[Hermann the Cherusker]

“For a lot of these kids, this is the first time they’re using service ammunition,” Barclay said.

A truly pathetic note and a strong indictment of the priorities of the Clinton DOD.

[BlueOneGolf]

They primarily mean the ammunition for the Bradley's 25mm automatic gun and the M1 Abram's tank 120mm main gun. The Army uses training ammo that has the same balistic characteristics of the real stuff. It's also cheaper than the combat ammo as well.