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Im suprised you didnt bring up a comparison to Vietnam, it's as relevant as the Soviet arguement. We are not the Soviets, not there for any of the same reasons. Nor are our combat  capabilities comparable. Dont use numbers in an attempt to draw parallels. Our vehicles, troops, kit and tactics...

Question #1, No, you arent reading it right. Question #2, No, it is a privelage to serve in the Infantry, noone is guaranteed a spot, you earn it. Note #3, I dislike doing up my bottom button, but  being in the Infantry is one of the few things in the world that gives me pure satisfaction.

Uberbump ProPatria, spent 7ish years in mortars. Only had a 60mm last tour, but I put it to use as often as I could. About halfway down the page. http://www.beloblog.com/KGW_Blogs/afghanistan/2006/08/

9 months, or even year long tours are do-able, IF we could have had a bit more down time in KAF. Some of our Pl's did 25 plus days outside the wire, rotate in to camp for 2-3 days and out again. Some guys did 40 and 50 plus days outside the wire, 3-4 days of refit, and back out. Or calling the...

My bad, you are correct. Have been reading the PPC website and moshed dates together, late night web reading uggh. Well if anyone is in the area ( PPC ) on the 30th oct PM me if you'd like.

Helluva story, thanks for sharing it.

Will anyone here ( the forum ) be attending the event at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre on 30 Oct? I'll be there for it and was hoping to meet some faces behind the posts.

Robots hehe We were doing security one day while an EOD guy in full gear was pulling up an IED with a robot. One of the ANP with us had never seen such a contraption. After much deliberation ( we couldnt understand them ) one of the ANP walked right up to it and started prodding it and...

And these were typically the first guys to toss their weapons away (IMO) when they heard the M-1's rolling in the desert, during the formal war. Now they have weapons again, with their own agenda.

Within moments of contact, you get an impression of the quality and quantity of the enemy. Different regions had different fighters. Without getting into detail, there are confirmed cases of various 'jihadists' from many different places. In Hyderabad those particular fighters were on the...

Hyderabad If you've read Scott Kesterson's reports about Hyderabad, or seen the video, you have a good idea of what went on. I'll fill in some other spots. Our Pl was given a task in coordination with Recce to check out some compounds on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Recce moved in during the...

I just threw up a little bit, in my mouth  ( humour- not an indication of my opinion of sailors ) Someone mentioned more of an attempt at retention, I agree. We just spent $XXXX on an Infantry Pte to train him up, offer him a cookie, keep him. The potential for a radically new army 10 years...

Insurgents seem to fight very hard after they've lost the formal war. If only they'd fought like soldiers, during the war, there be less of these cowards to deal with after a war. + 1 tomahawk

GAP- thank you. Panjawi- evolving Later that same morning we began moving back into our previous contact site. This time we brought the Lav's. Bear in mind this was all new to us, and we were still feeling things out. The debate about fighting vehicles in MOUT/FIBUA has raged for ages. We...

Panjawi At this point most folks are reasonably familiar with that name, it is a complex environment. It is also where most of us experienced our first true combat. Up until the time our Coy/ Pl went into Panjawi we had been IED'd multiple times, VBIE'd, rocketed, RPG'd, attacked in various...

Medical Team is right, Most of the ANA we fought beside were reasonably well trained. Their American ETT were very proffessional and patient. They ( ANA) are very fast learners, eager, and the longer we worked with certain sections the more they tried to emulate us.  The French ETT were also...

One of my C-9 gunners, on his first contract, has 2 tours to Afghanistan. No courses cause he's always doing work up training. He has fired the 25mm very effectively ( really really effectively ) ( twice ) at the enemy. No course. ( doubt it'll get written off for him ) Absolutely one of...

Thanks for the above comments, Panjawi report almost done. SBD brings up a great point about Shura's, as they are an event noone really trains for in detail. They wind up being a combination of several skill sets rolled into one situation. Lots of rubber gloves Lots of hand sani

It pains me to agree with Teddy, but the emoticon thingy he used about some it up. IF the schools listen

If we're talking wishlists, Lewis Mackenzie for PM, Don Cherry... foreign affairs