November 8, 2003, 19:13
|
#91
|
|
King
Local Time: 13:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hooked on a feeling
Posts: 1,780
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally posted by Oerdin
RBA has been standard issue to all US soldiers since the at least the Panama invasion. Everyone in Bosnia & Kosovo got RBA and I'm sure everyone in Iraq has RBA. It does have all of the downsides that MtG spoke about and it weights in about about 35lbs to boot. As an added detraction it is also bulky and uncomfortable as hell.
Still, it will be a standing order to wear it and I'm not likely to take it off unless I'm on base.
|
Did you read my link to the DoD propaganda? The new one is only about half that weight if I understand the text correctly. Still stronger than the previous type. Or were those 16.4 pounds only the jacket without plates and add-ons?
What's the nick of your unit then? 7th Psycho Group? 
__________________
So get your Naomi Klein books and move it or I'll seriously bash your faces in - Supercitizen to stupid students
Lord know, I've made some judgement errors as a mod here. The fact that most of you are still allowed to post here is proof of that. - Rah
|
|
|
|
|
November 8, 2003, 19:50
|
#92
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 13:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 7,138
|
What the heck is "psy ops"? Do you go around handing out flyers or do you do 'sppoky ghost noises"?
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 8, 2003, 20:26
|
#93
|
|
King
Local Time: 07:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: The 3rd best place to live in the USA.
Posts: 2,744
|
Nope. They spin the US Army's booboos.
__________________
With such viral bias, you're opinion is thus rendered useless. -Shrapnel12, on my "bias" against the SS.
And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worth while, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy!"
"Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I ****ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective." --Barack Obama
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 13, 2003, 17:40
|
#94
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: In a bamboo forest hiding from Dale.
Posts: 17,436
|
Well, right now I'm in Aurora, Colorado which is a little ghetto town outside of Denver. I've meet most of the people I'm going to be working with over the next year and a half and by and large they seem like a good, if inexperienced, bunch. I have been having problems with one PFC in my squad who can't seem to get his ass to formation in time but other then that everything is well.
Right now I'm sick as a dog because they gave me eight immunization shots yesterday plus they made us do a ruck march this morning. Why they couldn't have waited until we were done with PT and ruck marching before they gave everyone flu and Thyfoid I will never know. Still, I passed with plenty of time to spare though being at 5000ft (as opposed to sea level) made it much more difficult then I remembered. Cheers.
__________________
Christianity is the belief in a cosmic Jewish zombie who can give us eternal life if we symbolically eat his flesh and blood and telepathically tell him that we accept him as our lord and master so he can remove an evil force present in all humanity because a woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from an apple tree.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 13, 2003, 19:09
|
#95
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 06:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Flyover Country
Posts: 4,659
|
Good to see you're having fun at camp.
__________________
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 13, 2003, 22:46
|
#96
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 06:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: In the army
Posts: 3,375
|
Oerdin,
Take care over there, and if you meet any 12-Bravo's from Virginia over there ask them if they know of a place called Richlands. If they do, then I have some friends in that unit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 15, 2003, 21:26
|
#97
|
|
King
Local Time: 13:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hooked on a feeling
Posts: 1,780
|
Saw you in the pics thread. You look more like a military guy than an unemployed Internet addict, or a geologist for that matter. Or perhaps geologists really do look like Pierce Brosnan in that Volcano movie (can't remember title)
What's your military grade anyway?
__________________
So get your Naomi Klein books and move it or I'll seriously bash your faces in - Supercitizen to stupid students
Lord know, I've made some judgement errors as a mod here. The fact that most of you are still allowed to post here is proof of that. - Rah
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 15, 2003, 22:49
|
#98
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 06:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Flyover Country
Posts: 4,659
|
If Rutgers was anything to go by, a lot of geologists are ex-military.
__________________
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 16, 2003, 01:41
|
#99
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 11:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Posts: 16,064
|
Oerdin, try to post from NorCal.
Hey, it's an adventure. I look back on my service as one of the best times in my life. Wish I could be in your boots, soldier.
May God be with you...
"Right now I'm sick as a dog because they gave me eight immunization shots yesterday plus they made us do a ruck march this morning. Why they couldn't have waited until we were done with PT and ruck marching before they gave everyone flu and Thyfoid I will never know. Still, I passed with plenty of time to spare though being at 5000ft (as opposed to sea level) made it much more difficult then I remembered. Cheers."
It does have a downside now and again.  Gets better when you get to your duty station.
__________________
I'm not profane, I type the stars.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 21, 2003, 00:15
|
#100
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: In a bamboo forest hiding from Dale.
Posts: 17,436
|
Ollie: I'm an E-5 but with luck I'll be an E-6 by this time next month.
Everyone else: They realigned our area of opporation so that we're covering everything from Baghdad north. That means I could potentially (read: likely) be stationed in the infamous "Sunni Triangle" where all of Saddam's supporters have been causing so much trouble. The unit I'm being sent over there with is an entirely new unit which is being created on the spot. The good news is that there isn't a bunch of baggage but the bad news is they're the low man on the totem pole so it might be difficult to get all the equipment we need.
As off right now we're only being issued M-16 instead of the M-4 (a shortened urban assult version of the M-16) and they're not issuing us M-9 pistols due to a shortage. Still, I plan to buy a pistol when I get to Iraq just so I can have a back up weapon encase my rifle jams; I've heard old Soviet made pistols are selling for around $100 in Baghdad.
That's about it. I'm working 16 hour days right now trying to jump through all of the hoops the Army keeps putting in front of me but hopefully things will start to slow down soon. The latest schedule has me going back to San Diego on Nov 23 through the 31st then going to Fort Hunter-Ligget from Dec 1st through the 21st. If anyone is going to be in San Diego at the same time I am then drop me a line and let's go for a couple of beers.
__________________
Christianity is the belief in a cosmic Jewish zombie who can give us eternal life if we symbolically eat his flesh and blood and telepathically tell him that we accept him as our lord and master so he can remove an evil force present in all humanity because a woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from an apple tree.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 21, 2003, 21:19
|
#101
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 13:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 7,138
|
The army allows you to buy personal fire arms??
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 21, 2003, 22:41
|
#102
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 11:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Mu Mu Land
Posts: 6,570
|
Man, why does it take so long for Oerdin to leave?!! 
Seriously, Oerdin, keep you head down and duck and weave, duck and weave... I don't pray, but I'll ask some ppl to pray for your safety, and Thank You 
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 15:49
|
#103
|
|
King
Local Time: 13:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Hooked on a feeling
Posts: 1,780
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally posted by Oerdin
Ollie: I'm an E-5 but with luck I'll be an E-6 by this time next month.
|
Those domestic American codes tells me nothing. Are you a Leutenant or Captain or what?
Also, I have the same question as Siro: Would it be legal to buy a pistol in Bagdhad?
__________________
So get your Naomi Klein books and move it or I'll seriously bash your faces in - Supercitizen to stupid students
Lord know, I've made some judgement errors as a mod here. The fact that most of you are still allowed to post here is proof of that. - Rah
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 18:23
|
#104
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 17,354
|
no, those would be officer ranks. Those are designated with O-4, O-5 etc.
An E-5 in the army is like a seargant (they have several different seargants- staff seargant etc.) or something. I never really learned all the army grades  . All I cared about was the navy grades .
__________________
Focus, discipline
Barack Obama- the antichrist
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 20:33
|
#105
|
|
King
Local Time: 11:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Kuzelj
Posts: 2,314
|
Good Luck there!
__________________
*** Apolyton Champions League 2002/2003 Champion***
Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 20:37
|
#106
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 14:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Xrr ZRRRRRRR!!
Posts: 6,484
|
Sergeants rule the military, thus they rule the world.
__________________
In da butt.
"Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others." - Confucius
THE UNDEFEATED SUPERCITIZEN w:4 t:2 l:1 (DON'T ASK!)
"God is dead" - Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" - God.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 20:50
|
#107
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: In a bamboo forest hiding from Dale.
Posts: 17,436
|
|
Quote:
|
Originally posted by Sirotnikov
The army allows you to buy personal fire arms??
|
Technically, no but when deployed they have been known to look the other way.
|
Quote:
|
|
Man, why does it take so long for Oerdin to leave?!!
|
I actually already left but I'm back for Thanksgiving. I'll leave and come back again before the end of the beginning if you know what I mean.
__________________
Christianity is the belief in a cosmic Jewish zombie who can give us eternal life if we symbolically eat his flesh and blood and telepathically tell him that we accept him as our lord and master so he can remove an evil force present in all humanity because a woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from an apple tree.
Last edited by Oerdin; November 23, 2003 at 20:56.
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 23, 2003, 21:28
|
#108
|
|
Prince
Local Time: 03:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 551
|
Good luck. Hopefully you won't have to be in a situation where you will have to kill someone. Even if the guy is not innocent, I hear it has quite an effect on your conscience.
And don't be brainwashed into letting others think for you. Always question things.
__________________
"The first man who, having fenced off a plot of land, thought of saying, 'This is mine' and found people simple enough to believe him was the real founder of civil society. How many crimes, wars, murders, how many miseries and horrors might the human race had been spared by the one who, upon pulling up the stakes or filling in the ditch, had shouted to his fellow men: 'Beware of listening to this imposter; you are lost if you forget the fruits of the earth belong to all and that the earth belongs to no one." - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 24, 2003, 00:57
|
#109
|
|
King
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Boulder, Colorado, United Snakes of America
Posts: 1,417
|
Take a real pistol Oerdin! Damn, it sounds like you are already gone from Colorado. If you're still around let me know and I'll lend you one of mine. Can you sneak a .45 along for the ride?
__________________
He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 24, 2003, 00:58
|
#110
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 06:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: of Fear and Oil
Posts: 5,892
|
Good luck man, and stay safe!
__________________
"Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
-Bokonon
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 24, 2003, 00:58
|
#111
|
|
Deity
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Las Vegas
Posts: 17,354
|
speaking of real pistol...
okay I actually don't like this pistol that much. But I bought it, and I'll stick with this purchase. But there are many better guns out there.
__________________
Focus, discipline
Barack Obama- the antichrist
|
|
|
|
|
|
November 26, 2003, 07:23
|
#112
|
|
Emperor
Local Time: 04:33
Local Date: November 2, 2010
Join Date: Dec 1969
Location: LF & SG(2)... still here in our hearts
Posts: 6,230
|
Wow, 7.62 mm at 2750 fps is 30-06 territory rather than just AK or even NATO.
That should make you feel cozy.
Have a happy Turkey Day and a safe tour over there.
__________________
(\__/) Save a bunny, eat more Smurf!
(='.'=) Sponsored by the National Smurfmeat Council
(")_(") Smurf, the original blue meat! © 1999, patent pending, ® and ™ (except that "Smurf" bit)
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:33.
|
|
