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My active duty was a little later, in the '70s, but I spent a lot of time doing threat analysis, including wargamming where my role was soviet army and army group command. I spent a lot of time learning Soviet TOEs and doctrine. Interesting, but essentially useless today.

Not at all useless, if we ever decide to start our own motor-rifle regiment. The equipment is available, and it's certainly priced reasonably enough....

More on the Scots Dragoon Guards and their Highland brethern from the Black Watch, serving together in the 7th *Desert Rats* Brigade, and also interestingly serving along a particularly appropriate American 5th Corps commander....

Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled,
Scots, wham Bruce has aften led;
Welcome to your gory bed,
Or to victorie.

Now's the day, and now's the hour;
See the front o' battle lour;
See approach proud Edward's power —
Chains and slaverie!

Wha will be a traitor-knave?
Wha can fill a coward's grave?
Wha sae base as be a slave?
Let him turn and flee!

Wha for Scotland's king and law
Freedom's sword will strongly draw,
Free-man stand, or Free-man fa',
Let him follow me!

By oppression's woes and pains!
By your sons in servile chains!
We will drain our dearest veins,
But they shall be free!

Lay the proud usurpers low!
Tyrants fall in every foe!
Liberty's in every blow!
Let us do, or die!

--Robert Burns

Not at all useless, if we ever decide to start our own motor-rifle regiment. The equipment is available, and it's certainly priced reasonably enough....

Now, there's an idea. Somehow, tho' I don't quite see my self as Col.Gen. Ivan Togohome leading my T-72s and BMPs in a mad dash through the Fulda Gap -- nukes popping to the left, Spesnatz to the right, VX gas everywhere was we roll in overpressure comfort(?) over duped, doped, dazed and demoralized German defenders. Then again, I think if we started in the Ardennes Forest and started West, we could roll up French and Beglian resistance in about a week..... hmmm. Where did I leave that set of manuals.....?