I resemble that remark...
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Originally Posted by
jmm99
By your last sentence, long range recon folks would be tail.
Or did, once upon a time. :cool:
I don't know where on the anatomy to place these guys who'll operate a drone and shoot Hellfires at the unholy... LINK. :confused: :wry:
Heh. Funny to me, too. Also shows that Infantry action
and reconnaissance / surveillance action requires a different mindset and training.
As does SF FID / UW work and DA... :cool:
It really pays to use the right tool for the job. The US Army's fetish for 'general purpose (GP)' units and equipment inculcated by Leslie McNair is a really bad idea. The US army's fetish for GP personnel, one size, one rank fits all is a far worse idea.
Buying equipment and selecting people suited for for specific jobs and training them to do that job is not impossible, it isn't even difficult. We have just elected to not do that -- and it's become a habit.
That said, I suspect once the boss broke the surveill mindset all worked out okay...:D
True. However, s few years have passed
an things have changed. Made sense in WW II, today -- not so much but old habits die hard...