President Dwight D. Eisenhower coined this term in his farewell address to refer to "a conjunction of an immense military establishment and large arms industry".
Here's how it works: our taxes support a massive military budget which is doled out to large defense contractors. These corporations use this money to buy politicians and impel the United States to enter unending wars in order to assure that their contracts never end and grow increasingly bloated.
Here's how it works: our taxes support a massive military budget which is doled out to large defense contractors. These corporations use this money to buy politicians and impel the United States to enter unending wars in order to assure that their contracts never end and grow increasingly bloated.
Dick Cheney was Defense Secretary, CEO of Halliburton, and then Vice President of the United States, and is a key member of the military industrial complex. It kinda explains why Halliburton is profiteering off all these wars.
by khashishi April 11, 2010
Get the military industrial complex mug.The epitome of a senior military college. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Lexington, Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute was once home to the finest military leaders serving our country since the Civil War.
The school was founded based on the principles of Cincinatus and the "Citizen Soldier" concept of societal members. Leaders in industry during peace, and leaders in combat during war. The cadets of the Virginia Military Institute were mobilized during the Civil War and marched over 80 miles from Lexington to New Market to join the ranks during the Confederate victory at that battleground.
The entire atmosphere of the school is of a spartan feel, with very little comforts in the barracks rooms, cold conrete courtyards, and stone constructed civil war era buildings. The corps of cadets forms up on the "bricks" in front of barracks for accountability formations before every meal, and typically performs two to three formal military parades per week on the post drill field.
The school was founded based on the principles of Cincinatus and the "Citizen Soldier" concept of societal members. Leaders in industry during peace, and leaders in combat during war. The cadets of the Virginia Military Institute were mobilized during the Civil War and marched over 80 miles from Lexington to New Market to join the ranks during the Confederate victory at that battleground.
The entire atmosphere of the school is of a spartan feel, with very little comforts in the barracks rooms, cold conrete courtyards, and stone constructed civil war era buildings. The corps of cadets forms up on the "bricks" in front of barracks for accountability formations before every meal, and typically performs two to three formal military parades per week on the post drill field.
by VMI '99 August 21, 2007
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The nation's first state-supported military college, founded on November 11, 1839. It is located in the small town of Lexington, Virginia, and has been turning out leaders for every walk of life since its inception -- unlike certain other colleges located in Charleston, South Carolina. The Ratline, the initial period of cadetship for all new cadets(Rats), is generally viewed as the toughest initiation of any military college in the country. It also has the distinction of being one of only three schools in the world to have fought as a single military unit in pitched battle at the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864.
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Very patriotic: They make sacrifices for America.
Moves at least once every three years.
Probably has lived overseas once for a tour.
Adapts well to new situations.
Either loves their military life or hates it.
The word "brat" is not derogatory, but stands for:
B-orn
R-aised
A-nd
T-rained
Very patriotic: They make sacrifices for America.
Moves at least once every three years.
Probably has lived overseas once for a tour.
Adapts well to new situations.
Either loves their military life or hates it.
The word "brat" is not derogatory, but stands for:
B-orn
R-aised
A-nd
T-rained
-How do you know how to speak "Japan-ese"?
-I'm a military brat, I lived there!
"Oh, you must be Maj. Martin's brat? Nice to meet you."
-I'm a military brat, I lived there!
"Oh, you must be Maj. Martin's brat? Nice to meet you."
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Yeh, that's one milftary I'd really like to get a leg over.
Yeh, that's one milftary I'd really like to get a leg over.
by Obadiah Snooks November 30, 2010
Get the Milftary mug.That one super musty kid that’s always in your class. They’re usually behind on the latest trend, going off about funny memes from years ago, or making gun noises with their mouths. Every chance they get they will tell you about their favorite plane, or tank. They can’t go a conversation without bringing up WW2. You can spot them wearing camouflage, or that one Minecraft creeper jacket.
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Military kid:The Sherman tank was the most commonly used American tank in World War II. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced between 1942 and 1945. The model proved itself somewhat effective against German Mk II and Mk IV Panzers, but it was thoroughly outclassed by the Tiger, Panther, and King Tiger tanks.
Military kid:The Sherman tank was the most commonly used American tank in World War II. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced between 1942 and 1945. The model proved itself somewhat effective against German Mk II and Mk IV Panzers, but it was thoroughly outclassed by the Tiger, Panther, and King Tiger tanks.
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