What do ou think of the US Marine Corps Commandant's Reading List?
www.gafblibrary.org/Files/USMCReadingList2016.pdf
Some of be genre-shit stands out to me (Killer Angels, Ender's Game, etc) and pretty much confirms my thoughts that anyone who joins the military is an idiot. Well-meaning idiots in some cases, but idiotic none the less
It's the army, why do they have reading lists to begin with?
Evan Baker
You are not much better user
What so you expect? Erudite grunts dying in your wars?
Jonathan Clark
You clearly missed that those books were listed under ENTRY LEVEL
A lot of those books are meant to inspire or to teach about leadership, devotion to duty and such. All the higher level shit is more or less the same but goes into greater detail of it. Also strategy shit.
If you're not in the military or have no interest in it, clearly its not for you. But you stay in your high chair faggot.
Isaiah Sullivan
Yeah of course the army grunts aren't all that intellectual But you'd be stupid to think that some of the higher-ups aren't the most well-read people on the planet.
Dominic Jackson
>But you'd be stupid to think that some of the higher-ups aren't the most well-read people on the planet.
I'm sure you have plenty of extremely revealing examples.
Isaiah Flores
>But you'd be stupid to think that some of the higher-ups aren't the most well-read people on the planet. This, officers are fucking clueless
Carson Powell
That's the opposite of what he was saying.
Alexander Cox
I have a copy of the Warfighter's Manual. It's intetesting.
Jayden Anderson
First of all, nobody takes that list seriously except high-and-tight PFCs who think writing book reports will make them 'look good on paper.' And after they read (skim) it, their responses are always the same: "uhhhh this book was about... leadership... and stuff... and uhhhh... why leadership is so important... because, mission accomplishment is important... and uh, lives depend on good leadership..."
I used to think it was insulting to our intelligence that they put Message to Garcia and Ender's Game on the junior enlisted reading list, but the more time you spend with them, the lower your standard sinks.
For junior enlisted Marines with half a brain, I recommend Anthony Swofford's Jarhead for insight on how to deal with the massive pile of shit your life is as a LCpl; for a basic understanding of tactics, read MCDP-1.
Asher Torres
it makes for a more romantic story, don't you think?
Mattis says the most important thing a military leader can do is read
Levi Turner
this is why we need to bring back the draft. wo1 had great poetry because everyone was forced to fight, not just people too dumb to get any other job
Gabriel Gutierrez
Good thing that dude said it, otherwise we'd be a bit short of examples
Michael Powell
You've ever read a biography on Pershing, Bradley, or Grant?
Angel Ortiz
Ι took nice pics and drew some interesting drawings while doing my military service. Pic rel
Carter Gray
are those future terrorists?
Jacob Taylor
No, these kids are the best! A little 10 year old bloke that takes his tiny bro for a walk cannot become a bored with life terrorist. Unless you push him on the edge probably. Making these kids laugh and smile was the.best things I did in there. + a drawing, + Arguing with Larping goblins + reading About 10 books.
Xavier Powell
Getting an almost perfect score ar shooting and watching the real life.stormfags getting sour was also priceless!
Mason James
+ Syrian girls r cute. CUTE!
Carter Barnes
>Anthony Swofford's Jarhead
I tried bringing this one up here on Veeky Forums whenever anyone asked about more recent books (it's several years older than this board, so it used to qualify) but nobody here ever had any interest. I guess that there had been a film made starring a particularly virulent meme actor helped torpedo any chance it may have had.
helluva book, though, I thought.
Christopher Reyes
You realize that Generals are part of the elite in America, yes? It's even mandatory for every international debutante to be accompanied by a student at one of the military academies. Stop lumping all level of the military into one silo.
Michael Hernandez
t. manlet and brainlet
It's a govt sanctioned reading list for warfighters. It contains a lot of history books that aren't relevant to modern warfare except to show how people in war have not changed. A lot of the books are dry, war diaries, or aimed at YA-level readers. (Guess what fuckface? Many enlisted are 17-18.) A lot of the officers reading is p good desu. I'm sorry you don't have brains enough to succeed in the military, guy. Maybe next life.
t. Army vet you baited and steamed
Jayden Taylor
>t. welfare queen
Bentley Murphy
i think they're the true Veeky Forums army.
Levi Watson
Nah. I get $0/mo. Take your misconceptions elsewhere, manlet.
Blake James
>reading ya at 17-18 Truly the best men our great nation has to offer
Jeremiah Foster
meals, housing, training/education, and clothing all via the US taxpayer.
granted, you're basically mortgaging your life if you're infantry. but if it's peacetime or you're in supply, admin, IT etc, it's arguably a better deal than public housing and foodstamps.
Isaac Robinson
you're given a very detailed book ("knowledge"). go to MCRD you will see recruits reading everywhere.
Kayden Thomas
>I'm sorry you don't have brains enough to succeed in the military, guy. hahahahahaha
Evan James
>mfw I joined the m̶o̶b̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶a̶n̶t̶r̶y̶ army because Starship Troopers was on the reading list >mfw its boring like the book, but we die in droves just like the movie.
Caleb Nguyen
Why'd they take it off the list?
Carson Sullivan
A life of a warrior poet is a grand poem in itself.
Joshua White
The military switched it's recruitment strategy to "see the world and met lots of fascinating people" rather than starship troopers more depressing life of dignified mundane repitition
Chase Jenkins
What are you, a fucking military recruiter?
Christopher Foster
Picture books dont count as reading m8
William Peterson
Best dudes I know were in the military. What you read doesn't make you worthwhile desu
Jonathan Mitchell
you're fucking retarded. the basic marine knowledge is intense shit. idiot. go back to reading marx and playing hacky sack.
Mason Edwards
>military >elite what are you talking about m8
Easton Murphy
Ender's Game has some depth. Just because it's popular doesn't mean that it's shallow.
Camden Watson
Literally read through the last sentence again. Upper tier officers are considered part of the upper class.
Christopher Brown
No. Greek fag. Went to do my service.
Liam Collins
Ahhh sarcasm, sorry.
Ethan Sullivan
professional soldiers are the most cucked people in the world, both literally and figuratively.
Jaxson Gonzalez
I have a question. A guy bullied me in high school and then joined the marines. Is that generally the type in the military? Big strong bosses, that is, strong men who dominate others.
You're right, maybe he was better than me, he had more sex, he had more money. He really notched me down a peg. Seems I'm a victim of natural selection, and he's the winner. I can hardly look at women with my low self esteem.
Luckily, I can now masturbate and explode in pleasure to videos of marines dying.
Justin Rivera
Everybody knows the Air Force is the intelligent branch.
Isaiah Adams
I was just joking please don't snipe me
Jordan Powell
Yeah all those phds are fucking idiots, you're right.