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Is it wrong to be hopeful? Though this wasn't the best training experience for me personally, I think the concept of multi-national training is fantastic. I'd like to think we can build on the high points of this EX and make it even better in the future. As much as we all love to bag on...

Blue was Saddam's new name, because he wasn't hanged, but rather relocated to Canada, where he cleans blue rockets in the training areas....

Fair points, all. I understand where the onus lies, but I believe that if these things aren't available, there's nothing wrong with standing up and saying "hey, if I'm going out this is what I need." Bruce, I've read that some WW2 troops were essentially lost 90% of the time, making their own...

I heard the story of those three guys today. The medics said they were pretty lucky to have found them when they did.

From my point of view, there were two big issues I saw that caused grief all down the line. We had a very decentralized infrastructure, and people in critical points were being shuffled on a regular basis. To me, that looks like a recipe for messages to get missed, or delivered to the wrong...

I like where this discussion is going. It's certainly helping me frame my thoughts for our in house AAR. Thanks for the insights into the AAR process.

dapaterson, you hit it on the head with the bastardized training. It wasn't uncommon for our guys to be called off a training event to go provide support to the task force, or for us to do 35 hour days so some of the troops could get to participate in a certain event by covering their shifts...

Not sure about 32Bde, but out here in 39 there have been weekend BMQ-Ls run also. Some of your other courses may be on weekends as well, such as driver wheeled.

Check PMs.

A few personal firsts for me: First time with a .50 cal. Our American friends brought a couple of M2s up for us to try. There's a pop up target range there, and we punched out as far as 1100m, nearly twice as far as I've shot anything before. I saw rattlesnakes and tumbleweed up close in the...

Fair, was thinking more along the lines of: "b : designed to make an impression" as per Merriam-Webster http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poignant

Sad? How's that?

And then there's this, haha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDCdGuU97wA

Public Affairs' view of events of the past week in Boise Idaho at the Orchard Training Area/ MATES and Gowen field, where members of 39 CBG trained alongside members of the Arizona National Guard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fhVFS1ddC4...

I don't know how big of a force that is, or how effective they are, but it is interesting to see something that shows the Afghan's taking their training seriously. Much of the media reports and rumor mill stuff I hear is quite negative towards the ANA. I like this video for showing that there...

The video is private, and cannot be viewed?

Yeah, I read that too. I'm not saying the guy doesn't have some sort of wiring problem, but that part of town isn't known for political activists of any sort. He's probably not a regular poppy purchaser, but I'm still skeptical that it's going to be a recurring problem. Suggesting we need to be...

Just a thought on this too. It is possible the attacker doesn't have a permanent hate on for us in general, or the Nanaimo Mo in particular. That part of town is rife with drug abusers. The attacker may have just been out of his mind on goofballs, and that is what set him over the edge. I don't...

Harewood is a nasty part of Nanaimo, which itself is something of an armpit. Low level rumours suggest the troop in question is on the mend. Let's hope he recovers fully, and the assailant can be brought to justice.

Going to try some of this stuff soon: http://www.dipstop.com/ I'll pass on a review when I get it.