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Ok, so i am waiting patiently for the T shirts to come out. I am NOT patiently waiting for the SWJ coin to come out. I guess coming back to this thread is the only way to keep on top of this. I am...

PTSD is almost forced on all the personnel coming back from the box. Questions like, "DId you shoot your weapon?" or, "Did you encounter sand?" were viable criterium for a full PTSD check. I am...

ha! yeah, i guess geek sounds worse than it's intent. Besides, I LOVED hearing things like "trailblazer element, this is airwolf 2, we will be in your area all evening" or EVEN BETTER was...

Isn't it amazing how the conversation in "Rifle Squad Composition" can switch to you rotary geeks? :D have a great Thanksgiving!

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OOORRRR...I COULD JUST READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, LIKE AN INTELLIGENT HUMAN BEING, AND ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. HOW MANY QUESTIONS WERE THERE AGAIN?? :eek:

1. The papal paul passed punctual presents and perceived present
predicaments.
2. Glenlevit is fine, but my appendix is already gone.
3. I only speak one language....bang bang. you stop...

It was our whole company. I give it up to each and every NCO for not letting a weak link get in the way of us all coming home.
I have seen fantastic NCO's and i have seen subpar NCO's. We just...

Since this tactic has been implemented, there has been a reduction in the number of IED's placed. You are on point with one statement, though... We are definately NOT going to get the IED builders...

Stan...
Your guess was as good as mine as far as our first shirt dragging "alpha" all i know (being a lowly E-5) was that i was not going to let his actions (or lack thereof) affect how my team...

Ok, well, i guess i didn't explain it correctly. Yes, the CSM went out on missions, but i can only assume it was to evaluate how each patrol was handling themselves, then to take the best TTP's from...

I can only speak from the two tours I have done in Iraq, so here it goes...
1. Our BDE CSM is an OUTSTANDING leader. Like I said in an earlier post, he was constantly on missions.
2. Our CO...

That's funny, because we had to take "vip" and not-so "vip" personnel back and forth to bases all the time. we joked about NOT being a trailblazer patrol, and being a cabbie service. i guess we...

Our BN Co had a PSD with him at all times. Our BN was scattered from Mosul all the way to Balad. He and the Bn CSM did itheir rounds every week. It's not like the PSD surrounded these guys 24/7. ...

We were asking for sniper training only weeks into our rotation because by the time our intel got up and down the chain of command, the infantry snipers would show up on the wrong day, or wrong time,...

OIF IV, TF Trailblazer in Tikrit. 05-06
One guy showed up asking for a ride to another FOB one morning brandishing this weapon. The idea behind the HK 416 was the gas-tube free action. This guy...

I actually had the E-SAPI plate. It was about 3 lbs heavier, and claimed to stop AP rounds. It sounded good, but I am still skeptical. Thanks for the explanation.
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Ok, so "warrior ethos" seems to be a buzz word used by, "a guy with a $40 haircut and manicured nails" it also is being pushed by drill sgts in basic and AIT. the newbies coming fresh out of school...

GOOD POINTS!!! ALL OF THEM.. I absolutely do not understand why we don't switch to 7.62 X 39 on all of our primary's. I do disagree, however, on one point. I LOVE my beretta. It has never given...

I have actually laid hands & eyes on the H&K M4. An operative who rolled with us on a trailblazer mission had one. Very clean weapon, less jamming, all around better made weapon. H&K's use of the...

BOG = Boots On Ground. Sorry for the mix up.

Ok, I am not concerned at all with the number of people in a band, a sporting team, recruiters, etc, etc. that are exempt from combat. That is their profession, and if that is what the military...

I agree 100% slapout,
rapport is crutial. Taking off your kevlar, and sunglasses while talking to someone is allwoing you to gain their respect. Noone respects someone if they act holier than...

Bill,
In the new era of fighting, i think our MTO & E is just as pliable as our units. I am not educated, per-se in the arts of warfare (or typing, for that matter) but I DO have BOG insight. ...

That sounds like a very wise LT. It seems that the marines are getting more aedaptive in this new war environment. It's good tio see the other side of the fence fighting a good fight, as well. We...