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I think the guy has a sense of entitlement or something owing to being a developer.

If you can't even bring yourself to be thought of as being in the same industry as a someone lower on the ladder, it's a good bet you're not too good of a team player.

Think of the Army. Someone says they're "in the Army." That could mean anything from the shower guy, typist, or infantryman.

Yet they're all in the army, and think of themselves in that way.

I think the guy has a sense of entitlement or something owing to being a developer.

If you can't even bring yourself to be thought of as being in the same industry as a someone lower on the ladder, it's a good bet you're not too good of a team player.

Think of the Army. Someone says they're "in the Army." That could mean anything from the shower guy, typist, or infantryman.

Yet they're all in the army, and think of themselves in that way.

I think the guy has a sense of entitlement or something owing to being a developer.

If you can't even bring yourself to be thought of as being in the same industry as a someone lower on the ladder, it's a good bet you're not too good of a team player.

Think of the Army. Someone says they're "in the Army." That could mean anything from the shower guy, typist, or infantryman.

Yet they're all in the army, and think of themselves in that way.

Let's not make stuff up, here are the US military pay rates http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/ranks.html.

I'm pretty sure his rank was Specialist. You are right, there is no such MOS called Intelligence Specialist.

http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/intelligence/intelligence-mos.html

I can tell you that, until 1993 (at least), TADS video was not encrypted.

I got out in 1993 as a 67R, and cannot speak for what they did to the video recorders in the Apache after that (particularly in the Longbow upgrade, which was just a wet dream in Boeing's eye when I left).

ex-18 was in reference to the US Army MOS code 18 series.. which would be Special Forces, there is a list of the codes here: http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/special/special-mos.html

19D is a Cavalry Scout and falls under the Armor branch. The 19 Deltas are trained in a wide variety of skill-sets because they are supposed to encounter the enemy before anyone else does. Self sufficiency/recovering and high mobility type stuff.

Here is a description of what the lowest & youngest scouts must be able to do:
"Skill Level 1 MOSC 19D1O. Performs duties as crewmember, operates, and performs operator maintenance on scout vehicles. Armored Airborne ReconnaissanceVehicle (M551A1), and Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV), HMMWV, M113, crew-served weapons, anti-aarmor weapons, and communications equipment. Loads, clears, and fires individual and crew-served weapons. Engages enemy armor with anti-armor weapons. Operates and performs operator maintenance on wheeled vehicles. Assists in the recovery of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Secures, prepares, and stows ammunition on scout vehicles. Performs mounted and dismounted navigation. Serves as member of observation and listening post. Gathers and reports information on terrain features and enemy strength, disposition and equipment. Applies principles of escape and evasion. Collects data for the classification of routes, fords, tunnels, and bridges. Performs dismounted patrols. Employs principles of cover and concealment and camouflage. Assists with construction of light field fortifications, laying and removal of mines, and emplacing demolitions. Requests and adjusts indirect fire."

There are descriptions for higher 19D levels here: http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/armor/19d.html

I'd like to point out that the MK19 is used on HMMWVs as a single man weapon system. No crew needed. The MK19 is a pretty neat weapon system, but i still prefer the .50 cal over it. It's much easier to manage and there is a plethora of ammo types (mk19 has others too, but i've never seen them in circulation)... SLAP is my fav. But like you said, the chances of a civy getting their hands on a high caliber weapon system is slim. Civies are good at making shit up though.. and conventional armies usually have problems fighting unconventional ones.

The best weapon system of all, in my mind, is the radio.

ex-18 was in reference to the US Army MOS code 18 series.. which would be Special Forces, there is a list of the codes here: http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/special/special-mos.html

19D is a Cavalry Scout and falls under the Armor branch. The 19 Deltas are trained in a wide variety of skill-sets because they are supposed to encounter the enemy before anyone else does. Self sufficiency/recovering and high mobility type stuff.

Here is a description of what the lowest & youngest scouts must be able to do:
"Skill Level 1 MOSC 19D1O. Performs duties as crewmember, operates, and performs operator maintenance on scout vehicles. Armored Airborne ReconnaissanceVehicle (M551A1), and Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV), HMMWV, M113, crew-served weapons, anti-aarmor weapons, and communications equipment. Loads, clears, and fires individual and crew-served weapons. Engages enemy armor with anti-armor weapons. Operates and performs operator maintenance on wheeled vehicles. Assists in the recovery of wheeled and tracked vehicles. Secures, prepares, and stows ammunition on scout vehicles. Performs mounted and dismounted navigation. Serves as member of observation and listening post. Gathers and reports information on terrain features and enemy strength, disposition and equipment. Applies principles of escape and evasion. Collects data for the classification of routes, fords, tunnels, and bridges. Performs dismounted patrols. Employs principles of cover and concealment and camouflage. Assists with construction of light field fortifications, laying and removal of mines, and emplacing demolitions. Requests and adjusts indirect fire."

There are descriptions for higher 19D levels here: http://www.us-army-info.com/pages/mos/armor/19d.html

I'd like to point out that the MK19 is used on HMMWVs as a single man weapon system. No crew needed. The MK19 is a pretty neat weapon system, but i still prefer the .50 cal over it. It's much easier to manage and there is a plethora of ammo types (mk19 has others too, but i've never seen them in circulation)... SLAP is my fav. But like you said, the chances of a civy getting their hands on a high caliber weapon system is slim. Civies are good at making shit up though.. and conventional armies usually have problems fighting unconventional ones.

The best weapon system of all, in my mind, is the radio.

Well, as a maths student, I would prefer to ban degrees and keep radians. Radians are actually useful to work with.

Yeah, well, as a former Field Artillery Fire Support Specialist, I would prefer to ban both degrees and radians. Mils are a lot easier to work with when blowing stuff up.