<OT> Re: More about sidux

[Leon Goldstein]

David A. Bandel wrote:
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>>* In the new army, it's "feel good about yourself in training, and have
>>fun on the battlefield."
>>
>>    
>>
>
>Who's the non-battle-hardened moron that dreamed that one up?  The
>term fun when combined with certain other terms (like run, firefight,
>battle, etc.) are called oxymorons.  Those who have been there will
>understand.
>
>Ciao,
>
>David A. Bandel
>  
>
Good question.  Probably the same people responsible for the following 
incident.

I was appointed acting battalion commander shortly before retirement 
when my unit was scheduled to undergo a series of unit training tests.  
(The CO and his XO scheduled themselves back-to-back boondoggles to get 
out of town during the festivities.)  On rifle qualification day I went 
to the range to see how things were going.  I found out that very few of 
my soldiers were meeting minimum rifle qualification scores.  I looked 
down the firing line and saw people blazing away at the popup targets, 
with very few showing hits.  I also saw no one was using a hasty 
sling*.  I asked the battalion sergeant major why no one was using a 
hasty sling.  Answer:  use of a hasty sling is no longer taught in 
marksmanship training.  I called a cease fire, ordered everyone on the 
line to gather around me, and proceeded to give my troops some old 
fashioned   marksmanship training.  After some fiddling they got their 
slings adjusted properly** and went back to the firing positions.
Then the targets started to drop.



*Hasty sling: the rifle sling is loosened, and the left arm is inserted 
and then turned so the sling wraps around the bicep and forearm.  This 
steadies the hold on the rifle.

** The M16 does not even have a keeper, just a buckle.

-- 
Leon A. Goldstein

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