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Originally Posted by Frateloder
[Almost all mechanics and technicians have a set of metric tools along with english tools.... and our military has gone almost completely metric (they don't even use miles anymore).
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The US Army, yes (and they have been since WW2, I think), but the Navy and us flyboys are still quire happy with knots and feet, thank you very much . . .
I for one hope we never change because (a) just because France and Germany do something does not mean its better or that we have to do it either; and (b) all of our history is in miles and feet (if that makes any sense), so that if we were to switch future generations would have even more trouble appreciating our past than they do now.