Kindle for Troops can use your old Kindle

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by SCION

Wow, they also get a cover! Very nice.

The covers are very nice! There is pics of them on Facebook. They look like they will hold up well under Desert conditions.

[covfam]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Well yeah, but if you're gonna do that you need to include benefits as well, housing, subsidized food, supplies, clothing etc. depending on the specific situation.

Kennyc your a lil generous there. as an infantryman in the us army. my supplies were my ruck sack, web gear, boot knife and my m16 and my kevlar vest and kevlar helmt .. any "free food" i got was if i wanted greasy deep fried food in the mess hall thats about as good as typical hospital food. The only clothing i was provided was my battle dress uniform and my dress uniform. every pair of socks, boots, shoes, t-shirt and underware and any "civie" clothing was paid for out of my paycheck. as for the housing i was provided a shared "apartment" shared with 6 other men with 2 rooms and with bunks and footlockers and a small locker our "kitchen" was a counter with a hot plate and microwave, and a small mini fridge no sink or plumbing because there was a public bathroom where 5 such "apartments" shared. any other housing than that was paid for out of our paycheck (at a discount or given a small housing bonus) our free medical care is worse than most of the "bad" healthcare in the united states. (for example my dental work was done without painkillers). Our "benefits" may be much better than most militaries around the word give.. but in general wellfare recipients get better bennefits. Dont get me wrong im proud to have served my country and would do it again if my country asked for it. but any aid or help for fellow soldiers does wonders for morale.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by covfam

our free medical care is worse than most of the "bad" healthcare in the united states.

Yep I totally agree with you there. I had two botch minor surgeries at a military hospital in NE. I still wish I never allowed it.

[Soldim]

Originally Posted by HarryT

No, we will leave it here so that those interested, and who wish to support the "Kindle for Troops" programme are able to see it.

If you'd like to discuss the "political" side of whether or not Kindles SHOULD be sent to troops, please feel free to start a new thread in the P&R forum for the purpose. We welcome such discussions there.

Thanks.

I have to agree with those that try to make the point that supporting the troops (with Kindles or anything else) of a country at war is political.

Evading that discussion by pointing to the P&R forum seems to me as making the political point that supporting the US troops is fine, but criticizing them isn't.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by Soldim

I have to agree with those that try to make the point that supporting the troops (with Kindles or anything else) of a country at war is political.

Evading that discussion by pointing to the P&R forum seems to me as making the political point that supporting the US troops is fine, but criticizing them isn't.

Criticism OR praise for military personnel should be confined to the P&R forum. Please keep this thread strictly to the "mechanics" of this donation program.

Thanks.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Criticism OR praise for military personnel should be confined to the P&R forum. Please keep this thread strictly to the "mechanics" of this donation program.

Thanks.

[Harry_Y]

Originally Posted by Blossom

The covers are very nice! There is pics of them on Facebook. They look like they will hold up well under Desert conditions.

I was happy to see that as well, it should
help keep some of the grit out of them

[Harmon]

Originally Posted by HarryT

Criticism OR praise for military personnel should be confined to the P&R forum. Please keep this thread strictly to the "mechanics" of this donation program.

Thanks.

Nothing like a dose of moral equivalency.

Criticism of military personnel is political because it is implicitly directed at the mission, or at the implementation of the mission, or even the existence of the mission.

But praise of military personnel can come from any quarter, even a pacifist.

Praise and support of those who are willing to risk their health and lives for us is not inherently a political statement. It is a recognition of the virtues of courage and self-sacrifice. The recognition of virtue is fundamental, not political.