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O.K. Thirsty, I'll take your word for it.  You say he is a gentleman......Roger that. I accept the fact that I fired the first shot over the bow.....I'll even concede that I don't come here often enough to enforce the attitude I would like to see of the young and unindoctrinated..........My...

What ever happened to 'if the shoe fits........'? There is still hope for you.......... We can't even fill the goddamn course load from year to year. If I keep holding my breath for these Light Bde, Tier II, Brown unit, blahblahblah, pipe dreams..........I'm likely to turn blue and keel over...

I wear Danner Acadia in the field and Magnums only for garrison.   I have a pair of the Hanwags Special Forces GTX that I was wearing this year.   I really like the Hanwags.   They have 3/4 shank, goretex, and really good shock absorbtion from a good EVA midsole.   As an MOI I can say that they...

Why??? Hmmmmm....................... 2 years, eh..................... I find it hard to believe that there was absolutely nothing you could do to prepare for your eventual continuation of training. So, with your wealth of knowledge and experience, what do you propose?  That they complete...

That's a hell of an idea. :salute: When Col K came to Comd the Airborne Regt in the early 90's, he tasked the mat techs to fabricate flat iron weight 'sandwiches' to simulate the weight of full mags.  These where issued to all troops in the Regt and where mandatory on all training that did not...

Only if your a hired goon beating on a helpless little figure skater :o ;D When used as an intermediate weapon for striking, it is employed on large muscle masses or nerve motor points, in order to cause temporary motor dysfunction.  This will mitigate the risk of permanent injury while...

Kev, Which is the heart of the issue really, isn't it? Modular = versatile. Versatile = useful for more types of soldiers on more types of ops. I'm all for a TV if it can be tailored during battle procedure to suit the type of op, different load requirement, etc...... I've still got an old...

My two cents (although probably flogging the horse by now). We also just reconfirmed on PPF that webgear is still the way to go for field ops in all types of terrain.  Carrying heavy rucks for sustained ops, helo casting, S/L para, MFP, blue water amphib and riverine ops, mountain ops, etc.... ...

Apologise for hijacking the 'hero' pics ;) I better jump in before we shit all over the tail - like on winter ex when you don't turn the snowshoe tails outwards :o Without argument the rear ech provides a vital function.  My point is everyone in an operational theater should bear some of the...

Yeah, I realise I might have sounded a little harsh in my last post.  Don't get me wrong, I believe if you are broken in the loyal and unwaivering service of your country, then said country should be obligated to compensate, retrain, and maintain a certain standard of living for you and yours...

Jesus wept.............where do I begin??? Let me start by saying I was in Somalia.  Mefloquine?  There was some talk about us taking too high a dose.  Personally I didn't have a problem or see any real problems.  I've taken it since with no reservations.  The alternative is Malaria.  I...

I take issue with spending 40 million or whatever dollars on a CAMP in a country that takes most of the first tour to complete, is built to sustain a number of people that is scaled back shortly after completion, and offends every sensibility that's been bred into me. I'll take the 'PATROL...

Sir, At the risk of sounding like a smart ass and with all due respect, I would argue that if you apply the following definition, you will see that 'Power' sure looks like an applicable word.   Try and read the definition thinking of it as terms of reference for a WO.   Does it apply???   pow...

"Firs'ju get da rank - den ju get da power - DEN ju get the Woman." Tony Montana - if he was in the military instead of being a drug lord.  ;D

My opinion as a graduate of 'The School of Warrantology' ;D The W.O. has the experience to both understand the team's dynamic, and make it work.   He knows the troops and has usually had a big hand in developing them.   He has worked with enough personalities to know how best to make everyone...

Hmmmmm.......Intelligent and articulate.....there is hope. At the risk of sounding pretentious, I look forward to your input........ if you can get beyond that big hunk of sarcasm that's firmly planted under your armpit and clearly acts as your crutch. ;)

Hmmmm.........Why not??? Consider this.  You claim in your profile to be 17 yrs old, a 15 year old Private Air Cadet, and 'In my dreams'.  How am I expected to take you serioously.  Also your sarcasm, sentence structure, grammer, and observation skills would indicate to me that you are clearly...

Hey Britney, do force protection measures and current alert states sound like things we should be discussing in this open source forum?

Thanks for the support Michael.  Just like the old saying "with friends like you.................." Here's the reality in my biased opinion.  The troops from the Airborne formed the nucleus of JTF2 and the Light Inf Bns.  Who has been on the front line since disbandment?  How much have we...

The A/C is a Casa 212 and the Twin Otter is used on occasion. The Casa has been rigged with an anchor line cable for the dispatch of up to 12 Full eqpt Static line jumpers hooked up on the stbd side and departing via the center of the ramp. Mil Freefall Para can fit up to 22 jumpers. The...