Travis Reese (One of Many-Gravity's Rainbros)
@ctreese2.bsky.social
Small town kid. Joined the military. Stuck w/ it for 21 yrs. Stayed in defense. Planner & strategist. Inventor of the coffee egg cream & mocha coffee egg cream
He may want to check and see how his Jewish ancestors dealt with that logic.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
He may want to check and see how his Jewish ancestors dealt with that logic.
Well, since this is all fantasy, yes.
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Well, since this is all fantasy, yes.
When all else fails, resurrect national pride with a voluntary lever en masse.
November 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
When all else fails, resurrect national pride with a voluntary lever en masse.
Disrupting the disruption to bring you this disrupt.
November 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Disrupting the disruption to bring you this disrupt.
If he fought with the Khost Protective Force, then yes. And depending for how long in the Khost Bowl, he would've seen serios combat.
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If he fought with the Khost Protective Force, then yes. And depending for how long in the Khost Bowl, he would've seen serios combat.
Her character was so pitch perfect. I can see her pull the same dialogue with ICE as with Fleischman that knowing "you'll come around.".
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Her character was so pitch perfect. I can see her pull the same dialogue with ICE as with Fleischman that knowing "you'll come around.".
Thrived on chaos apparently.
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thrived on chaos apparently.
Ah...that Derrida, not this one..
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ah...that Derrida, not this one..
Who doesn't need an incident?
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Who doesn't need an incident?
Outside of everything from his extraordinary powers of healing to the bizarre nature of not really having many details in the public record, I'm not advocating conspiracy but transparency is deeply compromised here too.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Outside of everything from his extraordinary powers of healing to the bizarre nature of not really having many details in the public record, I'm not advocating conspiracy but transparency is deeply compromised here too.
>current to the framework of readiness.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
>current to the framework of readiness.
<readiness at each step. What is now current will be the past and what is future will be the present. You can't anchor on one and call it readiness and somehow perceive modernization as not contributing to readiness. We can experience perpetual surprise or we can plan to avoid it by tying future &<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
<readiness at each step. What is now current will be the past and what is future will be the present. You can't anchor on one and call it readiness and somehow perceive modernization as not contributing to readiness. We can experience perpetual surprise or we can plan to avoid it by tying future &<
>both a "here and now" and "then and future" problem. It is not readiness vs modernization. It is sustainment for current for readiness and modernization/acquistion for future readiness. In between there is a plan and vision on how to transition from one to the other while still maintaining<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
>both a "here and now" and "then and future" problem. It is not readiness vs modernization. It is sustainment for current for readiness and modernization/acquistion for future readiness. In between there is a plan and vision on how to transition from one to the other while still maintaining<
I know what things things to keep and what things to divest and repalce if I don't have a projection of the future as well?" In a nutshell he laid out why a service chief exists. Make sure a CCDR has what they need know but also make sure they will have what they need in the future. Readiness is<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I know what things things to keep and what things to divest and repalce if I don't have a projection of the future as well?" In a nutshell he laid out why a service chief exists. Make sure a CCDR has what they need know but also make sure they will have what they need in the future. Readiness is<
>Everyone who came to Dunford only described readiness in terms of DRRS/SORTS monhtly reporting of current forces. His question again was "That's a snapshot in time for now. That is current readiness. How do I balance that against making sure we are also invested to prepare for the future? How do<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
>Everyone who came to Dunford only described readiness in terms of DRRS/SORTS monhtly reporting of current forces. His question again was "That's a snapshot in time for now. That is current readiness. How do I balance that against making sure we are also invested to prepare for the future? How do<
>to not make a near term investment beause I've assessed we have a bigger problem in 10 or 15 years we won't be ready for and that money needs to be allocated elsewhere? How do I do explain that to SECNAV or Congress when my budget is only set up to talk about sustainment of current capabilities?"<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
>to not make a near term investment beause I've assessed we have a bigger problem in 10 or 15 years we won't be ready for and that money needs to be allocated elsewhere? How do I do explain that to SECNAV or Congress when my budget is only set up to talk about sustainment of current capabilities?"<
This whole thing was derived from a project on readiness I did for Dunford when he was still CMC. The discussion went like this: "When I'm presented a 5-year budget with 'COAs' they are not really different COAs. They are options to optimize spending in the same 5-year horizon. What if I need<
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This whole thing was derived from a project on readiness I did for Dunford when he was still CMC. The discussion went like this: "When I'm presented a 5-year budget with 'COAs' they are not really different COAs. They are options to optimize spending in the same 5-year horizon. What if I need<
>prioritization or categorization. The goal of readiness is to avoid “present shock” – a condition in which “we live in a continuous, always-on ‘now’” and lose the sense of long-term direction."
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
>prioritization or categorization. The goal of readiness is to avoid “present shock” – a condition in which “we live in a continuous, always-on ‘now’” and lose the sense of long-term direction."
>near term security or long-term effect or to even make an assessment. Instead, they are lumped into a pot of “threats” and sorted out by the whomever is the most successful advocate posturing around a vague definition of the need to be “ready” with very few metrics of<
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
>near term security or long-term effect or to even make an assessment. Instead, they are lumped into a pot of “threats” and sorted out by the whomever is the most successful advocate posturing around a vague definition of the need to be “ready” with very few metrics of<
There is only current readiness and future readiness. This is why I wrote about a framework to balance investment between the two.
"...DoD does not compare current and future threats to a common framework. The lack of framework creates an inability to weigh efforts and resources for either<
"...DoD does not compare current and future threats to a common framework. The lack of framework creates an inability to weigh efforts and resources for either<
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
There is only current readiness and future readiness. This is why I wrote about a framework to balance investment between the two.
"...DoD does not compare current and future threats to a common framework. The lack of framework creates an inability to weigh efforts and resources for either<
"...DoD does not compare current and future threats to a common framework. The lack of framework creates an inability to weigh efforts and resources for either<