So, I asked about it ans stated some of the criticisms I had heard, thinking they would welcome a chance to convince a soon-to-be officer that it was not in fact a "death trap" or mere "tank & RPG bait."
I agree, that was handled badly. He had a chance to refute those claims.
Yeah. He pretty much convinced me that there was fire to go along with the smoke. After that you couldn't have paid me to get into one going into combat. I've seen the effect of an RPG on an aluminum skinned M113. I'd rather walk into combat.