On Oct 4, 4:11 pm, Prisoner at War <prisoner_at_...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Oct 4, 3:53 pm, MightyJo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > Depended on the unit I was assigned to, the mission, etc. In the
> > field, you never got enough sleep (and were always cold, wet, and
> > hungry as you stated). Some units were like a 9-5 job, others ****ft
> > work to include weekends, holidays, etc.
>
> I suspected as much. Yeah, in the field, sleep was like four hours a
> day. At least it was usually fun when we actually did something.
>
> > One would think so, but that's why they called Military Intelligence
> > (my field) an Oxymoron.
>
> Don't feel so bad; they say the same about military music, military
> justice....
>
> > It has. They have convoys, IEDs, a week-long FOB exercise, close-
> > quarter urban combat, and other stuff that only the Special Forces
> > types did when I was in. Even their basic equipment is more high-
> > speed.
>
> Good for your boy. I wonder if tank crews are as fit as infantrymen?
> They don't move much, do they; but then again, they don't wear down
> their joints and whatnot, either, I'd presume.
Well, in my son's case, he's in a tank company in an Infantry
battalion. He says they run a lot. I hear that "regular" armor units
don't run as much.
>
> > The turret, where the gunner, loader, and commander work, is actually
> > a lot more roomy than I thought. The driver's station, on the other
> > hand, is like a fighter plane cockpit with no windows. I would go nuts
> > in there.
>
> Yeah, it was pretty confined in the back of a Bradley, too. It's
> really interesting how "the mind" was so im****tant in such unexpected
> ways. I don't see how restless young guys could stand it either,
> being couped up in a tank.
>
I guess driving something that weighs 60 tons and getting to shoot
those big guns has a strong appeal to young guys.
> > They wanted to get away from the kakhis, which they felt looked too
> > much like a janitor's uniform.
>
> What janitor was so elegantly dressed?
>
> But then again, military historians have noted that the best dressed
> armies often lost their wars...so I guess it's all good....
>
> > So I guess a bus driver is a step up?
>
> Heh...remember that postcard at the BCT "mini-PX" which shows the
> pecking order in the Army, with the colonel's pet bird ranking higher
> than a private??
>
> > They're now talking about replacing the green service uniform with the
> > dress blues for everyone.
>
> Oh, I thought that had already been decided.
It has actually. They're just working out the details now.
>
> I don't know why GEN ****nseki had everyone wear black berets (I mean,
> I know what he gave for a justification, but that can't really be the
> reason)...somebody should change it back. Every time I see a black
> beret I'm still thinking "Rangers."
I think it was because the Commander in Chief at the time wanted to be
reminded of Monica.
I'm with you - black berets are for Rangers, Red for Airborne, and
Green for Special Forces. They're the only ones who should be wearing
berets.
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