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Post by skibum on May 8, 2009 19:27:41 GMT -5
If I need to shoot and actually hit something, give me the old, reliable, heavy M-1.
Of course, I learned to qualify expert with the M-16 on the old pop-up target ranges that dropped when you hit them. You just had to time it out so you fired right before the target dropped anyway. "Hit!"
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Post by alj on May 8, 2009 19:55:40 GMT -5
I preferred the AH-1G and frequently had two of them with me of tough missions. When I saw your name--Chinook--I wondered. Now I wonder no more. Are you a VHPA member?
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ALJ...a high-G career field worth the fight
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Post by EagleJAG on May 8, 2009 21:37:24 GMT -5
the above should read: .50 caliber machine gun M-1, schmem-one. I always preferred the AIM-7M or AIM-9L myself...but for those close-in knife fights in a phone booth, real men use the old M61A1 everytime! 900 rds of 20mm coming out of the Vulcan are hard to reverse on.
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Post by morgullord on May 9, 2009 2:42:22 GMT -5
The Vulcan does lend itself to creating a uniformity on the Red Side.
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Post by chinook on May 11, 2009 8:28:23 GMT -5
ALJ Yes, I am a member of VHPA and a member of CHPA (Combat Helicopter Pilots Association -- as well as a number of other organizations that are not helicopter organizations.
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Post by vietnamveteran on May 11, 2009 10:31:28 GMT -5
I was an armored cavalry platoon leader. Three 90mm main guns with canister, HE and WP, ten .50 CAL machine guns, 3 coaxial and 7 M60.
A Mad Minute was something to behold.
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Post by morgullord on May 12, 2009 7:29:04 GMT -5
I put in for Cav but as a 4-year scholarship man and DMG, it was ordained that I wear crossed rifles, which I did until I exchanged them after 3+years for JAGC brass. I saw an armored cav firing demo in a "host nation" (can't say which one or I would be sphinxed for life) and it was awe-inspiring.
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Post by tater on May 12, 2009 20:17:53 GMT -5
I enlisted in the Marine Corps in early 1968, was 17, high school drop out, and my mother (bless her) had to sign me in. Looking back, I don't have a clue why I did it...met more than a few Marines that were drafted into the Corps - talk about having a bad day. . . But in retospect it turned out ok for me - came back with all of my parts, got my high school GED in the service, GI bill paid my way through college, and got my vet preference in the ALJ hiring. Best of luck in the ALJ process to all of you vets from all branches, but, of course, I'm especially rooting for you jarheads. Semper Fi. ;D By the way, the ALJ job is great and worth all the hassle of the hiring process - hang in there. Neat story. Almost exactly like mine except I was Army. Glad you made the grade.
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Post by tater on May 12, 2009 20:22:39 GMT -5
Vietnam 1970-1971. I was initially issued the M-14 and then M16. Yes, I served with AL Gore, 20th engineers, Bien Hoa.
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Post by vietnamveteran on May 13, 2009 8:11:33 GMT -5
I was in VN in 1969-1970. I served with the 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry of the 1st Infantry Division. Our AO was about 30 miles north of Saigon- HWY 13, the Iron Triangle, the Trapezoid, The Michelin Plantation, etc. I spent my entire time in the field as the Ist Infantry Division was being pulled out and no replacements were being sent in. I was commissioned through Infantry OCS, but as an Armor officer, so I had both an infantry MOS as well as Armor. When I went to VN I thought the chances were greater of being assigned as an infantry platoon leader so I was thankful for I disagreeignment. After law school I joined the reserves as a JAG officer and retired 4 years ago as an O-6.
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Post by decadealj on May 13, 2009 13:58:55 GMT -5
USNA 1968; Lima,3rdBn,5th Marines on Gonoi Island, Liberty Bridge, the Arizona and the Que Sons until a CH-46 with Cobra support toted my torso to NSA Danang, 186th Air Evac, the Phillipines, Guam and finally to Bethesda. Weapon of choice in order of availability: archlight (B-52s), 16" NGF (New Jersey), 8" NGF (Newport News), 8" SP, 175mm (not on gun target line), Spooky, 155", 105", 81mm mortar but usually our own 60mm while waiting for an OV-10 with a FAC to bail us out. M-16s are ok at close range (if meticulously cleaned 3x per day but I had an M-14 with every squad for hitting power at more than 100 m. The .223 round could be knocked off course by even bamboo and it couldn't penetrate much beyond that. Excess leave (LAW) , law school on GI bill and finished as Judge Advocate. Semper Fi and best of luck to to those vets on the list!
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Post by ed on May 13, 2009 14:12:12 GMT -5
Never had to fire one, but my preference was the asroc...never had to see the enemy and in the same ocean was generally clsoe enough.
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Post by ed on May 13, 2009 14:12:52 GMT -5
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Post by aaa on May 13, 2009 14:53:45 GMT -5
husband is USAF, ret. E-6. We didn't meet/get married until he had about 3 years left to his 20. Met him face to face when I walked off the plane in Frankfurt to spend 2 weeks with him. He served from 83 - 03; last assignment with AMC/RSS at Scott AFB. Prior to that he was at a NATO base in the Netherlands (not too far from Geilen-Kirchen in Germany); Fairchild AFB; Plattsburgh; a big base in Florida; the Azores; Okinawa; Arizona; Denver; and San Antonio.
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Post by chinook on May 13, 2009 15:12:31 GMT -5
Joined the Army in Feb 69 with orders to Warrant Officer Flight Training. In basic was "encouraged" to apply for OCS. Graduated from Engineer OCS at Ft. Belvoir with a commission in the Ordnance Corps. Went to flight school and CH-47 transition. Arrived in RVN on July 4, 1971, assigned to 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company (Hercules) with the Americal Division in Chu Lai. When the Americal stood down went to 178th ASHC (Boxcars) at Marble Mountain with the 1st Aviation Brigade. Flew from the DMZ to the I Corps/II Corps border. After RVN went to Hawaii with the 25th Inf. Div. (72-73) flew with the 147th ASHC. Left the Army in 73, received my undergraduate degree in 1989 and law degree in 1992.
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