Plus, we were taught how to field strip and fire an AK. In case you ran out of ammo, or your M16 was inoperable.
Yes, I said M16, so I'm that old...so sue me.
5.56mm
I’m so old I never got past my M-14...rookie.
No lawsuits needed, nuthin’ wrong with bein’ old!
I’m assuming you were in Vietnam where it was fairly common for men to pick up the enemie’s weapons to use?