Birth Year

[Panther Al]

Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b

I don't think our kids are any dumber than kids of any era -- they're just poorly-educated and have less of a work ethic. They also seem, to me, to be more fatalistic than earlier generations -- and they might have a good reason to be so.

If not poorly educated they tend to be a little on the know it all side: Only person in my area interested in playing T2K falls into the "Arrogance matched only by Ignorance" category. Made the mistake of mentioning I was a tanker and he went off on how great it was that we had autoloaders in the abrams. He was convinced that since saw it on the internet my experiences with the M1 was clearly because they was keeping it a secret from us.

Sigh.

What can ya do?

[helbent4]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

If not poorly educated they tend to be a little on the know it all side.

Panther,

Dude, like that didn't describe us all at a young age!

Tony

[dragoon500ly]

Originally Posted by Panther Al

If not poorly educated they tend to be a little on the know it all side: Only person in my area interested in playing T2K falls into the "Arrogance matched only by Ignorance" category. Made the mistake of mentioning I was a tanker and he went off on how great it was that we had autoloaders in the abrams. He was convinced that since saw it on the internet my experiences with the M1 was clearly because they was keeping it a secret from us.

Sigh.

What can ya do?

There was a reporter down in Ft Hood who reported that the M-1 used "ground-breaking radar" as part of its fire-control system. Funny, I still can't find any mention of it in the manuals and I must say that the radar dish is very well camouflaged! Either that or the reporter mistook a Hoffman for the radar....

[Targan]

Bumping this to give new members the opportunity to contribute.

[ArmySGT.]

1971

Seems I am in good company.

[LT. Ox]

09-30-48 Class of '66

[monkeyofficeboy]

1981 for me, and have been playing since the early 1990s.

[WallShadow]

1957--the year the US planned to fight a nuclear war with the Soviet Union--see Operation Dropshot, which formed a huge part of our defense and foreign policy for decades.

Also the year that Operation Plumbob set off 29 nuclear tests, many in the atmosphere (if you ever wondered why I'm a little bit _off_, keep this in mind).

Also the year the Rooskies sent up that Sputnik thingie. I was born half-past Sputnik and quarter-to Vanguard)

AND part of the IGY (International Geophysical Year) which lasted about a year and a half. Celebrated in song by Steely Dan's Don Fagen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogYgHlNnqo

And, most importantly(to me)--I was born.

[Rolando]

september 1975

[Red Diamond]

I'm definitely seeing a pattern here. Gen X leading the way!