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Originally Posted by Ronin Tactical
FOB?
I love calling BS on some stories I've heard, like the "Marine" who hadn't heard the word "nomenclature" used in describing a weapon. I asked him, after he claimed to be Marine Recon, what the nomenclature of an M-16 was. He didn't know the word.
Please.....
For the record, the nomenclature of an M-16 is that it's a lightweight, magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, shoulder fired weapon that weighs 7.5 lbs without magazine, 8.79 lbs with a 30 round magazine, has a maximum range of 3,534 meters, maximum effective range in an area target of 800 meters, and maximum effective range at a point target of 550 meters. It has a maximum sustained rate of fire in semi-automatic mode of 45 rounds per minute and 90 rounds per minute in automatic mode.
(All said in one breath). Would you like a post briefing, sir?
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FOB is forward operating base.
YOu forgot the nifty little pouch in the butt stock you can hide naked pics of your gf in when you're deployed ;)
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Originally Posted by Tiny
Hahaha. This is getting even better.
I have never been in the military so I guess i'm useless.
I also guess that 3 years on a college rifle team means I can't shoot straight either, and yes, we did compete against the army...
Expirience means alot, but I'm not going to group up with a bunch of guys that have always just done what they were told. I would gravitate toward intelligence more then anything.
Just because you know how to shoot doesn't mean you know how to cover your ass.
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That attitude will get you killed. There is no "me" or "I" when you're part of a combat team. You have to operate as one, and you have to use some sort of discipline. However it's not all "Doing what you're told." A good NCO can listen to his troops and make a decision. You're given a task, it's up to you to accomplish it. There's more freedom in the military then you think. It's the hypocracy and politics that suck about the Army.
No one said that you were useless or wouldn't be an asset.
But how many teams have you operated with under fire?
Great you can shoot. But can you concentrate while there is return fire? Do you know how to move and bound? Shoot and communicate? Can you effectively reload and perform what you have to under fire when your weapon malfunctions.
I mean if you want to do the rogue movie-guy thing that everyone here is talking about, you have that right. But being in an effective fighting force will accomplish alot more. Most of what I'm talking about is:
"Dude I would totally get some windshield wiper fluid and a super-soaker and kick some butt." LOL.
If I had a guy on my squad with fire'n experience you'd bet your ass I would put you to work teaching noobs trigger squeeze and breathing techniques. You wouldn't be useless at all. Like a said a good leader makes use of what he has.