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OK there, that was the Griffon FAMILIARIZATION stand, you obviously weren‘t present during the tactical lifts. G3 LFCA: is there any word on what is the role of the para Coy going to be during SG 04?

The last SG was trying to cram too much into the ex, as opposed to doing one or two things, but thoroughly and well. Spending couple of hours doing work-up for FIBUA and then going in full-bore COY atk is not going to cut it. For example, during ex Pegasus Stalker it took us the whole day in...

mind you, the basic training course athmosphere will be very different from the one back in the regiment.

portcullisguy: what do you mean "no fresh until the BBQ"? Aren‘t you forgetting all the pizza, fat boy? ;) On the serious note, I was a section 2IC during Ex SG 03, and all the fire control orders I‘ve heard was "rapid rate, slow rate, stop". There was no opportunity to designate targets, or...

Para Coys have jump coins, just like the Abn Regt

Actually If you lok closely, the weapons are replicas. There‘s a neat picture of a cobra instead of the diemaco emblem ;)

Do not be fooled: the new 3 stages still include all the steps in the old six; they are just grouped together.

Under the new doctrine there are only 3 stages. ...whatever, a trench is a trench.

The Russian infantry uses AGS-17 (similar to Mark-19) automatic grenade launcher in the light-role. It is manpackable, although heavy as F***, but provides formidable firepower. A similar weapon would definitely be an asset.

I was 2,5 years in the Infantry (res) when i started my PLQ

Sim rounds are also notorious for getting stuck in the barrel, causing a stoppage which is very hard to clear -- you have to pull out your cleaning rods and pull through the barrel. The new MILES gear doesn‘t react to slight vibrations, only firing the actual blanks will set it off.

On PLQ you can fail your patrol or section attack but pass the leadership assessment and still pass the crse. This was not the case with the DP2B Inf crse, not to mention the standard being quite higher. The PLQ system will most likely be changed next year again to an all-arms PLQ and...

Recce 41: is the official "pre-jtf2 PT" booklet any good? I heard from PSP that they are redesigning the current one.

Is this money taxable or not?

Recce41, could I please get a copy? Thanks

ISCC is the old terminology for the junior leader course (JLC, PLQ) P.S. SQ - soldier qualification

Speaking of picking up C9 boxes: On my last field(!) ex we had to sweep the training area for all our (blank, of course) brass, link, pyro and, of course, c9 boxes.

PLQ is supposed to be absolutely equivalent to the Reg Force, less one mod, which is something like "leadership in quarters", i.e. during life on base. So in order to qualify to reg Force standard, a PLQ-qualified Reservist just has to take this mod. Or at least this is the way it is supposed...

Speaking of rounds: The Russian GP-25 rounds can be used as hand grenades, which explode on contact. You just have to hit the primer, and throw (much like the Saving Private Ryan mortar round trick). This had to be done, in a case the round bounced off a hard target (i.e. a door) when fired from...

The mag pouches on the LBV only fit one mag, too ;(