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nmfxstc		#41	[url]	[-]
Posts: 25195 Jul 7 12 1:12 AM	Cav1Sgt wrote: All branches of the service are continually adapting to the changing battlefield, even the USMC. There is a symposium of Sergeants Major of the USMC to discuss many more issues that closing with and destroying the enemy and storming beachheads. What was common practice at recruit training centers in 1969 is not the methods of today, nor should they be. While technology on the wrist may be an overstatement, technology is ever increasing. GPS, thermal imaging, radios down to individual levels, soon the possibility of tv cams for each infantryman, digital maps, transponders and the list goes on and on. How in depth do you think the technology accompanying SEAL Team 6 was? Comparing a SEAL Team to a grunt platoon smoke pole grunt is way off track! sorry, but the marines may include one gps per platoon (if that), they are too damned busy with their "first in" tactics to pay with laptops and have grunt to grunt radios....and probably shouldn't have those! they are excellent at fighting...adaptable, and do it all well w/o gadgets...always have and always will! Yes, each of us had the meanest, baddest drill instructor, drill sergeant, company commander or trainer and our training cycle was the worst treated in the chronicles of military history. This after having to walk ten miles to school each day in blizzards and hurricanes. Fillean meal ar an meallaire.
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ArmyVet47		#42	[url]	[-]
Posts: 354 Jul 7 12 6:51 AM	Let's start with the Marines! These guys are usually the first ones in, and they deserve every edge we can give them. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ab7DMESEko 100% SC P&T 10% Tinnitus - Huh?
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Cav1Sgt		#43	[url]	[-]
Posts: 4029 Jul 7 12 8:38 AM	nmfxstc wrote: Cav1Sgt wrote: All branches of the service are continually adapting to the changing battlefield, even the USMC. There is a symposium of Sergeants Major of the USMC to discuss many more issues that closing with and destroying the enemy and storming beachheads. What was common practice at recruit training centers in 1969 is not the methods of today, nor should they be. While technology on the wrist may be an overstatement, technology is ever increasing. GPS, thermal imaging, radios down to individual levels, soon the possibility of tv cams for each infantryman, digital maps, transponders and the list goes on and on. How in depth do you think the technology accompanying SEAL Team 6 was? Comparing a SEAL Team to a grunt platoon smoke pole grunt is way off track! sorry, but the marines may include one gps per platoon (if that), they are too damned busy with their "first in" tactics to pay with laptops and have grunt to grunt radios....and probably shouldn't have those! they are excellent at fighting...adaptable, and do it all well w/o gadgets...always have and always will! Yes, each of us had the meanest, baddest drill instructor, drill sergeant, company commander or trainer and our training cycle was the worst treated in the chronicles of military history. This after having to walk ten miles to school each day in blizzards and hurricanes. And if the USMC was comprised only of "smoke pole grunts," then I can see it, but it isn't. While the basic unit may be the rifle platoon, there are quite a few more specialties that come into play. Some SEALS come from "smoke pole grunts" Cav1Sgt
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ArmyVet47		#44	[url]	[-]
Posts: 354 Jul 7 12 8:47 AM	Cav1Sgt wrote: While technology on the wrist may be an overstatement..... Mebe a slight exaggeration, and then again, mebe not..... . http://www.westmarine.com...vxmv_Yh7ECFU2htgod7hXzlQ 100% SC P&T 10% Tinnitus - Huh?
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Posts: 224 Jul 7 12 9:33 AM	we had loran in the desert. 1 per platoon. nothing at squad level unless you were with the platoon sergeant. =] also, i never saw any advanced armor on the hummer/dueces when they came up to the front with supplies. technology advancement for troops is great. we didn't have nightvision for each trooper for example. the mindset really needs to stay 'close' to the same as it has been though. if you are taught that every e-1 needs to determine his course of action in a mission/firefight/hostile encounter, you will get 4 conflicting movements to my single order. i'm not advocating mindless zombie soldiers. i just think we need to keep in mind an emphasis on chain of command and rank respect helps more than hurts. find and keep smart/intelligent troopers but do NOT get mushy just to meet your recruitment quota. =] i'm just ramblin' 'monkey
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elpistolero		#46	[url]	[-]
Posts: 740 Jul 7 12 10:26 AM Member: Chosin Few	I think all these Buck Rogers GPS--battlefield personal communications devices etc are great--BUT-when that stuff fails there is nothing like the time tested GI compass to figure out how to get from A to B--where you want to go and how to get back to where you came from. . "Those who were there will never forget; those who were not will never know." Edited 1 time by elpistolero Jul 7 12 10:31 AM.
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RLTW64		#47	[url]	[-]
Posts: 959 Jul 7 12 6:39 PM	elpistolero wrote: I think all these Buck Rogers GPS--battlefield personal communications devices etc are great--BUT-when that stuff fails there is nothing like the time tested GI compass to figure out how to get from A to B--where you want to go and how to get back to where you came from. . Roger that set the "Azimuth" and go!! Technology is great but one cannot depend on it for survival if it goes down. RLTW 70% TBI 50% MDD (currently appealing) 30% Migraines 10% Lumbar strain Combined overall rating @ 90% Lifetime member of DAV since 2004
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crewchiefuh1h		#48	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1990 Jul 7 12 6:53 PM	Ah, the basics. And when on an ocean of sand, the Llano Estacado or in Siberian tundra, with no reference points...we fall back on this, no.
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herdgrunt		#49	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5802 Jul 7 12 8:22 PM	I have never visited the "Llano," but have been fasicianted about it and have wanted to visit it since "Lonesome Dove'' premiered in 1989. With some luck, I might get there by the end of 2012, late Sprng in 2013 at worse. Edited 1 time by herdgrunt Jul 7 12 10:23 PM.
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crewchiefuh1h		#50	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1990 Jul 7 12 9:19 PM	herdgrunt wrote: I have never visited the "Llano," but have been fasicianted about it and have wanted to visit it since "Lonesome Dove'' premiered in 1980. With some luck, I might get there by the end of 2012, late Sprng in 2013 at worse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llano_Estacado
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IGotBack		#51	[url]	[-]
Posts: 145 Jul 10 12 2:47 PM	Survivir wrote: They are going to be issued Gold Stars and these Special Stickers, too. Survivir I was having one of my down days until I saw this. I laughed so hard that I almost choked. This is definitly what I needed. Thank you guys and gals so much for your incredible sense of humor. Edited 1 time by IGotBack Jul 10 12 2:49 PM.
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herdgrunt		#52	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5802 Jul 10 12 7:21 PM	Thanks crewchief
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