OT: An Oh Neat! moment

[pmulcahy11b]

I joined the Military Book Club, and while cleaning up my room, I went through the box my first shipment of books came in and found an old friend -- a Mil-Spec lensatic compass! I haven't had one since I gave mine to my replacement right before I was moved to Medical Hold. I have no need for one, but it's still neat to have!

[TiggerCCW UK]

Nice one. Its always nice to turn up an extra bonus, and a compass is always useful to have.

[kato13]

Nice one. Its always nice to turn up an extra bonus, and a compass is always useful to have.

Except for periods of low magnetivity before a Geomagnetic reversal.

[TiggerCCW UK]

Except for periods of low magnetivity before a Geomagnetic reversal.

Thats when you give it to an officer - they're going to get you lost anyway.....

[jester]

Cool! I found a water damaged box in my shed and it had my old MCI on land nav it was ruined, but I found the protractor they issued for land nav. All we need now is a 2nd Lt with a Map and we are set for an adventure!

[pmulcahy11b]

Except for periods of low magnetivity before a Geomagnetic reversal.

Magnetic pole reversal, that's a potential T2K background!

[General Pain]

Except for periods of low magnetivity before a Geomagnetic reversal.

Priceless

[Targan]

Except for periods of low magnetivity before a Geomagnetic reversal.

Then you need a wristwatch with hands that is keeping the right time, and daylight.

[pmulcahy11b]

Cool! I found a water damaged box in my shed and it had my old MCI on land nav it was ruined, but I found the protractor they issued for land nav. All we need now is a 2nd Lt with a Map and we are set for an adventure!

Well, you know what they say...the only thing more dangerous than a Lieutenant with a map and a compass is one with a map, compass and weapon. And the only thing more dangerous than that is a Lieutenant with a map, compass, a weapon, and a plan!

[headquarters]

yes,yes

Well, you know what they say...the only thing more dangerous than a Lieutenant with a map and a compass is one with a map, compass and weapon. And the only thing more dangerous than that is a Lieutenant with a map, compass, a weapon, and a plan!

"wisdom is like a pyramid in the military -the further down the ranks you go ,the more there is of it ."

right

Thats why some guys need a special class of people (NCOs) to keep tabs on them making regular changes of socks and actually going to take a dump even if it is outside -so that they dont get backed up with crap or contract trench foot because keeping their socks dry proved to be more than a challenge for them.

as for LTs.. I guess initiative and energy are sometimes more dominating than
common sense .Not to mention 2nd lt.

I guess the "gung ho lets go and lets not deliberate now" 2nd lt is a counterweight to the blaz : "the machine will carry on regardless of me as long as I got my back covered so lets take 5 sgt" type .

Two opposing forces of the mili-verse

[pmulcahy11b]

...or contract trench foot because keeping their socks dry proved to be more than a challenge for them.

I can't say anything about that -- I finished AIT with trenchfoot.

[headquarters]

yeah..

I can't say anything about that -- I finished AIT with trenchfoot.

I was making a joke on the expence of the ranks- having once been said 2nd lt with map,plan and gun

[pmulcahy11b]

I was making a joke on the expence of the ranks- having once been said 2nd lt with map,plan and gun

Oh, I know -- I was sort of making a joke myself. No worries.

[TiggerCCW UK]

HQ, that explains a lot!

[Earthpig]

I was making a joke on the expence of the ranks- having once been said 2nd lt with map,plan and gun

I'd rather have the trenchfoot

P.S. What is the difference between a 2nd Lt and an E2 (US Military pay grade) private........

The private has been promoted once