Replies

Yes there is harm in letting the myth go on. Great harm! Questions need to be answered concerning weapons maintenance, why a Capt. who cannot navigate properly was leading a convoy through Indian country, and why he left soldiers behind. This sorry ass excuse for an officer did not follow basic convoy procedures and got his people killed, and captured. Not getting rid of his trailers was inexcusable. If your convoy gets hit you sh@#t can the trailers and get the hell out of Dodge. This Capt.is an incompetant jackass. I have Lance Corporals that could do a better job as a convoy commander.

Wonder if the ran elementary convoy security, gunners up, security vehicles, etc., or where they in the admin mind set.

Where weapons test fired, prior to move out, when was the last time the NCO's checked weapons and soldiers, when was the last rest break, chow break and maintenance break?

Questions Questions we have questions.

Not getting rid of his trailers was inexcusable.

Can the trailers be unlatched from the driver's compartment? Maybe they didn't feel the time was right to stop and mosey around their vehicles in a crossfire.

If the trailers can be unlatched from the driver's seat then the point is well-taken though. I don't know if they can be or not.

Kennedy blamed what he called "a major cultural divide between the combat arms and those of support soldiers. It's almost as if we're in different armies. And the 507th is part of this non-combat arms culture. There's a lot of tough talk but an underlying softness. They take pride in living in tents or trucks and not being fighters." Kennedy added, "I think the pervasive number of females has made this even worse in the last 25 years.

Horribly politically incorrect, but sadly true. In fact, the rationale that bars females from combat position but permits them in support positions verifies the idea that support troops are not supposed to be fighters.

This Capt.is an incompetant jackass. I have Lance Corporals that could do a better job as a convoy commander.

That's because even though the Corps' support folk are REMFS themselves, they're still trained to be Marines, and all of their officers had fairly extensive infantry training. I'm not making excuses for that Army O-3, but how much combat training did he really get? The Army has not equivalent of TBS, and it shows when crap like this happens.

The jammed weapons are a real red flag, although there is some slight slack to be cut for a sandstorm screwing with the weapons. Still, you test fire every damn one before you get in that convoy, and you keept them as clean as possible. That is truly a woeful command failure.