"Note to non-US readers: the US Marines normally count as a separate service. Probably fair enough, as they are about the size of two British services combined."

quality rather than quantity i say, unless your talking about cannon fodder, in which case it's the other way round.

I just love that title, its not in any way scary....LOL

After all, we know what happens when Air Forces manage to pull this kind of power grab off; just look at the state of Army air support in the British forces...

You're clearly forgetting that the Coast Guard counts as a branch of the armed forces. Five branches. As in the Pentagon.

Coast Guard got sucked into Homeland Security. :(

Apple can't release an update without it being buggy to most users, don't believe me? Go to macfixit.com any day, any time after a OS X update.

"Coast Guard got sucked into Homeland Security. :("

Does this mean that they're going to rebuild "The Pentagon" as "The Square"?

And, "Webster Phreaky" - If you don't actually have anything to say that's at least marginally germaine to the article to which you're posting a comment, SHUTTHEFUCKUP.

Actually, the five sides of the Pentagon has no relation to the number of services in the Department of Defense but was rather due to the shape of the original plot of land it would be located on. (see http://renovation.pentagon.mil/history-construction.htm#design)

Also, the Coast Guard is (or was at least) only consider part of the "armed forces" during time of war as officially declared. Otherwise it was originally in the Department of Transportation. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Navy in time of war.

...the time to worry is when the aerial killbots organise *themselves*.

re the pentagon:"Actually, the five sides of the Pentagon has no relation to the number of services in the Department of Defense but was rather due to the shape of the original plot of land it would be located on"

Horse pucky. It is that shape in order to contain Nyarlothotep, as any fule kno.

Horse pucky. It is that shape in order to contain Nyarlothotep, as any fule kno.

Was it? I always thought it was for Shub-Niggurath and its thousand young.. Of course having never seen either building or said Old one (with associated Shublets) I could be wrong.

Really? I thought it was supposed to contain Yog-Sothoth. Must flick through the Illuminatus trilogy again at some point. Preferably while drunk.

Simon's right - it confines Yog-Sothoth. I'm really ashamed of myself for knowing this.

Actually it was meant to be a square....F**king builders !

How did a Windows fanboy get in on THIS story? That's just bizarre.

Living in Holland and working in a US organisation, when someone cries, "send in the Marines", I must inquire as to the Dutch, American or English variant...

.. Only then will I truly understand how screwed we are! :)