What…he never qualified with rifle or pistol?!? What a tool….
Probably could have kicked your ass with a saber from horseback, however….
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Has The Navy Gone Geedunk Crazy?
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Probably could have kicked your ass with a saber from horseback, however….
Nah, he didn't need a saber, he would have just slapped me with his gloves.What…he never qualified with rifle or pistol?!? What a tool….
Probably could have kicked your ass with a saber from horseback, however….
And yet…the Model 1913 Cavalry Saber (AKA "The Patton Saber"):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_1913_Cavalry_Saber
I don't doubt Patton's probable expertise with the saber, was referring to his infamous "battle fatigued" soldier slapping incident.
I got it the first time.
Yeah, HSCWL and CNAL had some more specific guidance that "clarified" the intent of the 1650. One thing to note is that the 1650 only discusses positional requirement with the more administrative awards. There was no rank criteria for the MOH.
A squadron CO cutting a NAM for his guys ensures that they get at least some TIMELY recognition. I think the process needs to work on being easier to get folks approved for the correct award (what Pags? More awards for people? Why should the Navy shy away from recognizing its people at every opportunity?). In a lot of cases I think there are other award that are more appropriate than a NAM, but it's such a pain to get anything else everyone shys away from it. I think part of this is ensuring that the award for your folks gets elevated above the admin shop at the ISIC; if the CO briefs the COMMO the award is less likely to get lost in the morass that is the ISICs admin shop chopping an award that's been signed off on by a CO.
Yes. "Give me my flowers while I'm alive, son!"
Yes times three, I guess.
Good luck with that…but we're probably in violent agreement.
Redux
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Another that everybody and his mother seems to have now. Are they using these opticals?
Who knows? But when you've got a SIG 228 that Uncle has conveniently modified with a ridiculously heavy spring on the double action trigger pull . . . "Lane 7! If you take that much time on your alibi, you're not getting any points!" Fuck you, MA1. I put the round where it belongs. Safely. You want to debate my shooting expert vs sharpshooter? We'll play a little game; it's called "rock, paper, rank." Don't want to play? I own one of these weapons and practice. So come up here and I'll outshoot your ass.
It's really not that hard to qualify with iron sights and minimal training. Now getting the funding to qualify?Another that everybody and his mother seems to have now. Are they using these opticals?
Redux
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Is the old PRP program still in place? We all shot the quals for that.... nobody at that time even thought of the geedunks that might have been given. Not that big a deal, I dunno. It was a bit more FUN shooting a Garand off the fantail en-route to Westpac to qual for sponson watches. Didn't realize at the time that they were re-chambered or sleeved for slightly shorter 7.62 NATO that was a Navy thing for whatever reason. "Real Men" would rather an 06!
In VBSS school they end the live fire training with a 'tactical' shoot and move style qual course with the M4 w/ red dot sight optics. I swear I had a harder time playing Halo than I did passing that course with a perfect score. If I had $2k burning a hole on my pocket, I'd spring for my own in a heartbeat, great weapon.
Colt 6920: $1000 (from Walmart...unless you're in CA)
Aimpoint PRO: $400 (probably cheaper if you look hard enough)
For $1400, you'll have the same thing as a M4 (plus 1.5 inches). Do it!