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FOURTH WAVE LESBRO posted:Somehow the medic gets voluntold for the loving MILES turn-in at JRTC like a loving sacrificial lamb; never in my life had I seriously contemplated exactly how I would go about choking on my own tongue as much as I did that day.
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Ugh, MILES gear on the Abrams. It's called MIGITTS (phonetic; no idea how to spell the stupid acronym) and blows. Worst part is that you had to attach this honeycomb of firecrackers to the side that were to supposed to go off when you fired but they never loving did. That and the stupid strobe lights that had to get attached to the hull as well. And boresight? gently caress your boresight.
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Jul 11, 2015 14:40
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EVA BRAUN BLOWJOBS posted:Ugh, MILES gear on the Abrams. It's called MIGITTS (phonetic; no idea how to spell the stupid acronym) and blows. Worst part is that you had to attach this honeycomb of firecrackers to the side that were to supposed to go off when you fired but they never loving did. That and the stupid strobe lights that had to get attached to the hull as well. And boresight? gently caress your boresight. It works. Once. We got a new set, shiny out of the box never been touched, and it worked. Then it never again worked after that.
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Jul 11, 2015 16:51
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Saw an Abrams at the motor pool with a poo poo ton of velcro all over it, that for attaching MILES gear or something?
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Jul 11, 2015 17:33
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that, or the thermal panel thingemies.
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Jul 11, 2015 18:08
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It's for a combat patch but those are getting outlawed in garrison so you probably will never see it.
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Jul 11, 2015 19:08
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MILES gear feels like one of those long-running financial scams where the manufacturer and deliverer are working together with whoever is in control of the payments for the organization. They don't even put half a flying gently caress of effort into shipping the product and the guy signing for payment gets a kickback for saying "Yeah, sure, they fulfilled the contract. Mostly."
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Jul 11, 2015 19:12
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SumYungGui posted:MILES gear feels like one of those long-running financial scams where the manufacturer and deliverer are working together with whoever is in control of the payments for the organization. They don't even put half a flying gently caress of effort into shipping the product and the guy signing for payment gets a kickback for saying "Yeah, sure, they fulfilled the contract. Mostly." sounds like the army in general
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Jul 11, 2015 21:47
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Besides stuff like the MILES gear for Strykers and poo poo, has anyone actually seen stuff made after '91? If you found a laser that you didn't have to 5/50 cord and 100 mph tape to your rifle because it was so worn out and busted, I'd call you a goddamn lair.
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Jul 12, 2015 02:44
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nvg's seemed fairly recent for us
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Jul 12, 2015 03:03
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My unit had some fairly new nods and lasers and poo poo. PVS-14, PEQ-15, MTM, etc. are all pretty new, and that's just personal gear. I mean, they didn't look new, but stuff like the mini thermal monoculars are fairly recent technology and cool as hell. Of course, if you try wearing one while violently bouncing around on top of your truck, then your eyeballs are receiving two images that are out of sync and it really throws your brain for a loop. They are decent for playing cornhole in the dark, though.
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Jul 12, 2015 07:50
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SumYungGui posted:MILES gear feels like one of those long-running financial scams where the manufacturer and deliverer are working together with whoever is in control of the payments for the organization. They don't even put half a flying gently caress of effort into shipping the product and the guy signing for payment gets a kickback for saying "Yeah, sure, they fulfilled the contract. Mostly." When I was going through those classes you do before you out I saw on the tv that had a slideshow going of who got immediately hired right out of the army "LTC XXX, Cubic Defense Inc." Cubic of course being the company that manufactures MILES.
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Jul 12, 2015 07:57
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Cole posted:It's for a combat patch but those are getting outlawed in garrison so you probably will never see it. Lol
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Jul 12, 2015 10:10
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Equine Don posted:When I was going through those classes you do before you out I saw on the tv that had a slideshow going of who got immediately hired right out of the army "LTC XXX, Cubic Defense Inc." Cubic of course being the company that manufactures MILES. Colt had a former marine general and a former army general on their board of directors, whom are directly attributed with turning the carbine replacement program into a poo poo show that just cost a pile of money. And being able to procure continuous orders despite colt losing the contract in 2013. Not that it helped them much in the end.
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Jul 12, 2015 19:32
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I used a Fabrique Nationale M4A1 
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Jul 12, 2015 19:53
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So I was looking into the brigade I'm going to and I noticed that it's under "administrative control" of the 7th ID. Why not just make it part of the 7th ID instead of keeping it flagged as 2nd ID? Apparently 2nd BDE 2nd ID was a part of the 7th ID before it was inactivated in the 90's anyway.
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Jul 12, 2015 20:00
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Carteret posted:Besides stuff like the MILES gear for Strykers and poo poo, has anyone actually seen stuff made after '91? The poo poo they give out at JRTC seems pretty new-production. That doesn't stop them from somehow registering a blue-on-blue kill on someone 2 feet to the left and behind the muzzle. Jury is out on whether it was lovely MILES equipment or the fact that the person who got killed was the LT.
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Jul 12, 2015 22:49
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Mustang posted:So I was looking into the brigade I'm going to and I noticed that it's under "administrative control" of the 7th ID. Why not just make it part of the 7th ID instead of keeping it flagged as 2nd ID?
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Jul 13, 2015 00:43
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Are there any permanent party members of the 2ID HQ, or is it still a 1 year unaccompanied rotation like all of their down-trace units?
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Carteret posted:Besides stuff like the MILES gear for Strykers and poo poo, has anyone actually seen stuff made after '91? Related: my first satellite shelters, the AN/TSC-93 and 85, were older than me in 2006, although they had some new parts inside; we used that thing for 7 more years. (Not mine) 
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Jul 13, 2015 02:43
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I worked on a plane that had a service tag on it that said it was built in '61.
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SumYungGui posted:I worked on a plane that had a service tag on it that said it was built in '61. Other than the c-17 and raptor fleet are there any other aircraft in the USAF not older than their maintainers?
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The M2s we used in Korea were built in like 1928-29 or some poo poo. Might have been 18-19. Also had the original M113 that got upgraded each step over the years until it was an A3.
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Flikken posted:Other than the c-17 and raptor fleet are there any other aircraft in the USAF not older than their maintainers? Air Force maybe. This was Army fixed wing so you can be god drat sure it was ancient.
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Jul 14, 2015 17:06
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There was an Army DHC-4 that made supply runs to our FOB in Afghanistan. Those have been around since Vietnam.
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I drew short straw and managed the company's ammo dump and it was always neat to see fifty-cal ammunition that had inspection slips going back to the early fifties or whatever. Ammo was probably some of these best I'd seen too, so good work long line of dudes who got hosed over before me.
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So apparently as part of the combatives training in ABOLC you get punched in the face 4 times. All the cadre that are level 2 or higher can come that day as lieutenants get in line to get punched in the face. If I was one of the NCO's responsible for training boot lieutenants I would definitely be there every single time to punch some LTs in the face.
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Jul 19, 2015 01:37
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Mustang posted:So apparently as part of the combatives training in ABOLC you get punched in the face 4 times. All the cadre that are level 2 or higher can come that day as lieutenants get in line to get punched in the face. If I was one of the NCO's responsible for training boot lieutenants I would definitely be there every single time to punch some LTs in the face. Level 1? It's some pussy poo poo with boxing gloves and padded suits, they're talking about the close the distance bits where you'll probably get popped a few times. If you've never been hit in the face it'll be a little surprising, that's all.
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Last day of combatives is sweet at ABOLC. Go in the the morning, get punched in the face a few times doing the clinch, released before lunchtime for the rest of the day. Worst that can happen is a broken nose or light concussion.
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Jul 19, 2015 01:50
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In  BASIC TRAINING one kid got a tooth broken. One half stayed in his mouth, the other half stayed in his mouthguard. It was gnarly as gently caress
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Jul 19, 2015 02:46
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If you're an officer, it might be a surprise to get punched in the face. If you're enlisted, it's par for the course.
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Jul 19, 2015 08:12
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How you react to getting punched in the face has always been my test of a man. - 13B
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Jul 19, 2015 09:05
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Artillery has fight clubs or we just choked each other out either way
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Jul 19, 2015 10:32
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Equine Don posted:arty has fight clubs Now it's a haiku
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two years ago i was an english major and i just wanted to write and make minimum wage and drop out of this bullshit world then i joined the army and now im an alcoholic thanks for listening gently caress the army
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Jul 19, 2015 21:08
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Holy poo poo, I didn't know I blacked out and made a new account named reptileintheswamp.
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Jul 19, 2015 21:38
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reptileintheswamp posted:two years ago i was an english major and i just wanted to write and make minimum wage and drop out of this bullshit world lmbo
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Jul 19, 2015 21:38
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The US military is the world's greatest producer of schadenfreude, hands down.
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Aranan posted:Holy poo poo, I didn't know I blacked out and made a new account named reptileintheswamp.
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Aranan posted:Holy poo poo, I didn't know I blacked out and made a new account named reptileintheswamp. you should seek help for this. don't worry, it won't affect your career
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