You would probably be utterly amazed at where people will keep their stash. It most likely wasn't the case here, as the Wii still worked.

May not be PTSD. I can't watch or play them because something really simple gets jacked up, e.g. uniforms, or the sound is off. (An AK-47 does NOT sound like an M16.)

As a vet and recovering addict, I would have thought you'd be more familiar with the VA than that.

Those doors are not a strong a people would think. I've seen them break from getting torqued funny while closing.

I know ghetto gates don't look inviting, but would have prevented this or made them work harder. I bet they had inside help though...

Cell phones in shanty towns do exist now. In fact, there is a company in Kenya marketing ones that can be recharged by solar power. And even in the third world, EVERYONE has bad ass cell phones. Maybe not shoes, running water or electricity, but they have that.

And they do prefer animals for precisely that reason; gas is expensive, grass is everywhere.

Sometimes, weird developments actually occur in the real world, so why not in imaginary one?

Someone trying to enter my domicile without my permission would make me a bit edgy too.

That is probably because people of different ranks tend to have different responsibilities.

An infantry platoon leader (2LT/1LT) has drastically different duties than an infantry team leader (SGT/SSG). And these are different from that of team members (PVT - SPC). When you get into general grade, now you're talking about commanding large elements, which involves a vastly different set of skills than leading a few dozen people.