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reallyseansmith.bsky.social

Author of Even a Dog Enlists, Why Not You? and Rank Absurdity: An Irreverent Military Memoir. Formerly a US Army, MI, UN, NATO, etc. guy. Currently a Regular Human Person goofing off on Bluesky. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sean-Smith/author/B0B6KPP5XL

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There's a very archetypal guy who was a very Not Operator MOS, got a DUI/DV, and was asked to not come back after doing 3 years, who then made being a fake tough guy former "warfighter" their whole personality. "You were put in for an Article 15 by the CBRN officer, BRYCE."

submitted 23 minutes ago • 3 comments

I'm counting that as a win.

submitted 46 minutes ago • 0 comments

Yo, Middle East wars aren't far enough back behind us to be nostalgic retro cool. It's like trying to bring back lower back tattoos. You need time to forget how bad some shit really is. Too soon, man.

submitted 1 hour ago • 4 comments

In fairness, it seems like the IAF is doing pretty great tactically, and wars are won by good tactics overcoming bad strategy all the time... checks notes Oh.

submitted 2 hours ago • 2 comments

All I do on Facebook is like posts by people I was friends with during the Clinton administration about what colleges their kids got into, but the algorithm is convinced I want to watch videos of women who hate other women for having bachelorette parties or wearing pants.

submitted 2 hours ago • 2 comments

We really need to just stop take every bugfuck crazy cult at their word when they name themselves things like The Totally Normal Christian Church of Nice Things but believe that we need to use atomic weapons on The Gap because the shorts they sell women are too short or some shit.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

Incidentally, this is also why writing about your experiences can be therapeutic. Um, so I hear.

submitted 3 hours ago • 0 comments

I may be mistaken here, but my impression is that attempting this kind of thing at certain USAF installations is a great way to get liquefied by automatic weapon fire.

submitted 3 hours ago • 3 comments

A lot of rock & roll epics aren't really worth the extra time, but I'm 100% down for this one.

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

If you're using my anti tankie lists you might want to use this one too to maximize your coverage.

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

Hey #battletech fans, what’s your favourite mech design?

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

This is the bottom line concerning USAID. Everything else is jerking off.

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

The canary in the coal mine for everything going wrong in the world was Black Dynamite having worse box office than Undercover Brother.

submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

Everyone trying to rehabilitate Batman & Robin (1997) by declaring it "camp" is wrong. Good camp is fun as hell, but that movie has rancid vibes compared to the TV series.

submitted 18 hours ago • 3 comments

This guy?

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

1973-1991: "Anything the military does might be the next Vietnam!" 1991-2001: "We can have the military do things. It's fine, and this will never change because it's the end of history." 2001-2021: A wild history appears 2025: "What if Vietnams are our kink, and I don't mean for the Phở?"

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

You can obviously criticize the Batman premise, or specific Batman stories, for having Unfortunate Implications. But asking Batman to be more like the Less Shitty Kennedy Kid's Adventures in Managing a 501(c)(3) or whatever is just jerking off.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Repeating the Qanon grift but leftishly.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, or: Songbird Ain't My Choom

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

At Cadet Basic Training, a piece of hot brass from an M16A1 fired next to me hit my cheek, stuck to it, and made a faint ssss sound.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Heh.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

Third Operation Linebacker's the charm!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

what gets me about this stupid ass shit is that Ukraine is dealing with literal russian tanks and meanwhile the president is about to toss american power into the MENA meatgrinder once again

submitted 1 day ago • 9 comments

I'm not an art critic, but: instead of a paper clip it's a beer can pull tab

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

There's a very archetypal guy who was a very Not Operator MOS, got a DUI/DV, and was asked to not come back after doing 3 years, who then made being a fake tough guy former "warfighter" their whole personality. "You were put in for an Article 15 by the CBRN officer, BRYCE."

I'm counting that as a win.

Yo, Middle East wars aren't far enough back behind us to be nostalgic retro cool. It's like trying to bring back lower back tattoos. You need time to forget how bad some shit really is. Too soon, man.

In fairness, it seems like the IAF is doing pretty great tactically, and wars are won by good tactics overcoming bad strategy all the time... checks notes Oh.

All I do on Facebook is like posts by people I was friends with during the Clinton administration about what colleges their kids got into, but the algorithm is convinced I want to watch videos of women who hate other women for having bachelorette parties or wearing pants.

We really need to just stop take every bugfuck crazy cult at their word when they name themselves things like The Totally Normal Christian Church of Nice Things but believe that we need to use atomic weapons on The Gap because the shorts they sell women are too short or some shit.

Incidentally, this is also why writing about your experiences can be therapeutic. Um, so I hear.

I may be mistaken here, but my impression is that attempting this kind of thing at certain USAF installations is a great way to get liquefied by automatic weapon fire.

A lot of rock & roll epics aren't really worth the extra time, but I'm 100% down for this one.

If you're using my anti tankie lists you might want to use this one too to maximize your coverage.

Hey #battletech fans, what’s your favourite mech design?

This is the bottom line concerning USAID. Everything else is jerking off.

The canary in the coal mine for everything going wrong in the world was Black Dynamite having worse box office than Undercover Brother.

Everyone trying to rehabilitate Batman & Robin (1997) by declaring it "camp" is wrong. Good camp is fun as hell, but that movie has rancid vibes compared to the TV series.

This guy?

1973-1991: "Anything the military does might be the next Vietnam!" 1991-2001: "We can have the military do things. It's fine, and this will never change because it's the end of history." 2001-2021: A wild history appears 2025: "What if Vietnams are our kink, and I don't mean for the Phở?"

You can obviously criticize the Batman premise, or specific Batman stories, for having Unfortunate Implications. But asking Batman to be more like the Less Shitty Kennedy Kid's Adventures in Managing a 501(c)(3) or whatever is just jerking off.

Repeating the Qanon grift but leftishly.

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, or: Songbird Ain't My Choom

At Cadet Basic Training, a piece of hot brass from an M16A1 fired next to me hit my cheek, stuck to it, and made a faint ssss sound.

Heh.

Third Operation Linebacker's the charm!

what gets me about this stupid ass shit is that Ukraine is dealing with literal russian tanks and meanwhile the president is about to toss american power into the MENA meatgrinder once again

I'm not an art critic, but: instead of a paper clip it's a beer can pull tab

Air power causing regime change [to one they think is better at fighting you than the current one]

Should we tell them?

32 years ago today. I was so dang happy to get my jump wings.