President Kennedy wanted to keep USA out of Vietnam

[JonLP24]

80. They are bad, real bad,

A lot is made about private military but this is the worst -- http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=12675"

Also their slave labor has to be constantly watched & supervised, an American civilian contractor employee is paid well over a $100,000 to watch the TCN pump gas (actually he isn't there, just the TCN and a clipboard). I was in transportation, I wasn't kept inform of specific strategy, goals, civilian contractors -- all were to their own section, did their own thing, had their own missions. Some did visibly apparent jobs like provide security for bases -- I'm not sure if my assumptions are correct but I noticed what seemed like nationals from Africa with carbine rifles & dressed in fatigues with bullet proof vests (not that armor we wear) manned the entrances & exits of a lot of military bases. The more notable ones such as BIAP. I'm not sure who hires them, who they work, what is subcontracting or why that is given the foreign nationals are watched--treated as terrorist suspects the entire time which was amazing since most of them took a lot of abuse in-stride.

You cross someone with a civilian rank such as a GS7 or higher, I remember i was detailed to "supervise" a dining facility, the only real work I did was headcount & enforce these very strict rules (no backpacks, sun glasses or head gear) which come from somewhere where higher than me. Told one he didn't wash his hands at the sink on the way and blew a fit. Telling my NCO a GS7 is the equivalent of a colonel & what if he was wearing a colonel uniform, my NCOIC told him he'd "tell him to go back and wash his hands&quot

In the back to enforce the "no taking ice cream outside" (summer only rule, has to be some sort of bacterial explanation for that one) I spotted a contractor that kept taking the Buffalo Bob's sauce, I was on to him, alerted and it got to him. Next time, he must not realize seeing him do it at the table is what alerted me, he slimply grabbed the bottle and wrapped it inside the stars & stripes.

One I often didn't enforce was the taking too many packets of crystal light or coffee creamer. 2-3 was told OK. stocking up was the issue. the GS7 who didn't wash his hands also broke this rule but managed to choose this enforce this rule on a Warrant Officer 3. After he put it back, he came back and gave me props for not being afraid to correct a superior (though tact is emphasized this way up the chain). A 3 Star General would come in pretty much every morning and leave his hat on the table, no one messed with him. I always hated having to shout & announce when he showed up. I think it was a Navy thing where they do that - he was a Marine General. Zone 2 DFAC, located around some office buildings/trailers near Zone 1 which basically a shopping mall/Bazaar with an Olympic sized swimming pool across the street from an indoor gym where "Obama played ball wit the troops" in 2008 when he visited Arif Jan. Several middle aged men walked in the door wearing civilian clothes & in a group, discussing & sitting with the group were college basketball coaches my headcount assistant recognized right away. I didn't though there was no Coach K, Dean Smith, Bobby Knight. Interesting place, a lot of higher ups & contractors (ID was a big one, technically had to turn away someone wearing an Army uniform if he didn't have his ID (for headcount purposes, he isn't counted & can't eat without an ID) routine visitors I let slide. E-5 or higher can be pretty testy over the badge thing.