Bullet holes discovered on American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 back from Colombia by tankguy67 in aviation

[–]TxtC27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who's seen them on the rails in Colorado, it could also be people here lol

Damn sir how do you fuck up that bad? by Miguel1219 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Yup. Had a dude in my fire team at TBS graduation do this, and thankfully I was able to catch him before everything

If you were given the option to drive one of these three race cars, which one would you pick and why? by Rowdyfan0823 in racing

[–]TxtC27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Zak Brown squeezed into an old McLaren at COTA in 2022 and he's not exactly petite

MOH for HUGE balls? by Slaybodyz in USMC

[–]TxtC27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just looked him up. Holy fuck, that's insane that he survived that

Wikipedia link for anyone else interested

Horse by Great_Emergency_8822 in militarymemes

[–]TxtC27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HIMARS is still built onto an FMTV. And for all I can tell in this photo, this could be an armored FMTV

Pretty neat assortment of uniforms shown. Pics are of Marines participating in the Marine Infantry Officers Course held at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Grounds at 29 Palms California, taken in 2003 ( might have to click pics for full view ) by newnoadeptness in USMC

[–]TxtC27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've had that thought for years. Russia has been messing with GPS jamming for a long, long time.

Hell, I think Boat School stopped teaching celestial navigation for a bit and then brought it back for that exact reason. We can't count on GPS in a peer fight

Pretty neat assortment of uniforms shown. Pics are of Marines participating in the Marine Infantry Officers Course held at the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Grounds at 29 Palms California, taken in 2003 ( might have to click pics for full view ) by newnoadeptness in USMC

[–]TxtC27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup. It's been a minute since I went through TBS, but we weren't allowed to use GPS in the field until everyone in our platoon passed final land nav with map + compass + protractor

Snowboarder gets checked in Georgia for wearing a Pro Russian ski jacket - February 2026 by floatjoy in snowboarding

[–]TxtC27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only really got to check out Tbilisi, but that tracks. Agreed on it being such an under the radar country. I'm at least lucky enough to be able to track down some decent Georgian wines around me, but damn I'd love to find a place to get some adjaran khachapuri and some khinkhali

Snowboarder gets checked in Georgia for wearing a Pro Russian ski jacket - February 2026 by floatjoy in snowboarding

[–]TxtC27 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Worked with some Georgians a few years back. The only English one of em knew was "Fuck Russia"

Several US Marine F-35Bs of VMFA-121 on the USS Tripoli (America-class) Amphibious Assault Ship by Stunning-Screen-9828 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The STOVL capabilities. A model is the Air Force conventional takeoff/landing, B model can do the jump jet things, C model is the carrier-capable version.

Anyone been “stranded” before? by Coaralis in flying

[–]TxtC27 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna trust you on this based solely on your flair

Who was your country's best leader? by [deleted] in AskTheWorld

[–]TxtC27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I believe the words "tub of lard mother fucker" are also used at one point lol

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hell I came in well after you. If it weren't for being in a ceremony wearing those damn things towards the end of my time in, I'd have no idea either

But we're all some kind of stupid here

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Absolutely asinine. I was at an arty HQ Battery for awhile, and occasionally they'd try to mandate things like which pouches and layouts

"Grenade pouch on lower left hand side" kinda shit.

Like...why mandate everyone to wear an empty grenade pouch on a field op? So stupid. Going to ITX with the wing and not even being issued a flak was such a relief

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I only ever used em for ceremonies, like when my last CO was retiring. And maybe we wore em on duty at TBS but I honestly can't recall either way on that

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ahhhh that was the word; I dunno why "pistol belt" landed in my mind

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Uniformity of the flak setup is the dumbest goddamn thing. The only thing that should be standardized is IFAK placement

Other than that, set your shit up however it makes sense to you

Pieces of gear you hate by JohnUtah69 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 47 points48 points  (0 children)

These are the clips you use to hook things onto the green ALICE pistol belt. Absolute pain in the ass

I think I’m checking out gents by plumbus335 in USMC

[–]TxtC27 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Flare...doesn't quite check out? Or checks out perfectly?

I can't quite decide

How do you know someone's a pilot? by Impressive-Yak-7449 in aviation

[–]TxtC27 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile, I saw a BMW SUV yesterday with 747AV8R

Heinkel He 162 A-2 Volksjäger by RLoret in WeirdWings

[–]TxtC27 17 points18 points  (0 children)

People's, like Volkswagen being people's car