If they needed to fend off war with Russia, U.S. military leaders worry they might not get there...

LTC (Join to see) I was on a 3-year promotion delay. Back in the day in the California guard in 2003, I was selected for captain by the army selection board. I was not in a very good situation with my unit so I put in the 3-year promotion delay. I was mobilized for operation Noble eagle and served very well in Utah at dugway Proving Ground for one year as a first lieutenant. I then deployed with the Idaho Army National Guard as a liaison officer working for 2nd battalion 116th Cavalry Brigade and I went to Kirkuk, Iraq in 2004 and 2005. When I went into the irr in 2006 to go to the Army Reserve, I called my branch manager I got promoted to Captain. I am in the zone due to the 3-year delay and I will find out on the 3rd of July if I got selected in the zone. Most of my other peers who are still in are already Ltc.

Good luck- hope you make it.

LTC (Join to see) time will go by fast! In the last 5 months in my training command just in my Brigade alone, too full bird colonels have retired as well as 4 lieutenant colonels. There is a high attrition I just get tired of it after 20 years or they hit the 28-year mark or 30-year Mark as a commissioned officer and they don't make it to full bird

Yes, the "Krapnovians". I remember them ...
I think today they use the name "Российская Федерация".

Thank you! But I have to add to my plan. I have a retired full bird colonel who in the 1970s took War College as a resident. He discussed this plan in the class with an A-10 Warthog pilot who was also taking the class. They had two Wings over there. Each Squadron had a specific area of Interest such as Fulda Gap and other parts of Germany to protect. Now that has changed so now you probably require 3 wings of a 10s probably kept all in England and Scotland and they would train to protect the baltics Poland and other parts of your bordering the new Warsaw Pact or the Neo communist Russia Russia. My friend also stated that we should put at least one Wing or more in Guam and have them is there as a backup for Korea and send all the National Guard warthog Pilots there to train in South Korea so they know the topography as well. Thank you for the compliment but I bounce this off my retired full bird colonel friends and he made some corrections based on his experience.

By the way, back then and as a should know those Pilots should train in their areas of Interest so they know the topography intimately. If you go there without knowing your area of operation, you may not notice something different. But if you're very familiar with your area of Interest, you'll know how to defend and use your ammo wisely. I don't care what the Russians say, have those A-10 pilots fly and be familiar with their area of Interest.