I missed Wednesday because I was so busy preparing for Thursday's events-- sorry about that. But here are a few videos and pictures of what transpired.
So the helicopters took off from the flight line; there were four of our helicopters that are flying all the way down to Texas (a 2-day trip even if the weather cooperates). The rest of the folks going are transported by chartered airline...
2024-08-23 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Not actually a collection of bare bear butt doodles, but the title is catchy, IMO.
Be careful not to turn this into an Equal Opportunity complaint. We must be fair to everyone!
People ...
Above: the initial pencils. This one is going to be a bit busy. Joe & Juni attend a comic convention before Juni has to leave. I decided to add something unexpected.
Initial inks, somewhat cleaned up.
2024-08-14 15:59:12 +0000 UTC
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Scree! scree! Monkey experiments! Remember, folks, this is how you get a zombie apocalypse!
Ohhh, man, it's worse than I thought!
Watch out for those "emergent threats!"
2024-08-12 15:59:00 +0000 UTC
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I can share the whole page because there's nothing visual that gives away the joke.
The initial inks, which are kind of haphazard. As you can see, I am experimenting more and ore with facial expression and using photographic references...but not using PhotoShop layers to trace them. Just visual ...
It's time for KFOR briefs!
Yup, that's what these guys did, back in the 1990's!
This pretty much sums it up though. If only all international disagreements could be explained so easily, right?
2024-08-05 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Sometimes you never know how a word will be (mis)interpreted. I always associated the word "handtruck" or "handcart" with a device to assist with carrying heavy loads, and a "dolly" was an alternate word for "doll" for very young children.
There are a lot of words like this-- things like "soda" or "pop", for example (and sometimes the brand name "Coke" is used as a catch-all term in a fe...
2024-08-02 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostDon't think I can boil down Balkan politics and history into 13 minutes? Challenge accepted!
Okay, I admit, this is just the history of why Serbia & Kosovo are at odds, and why I am going to be deployed there for a year.
Enjoy!
2024-07-31 02:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Guess what briefing we got?
That's right! Alcohol issues! Alcohol abuse, dependency, and everything else in between!
Including VIOLENT DRINKING! Why? Wanna fight about it? Huh?
2024-07-29 15:59:00 +0000 UTC
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Well, this is interesting.
Initial inks, prior to clean-up.
Now cleaned up and with a bit of detail added. Note that I had to restore Emma's hairline, for example.
2024-07-24 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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They are a danger, even if they lift you up.
Watch out! Everything is being weaponized today.
I really like the creative interpretation of the skull and crossbones, converted into a drone, used by a...
2024-07-22 11:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A long time ago, I posted some WIPs (Works In Progress) of a Star Wars character.
The character is Tavion Axmis, and she exists in Star Wars canon as a character from a video game released in the early 2000s, a Sith apprentice that originally played a minor role.
There is an online collaborative fan story called "Star Wars: Rebuilding of Empires" that takes place in an alternate uni...
2024-07-19 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Something strange is going on this time around.... check out the above rough pencils and let's follow along.
Rough pencils become rough inks, at least digitally speaking.
Admittedly there's not a lo...
Hello, Mister Alien, welcome to the neighborhood!
This may not be very neighborly, but I generally assume that the Nazi started it.
Chameleon neighbors. How do we know that this is what they...
2024-07-15 15:59:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, check it out, a new look for BOHICA News!
Just a quick update to let everyone see the new layout and graphics for the Battalion... with Recruits (free members) listed equally with everyone else, just in gold instead of the classic "engineer red". I also re-oriented the names to read from left to right instead of right to left.
But the biggest news is --what most of you...
2024-07-10 16:22:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Grumpy Guy is coming to get you! Run! Hide!
Uh-oh. Sergeant-Major's found you. Now it's PT belt time!
Well, as long as everyone's happy, I guess...
2024-07-08 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Above: the pencils I started with. I am trying to remember to show Juni aging these days-- for a long time she's been a 20-30-something, but the 20-year anniversary of the Iraq War made me realize that... well, it's been awhile.
For Juni, I show her getting a few little line son her face, and a s...
I remember the old Star Wars video game, Dark Forces. Stormtroopers had multiple canned phrases they'd say when they encountered the character, Kyle Katarn, among them being, "You're not authorized in this area!" Stormtroopers can be such killjoys.
And then a random Jedi shows up and I gues...
2024-07-01 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So, the OIC: the "Officer In Charge" -- of the Intelligence section arrives. Who exactly is an OIC, and where do they stand in the hierarchy?
Well, a Battalion has anywhere from 400 to maybe even up to 1000 soldiers, give or take. A lot depends on what type of Battalion it is, so it is not a set number. Every Battalion will have three or four "line" companies (the front-line troops) and o...
2024-06-28 15:59:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Today, we get to meet the OIC ("Officer In Charge", that's the official title) of the S-2 shop, or the Intelligence shop. She's been on an assignment, and is just now catching up with the rest of the troops.
From the pencils, we get the initial lines/"inking".
2024-06-26 15:59:01 +0000 UTC
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Whatever you need, I'm sure it is happening somewhere.
Maybe it's PT Time somewhere?
Maybe it's time to... push in another fashion, somewhere?
2024-06-24 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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This was supposed to be posted last Wednesday, but I forgot to schedule it. I was pretty overwhelmed at the time, as I was nearing the end of a three-week Annual Training event with my National Guard unit, and I was reaching that sleep-deprived point where I was forgetting a lot of basic, everyday things.
Anyhow, in this I introduce Lieutenant-Colonel Reese, the commander of...
2024-06-19 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I love Ikea. They can make do it yourself kits for anything. I've already featured Ikea Leadership instructions.
I got bathrobe racks shaped like dog butts. Yes, really. I call it "Hundebutte".
I can't lie, the first time I heard the phrase "battle rhythm", this was where my mind went.
"Battle Rhythm" is a thing, and it actually has a pretty mundane (even dull) explanation: it is the synchronicity of movement that occurs during battle, battle planning, and staff operations during said battle. It represents a sort of orchestration of all the "moving parts" involved in events. 2024-06-14 15:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I love dogs, and I especially love my sweet old dog.
Happy dogs and even Robo-Dogs. Dogs, dogs, dogs.
Even dogs that are giving you that dubious look after breaking a treat in half.
POOC: Patreon-Only Original Comic, a comic that doesn't appear anywhere else except for here, with you all!
Although this one I will make available to the general public in my settings, because I have done a few POOCs and talk about them in my promotional newsletters ("BOHICA News") but I don't think I've ever shared one "out loud".
Anyhow, this is my 15-year-old dog, Butter, who ...
2024-06-07 15:59:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick 2-panel WIP for a Patreon-Only Original Comic ("POOC") coming soon!
Why is it that the guys who can't maintain the standards are the ones busting other peoples' chops about not maintaining the standards?
It's almost like they just enjoy lording power over others for things they themselves can't do.
2024-06-03 16:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Yay, some Army Intel humor! Because "S2 Staff Humor" is so awesome!
Seriously, when a unit gets assigned a mission, such as the 813th Helicopter Aviation Battalion going to Kosovo, a lot of planning gets started. There's a process called "MDMP" which means "Military Decision-Making Process" which involves everyone from a staff getting together and formulating plans based on their realms o...
2024-05-31 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The latest in updates! First of all, I'd like to welcome Lilith Iden to the ranks of Platoon sergeant after spending some time in the Private tier for quite awhile. Congratulations!
Also, a new Recruit has joined as a Free member: War Murals collects pictures of war murals drawn by troops from around t...
2024-05-29 15:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post