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Ooooooo, that's just scary! Imagine having all that ammo just laying about where any nutjob could get at it. Even worse is having live and blank ammo mixed together in the same place (see post #21 for why).
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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When my reserve unit (1/23 Marines, an Infantry Bn) got called up during Desert Storm, the Ammo Techs- the guys that went to the bunkers and drew ammo and explosives for the line companies- worked for me. After it was determined we were just going to sit it out in Pendleton, the CO gave us permission to fly home and drive our own vehicles back.
By the time we were released, I think I had everything an infantry co. uses as far as ammo, except det cord and mortar rounds in the back of my truck. Got pulled over once by California Highway Patrol, he let us slide without a ticket or a search, thank God.Just because I'm on the side of angels doesn't mean I am one.Comment
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Claymores, AT rockets, hand grenades, machinegun belts, magazines, cases of 9mmP, .45ACP, 5.56mmN, etc, etc, etc....Originally posted by weswood View Post
Soooo, you're an NA agent, right
If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
Mors ante pudoremComment
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Oops, no claymores or AT rockets, anyway. Most of it was just transporting for other people, but if it was something I could use there was a transport taxOriginally posted by Legbreaker View PostClaymores, AT rockets, hand grenades, machinegun belts, magazines, cases of 9mmP, .45ACP, 5.56mmN, etc, etc, etc....
Soooo, you're an NA agent, right
Just because I'm on the side of angels doesn't mean I am one.Comment
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Yup! It is amazing the amount of "material" that follows you home. Flares, smoke grenades, artillery simulators, NBC suits, magazines (WHAT!! pay 30.00 bucks for civilian mags).
And yes a copy of the old border maps went home with me when I left Germany.The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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For those of us who have been stationed at Fort Hood, I'm sure that you all remember how Manning Mountain sticks right out of the maneuver area. Highest elevation on post and, needless to say, a fairly unmistakeable landmark.
While test flying the latest AH-1S, a 6th Air Cavalry Combat Bridgade pilot flew right into the side of Manning Mountain. The crew were dinged up, but the bird was, errrr, toast.
The next day, while the accident inspection team was surving the wreck, another AH-1S, flown by the company commander, flew into Manning Mountain, less than 100 meters from the crash site!
The lesson learned form this, you should always maintain enough attitude when sight-seeing!Comment
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A re-post of post #17 from this threadOriginally posted by jamec9869 View Postsigpic "It is better to be feared than loved" - Nicolo MachiavelliComment
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No other posts, new user, a cut & paste of someone else's post etc. etc.Originally posted by Targan View Post
I'm inclined to think it's a spam post for the online movie site in his sig and therefore a subject for deletion (and if he shows an inclination for the same trick again then subject for banning).Comment
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From Dragoon500ly
http://terminallance.com/p=444Guard duty has to be one of the most thankless tasks that a young soldier has to endure, especially when its a 18-19 year old. And bored soldiers tend to come up with, shall we say, rather odd means to pass the time...My Twilight claim to fame: I ran "Allegheny Uprising" at Allegheny College, spring of 1988.Comment
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What can I say "Marines!"Originally posted by Adm.Lee View PostThe reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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Seen on a firing range at Grafenhower, Germany...
2nd Lieutenant, half way through his first tour is on the machine gun range getting ready for the .50-caliber table. It's the first firing of the day, and everyone is just waiting for the morning fog to lift.
He's in his coupla, the range is hot, he's got 210 rounds of .50 ball-n-tracer, and several deer are spotted downrange...
Needless to say, our avid hunter burns the belt out, shredding four deer before the screaming of Range Control registered.
Yup! He didn't make his 1st Lieutenant on time, AND the Germans wanted their pound of flesh. It worked out to $900.00 per deer in fines!The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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This one is not so stupid, but I soooo wish I had thought this on up!
As a cavalry scout, one of the fun things that we do is play with mines. Now, by no means, are we as trained with them as a combat engineer, but we do take pride in being just a bit more devious.
The M-18A1 Claymore anti-personel mine is a wonderful device to play with, not only can you rig it with a variety of fuses, you can also command detonate it. The problem with a command detonation is, of course, that an alert scout can spot the commo wire leading from the claymore, and this leads us to the "Four Way Wack Trap."
Step one, you set up a claymore, poorly hidden (like a nice, hasty ambush) and you leave a bit of commo wire showing, leading off in one direction. For some odd reason, people playing with claymores like to led the wires straight back to their fighting position.
Step two, two additional claymores are wired onto branches, several feet overhead and directed to cover the kill zone and wired for command detonation.
Step three, looking over the selected kill zone, several toe-popper mines are scattered around likely places that your victims would use for cover, after the overhead mines go off.
Step four, pick 3-4 good sized trees, overlooking your selected kill zone...and wrap 5-6 times with det cord, be sure to cover the cord with mud and moss to blend in!
Step five, almost done! Be sure to take a mix of frag and WP grenades and wire the safety pins directly to the branch and be sure to straighten the pins just enough so that when the trees fall, the grenades will bounce free and add that little extra bit of mayhem to your ambush.
The Sergeant who taught this one was a three tour Vietnam War vet who always swore that this was one of the most deadly remote ambushes that he ever saw.The reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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After a National Guard drill at Ft. Hood, before we headed in, one M-60 tank (we were operating as a combined arms team for that drill) decided to destroy some of the native trees. They'd get the tank up to speed and the trees would splinter. Our platoon sergeant said to us, "You know, they're going to get a fine for that, and the TC's going to get an Article 15." And he was true on both counts.I'm guided by the beauty of our weapons...First We Take Manhattan, Jennifer Warnes
Entirely too much T2K stuff here: www.pmulcahy.comComment
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Could have been worse, they could have killed some of the local cattle! Nothing like a field grade article 15!Originally posted by pmulcahy11b View PostThe reason that the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis.Comment
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Lee,Originally posted by dragoon500ly View Post
I talked to an American-Vietnamese war veteran once who complained he got fined more for accidentally shooting a water buffalo than civilians. Hard to judge the veracity of that one...
Speaking of Stupid GI tricks, here's a strip from the web comic "Terminal Lance":
"Though it may seem like going from song to pubic arson is slightly far-fetched, I may remind you that Marines are a very special kind of animal. As well, when a Marine is bored, the final step of boredom is always something involving the genitals. Lighting one"s pubes on fire isn"t just something I made up either, this actually happened at least three times that I can recall while on my first Iraq deployment. These are the sorts of things you can"t really make up.
But, point being: when it comes to Marines, all paths eventually lead to the genitals.
Bored Marines are some of the most entertaining people on the face of the planet. Where else can you watch a common conversation turn into a wrestling match Or watch common conversation turn into someone getting the tan-belt choke hold until they go unconscious Or watch common conversation turn into genital injury If I miss anything about the Marine Corps, it"s seeing what absurd and ridiculous things come of Marines with too much time on their hands."
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