Look, if Army guys on garrison duty can’t keep a rifle clean and functioning, I can’t help them.
Ask the USMC if they’ve had this problem, or the 82nd or SFs or other non-leg troops.
I’ve seen leg Army guys who would tie their two bootlaces together. I guess that means they should redesign boots with zippers for them.
The dead troops on the ground at Wanat were 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
Using the M-4: Staff Sergeant Phillips poured out fire, as recalled by another Engineer Specialist loading for him, [SSG Phillips] went through three rifles using them until they jammed.
From the AAR:
Some GWOT and U.S. Army veterans queried by the author have suggested that this could have been caused by improper weapon cleaning. However, numerous Chosen Few NCOs interviewed for this study have been vehemently adamant in stating that weapons were meticulously and regularly cleaned, and rigorously and routinely inspected by the chain of command.