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US troops will no longer receive that one ribbon everyone gets
WEBSep 7, 2022 · In this case, a bit of red, yellow, blue and white cloth that just about everyone who has been in the U.S. military since 2001 has received for, well, being in the military. In a memorandum signed ...
7 Phrases You’ll Want To Keep Using After The Military
WEBFeb 8, 2016 · Here are seven phrases from military jargon that you can use to replace your everyday vernacular. 1. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. In civilian vernacular, this translates to: “What the fuck.”. Except ...
7.62 NATO vs .308 Winchester ammo: What's the difference?
WEBMar 30, 2021 · The 7.62×51 NATO chamber is imperceptibly longer than the .308 Winchester, extending between 0.006 and 0.010 inches beyond the .308 SAAMI specs. This results in a 7.62 case that is ever so ...
Marine Corps fields new MAAWS Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle - Task …
WEBJul 9, 2021 · It also marks the Corps’ newest recoilless rifle since the SMAW was fielded in the mid-1980s. The MAAWS consists of an M3E1 Carl Gustaf Recoilless Rifle, a fire-control system and a backup ...
The Army has officially fielded the 7.62mm G28/HK417 rifle as the ...
WEBJun 9, 2020 · The Army has officially fielded its new squad designated marksman rifle to a handful of lucky soldiers, the service announced last week.. Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd ...
17 Indispensable Leadership Quotes From Post-9/11 Generals
WEBJan 6, 2021 · Everyone has their own set of heroes, leaders they would say epitomize leadership. …. My experience with those leaders is they are constantly looking for ways to outfox their competition, they ...
Why SERE school is rightfully the most feared military training course
WEBMay 21, 2021 · This is a taste of what the U.S. military’s Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape Course is like. SERE prepares soldiers for several realities: how to avoid capture; how to navigate and live ...
How to pass the new Air Force fitness test, according to a guy who ...
WEBMay 5, 2022 · A photo illustration portrays the feeling of getting back into shape after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Staff Sgt. Trevon Cannon / U.S. Air National Guard)
The military jargon and phrases US troops absolutely hate
WEBJun 16, 2021 · And that’s absurd. “Just say ‘let me talk to my wife,’” Zinno said. “Not everything has to be militarized.”. “ Hooah.”. “ How the sausage is made”. “ IAW,” or “in ...