I saw something about it on the odd couple show, I believe Felix was considered dead and they heard some honking going on.

It’s possible that homogenous behaviors (e.g., expressing grief) occuring in "mass" may have to do with group dynamics. Perhaps research on herd mentality may be helpful in answering your question.

http://www.crw.org/safety/Dec04-Herd%20Instinct.html

(I know there are better sites out there… if you’re interested in exploring further, I know you will be able to find some.)

I was just thinking about how dumb Americans were.

Ever since America went to a volunteer armed forces system, jobs have been leaving the country in droves. Now, for all the ranting against welfare and paying people a decent wage, funny enough, the military offers free health care, free or subsidized housing, free and discounted meals and groceries and basically cash money to spend at your leisure. This is for the military, a huge entity that largely contributes nothing for the American economy, but rather takes.

If those jobs were still in America, the volunteer system wouldn’t work. Because the jobs mysteriously have been outsourced, basically, many men and women are forced to join to have a decent life. How is this different from welfare? It’s actually worse! I hate to break it to you youngsters on here, but our military is not a self-defense force! Don’t pull that argument!

Also, look at the problem with Japan. The birth rate there has plummeted so badly, they are having to consider importing foreign labor. They are not as open to foreigners like the West.

Now look at America, Britain and Australia, like that. We actually reward single mothers for having kids. Don’t you think that is deliberate? Now, not only do you have all the good jobs being outsourced, the government encourages poor women to have kids to survive. What are these children going to do when they grow up?

Join the Army. That’s underhanded Social Engineering at work.

No… because there is nothing underhanded about it. Been going on for decades. The best way to have control over someone is to make them dependent on you. Eventually absolute dependence gives absolute control.

If there is an overwhelmingly powerful force that seeks to eliminate any inkling of resistance as soon as it emerges, how is it possible to progress the suppressed without being discovered or destroyed?

Our 4th amendment has already been slashed by the government, the 2nd amendment is in the process of being slashed, and the 1st is already severely restricted in Britain. Soon we will see complete tyranny in the form of a Police State.

Some examples of this in effect right now are surveillance cameras on the streets, warrant-less searches of citizens’ homes, gun registration laws, restriction of recording public places or protesting in England, and many more in the near future.

NOPE ! WE ARE ALREADY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!
More prisoners than any other nation in the world. Majority for non-violent drug crimes. "The war on terror" is like "The war on drugs" never ending and un-winable

I’ve read different things about this MOS. Do I have to see combat in this? Do I get a choice of whether or not I want to go tactical?

If you’re active-duty, chances are very good that you’ll deploy, and soon after you finish training. As for Infantry-type combat, you could see a firefight for sure, but that’s not really your job. You’ll probably be working closely with SF and other SpecOps units, delivering "product" and doing loudspeaker broadcasts. It’s hard to say, because every BN has a different job, depending on where they are deployed to. Fact is, when you are in Afghanistan, it doesn’t matter what your MOS is, you can get caught up in a battle easily. IED’s are a big problem, too. If you’re worried about combat, I wouldn’t join the Army, and no offense meant by that either.

I was a 37F, and everyone of us deployed – most to Afghanistan, but a good many to Iraq. As for the reserve units under USACAPOC, they deploy less, but there is still a good chance of being deployed. This MOS, along with Civil Affairs, is a much-needed MOS at this point. You should also investigate Civil Affairs MOS.

As for tactical PSYOP, it’s actually pretty tough to get into. Tactical PSYOP is performed by 9th Battalion, 4th POG. You need good scores on your coursework, and you need to max the APFT. Not too many people are sent to 9th BN, and you don’t get to choose where you are sent. Your instructors will know you all very well, and they kind of let the command know who should go where. From my class, only two guys went to 9th BN.

All in all, it’s a pretty damned good MOS, but I think if I did it over, I would have a tough time between chossing this and Infantry.

what would be a good example of a basic day, or things i would learn.

They do all sorts of weird stuff. They print fliers, they have vehicles with audio tapes hooked up to speaker systems, some have sounds like an infant crying (this CAN mess with your head), tanks moving in force, wolf howls, Propaganda messages. Their job is to demoralize the enemy as much as possible. I have seen them at work in training and deployed.

Oppinions from psychologists and Hypnotists or at least people with knowledge of suggestion and linguistics.

Religion is just a bunch brainwashing cults finding ways for you to die for them, fight for them, give them money

Thinking about re-patterning your society?Social Engineering maybe the answer. Somebody should add this up in the curriculum of schools.

There are no university majors by the name of social engineering. Essentially, I see the dry humor in your statement.

What does that term ‘Police State’ mean to you? What images does it conjure? Now think, are any of those things happening now? Is there anything in that image that you’d strongly object to if it DID happen? Would you object on principle, or only if it affected you personally? Are there any rights/freedoms you’d give up to feel safer?

Believe it or not its true, we have more cctv cameras watching us than any other country in the world, yes, the world!! doesnt make anyone feel safe, does allow the authorities to watch us though, we are in a culture now(thanx labour) where you get fined for anything at all, from smoking to putting microchips on your wheelie bin and if youve not moved it you get fined(true) they want to force id cards next and they even have bank details with how much you have on(true) there are many many more "big brother" operations already in place under labour im afraid, Lenin did exactly the same thing by the way? we are already in a Police State, wake up!

I have no prior military experience, but I do have a college degree. Is it about average to start as an E4?
Hmmm…well I know I am naive and all, but that’s what the told me I’d be. I have it in writing.

It’s not average to start as a E-4. Starting as a trainee is average so that’s 4 steps better.

i’m wondering because i’m very interested in doing a job like this. i am currently a psychology major and it seems like a job that i would be good at. as much as i’d love to sit in a cozy office all day helping people with their problems, i’d rather do something a little more exciting.

Yes. All of the COCOMs (geographic Combatant Commands) have what are called Information Operations (IO) departments. These are responsible for what were formerly known as PSYOPS. Your qualifications need to be excellent in order to override the requirements for a TS/SCI:

LINK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._security_clearance_terms

Unless you want to deploy, you will need a TS/SCI in this field. Deployment might only require a SECRET, since the tactical environment means you will be less engaged in national-level assets.

PSYOPs no longer exists in DOD vernacular. If you want to get into "IO", my recommendation would be to find someone in the field or post your resume to contractors who service SOCOM or CENTCOM (the coordinator and the executor, respectively, for the GWOT). These include Northrup Grumman, MANTECH, L3, SAIC, and others.

Typically, a TS/SCI clearance costs the government 60k+. While the government will absorb most of this, a contracting company will try to weasel you out of most of it in your contract. If you negotiate an initial contract based on no clearance, ensure that a stipulation exists IN WRITING that once you attain TS/SCI that you will get into a different pay band. With your background and with the (approved) SCI clearance, expect to make around 100k. Multiply that by 2 if you want to deploy.