[RussianConservative]

''We just do not have enough rifles to equip all of our soldiers.....said Lt. Col. Mark Young, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.

I understand point. Look, 67 Armor Regiment...why would tanker carry assault rifle? He gets pistol...sucks if tank destroyed and you dismount.

[MeanWestTexan]

I am a former Apache pilot (Army). I still remember my first day of side arm training. The instructor's first words went like this:

"You are a pilot. If you are using a sidearm, it is because you are on the ground. Which means you are f!#@$d, and the sidearm will not do a damn thing to un-f!@#!@@ you. Ergo, we will not be spending much time. . ."

That speech, and the proper method of taping a single, illegal, unautorized, and Geneva-convention-banned hollow point bullet to the grip (for reasons everyone can figure out) are the only things I clearly remember.