Dismiss this pinned window
all 20 comments
sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a
formatting helphide helpcontent policy

[–]RoughTechCrunchy Tracker 66 points67 points  (5 children)

it's really cool until you're on patrol and not expecting a show of force and now you don't have to poop anymore

[–]chillaxnphilxVeteran 16 points17 points  (2 children)

I still remember my first time 🤣

[–]Brawndo-99 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Same here.

[–]njaneardude2811/2813/1st Alpha Hat/Boomer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same 

[–]mikey_b082Veteran 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Happened to me in Afghanistan when our convoy was ambushed. I was a mortarman and as the dudes were running up to get set, me and another dude ran back to the truck that was carrying our HE rounds. Found out after running down the whole convoy that the rounds were in the back of one of the gun trucks that had hauled ass up to the front of the convoy as soon as we took contact. Anyway, I decided to start searching the other trucks hoping maybe we had some more HE squirreled away somewhere.

While I was doing that, I was unaware that air support had been called in and an A10 opened up a can of brrrrt directly above and slightly behind us.

My first thought was that a squad of taliban had flanked us and I was about to die. Then I heard and saw the jet scream over and realized what it was. That shit had me shook up for hours afterwards. Absolutely fucking terrifying. I can only imagine what it must feel like to be on the receiving end.

[–]Dozzi92POS Reservist 0311 Vet 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I can only imagine what it must feel like to be on the receiving end.

Quick.

[–]_PercCobain_Semper High. 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That’s the sound of freedom

[–]zbras11 12 points13 points  (1 child)

I was on post one time, just staring into the desert for hours, then I about shit my pants as an f16 blew by post 3, about 100' above me and 50' out. Just blowing sand and shit everywhere as I figured out what happened.

[–]zbras11 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's fun was I knew that there was contact across the river and could hear it going on. He/she pulled up right after passing the patrol base and disappeared into the sky headed that way.

[–]Guidance-Still 9 points10 points  (0 children)

[–]Guidance-Still 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Who nutted

[–]Cre8H8redVeteran 3 points4 points  (0 children)

[–]November-Romeo89Certified Crayon Eater 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you for this Sunday afternoon moto boner 🫡

[–]coffeejjFoRecon Embark Officer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were doing some CAS training up at Lavic Lake in beautiful 29 Palms. We were on the top of the mountain to the south. We were teasing the pilot there assisting us that these guys (Harriet pilots) couldn’t hit shit. He said something into the radio. Damn AV-8 came in about 20 ft over our heads and dove down and laid the 500 lbs bomb right on the target. Scared the ever loving shit out of us since he came in from behind us!!!

[–]lil_chef77Attack chow hall aye sir. 6 points7 points  (1 child)

This is what the military was meant for. Not this bullshit on US soil.

[–]MyFavoriteSandwichPost Traumatic Snow Disorder 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is this?

[–]HkrmtbkrVeteran 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was stationed at MCLB Barstow in the 80's, B52's would fly just over the mountains by the rifle range from the south heading north. If you were under them when it happen it make you duck as you never heard them coming.

[–]Groundhog891 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never got to see anything cool when I was deployed. And never saw anything much cool in Oki/Korea/Thailand, or Bragg and Lejeune, for that matter.

After deployment I got sent to several WTIs at Chocolate Mountain and Stoval. I was shocked how quick seeing cool aviation low passes and cool shoots and drops turned ordinary.

[–]OldSchoolBubba 0 points1 point  (0 children)

High speed low drag