antabanta posted:GTAngler posted:antabanta posted:No need for you to humor me. You first post on this thread contested the GPM as a separate entity and you want it to remain a part of the GDF out of your concern that it is an arm of the PNC. Correct? I have provided ample reason why it should remain separate. I'm not taking the criteria for a reservist force and applying them to a militia. The GPM is a regional reservist, citizen-army, managed and controller by the national government. It is NOT anti-govt, obviously. It is NOT private. It can be used to supplement GDF forces in times of need but cannot be under the umbrella of the GDF for a number of reasons, mainly, at its heyday and at full strength it was probably close in numbers to the GDF, there is a massive cultural difference between the two organizations that would easily evolve into conflict, different functionality and operational expectations. What else would you like me to explain?
Whatever I think I know about Guyana's military would far surpass your knowledge if only by virtue of my personal experience.
Not all militia in the US is private. If you were anything but a grunt in the US army you would know that.
Beg some more and I'll consider leaving you alone.
Training is done by regular army forces seconded to the GPM. It was/is in effect a centrally controlled reserve force.
At this point I am thoroughly convinced that you're an idiot. You wrote the above and now you write the highlighted part. Spending a few extra second to think before you write will serve you well. What massive cultural differences? Are you now grasping at straws? What Militia in the current United States is government sponsored? As for me being a grunt, remember your ASSumptions earlier. The military can be broken down into two major groups. Those with the ability to think and those who are necessary to serve those who think. You fall into the latter category. Based on what you've written here I can sure of only two things, you know your left from your right and you know how to salute and say yes sir.
Well ... my idiocy is why I need to learn from your genius. Let's examine the two statements.
The GPM is a regional reservist, citizen-army, managed and controller by the national government. --- first statement by yours truly.
Training is done by regular army forces seconded to the GPM. It was/is in effect a centrally controlled reserve force. ---- second statement by yours truly.
Assuming it's not my typo in controller instead of controlled, what about these two statements is giving you trouble? Let me clarify the second statement. Training is done by regular troops within the GPM but supplemented by troops from the GDF, at least at the commissioned officer level. It is regional - the GPM is divided by region from 1 to 10 with regional training staff. Cool so far? The members train part-time, one weekend a month plus two weeks in the beginning of the year and two weeks at the end of the year. That qualifies the terms regional reservist, citizen-army? Yes? Nod so we'll know you understand. Supplies, training objectives, training guidelines, admin and logistics, senior and junior leadership are all provided from a single HQ which qualifies it as being centrally controlled. Nod again. It is in effect a centrally controlled citizen-army of reservists. If you still don't understand, take two aspirins, sleep it off and come again tomorrow.
So you don't know that the National Guard is an organized militia organized by each state and territory of the US? Are you sure you finished boot camp? Any person of any regular military service and with half a brain, knows that regular forces always look down upon reservists as part-time soldiers. Are you sure you finished boot camp?
You might be wrong about me. Sometimes I get my left and right mixed up but I do know how to salute and say yes sir. I also know more about the GDF, GPM, and Guyana than you ever will no matter how much you rant and rave. It's distressing that someone with your genius is having so much trouble understanding my simple explanations about GDF/GPM.
Since you neglected to say anything about the rest of my last post, should I dare assume you agree with everything other than the sentences you misunderstood and tried to throw back at me as conflicting?
You can assume whatever you want. It's of no consequence to me.