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Or he just pissed off his squad leader

Maybe he has a Jeep Cherokee at home. lol

Please don't ever call a 113 a Gavin again. Speaking as a former mech infantryman, no one EVER in the history of the track called it that except for some random internet guy.

Can we stop with the nonessential politics please?

This former infantry NCO agrees.

Once again since I can't give you a like directly,

As an American I love our Canadian cousins. After all they gave the world Rush. Which to me is the greatest band to ever exist.

I'm guessing even deluded pro-Russian "authorities" realize that no one would believe a 100% pro vote.

I 100% agree. It can take a few weeks to train a tank or IFV crew, and in the case of IFVs, Ukraine has plenty of battle hardened infantry to be dismounts. BUT it can take months to train the mechanics and techs to keep the things running. If the US and/or EU had provided them on February 24th, they'd still be only coming on line around now.

Not the place for this at all.

Since I can't give you a "Like" directly, I'll give you one from here .

Please no

This former Army 11B totally agrees!

The steady attrition of field grade and staff rank officers that Sburke has been tracking may very well play into that.

Maybe a helicopter flavor object with HQ right next to it is feasible?

Once someone enlists in the military, the obligation is 8 years. If one enlists for 3 years active duty then one is in the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) or inactive reserve for 5 more years. It is possible to shave some of that time by enlisting in the regular Reserves or National Guard.

Do you actually have a point that's germane to this thread?

@Elvis. I think this guy needs some attention.

Or as we used to say in my infantry NCO days. If they're not complaining they're plotting.

Do you even have a concept of what having a free press means?

I suspect the M777s deployed to Ukraine had the US digital comms gear removed because it's not compatible with current Ukrainian gear.

Fox is the one that leans right, CNN and MSNBC lean just as hard left. Why is Fox the one you attack? I'm neither Democrat of Republican, but I do that see both sides of the political aisle and their supporting media outlets are incredibly biased and corrupt.

99% of that supposed opposition is media enhanced political rhetoric. A huge majority of Americans support Ukraine. American politicians from both parties recognize that.

The Abrams would definitely be knocked out. But, because the ammunition is sealed in an armored compartment that has blast panels to direct any exploding ammo out of the tank and away from the crew, they have a much higher chance of getting out.

Uh, no we didn't.