Author: Michael

“My center is giving way, my right is retreating, excellent situation, I attack.” French Gen. Ferdinand Foch pronounced these desperate words in September 1914 as German troops massed 25 miles from Paris for their final assault. The same words could be used today by analysts and diplomats still willing to promote greater cooperation between the United States and its European allies.

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Getting your first paycheck on active duty is awesome because getting paid is the best. But most of us don’t know what to do with that money. Buy a Camaro? Stuff it in a mattress? Maybe… but what about turning it into a million dollars?
It might sound too good to be true, but it actually isn’t. Let’s talk about a simple financial product for beginning investors: the Roth IRA.
First: Some good news for service members. America’s new tax plan, combined with a military pay raise, is giving troops a nice little bump in their wallets.

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House lawmakers urged Congress to pass proposed legislation and pursue further actions to shield whistleblowers with information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) from any retaliation, after current and former U.S. military officials shared new details about their alleged encounters on active duty with baffling orbs and craft that appeared to eclipse existing weapons and technology.
“What we saw changed our lives — the way we think about everything. It was incredibly profound,” Air Force veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli said.

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CDM has reported heavily on Ukrainian ‘mobilization’ of men for use on the front line with Russia, where tens of thousands are dying every month.
Ukrainian Artists Create Video Of Press Gang Mobilization Agony
The Horror Of ‘Recruitment’ In Ukraine
Ukrainian Men Shot Trying To Escape Country – Here Is The Price List For Escaping The Death Machine
The video below was released recently giving visuals to the Ukrainian ‘training’ process after they press gang men against their will off the streets. The life span at the front is measured in days.

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If those boots were made for walking, they can now be a couple of inches shorter.
Air Force officials are — err — walking back a July uniform order that mandated combat boots across the force be at least 8 inches high. That requirement will now be 6 inches, according to a social media post by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flossi this week, which an Air Force official confirmed to Task & Purpose. Airmen will have a year to update their footwear under the new, lower rule.
“We put out new guidance for approved boot height in OCPs,” Flosi wrote in a social media post.

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