At least 7 dead, 20 wounded in Fort Hood shooting

Started by Kleves, November 05, 2009, 04:31:29 PM

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grumbler

#15
November 05, 2009, 06:56:36 PM
I think that the Army's renaming of commonly-known facilities like the base gym to weird Orwellian names like "Soldier Readiness Center" is clearly an attempt to break the minds of its personnel.  It is ironic that one of the perps was the first to snap, but mark my words:  this is just the beginning.  I suspect the next guy to snap will do so at the Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Facility.

The Navy tried this years ago.  It was ugly.
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Razgovory

#16
November 05, 2009, 07:02:54 PM
Quote from: FunkMonk on November 05, 2009, 06:40:21 PM
Yet another casualty list to look over to see if any of my army pals are on it.  :(

Here's hoping your pals are okay.
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#17
November 05, 2009, 07:15:15 PM
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FunkMonk

#18
November 05, 2009, 07:21:42 PM
Quote from: grumbler on November 05, 2009, 06:56:36 PM
I think that the Army's renaming of commonly-known facilities like the base gym to weird Orwellian names like "Soldier Readiness Center" is clearly an attempt to break the minds of its personnel.  It is ironic that one of the perps was the first to snap, but mark my words:  this is just the beginning.  I suspect the next guy to snap will do so at the Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing Facility.

The Navy tried this years ago.  It was ugly.

Soldier Readiness Center or "SRC" refers to a place where soldiers process themselves for deployment, i.e. filling out personnel paperwork, making sure wills are filed, and basic medical examinations. I suspect this gym was re-arranged to support a battalion or two at a time for this purpose. We had a similar facility at Fort Stewart; an old gym became the "soldier readiness center", used simply for processing us to go to the fight. Coming back from Iraq, we went through the same facility.

You are broadly correct, though. The Army does have a habit of changing language to suit its needs. The words 'Soldier' and 'Family' are capitalized in any official army document, for instance.
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Admiral Yi

#19
November 05, 2009, 07:24:49 PM
On CNN they scanned over a sign that said something like "Ft. Hood Warrior Attitude Reset Center."

:huh:

Does that mean the shrinks office?

MadImmortalMan

#20
November 05, 2009, 07:27:14 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 05, 2009, 07:24:49 PM
On CNN they scanned over a sign that said something like "Ft. Hood Warrior Attitude Reset Center."

:huh:

Does that mean the shrinks office?


Good lord. What a bunch of nonsense.



Also: He was a bad doctor and didn't want to go to Iraq:


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(CBS/ AP)   Officials say a shooting suspect at Fort Hood has been identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who they say was an Army mental health professional.

A law enforcement official said Hasan, believed to be in his late 30s, was killed after opening fire at the base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly.

A source tells the CBS News investigates team that Hasan is a licensed psychiatrist in Bethesda, Md. He is a drug and rehab specialist who got his Virginia psychiatry license July 12, 2005.

It was not known whether he was treating people at the base.

A possible motive was unclear.

However, a source told AP that Hasan got a poor performance evaluation for Army hospital work.

Austin's Statesman.com reports that Jeff Sadosky, a spokesman for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, said the senator had been told that Hasan was upset about his upcoming deployment to Iraq.

Officials says it was not clear what Hasan's religion was, but investigators are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name or if he may have changed his name and converted to the Islamic faith at some point.

According to the Army Times, Hasan was promoted to Major, medical corps on April 22, 2009.
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FunkMonk

#21
November 05, 2009, 07:36:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 05, 2009, 07:24:49 PM
On CNN they scanned over a sign that said something like "Ft. Hood Warrior Attitude Reset Center."

:huh:

Does that mean the shrinks office?

The word 'warrior' is en vogue in the army since the wars started. At my old posting there is a "Warrior Transition Unit", composed entirely of personnel who are medically unfit to serve in their units.
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#22
November 05, 2009, 08:03:35 PM
Quote from: FunkMonk on November 05, 2009, 07:36:55 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 05, 2009, 07:24:49 PM
On CNN they scanned over a sign that said something like "Ft. Hood Warrior Attitude Reset Center."

:huh:

Does that mean the shrinks office?

The word 'warrior' is en vogue in the army since the wars started. At my old posting there is a "Warrior Transition Unit", composed entirely of personnel who are medically unfit to serve in their units.

I don't really like that. The word warrior indicates less discipline than the word soldier.
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HisMajestyBOB

#23
November 05, 2009, 08:56:24 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 05, 2009, 06:46:00 PM
QuoteThe slain gunman was identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, a law enforcement source told CNN. Licensed in Virginia, Hasan was a psychiatrist who previously worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center but more recently was practicing at Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, according to professional records.

There you go.  He was a shrink so... definitely crazy. :yes:

Tom Cruise was right! :o
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Tonitrus

#24
November 05, 2009, 08:57:41 PM
The AF is big on this "warrior" thing too.  Alas.

Caliga

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November 05, 2009, 09:05:58 PM
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FunkMonk

#26
November 05, 2009, 09:27:08 PM
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Caliga

#27
November 05, 2009, 09:38:43 PM
CNN is now reporting that the gunman is still alive  :huh:
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dps

#28
November 05, 2009, 09:43:55 PM
Quote from: Caliga on November 05, 2009, 09:38:43 PM
CNN is now reporting that the gunman is still alive  :huh:

Guess he got better after they killed him.

Ancient Demon

#29
November 05, 2009, 10:21:01 PM
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