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Steeplerot

Lifer
Mar 29, 2004
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When I was a teenager I joined FDR's old CCC (I think its called Job Corps or something lame/militaristic like that now) Lived on a ancient WW2 military base and had vocational training by some awesome old Union trainers. All paid for by the gubbermunt. I still use my training day to day to make a extra buck fixing apartments/pouring concrete, laying bricks, electrical work, mechanics, HVAC. IMO kids with real world training makes a more rounded person. I am not active in those Unions anymore but what I learned has served me countless times. When there is something broke my neighborhood knows who they can come to to get things fixed right.

I know the old reasoning was if commies/aliens or something invaded we would have battalions of civilians who could fix hardware and take care of their own if our government was knocked out to continue the fight for the USA.

I also fought forest fires on the front lines and learned to jump from a plane with my gear.

This is still a good idea. Even if we have no major threat it saddens me to see young people who dont know how to do anything useful besides flip burgers/shuffle borrowed Chinese money around in some cubicle.

Personally I would like to see FDR's old Civil Defense dept come back for young people.

The duck and cover videos were silly, but having a trained appointed person to go to on your block who knows what to do in a disaster is one of those things that is not always necessary, but indispensable when needed.

We live under a thin veil of civilized society, things can fall apart much more quick then apathetic Americans nowadays realize. It's good to be prepared.
 
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Juror No. 8

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Even if we have no major threat it saddens me to see young people who dont know how to do anything useful besides flip burgers/shuffle borrowed Chinese money around in some cubicle.

Probably because young people spend 13 of their first 18 years in government education gulags being taught almost everything except useful knowledge.

Continuing that miseducation into adulthood isn't likely to produce better results.
 

Vdubchaos

Lifer
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Training for "natural disaster"?

Sounds like "keeping young American's in fear" to me.

NOTHING can prepare you what mother nature has to offer and what comes after.
 

Steeplerot

Lifer
Mar 29, 2004
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Training for "natural disaster"?

Sounds like "keeping young American's in fear" to me.

NOTHING can prepare you what mother nature has to offer and what comes after.

Actually a well educated and trained population greatly lessens the chaos.

Some of the worst tragedies after natural disasters are because a population had no plan or training.

Relying on the government to save your ass will work in most times, but when it all breaks down it is a informed populace that is ready and has a plan that can make the difference in saving many lives.
 
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Juror No. 8

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Sep 25, 2012
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Training for "natural disaster"?

Sounds like "keeping young American's in fear" to me.

Yeah, but we're talking about regular American people here. They will believe almost anything they are told by their government.

"Sir, we have to rub our hands against your young son's testicles and porno scan your terrified wife. The terrorists might get us if we don't. The government said so."

To question official policy or to think outside the box is considered verboten in modern day America.
 

DominionSeraph

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Jul 22, 2009
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Probably because young people spend 13 of their first 18 years in government education gulags being taught almost everything except useful knowledge.

LOL what? There's no such thing! There's only the two week CIA reeducation camp where they make you believe people are brainwashed for 13 years.
Don't tell me they got you!
 

OutHouse

Lifer
Jun 5, 2000
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wtf

1. unless you are 85+ years old you are a fucking liar
2. the old CCC was from 1933-1942
3. it was a work program for depression relief not a vocational school or defense against the commies nor were they smoke jumpers. They built parks, planted trees, made trails out in the wood.
4. you never jumped out of a plane and you have never been a smoke jumper for the CCC.
5 A trained and appointed person to be the block leader in a emergency? lol you truly are a communist aren't you.







When I was a teenager I joined FDR's old CCC (I think its called Job Corps or something lame/militaristic like that now) Lived on a ancient WW2 military base and had vocational training by some awesome old Union trainers. All paid for by the gubbermunt. I still use my training day to day to make a extra buck fixing apartments/pouring concrete, laying bricks, electrical work, mechanics, HVAC. IMO kids with real world training makes a more rounded person. I am not active in those Unions anymore but what I learned has served me countless times. When there is something broke my neighborhood knows who they can come to to get things fixed right.

I know the old reasoning was if commies/aliens or something invaded we would have battalions of civilians who could fix hardware and take care of their own if our government was knocked out to continue the fight for the USA.

I also fought forest fires on the front lines and learned to jump from a plane with my gear.

This is still a good idea. Even if we have no major threat it saddens me to see young people who dont know how to do anything useful besides flip burgers/shuffle borrowed Chinese money around in some cubicle.

Personally I would like to see FDR's old Civil Defense dept come back for young people.

The duck and cover videos were silly, but having a trained appointed person to go to on your block who knows what to do in a disaster is one of those things that is not always necessary, but indispensable when needed.

We live under a thin veil of civilized society, things can fall apart much more quick then apathetic Americans nowadays realize. It's good to be prepared.
 
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Juror No. 8

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Sep 25, 2012
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I don't doubt your answer will be so stupid that it doesn't dignify a response. You should post it anyway, just to be sure.

Nah, I think I'll let you cling to it a little while longer, just for the sport of it. My response would be far less entertaining.
 

Steeplerot

Lifer
Mar 29, 2004
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wtf

1. unless you are 85+ years old you are a fucking liar
2. the old CCC was from 1933-1942


Dunno what wiki says but it was known as the CCC. We had plaques all over the place and statues and stuff in the woods. This is only back in 91 or so.

Google Frenchburg, KY CCC.

It was waaay up in the Daniel Bone national forest. And yes, we did jump. And often.

I was in damn good shape from digging lines all day.

I also trained for the merchant marine but wound up moving to Los Angeles after completing a bunch of courses I mentioned up in the mountains.

Good times.
 
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Steeplerot

Lifer
Mar 29, 2004
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young people spend 13 of their first 18 years in government education gulags being taught almost everything except useful knowledge.

Hush comrade, or we will send out a formidable army of Boy Scouts out to kick your ass for spilling the secret totalitarian plan.