Sound Off! Digital Gizmos

Should future military tech development focus on...

... laptops?

... tablets?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Naval Developments

Do we worry more about...

... anti-ship ballistic missiles?

... anti-missile EW packages?


Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Military Animals

More important to the military...

... horses?

... dogs?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Warrior-Scholars

Should we prioritize sending

... military members to civilian schools?

... civilians to military schools?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Media Coverage

Embedded reporters?

Or freelancers responsible for their own security?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Women in Combat

How far should we go to integrating women into combat arms?

Universal fitness standards for all combat arms?

Maturity / personality test for aspiring entrants?

Do we take all men if we put women through a selection process, or put the men through the same thing?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Non-wargames!

If forced to choose between them, would you rather play...

tabletop pen-and-paper RPG?

console-based first-person shooter?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Better Lessons for the Future

Should the US military learn more of their lessons for the future from

The Vietnam War?

Gulf War II (Iraq 03-08)

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! WWII Movies

Better flick...

A Bridge Too Far?

The Longest Day?

and why do you prefer it?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Indirect Fire!

Mortars?  or Cannons?

and why?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Social Networking

Many military units / commands have social networking presences, on Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Are these
--  a good thing!  Public engagement helps boost morale and the image of the military overall
-- a bad thing!  OPSEC magnets that invariably turn into rumor mills and bitch-fests

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Military Motorcycles

Motorcycles for military usage - good thing?  Or bat-shit crazy?  Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! More Camouflage!

Last week we asked about US camo.  This week, we want you to tell us what you think the most effective non-US camo pattern is out there...
British DPM?
German Flecktarn?
Something else?
Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Camo Patterns

Everyone agrees the ACU sucks, but what was the most successful US camouflage pattern out there?  Which one was not only successful on the battlefield, but contributed to the positive image and appearance of the US Army?

BDUs?
Tiger-stripes (Vietnam era)?
Multi-cam?
Basic OD Green?
ACU / pixelflage?
MARPAT?

By: Brant

Sound Off! Best Military Meal

What's the best meal you've ever had served to you in the military?

By: Brant

Sound Off! Political Changes

With the US election going on, it makes us stop to think - what's the one political change that can/should be imposed on the US military?

You thoughts below

By: Brant

Sound Off! Bring a Friend!

Your mission today is to sound off somewhere else! Tell a friend about GrogNews and bring them over to contribute some comments on our little corner of the blogosphere. Introduce them below in the comments and welcome them the finest little oddball military site out there.

By: Brant

Sound Off! Books or Movies

Do you prefer to read about key military events of the past? Or watch the movies?

Justify yourself below, reader!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Military Humor and Parodies

For your heaping helping of military chuckles, do you prefer

-- Doctrine Man! Esoteric humor, cheesy cartoons, and the occasional dose of real news?

-- The Duffel Blog! If the Onion went to war, and fooled a thousand people a day into thinking they're real...?

Sound off below!

By: Brant

Sound Off! Cav vs Airborne

The more obnoxious branch in self-promoting their obvious superiority to the rest of the Army:

-- CAV! "If you ain't cav, you ain't shit!"

-- AIRBORNE! "There's only two kinds of people in this Army: legs and men!"

your obnoxious self-promoting opinions below!

By: Brant