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Sources
A fighter jet shot itself down because it was traveling faster than the bullet
https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/how-an-air-force-fighter-jet-managed-to-shoot-itself-down/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/these-us-military-jets-accidentally-shot-themselves-down.html/amp
Army has more planes than the Air Force and boats than the Navy
https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/6-ridiculous-military-myths/
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/largest-air-forces-in-the-world
Flags at service bases are equipped with a match to destroy the flag with honor
https://www.military.com/flag-day/how-to-retire-your-flag.html
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2011-title4/html/USCODE-2011-title4-chap1.htm
Service members can be charged with “damaging government property” if they get a sunburn
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/can-getting-a-sunburn-really-get-you-an-article-15
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.military.com/off-duty/5-enduring-military-myths-debunked.html/amp
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.in.gov/indiana-national-guard/files/Article_15_Fact_Sheet.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwififfH55L-AhWeJEQIHYnmC5IQFnoECA0QBg&usg=AOvVaw0sj5dOhEGPkYktDBw-cgR_
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/815
The military spikes food with saltpeter to keep recruits from having…sexual relations
https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2021/09/22/saltpeter-for-sex-drives-and-the-urban-legend-of-the-militarys-libido-manipulation/
https://culinarylore.com/food-science:military-gives-saltpeter-to-men/
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