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Wow, this kid has no clue. Sure is a big talker though. I bet he regales all of his friends with big stories on how he knows all this. All from the comfort of his parents basement.

It wouldn‘t matter what vehicle they were in. We don‘t have the best equipment, nobody does. We can‘t replace the dead today. We never will. Both their wives, whome I know, will never replace them. Their children will never have their father come home again. They were exemplary to their...

Sgt Rob Short was my friend. This shouldn‘t have happened. The guys did what they had to do, I‘t could have happened to anyone. Bottom line was it happened to our guys! I don‘t care what you say, they were still ours. I really don‘t have much to say about this...

The first thing that you always do when coming under fire is take cover. That other stuff‘s a load of crap! You‘re going to do what you can do, depending on the situation, not necessarily in that order. No matter what tour you‘re on, no matter what country you‘re in, no matter what type of ROE...

I don‘t know whose CADPAT turns white! What do you guy‘s do, wash them everyday? I have only seen one guys‘ that were exceptionally faded. You know what, I will have had mine for 3 years in January and I know for a fact that they will literally "wear out" before they "fade out". Now...

They‘ll probably end up giving us both, who cares any way. It won‘t make more money for me or change the fact that I was there. What a bunch of whiners. The complainers are probably the staff weenies who come over for a couple of weeks to hang around long enough to allow them to qualify for a...

Pretty much everything that you need is issued. You can purchase you‘re own boots, provided that they are of an approved model. If you need special boots to fit orthotics or if you have other specific foot problems, special boots will be procured for you through the system which is in place...

The position that you‘re describing is called the "5th point of flight procedure", it‘s a good one! Excolis, I think you should change your name. While it is nice that you like it, you‘re not entitled to use it, ever. Also it confuses you with the other Ex Coelis, who I know has earned...

Ever hear of infrared? Very handy in dark allys for pointion out things without lighting up the place. Yes, in lasers and flashlights!

Exactly! Don‘t believe everything you read....

He was a good man, he was a paratrooper. We of the Parachute Company bowed our heads in a moment of silence. Light winds, Soft landings......to the final RV AIRBORNE

The more things change, the more things stay the same.....

What Medic was referring to was the reserve courses, which are typically much shorter then their Regular counterparts!

The shirts are still gay. Yes, I know that female shirts traditionally button on the other side but how many combat shirts do you know of that are not simply "unisex"? They might not have been officially for females, but it was implied! Why would anyone really want to wear that shirt anyway...

I like what 3VP did in Afghanistan, kit wise. I think that the green CADPAT is a good idea, because it is different. We‘re not the only country over here that is wearing green. I do have all the desert CADPAT kit, I don‘t think it will see any use, it‘s not really required, but nice to have...

I thought those shirts were absolutly GAY, no offense. The only people that could reasonably get away with wearing them were the ladies....In fact isn‘t that whom the shirts were made for?

They‘re called ballistic blankets, as if we have any flak-vests or plates to spare..... One guy in the back seats facing the rear, the superstructure is completly gone and the MG mounts are still in development, not even past the test phase yet, and they still have to be approved by Ottawa. The...

It‘s funny how the press always put their own spin on things while we soldiers stand in the background shaking our heads.....

That will never change, there‘s no way around it. You‘ll just have to accept it. :rolleyes:

I think that a 4th rifle company would really be usefull in Afghanistan. There‘s a lot of work to be done. Seems we don‘t have the manpower to make 3 companies most of the time.