[Scuttlebutt]

"…and a M1 filled with LEAD"

You jarheads always got the advanced weapons.

When I went through boot camp, we were issued 1917 Enfields with the bore plugged with lead. It was a very effective deterrent…not a single pair of skivvies were stolen from the cloth line when I was guarding it.

[COB1]

"we were issued 1917 Enfields with the bore plugged with lead."

That was so you guys wouldn't hurt yourselves.
That's a heckuva transition from a mop handle to a real rifle!

[Slipjack]

Scuttlebutt - yes we had M1's when I went through then afterwards, M14's were issued, then later in the years the worthless M16 that couldn't fire nor reach and through a tree to Tickle their GUTS.

But now I watch from the side lines when I am able to make it to the Base to watch our Young Red Blooded American Boy's Train to Protect our old worn out Bodies that was before them and before us ~~~~~~~~~!

There after this old goat stops by the NCO & O Club to talk with them, and try as I may to keep up with all of the changes with the new Training and Weapons they are now deploying & using.