Someone has a thread asking if anyone has fought in recent wars. Instead of posting in the 111 reply thread full of shit, I'll start this one.
I fought in the GWOT in 2012 at Bagram for almost a year. The mission was counter ied/idf.
Ask me anything.
What tips would you give to a guy who's pretty shy and would sperg out/drop spaghetti upon meeting people with experience with guns/kommandos?
And how the fuck I don't spaghetti when I touch a gun for the first time?
I remember when these kinds of threads were a bannable offense
>>30336396
Don't break firearm safety rules.
If you don't know something, ask.
>>30336411
I've been here since Duke Nukem. Piss off.
>>30336365
OIF 06-07 - (Cav Scout)
I don't really care if you ask me anything, feel free to insult though.
>>30336396
dont be a faggot, its just a gun. remember the safety rules when handling em (youll eventually follow safety rules like its second nature). Thats it.
>>30336365
>>30336472
>how good is the average grunt's marksmanship?
>Any cool tips you've picked up from combat?
>Would you fuck a trap?
>glock or 1911?
>if you could change something about the military what would it be?
How do you remove ieds
I fought in the Gulf War and it was bloody great. I rode in a Humvee, flew in a plane, and shot 3 paki's. I had a marvelous time.
>>30336507
>how good is the average grunt's marksmanship?
Some grunts shoot great, expert every time, others not so great. You get all kinds.
>Any cool tips you've picked up from combat?
Not really. Don't be a slow bag of ass.
>Would you fuck a trap?
I am straight, so no traps.
>glock or 1911?
I like both, and would be comfortable carrying either one. 1911 with a rail and light if I had to choose.
>if you could change something about the military what would it be?
The fucking pandering bureaucracy. Officers shouldn't be treated as if they are special snowflakes, as they are worthless. I wouldn't mind getting paid a bit more, too.
>>30336509
Call EOD.
>>30336365
Thank you for your service
>>30336472
Thank you for your service
>>30336440
>>30336473
I live in a third world country where I'm not touching a gun so soon. I just want to be ready to use a gun at least in the theory.
And that would be finger out of the trigger unless ready to shoot, always suppose a weapon is ready to fire and never point the barrel at something you don't want to shoot. Right?
>>30336365
>>30336472
>>30336571
thank you for your service
>>30336507
how good is the average grunt's marksmanship?
Pretty good, helps that every asshole 68 or an ACOG. My guys were good on irons otherwise though.
>Any cool tips you've picked up from combat?
Be honest I wasn't in much combat, we mostly just dealt with IED and harassment fire on convoys.
Only had two TICs over a minute, and never had PID. Just shut up, listen to your NCOs and let your muscle memory do the rest.
>Would you fuck a trap?
No, I am pretty self-sufficient. One of my best friends in my platoon was gay though, and no one really cared.
>glock or 1911?
1911, carry one everyday
>if you could change something about the military what would it be?
I fucking hate the politics of the Officer Corps, or maybe just the Officers we had. If it weren't for our NCOs, I have no doubt we would have died from sheer incompetency.
>>30336679
yep, thats the kist of barrel.
barrel in safe direction at all times. so either straight up or straight down or down range.
target and beyond, penetration is a thing, be careful of whats behind your target.
>>30336672
You know damn well I hate that
>>30336679
Yeah, that's right. I suggest running away if it's an option. You will live longer.
>>30336509
Very very carefully
>>30336729
Probably a dumb question but would shooting an IED disable it
>>30337002
Probably, but its insisted that we call EOD, wait however many hours for them to come out, then they det it on site.
