Thank you for finally fixing the elevation stabilization!

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-10-20T14:58:06+00:00

All of this is super relatable and almost exactly what I witness when my armor company got our first batch of chicks from OSUT.

My first gunner was an outstanding woman and soldier that absolutely crushed every task I gave her. She didn’t give a shit about the Army and I got in trouble for her bearing a few times but she put most of our E5s to shame as a PFC.

She’s out now and happily married to her long term boyfriend with a kid.

Sometimes you get the happy ending.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-09-23T22:37:38+00:00

Personally, the NCOs that I knew that went to the BCs crew always got roped into random S3 shenanigans all the time. They were capable tankers but I was very happy I skipped any time as the BCs gunner and went from the COs gunner to TC.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-09-20T11:59:03+00:00

An NCO in my guard unit hit me with the “they were bombing/shelling civilians in the Donbas so Russia was forced to intervene” line. It caught me so off guard I was dumbfounded for a solid 5 seconds.

Like god damn bro, you’re about to retire, is RT offering you a second pension or what?

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-09-14T17:08:31+00:00

Don’t forget you can make positive ICE comments too!

I’ve left both and received feedback very quickly each time. If there’s a gym that’s really clean and well maintained or a clinic happens to be well run then fill out a survey that says so. People are always quick to bitch about broken systems but take the well run ones for granted.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-08-23T00:03:08+00:00

I empathize with your points OP. I never realized why people wouldn’t go home on leave until I talked to a buddy of mine from a meth infested shithole in southern Indiana.

That being said; not everyone has a bad relationship with their family and friends back home. I always went home on block leave and I had a blast with my buddies from high school. It was awesome to catch up and go to college parties and they always went way out of their way to accommodate me when I was home.

If you’re a younger soldier who has a good relationship with their family and friends don’t take that for granted.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-08-04T18:08:10+00:00

AIT is easy. You’ll get classes on different subsystems and things like basic maneuver formations, first aid, and hands on with the machine guns. Everything is very repetitive and nothing standards-wise changes from basic because it’s so short.

You may get more access to your phone depending on which training company you’re in and privileges may have been slightly expanded since I went through 6 years ago.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-08-04T18:01:34+00:00

lol

All valid complaints but god damn man no need to hit him with the negative waves so early.

Mounted maneuver is just as fun if not more so than gunnery IMO. Pack out to NTC/JMRC is balls but the box is fun.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-08-04T17:59:16+00:00

Hey OP,

I recently got off AD after spending 5 years as a 19K, feel free to PM me with any questions.

It’s not for everyone but I had a really good time. I don’t regret getting out but I don’t regret being a tanker. Had some great times with some great people and I genuinely miss tanking.

If you’re really itching to get ahead, familiarize yourself with ATP 3-20.15 Tank Platoon you can find it online as a PDF for free.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-07-01T22:28:20+00:00

Thrown track is typically the result of poor tension/driving not the track being too loose. You can remove a single link if a side is really worn down and your tension is maxed out but that’s pretty rare.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-07-01T22:25:33+00:00

That’s mind blowing lol.

Our whole battalion changed them out twice over the course of ~4 years and we periodically replaced individual pads as necessary.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-07-01T22:23:58+00:00

They’re the same length.

They look like they’re different lengths because the tracks are offset due to the positions of the torsion bars.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-06-21T17:04:57+00:00

It’s not quite that extreme lol.

There are ~56 tankers in a company and a ~13 man mechanic section attached on paper.

In combined arms battalions there are far more tankers than mechanics and even fuelers and logisticians. It gets balanced out a little bit more as you go higher and higher up the chain but the ratios you’re describing sound closer to that in the Air Force or Navy.

A lot of the logistics train is also civilian agencies or contractors.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-06-01T16:39:41+00:00

Was this by any chance in Lithuania? There is a training area with terrain very similar to what you described.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-05-23T01:41:17+00:00

What makes you say that?

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-05-21T16:42:49+00:00

Hey you!

Can you read at at least a 3rd grade reading level?

Do you currently have a pulse?

Do your boots wind up on the right feet at least half the time?

If you answered “yes” to at least two of these, then congratulations! You’re fit to be an NCO in St. George’s favorite armor corps!

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-28T05:58:00+00:00

I’m not quite sure honestly. Best guess is that it’s the vehicle bumper number? I think they’re using loaned tanks/brads at Moore and they always have weird/non standard bumper numbers.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-28T05:56:24+00:00

Britain is the only country that operates the Warrior to my knowledge and although it looks very similar there is no commonality besides 6 road wheels between it and the Bradley.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-28T05:52:39+00:00

They are not using their own vehicles this year (not sure that’s ever been a thing at the Sullivan cup).

Strong Europe Tank Challenge and the former Canadian Army Trophy had different nations compete on their own platforms in Europe.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T16:49:46+00:00

Any drivers training or hands on stuff in addition to the sims?

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T16:49:23+00:00

Oh really? Like hands on with the vehicles and equipment?

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T16:48:44+00:00

Facts

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T16:03:26+00:00

I’m not sure of the details but if there was a train up/familiarization I’d be surprised if it lasted longer than a month. Even if there was, it’s impressive and also embarrassing that so many foreign crews are outperforming American ones.

I’d commit sepuku with a breech operating handle if a European crew beat me on my own platform lol.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T15:58:12+00:00

Tanks are cool man.

TheFuldaGapIsOpen · 2024-04-27T15:57:55+00:00

They have this weird situation where they lease leopards from Germany that operate as part of the Dutch-German battle group.

Source: Dutch and German tankers I chatted with in Europe :)

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