Miscommunication in the Military

[JCAT]

21. If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly.
(David Hackworth)

Hack has always been a personal hero to me (Someone I admired greatly) A soldiers soldier to say the least, he told it like it was.

His wisdom is missed.

For all that wear or have worn the uniform, Hack's book "About Face" is a must read.

[sapperw5]

Originally Posted by Phestr

This was posted in the Air Force recruiters cubicle at the Miami MEPS when I entered 12 years ago. I laughed...until I found out it's not that far from reality! Except you missed one line:

US Army
Secure That Building = Take a headcount, create a single entry point, post guards, and no one goes in or out without proper authority.

why does the army always haveso many steps to do somthing so simple? gotta love it. hurry up and wait!

[JCAT]

A guy is driving around the back woods of Tennessee and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house:

Talking Dog for Sale

He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.

The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks.

"Yep," the Lab replies.

After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says "So, what's your story?"

The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA and they had me sworn into the toughest branch of the armed services ... The United States Marine Corps... You know one of their nicknames is "The Devil Dogs."

In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders; because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping.

I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running, but the jetting around really tired me out and I knew I wasn't getting any younger.

So, I decided to settle down. I retired from the Corps (8 dog years is 56 Corps years) and signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in."

"I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals.. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

"Ten dollars," the guy says.

"Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?"

"Because he's a liar! He never did any of that crap. He was in the Navy!"

[Flatliner]

Originally Posted by neogeo

3. "Aim towards the Enemy."
(Instruction printed on US M79 Rocket Launcher)

If I recall correctly, that is on the front of the claymore mine and the M79 is a grenade launcher (looks like a single shot shotgun on steriods)

However, very funny post...

[JCAT]

Originally Posted by Flatliner

If I recall correctly, that is on the front of the claymore mine and the M79 is a grenade launcher (looks like a single shot shotgun on steriods)

However, very funny post...

You would be correct. Actually, there are 40mm shotgun rounds for the M79 and M203 as well. The M18 claymore is kinda like a shotgun too, in function.

I should say "when the M79 was in service", it had shotgun rounds. The last one I saw was at Ft. Benning in 1992

[bennerman]

Ah, the M203
"Say hello to my little friend!"

[fire diver]

Even the M203 is on the way out. The Army already has a replacement.

[divingmedic]

Originally Posted by JCAT

You would be correct. Actually, there are 40mm shotgun rounds for the M79 and M203 as well. The M18 claymore is kinda like a shotgun too, in function.

I should say "when the M79 was in service", it had shotgun rounds. The last one I saw was at Ft. Benning in 1992

I was probably one of the few medics in the USAF that was qualified on the M79 and the M-60.

[navyhmc]

I had M-79, M-60, M-2, 12 ga, .38 rev, .45 ACP, M-204G, M-14, M-16, M-4, M-249 and Was crew qual'd on the 8" SP and 105mm Towed.

And I too was the corpsman!

"Peace through superior firepower! not just pretty words.

[bennerman]

Frankly, I trust Canadian built arms better than international ones, with the exception of the AK-47 and its derivatives