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15 days ago
Current Summer break begins today!
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3 mos ago
I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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5 mos ago
If you are a fan of Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar, let me know. Maybe we can put together an RP. I play Ironjawz & Kruleboyz in AOS and Salamanders & Drukhari in 40K.
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2 yrs ago
Happy holidays, everyone!
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2 yrs ago
Summer break is almost over. Back to work/school and all that non-fun stuff.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO, and the 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books since I was 10 years old. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge of the subject including personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.

I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.

When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.

There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.

I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.

Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]

Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.

Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.

--Gunther (AKA: Old School)



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Joe Hooker is going to go either Hunting or simply target practice. He has two rifles and a pistol. One rifle is gas operated .30-06 with 20 round magazine and the other is more of a long-distance hunting/sniper rifle with a scope. Anyone want to go shooting?
I made a comment once before, that our society made a decided course correction starting in the 1980s that pushed young people into college whether they could handle it or not, afford it or not. It was fine for the young people coming out of those first three decades, but now it is biting society on the butt.

You can't find a plumber, handyman, electrician, mason, or any vocational worker because all the good ones retired and only a few young people have gone that route in the past 30 years. It seems those that went to college look down their noses at vocational workers.

Therefore, HS curriculum has been oriented toward preparing young people for college, like all hte courses you mentioned.

I am a bit older, graduating HS at the cusp of the generations being pressured into college. I remember taking a course in HS called, Singles Living. The Home Economics teacher disguised it to get boys to join up. We learned how to change a flat tire, boil water, use a sewing machine, stitch with needle and thread and other skills you would need to live on your own.

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@HEAVY METAL I just found The Hu from Mongolia. I tend to gravitate towards Japan, but as a Metal Head, I can't NOT hear this...

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i was ok with math all the way to sixth grade or seventh but once they add letters to it and other stuff i was like uh what the world is this.


I work in a school on a daily basis. I encounter children who have not yet taken the time to memorize the multiplication table. I regularly encourage them to do that very thing. Because once you do, math makes so much sense and becomes easier.

Regarding variables, if you do not know the value of a factor, it is easier to replace it with a letter that can change value as you need it to. In some forms of advanced math, you are not searching for a specific numerical answer but a sequence of them that might be plotted on a coordinate plane. The variables are quite necessary.
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