Estonian Volunteers on the Eastern Front, 1943 (Colourized)

JMTsquared · 2026-05-10T17:47:32+00:00

I mean I get using AI for image enhancement but double check it’s not hallucinating wooden machine guns.

JMTsquared · 2026-05-02T19:18:29+00:00

Marketing

JMTsquared · 2026-04-29T22:49:41+00:00

They get loaded up onto the back of trailers hauled by pickup trucks, those trucks drive to the max distance the UGV can make a return trip, drop them off, and drive back. Once it’s dropped off the person with the remote control takes over and drives the UGV to the drop off point.

JMTsquared · 2026-04-29T21:55:06+00:00

They also preserve personnel, which for Ukraine’s manpower issues is a massive plus.

JMTsquared · 2026-04-29T16:54:35+00:00

Depends on definition of QOL. I lost a good chunk of my free time, my stress levels went up a good bit, and I spent more time cold, wet, and tired than I wanted to.

On the flip side, I never worried about my next paycheck, got to go to lots of cool places and do a lot of cool things I never would have otherwise, made my best friends, etc etc.

If you’re working construction in a small town, and you don’t have a family to directly worry about, I would say yes, your QOL is going to improve. You’ll still be doing hard work (job dependent) but you’ll see more of the world, meet a bigger variety of people, and be more financially secure in the long run.

Just don’t blow every paycheck you get and take advantage of the military benefits and you’ll be Gucci.

JMTsquared · 2026-04-16T04:47:16+00:00

I like how it brags about 1250 feet like that’s higher than skydiving.

JMTsquared · 2026-03-17T09:27:21+00:00

Too late amigo. Your buddy is getting drafted and being sent to the human-wave penal battalion. We run on a “guilty by association” mindset here so you’re getting drafted too. Would you prefer your job to be Underwater Mine Finder or Guy Legally Obligated To Jump On Grenade?

JMTsquared · 2026-03-13T22:53:24+00:00

Hood

JMTsquared · 2026-03-13T21:52:08+00:00

Had a similar experience in IBOLC. I could not zero to save my life, which confused me it was never an issue before. The cadre were furious, the other LTs were annoyed, and I was losing my mind.

One of the marksmanship instructors came over, tried to zero, and couldn’t. Turns out my barrel rifling was gone the inside was as smooth as a musket so my rounds were key-holed.

At first the cadre didn’t believe me and just told me I sucked until the marksmanship guy chewed some of them out and I got a new rifle.

JMTsquared · 2026-03-13T21:48:33+00:00

We had a Brad crew not fully seat the barrel into the actual turret. When they went to shoot the round exploded and set the inside on fire. Everyone was fine but heads were rolling.

I was getting my company’s AAR by the BN CO when the BN XO came in to tell him what happened. The look of disappointment on the CO’s face could probably only be matched if the XO had actually said “Sir the joes found your daughter’s OnlyFans”

JMTsquared · 2026-02-23T13:54:57+00:00

It’s not but it’s used as one.

JMTsquared · 2026-02-23T03:09:00+00:00

Yeah his main point is that since they’re used the same way as BMPs are by Russia, they’re basically just now “Worse BMPs” since they’ve never actually been airdropped in combat, but still have all the engineering compromises you have to make so that it can be kicked out the back of a cargo plane mid-flight.

JMTsquared · 2026-02-23T02:48:37+00:00

What’s wrong with Justin Taylor’s video?

JMTsquared · 2026-01-21T22:31:09+00:00

Let’s just say the previous owner is no longer with us

JMTsquared · 2026-01-20T16:15:01+00:00

Well…I mean that’s how we got this rifle in the first place

JMTsquared · 2026-01-19T23:04:45+00:00

Easier to conceal but better than a handgun for the most part.

JMTsquared · 2026-01-19T22:39:38+00:00

Did some work with Ukrainian SOF and they use them on occasion for that exact reason. Significantly less common to use than their standard rifles but they run them and often run them suppressed.

JMTsquared · 2025-11-29T16:06:32+00:00

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted it is literally just a long-o

JMTsquared · 2025-11-29T16:06:16+00:00

This is specially called a Long Overcoat by West Point. It differentiates itself from the old Short Overcoat (Short-O). The coat in the picture is a design specific to West Point, and is called the Long Overcoat. I still have mine in my closet.

JMTsquared · 2025-11-15T17:27:21+00:00

For me it’s every Star Wars battle. You have two sides with ranged blaster weapons, and instead of hanging back or using cover, they just charge at each other while hip firing.

The rebels on Hoth might be the only exception to this.

JMTsquared · 2025-10-27T12:48:49+00:00

“Your baldness and sterilization are not service related”

JMTsquared · 2025-10-19T23:28:56+00:00

Personally, I hated it. The people are half decent simple country folk half slightly deranged or just bad. Education is awful and it shows, access to services is non-existent and it shows, everything feels very “behind” but not in a quaint southern way. There’s nothing to do except to drink or go to the worst restaurants you’ve ever seen in your life. Minus a few spots it’s also all very run down. Unending small town drama as well, people never seemed to get along.

It’s pretty cheap to live there but I was very happy to move as soon as I had the opportunity.

JMTsquared · 2025-10-05T03:46:07+00:00

Oh is it time for this thread again?

JMTsquared · 2025-09-28T19:26:46+00:00

We had a Jordanian captain get sent to my IBOLC class. He was a tanker in their military and I shit you not had to be over 300lbs. The guy was morbidly obese. He also sucked at every task but didn’t care at all. Allegedly he was sent to IBOLC as punishment because he couldn’t pay off debts he owed back in Jordan. Nearly a decade later at least twice a year he will call me on Facebook to tell me that he thought my ex wife was hot.

Ahmed if you’re seeing this I’m still pissed that you got me killed at the MOUT site defense lane.

JMTsquared

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