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Fair enough. But what about the next war? I've got a friend in the Sudan right now, and his pictures predominantly feature companies of T55s rolling around. Or if you'll forgive me some wild speculation... how about something like where a group of the ANA splinters off, takes their tanks with...

Young?  ;D Ah, but Kemosabe, did I not say this earlier: So I'm already with you here. Troop WO takes one half-troop, I take the other, and we can do two "medium" tasks. Agreed - patrols are going to be detached off all the time. But the more patrols we have integral to the troop, the more...

What the hell, let's just skip the "range" part. ;D DG

I also worry about this sort of scenario: 1) Enemy probes position 2) Enemy probe is fired on by MGS 3) Enemy brings tanks to the next probe - nothing fancy, T55 would do just fine. 4) Doh! I don't know how many unaccounted-for T55s are running around Afganistan... so maybe on *this...

Yeah, I think it does matter. Firstly, I totally agree with you about the multiples-of-two thing, and the ability to detach patrols to sub-tasks. That is, in fact, the core reason why the troop needs to be larger rather than smaller. If you have a 5-car troop, detach one patrol and now the...

That makes for a seriously understrength Sqn though, doesn't it? Just two troops? And if you put the HQ Ptl forward, in an OP... how do you handle resupply, or the need for the Tp Ldr to occasionally leave the OP to go get orders, or inspect his other OPs? Yes, on operations, you make do with...

With one major difference - you, in your theoretical foxhole, are tied to your position. You cannot leave, both in terms of your duty (ie, it is your job to defend the piece of ground commanded by that foxhole) and in terms of capability (getting out of the foxhole and running away is physically...

The Tp Ldr is always running around, getting orders, visiting/resupplying the OPs, etc so it makes no sense for him (or his Jr, who should be providing his security) to carry a mast or remote. If HQ Ptl is in an OP, it is because one of the other Ptls got whacked and the Tp Ldr has moved into an...

From the reprimand - and note that this is an OFFICIAL document, equal in strength to a PER. It amounts to the USAF's final say on the matter: If that's not murder, it's as close as you can get to it without crossing the line. And it sure ain't accidental fratricide. When someone orders you...

According to the TTP I have here, it can be done (and was done in theatre) with 4 - a patrol up front as the advance party, the Escort Commander leading the packet commander and the main body, and the final escort in the support element with the wrecker. 4 escort vehicles in total. DG

I have always been a big fan of the 8-car (as opposed to 7-car) Recce Troop, for the simple fact that I've never much liked the Troop Leader flopping around all by his lonesome without assistance. A Troop Leader who gets stuck on the way to/from orders, or who encounters the enemy on a forward...

Try realizing that your fresh crop of privates wasn't yet born the day you first put on a uniform. Or dropping by the CMR museum, and seeing your picture (as part of a group) on the wall... Oi, and I'm still only 35 (for a few more days yet at least) DG

It's not 40 minutes, as anyone who ever got a ride in the Green Beast will attest. And Vitos (best poutine in Canada) and the Taverne were within immediate stumbling distance for those vehicularly challenged. DG

Do you still have yours? :D DG

I can almost envision a unit-run CTS-esque cell, where kit is tested, and goes onto an "approved" list or not..... DG

He's not poor, he's the Gerbil King! DG

I've lost count of the number of times I have walked co-workers through simplified versions of a time estimate, a mission analysis, an estimate, or orders.... DG

Didn't you get the memo? I gave it to the clerk... ...oh, right, he remustered to chaplain last week. Never mind. ??? Are we in the same Corps? DG

Two points I want to address: During my 4 years at CMR, I was exposed to a lot of different people and leadership styles. Not only amongst fellow cadets, but also from staff - professors, drill staff, PERI staff, and the College leadership. I got to see people like Col Daigle (CO of the...

I moved to Windsor to work for Chrysler, in Detroit. I worked at Chrysler World Headquaters for a while, was there when the merger with Daimler happened. Thanks to the position I was in, I had a front-row seat for a lot of this stuff. Since then, I left DCX to work for a smaller supplier (who...