For those of you who might be military history buffs, an unclassified 168-page US Army history of military intelligence is available online. It is titled The Evolution of American Military Intelligence. It was published in May 1973 by Marc B. Powe and Edward Wilson, U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School, Fort Huachuca, AZ. It is reasonably accurate although lacking detail. Possibly that’s why it was used in the MI Officer Course?
The Army MI Branch insignia is shown. Here is a link to the “official” meaning of the insignia.
A somewhat less official version never approved by Fort Fumble was “The Shafted Pansy.” Our unofficial motto was, “First to eat, last to fight, and never stand in the rain.” Lest you think I am being unduly disrespectful, read the citation for 1LT George Sisler.
I have never been a big war history buff – that was my brother’s territory. However, I have always been facinated with these branches of government intelligence and the people who serve within them. I did have the opportunity to meet Bo Gritz and his wife in Tulsa, OK – about 10 years ago. He was very candid in his remarks regarding Idaho. We were able to listen to him shortly after the 911 attacks. There are some that don’t like him because he has exposed some of the shortcomings of our government operations – like the day the towers went down, not one CIA agent could be found within those boundaries and they had offices there.
A lot of people still think the operation conducted by the CIA to recruit psychic spies is a hoax. I thought it a bit much as well, so I ordered the book (awhile ago – it’s in the shed right now – somewhere) – Remote Viewers – from Amazon.com – Amazing stuff that I remember reading. These guys had to lie on the floor and visualize where the enemy might be setting up shop and in what building. They were all specifically recruited through special testing. Big bucks – the taxpayers paid for this gig. Only one of them appeared to possess any psychic talent and that was speculative. It was still a good book.
Comment by Stebbijo — November 22, 2010 @ 3:25 pm