Modern military vehicles are automatics and that statement is 100% correct in that regard. A manual transmission is about as simple a component as you’ll find on a vehicle in 2016, almost comically so compared to everything else these days:

I served a year in Vietnam with the 5th Special Forces. The profanity was constant and extremely creative. Every sentence uttered by anyone below the rank of Major had at least one “motherfucker” in it. Sometimes several, especially among the E7, E-8 and E9 ranks. It was called “booney talk”. It was extremely…

I would say that a manual transmission is workable (source, I did the same rebuild last winter. though it is the simplest manual ever). Automatics however, are exactly what you said. I have seen schematics and animations but I still can’t fathom how they work. Nearest I can figure is that a trapped demon moves the…

Army scrabble must be fun

I am glad that others have the same viewpoint as me

The F word is used more than the letter E. lol

When you’re just trying to get things done there is no shame in delegating tasks to the proper person. It’s always amusing how the Army wraps such a simple concept in so much - frequently profane - language.

i just reference my ‘5 cents’ statement. 2 that i needed to give, and 3 more then you ever wanted.

Maybe in that one instance but the reason jobs move is not just because mexican guys makes less is because the unions demand too much. Look at hostess as a great example as what happens because of unions.

I’ll second the Cougar. I never knew they made a a convertible one. Not that it would do me any good since it rains for eight months of the year where I live. Still cool though.

I’m copying this for future debates on the topic. Thanks!

Speaking as an electrician, i can absolutely say that the common trades aren’t given the same respect as college grads.

I believe the female equivalent for the Bobby’s was “Dr. Quinn” and “Medicine Woman.”

Unless things have changed over the last 30 Years home built aircraft get a pretty good inspection by the FAA at various points during the construction.

Funny fact: those Japanese Kei trips is fit into the same category as SxS ATVs here in Idaho. Idaho allows ATVs to be registered for on-road use..

Believe me, 20 years ago everyone was just as dumb and useless as they are now. Only difference is back then people aspired to not be useless (or at least pretended to, as it was the societal norm), whereas now people seem to take pride in “not knowing which end of the hammer is which”.

I have met kids legit proud of…

I wasn’t trying to undermine your point. I was just being a little whimsical about what it would mean to do something equivalent when you’re an old man—with inflation and the types of cars that were around at the same point in your life.

It was also a reference to another post, either here on Jalopnik or over on Gizmodo, that brought a tear to the eye.

Damn, Daryl! Did you send these onions?

My dad was in the navy in the pacific in WW2. He said they were told they’d be in for the duration of the war plus 6 months. At the time everyone thought that with luck they’d be home in ‘48. He was actually in Tokyo bay for the surrender. Considered himself very lucky to have come home at all.