Posted on 10/17/2004 2:40:08 PM PDT by freepatriot32
ROFL!! My bro got a "SH** BURNER" medal from one of his soldiers. He said he never thought he would be excited to see a portapotty but he was ecstatic.
I agree. Sad that a soldier calls home to whine to her family instead of performing her duty. I will wait for the results of the investigation. From the news conference I saw nothing to be too concerned with. Time will tell.
Before I joined the military I though sh*t burning detail was a urban legend I was wrong when I was standing in the desert stirring the pot as you will. Amazingly poop burns down to almost nothing.
One of those things a civilian never thinks about! Thanks for doing all that you did -- including burning the poop!
The same attitude exhibited by these people existed in my sons
maintenence unit in the NG at Ft. Hood recently.
Finally the CO appointed an Lt. who was filled with religious fervor and believed that the laying on of hands solved such
wayward behavior.
Attitude corrected.
Yep, an Army of Me.
However, through all the threads, this is what continued to get me -- the group didn't show up for their 7am appointment to begin the convoy. We can all count on the media and most people missing this VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL. Doesn't matter about the condition of the trucks -- that would have been a standard "stand down" issue. But this group DID NOT SHOW UP at the "ordered" time. Period. Therefore they were AWOL. no?
"They also routinely sandbagged APCs, specifically the M113"
yeah they did but in Vietnam they were burning up the auto-transmissions because of the extra weight. Maybe they got better tranies since them.
"What does an 'uparmored' fuel tanker look like? ;~)"
Like a diamond head (strike anywhere) match.. you just need to strike it.
Check http://www.rantburg.com for the latest article regarding the Reservists, their arguments and their vehichles.
Jack.
I am not saying that they should not be punished if they have done something wrong...but at least give the authorities enough time to investigate what happened and PROVE them wrong before bringing the hammer down on them. Is that too much to ask?
I talked to a REAL oldtimer in the Army about the way they ran convoys back "in the day". First, he said, remove all glass from the vehicle. Might not get hit directly, but get sprayed with shattered glass. Not good. Then, sandbags on the floor. _Wet_ sandbags, as dry sand isn't nearly as effective. If there's enough double layers of wet sandbags, the carrying capacity of the truck is reduced considerably, but that's the deal. He also explained how he once ran a combo of 90 wt. gear oil and gasoline in lieu of diesel, which was unavailable for some reason. "Smoked like hell, but it worked." Motor T.
That is what a COURT MARTIAL is for. It's a trial aimed at getting the "full story."
I would love to know where they went to Basic Training at?
When I was in the service the most unmilitary new soldiers had almost one thing in common.
Ft Jackson Basic.
Our leadership is excellent, our NCO corps is outstanding for the most part and most of our troops is motivated professional soldiers BUT IMO Traddoc has failed with all the changes to basic training since Clinton took office.
Take all whiners and pantywaists over there back to an old fashioned wooden barracks combat arms basic training with no exceptions for political correctness or gender.
Fort Chaffee Arkansas or Fort McCoy Wisconson would be excellent sites to retrain Ft Jackson mistakes then return them to Iraq after they learn to take orders.
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