http://defensetech.org/2006/02/14/rapid-fire-021406/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:47:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/02/14/rapid-fire-021406/#comment-122666 Charles Wed, 15 Feb 2006 15:17:49 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1855#comment-122666 It is a "new high" unadjusted for inflation. The only times it was higher was WW2, 'Nam and Reagan (ugh) to Bush Sr. Looks to be the highest since '92...which is I believe what Defensetech has stated before in earlier articles. It is a “new high” unadjusted for inflation. The only times it was higher was WW2, ‘Nam and Reagan (ugh) to Bush Sr. Looks to be the highest since ’92…which is I believe what Defensetech has stated before in earlier articles.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/02/14/rapid-fire-021406/#comment-122665 Phil Fraering Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:59:14 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1855#comment-122665 Hmm. You point to an item with the quote "DOD budget: new high for defense spending... new lows in the quantity of Army divisions, Navy combat ships, and Air Force wings." Just wondering, but is the author of that report correcting for inflation? I ran across a set of charts showing defense funding in dollars, constant 2003 dollars, and fraction-of-gdp here: http://home.comcast.net/~andy_dunn/budget_main.html#national_defense. Hmm. You point to an item with the quote “DOD budget: new high for defense spending… new lows in the quantity of Army divisions, Navy combat ships, and Air Force wings.“
Just wondering, but is the author of that report correcting for inflation?
I ran across a set of charts showing defense funding in dollars, constant 2003 dollars, and fraction-of-gdp here:
http://home.comcast.net/~andy_dunn/budget_main.html#national_defense.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/02/14/rapid-fire-021406/#comment-15531 Wesley Ashby Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:20:00 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1855#comment-15531 When I turn the age of 18 I want to join the military When I turn the age of 18 I want to join the military

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/02/14/rapid-fire-021406/#comment-122664 Charles Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:27:43 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=1855#comment-122664 The cloning article is probably the most interesting and sensible one. You distill hundreds of small factoids and force a person to process them in one gulp, rather than "accruing" the information as battlefield experience. It's the same as using flowcharts to illustrate optimal decision-making, and similar to the sci-fi dream of using hypnopaedia to train people for tasks. The cloning article is probably the most interesting and sensible one. You distill hundreds of small factoids and force a person to process them in one gulp, rather than “accruing” the information as battlefield experience. It’s the same as using flowcharts to illustrate optimal decision-making, and similar to the sci-fi dream of using hypnopaedia to train people for tasks.

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