawk pilot in Mogadishu.
Fort Liberty is where SFOD-D trains and lives. I'm willing to bet it would mean a lot more to them than some nebulous concept.
I've talked with military members about fort and base renaming. The names are significant because they are named after (mostly generals) service members who are strongly associated with a set of tactics or strategies that the base specializes in.
So instead of fort Green beret you'd have fort "founding father of Green beret" or fort "I trailblazed the green beret playbook"
I still think we need to rename the Confederate name ones because fuck the traitors, but adhering to that naming scheme is important for the armed services.
We also name stuff for heroes. But yeah that's why Fort Benning turned into Fort Moore. He's the guy who was leading the first Air Assaults in Vietnam. But the new names are a little more loose than previous rounds of naming things. Cavazos was not famous for any tactics or strategies. He was the first Hispanic 4 star general.
Since we're finally going a little more common sense, and the alternative is Fort Liberty, I think we can find room for a couple more heroes that embody everything we want our enlisted members to be.
Honestly that was my first thought. This sounds like one of those FOB names. My second thought was Liberty, hehehe.... Jokes about the easy base for days.
But soberly, it really seems like a place holder name. Otherwise someone is getting high sniffing their own farts.
the random single toilet bathroom that's got one of those pull-on-pull off hanging lighbulbs and exposed plumbing, a sink that's cracked enough to not be useful, and the entire space generally hasn't seen custodial attention in forever because like 3 people on the staff know about it.
Of all the generals too. Braxton Bragg was terrible. Just truly a shit General. In fact he was so bad you could probably make a better argument for him being an advantage for the Union Army. Hated by everyone who knew him.
Nothing. He's banking his win on core supporters only, hoping Harris fumbles in the days leading up, and planning another coup. He's just detailing the culture war stuff.
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Maggoty@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 1y
To be fair, Fort Liberty is a shit name. Let's name it Fort Shugart-Gordon. They're the two Delta Force operators who gave their lives trying to protect a downed Blackhawk pilot in Mogadishu.
Fort Liberty is where SFOD-D trains and lives. I'm willing to bet it would mean a lot more to them than some nebulous concept.
toasteecup@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
I've talked with military members about fort and base renaming. The names are significant because they are named after (mostly generals) service members who are strongly associated with a set of tactics or strategies that the base specializes in.
So instead of fort Green beret you'd have fort "founding father of Green beret" or fort "I trailblazed the green beret playbook"
I still think we need to rename the Confederate name ones because fuck the traitors, but adhering to that naming scheme is important for the armed services.
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y
We also name stuff for heroes. But yeah that's why Fort Benning turned into Fort Moore. He's the guy who was leading the first Air Assaults in Vietnam. But the new names are a little more loose than previous rounds of naming things. Cavazos was not famous for any tactics or strategies. He was the first Hispanic 4 star general.
Since we're finally going a little more common sense, and the alternative is Fort Liberty, I think we can find room for a couple more heroes that embody everything we want our enlisted members to be.
InverseParallax@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Sold, let's do it.
CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Yeah that's not really how the military does things. That would probably be seen as a slap in the face instead.
P00ptart@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Lived on camp liberty in Baghdad.
Maggoty@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Honestly that was my first thought. This sounds like one of those FOB names. My second thought was Liberty, hehehe.... Jokes about the easy base for days.
But soberly, it really seems like a place holder name. Otherwise someone is getting high sniffing their own farts.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Fort Vile Rat
Dultas@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Shoot blues...
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Of course. Rule #1 of Goonswarm
Myxomatosis@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 1y
The Donald J Trump Memorial Shithouse is all he deserves. The toilet seat can be a picture of his face and big fucking mouth.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
the random single toilet bathroom that's got one of those pull-on-pull off hanging lighbulbs and exposed plumbing, a sink that's cracked enough to not be useful, and the entire space generally hasn't seen custodial attention in forever because like 3 people on the staff know about it.
that room should be his memorial.
Myxomatosis@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Throw on some peeling gold paint on the toilet and plumbing and call it good.
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Spray on gold rustoleum?
I like the way you think.
kent_eh@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
I'm picturing something a bit less tidy than the CBGBs toilet.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Reminds me of this old cartoon-
InverseParallax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2008_San_Francisco_general_election#Proposition_R
kboy101222@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Cowardly ass San Franciscans!
njm1314@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
Of all the generals too. Braxton Bragg was terrible. Just truly a shit General. In fact he was so bad you could probably make a better argument for him being an advantage for the Union Army. Hated by everyone who knew him.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
What is the strategy here? Other than another armed coup attempt?
spankmonkey@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 1y
Appealing to racists.
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y
Obviously. What I’m getting at is that he already has the racist vote. He doesn’t need to appeal to them. So what does this action gain him?
InverseParallax@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
There's appealing to racists, and there's getting them revved up enough to charge into gunfire for you.
They're aiming for the latter.
rockSlayer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Nothing. He's banking his win on core supporters only, hoping Harris fumbles in the days leading up, and planning another coup. He's just detailing the culture war stuff.
lmaydev@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
They likely know they are going to lose and are hoping insurrection 2: electric boogaloo will go better is my guess.
Drusas@fedia.io · 2 pts · 1y
Some of those racists might stay home instead of vote. This helps get them excited.
800XL@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Let's name it Fort Sherman.
EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Kinda want that one in Georgia, myself.
800XL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Let's just rename all of them down south to Fort Sherman so they never forget what the outcome of treason is.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
How about we compromise and just call it Fort Traitor?
A7thStone@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Does trump really deserve his own base?
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
How very progressive and forward-thinking. Fuck the south.
rayyy@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Weak, weird, old, orange felon/rapist tries to stay in the news.