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CF18 pilots, former A10 guys on F35, Griffin pilots, Cyclone Pilots... the Hungarians weren't huge Gripen fans. Oh uh the Poles didnt like any of their soviet helos.

You've obviously never met an A10 pilot, or a former one. I expect they prefer hearing a helicopter. Bit of a different role though, OV 10s controlled CSAR so you knew the mission was happening.

In my experience they don't include air craft meals in claims. Since none of the domestics offer them anymore its jusr not a thing. Now hotel breakfasts on the other hand

F16s are the most available platform in the US. The 6k vs 8k operating costs is probably offset by cross platform requirements and "survivable" isnt a suitably defined term, infact twice as many A10s were lost in the Gulf War as F16s. Youre making the fundamental nerd error where you assume...

I sincerely doubt theres more or less psychological effect to the masses based on the platform.

Right which is why I commented specifically to that. Theres a number of ways for us to give a pilot the ground picture. Frankly its pretty cursory because we provide restrictions to keep friendlies safe. Its not like pilots are arriving on station and getting read to every friendly position.

On rereading what @FJAG is suggesting - calling for and conducting terminal guidance of air or ground launched motions - is a JFO task. No reason to train people up as JTACs to do it.

Multiple targets is fine, and normal. However attention doesnt drop at identification of target. Id argue that @FJAG 's assertion that target identification is a primary task is starting off on the wrong foot. Overwhelmingly we are moving back and taking targeting data from other sources...

I got my sash paid for by my dues - the sash can be ordered for free off Logistik. I had to pay for my stick.... and all my accoutrements

The entirety of the PPCLI was deeply perplexed that not buying them was an option

We do rifle drill like once ever 3 years so I'm sure we can think of more important things.

Or we could do something crazy and just do drill in a way thats appropriate for our weapons.

Conversely i never wanted to go back after deploying. You're ignoring that Ukrainians are 5 weeks to arrive at a unit. The better comparison is 9 week basic and RQ1 to the Ukranian five weeks. If a Ukranian arrives at a unit thats been rotated out theyll training collectively as well.

That is objectively untrue. Reserve units have lobbied, are lobbying, and will continue to lobby to resist restructure. There is a reason why 2 Can Div has 10 Brigades. Reserves have, infact, deployed sub units and sub sub units. It just takes a Brigade or two to deploy a sub unit. Case it...

The point puck chaser is making is that if the reserve embraced that augmentation roll they'd adopt a structure optimized to perform it.

I dont think fast pack and slow pack are imaginary distinctions. While not formal doctrine they are absolutely how we actually work.

So the solution is to buy a bunch of extended rifles, or fake rifles, so we can rest the puts on the ground?

Or... we could just do carbine drill like we're supposed to.

100 percent this, i read your shot gun comment as "something to do emergency cuas" @PrairieFella I've never shot a 320 or Eagle. That said i think once you start having to do weapon transition drills then the way they get used changes to become much more deliberate. As Kevin points out a...

Theres a few options, the 320 stand alone looks good. Of course Colt makes the Eagle so i think we know what we'll get.