For those wanting more Project Hail Mary, the link is for a REALLY good fanfiction sequal.
Highlights:
Earths reaction to receiving the beetles, and finding out about other intelligent life.
Lots of other moments scattered about, but to allude to anymore would be spoiling.
Highly recommend to scratch that itch.
Great little CZ-75 compact clone.
RECAF is forecast to start its production test on the KW-1X well sometime in May.
KW-1X well has six hydrocarbon bearing zones, ranging in thickness from 45-75 metres in both the Elandshoek and Huttenburg formations, will test approximately 420 metres of hydrocarbon saturated section.
See below for Corporate Presentation, and last PRs.
PR
Corporate Presentation
https://www.reconafrica.com/investors/investor-presentation/
Enlisted 2007, E1
E3 after Basic Training (2007)
E4 2010
E5 2011
E6 2017
19 years of service currently.
Averaged 10-20% TSP (IRA) contributions my entire career (reason why above numbers seem low).
Current annual BAH (Housing) $23K
Current annual BAS (Food) $5.7K
So, sounds like Naval ships are going to be put closer or in the Strait to force Iran to either let ships through (backing down) or attack the ships (escalation).
Look, not saying it isn't insiders betting, but.....
Of the 39 trillion debt, half or more was put into the military.
The U.S. military, despite its age showing, is still by far one of, if not the most, tactically capable militaries on the planet.
Of course the "success" rate is skewed more toward pulling off long shot outcomes. Delivering what people call the impossible is just a typical Tuesday for certain parts of the military.