Subdeacon Joe Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Worth a chuckle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Har! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Who has time to read the manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 What's a manual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yep-- REAL MEN don't read manuals..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O'Meara Himself Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Yup, sounds about right. The O'Meara Himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 As for the Marines, well, those manuals don't have pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 What's a manual? A Mexican day laborer. O0ps! Was that insensitive or racist? Mea culpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 What's a manual? opposite of an automatic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. O. R. Vet Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 "If at first you don't succeed, try reading the manual"..........NAW! Don't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish ike, SASS #43615 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 I read somewhere that the reason for the D-Day success was two fold. 1. The Germans couldn't make a move unless it was approved by Hitler. So the Tanks and troops in reserve couldn't move until he woke up that morning 2. American forces were great at improvising and adapting to the moment. They didn't wait for high commend to tell them what to do. I believe Eisenhower said that the best battle plans only work up until the moment the shooting starts. An example was the way we beat the hedgerows. Someone came up with the idea to but a blade or ripper on the front of tanks. They could take out sections of the hedge and blast away while doing so. Ike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakey Merlot Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 A great and wise Marine (probably Chesty Puller) once said, "If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with BS." Manuals are used to start fires when you can't find wood. Besides, I don't know about the female military members, but no man EVER reads the instructions. Shakey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Trail Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Not hard to figure out where the trigger is without the manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 The fact that the Army survived my brief sojourn into leadership proves it can overcome almost anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Dan, SASS #24025 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 The fact that the Army survived my brief sojourn into leadership proves it can overcome almost anything. Now Bob, I don't buy that for a minute. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 Now Bob, I don't buy that for a minute. Ahh the stories I could tell....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Hair, SASS #29557 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Besides, I don't know about the female military members, but no man EVER reads the instructions. Shakey Nor ask for directions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Manual writing is designed to keep the officer ranks busy during peacetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O'Meara Himself Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Difference between the U.S. Army and the Boy Scouts: Boy Scouts have adult leadership. The O'Meara Himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm still trying to figure out, "An Army of One." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'm still trying to figure out, "An Army of One." The "explanation" is that it is an Army of Officers, NCOs, and Enlisted. As one of my best friends observed, though, "If I'm an 'Army of One,' I'm cold and wet, because they only gave me half a damn tent!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 An Old Army Riddle: A column of marching soldiers are one step from marching over a cliff. What command can the leader give that will stop the front rank from marching over the cliff? Hint: It requires no preparatory command. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 An Old Army Riddle: A column of marching soldiers are one step from marching over a cliff. What command can the leader give that will stop the front rank from marching over the cliff? Hint: It requires no preparatory command. I often look at a marching column of soldiers to see "what could they do better" because they are never perfect. But that old sergeant near the back just looks like he in is the wrong place. (For those who don't know, he is in that position in the formation because of his height, but the other things on his uniform just make it "wrong" to my view.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I must be missing something, I see a CIB, a Purple Heart, an ACM, Honor Guard tab. I'm 100% they did not leave the barracks for this parade before passing inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dapper Dynamite Dick Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Seen the same printout 20 years ago, except it was the Canadian Army not the American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Rustler, SASS #26680 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 During NATO exercises the first thing the inspectors would do is kill off the bosses. They couldn't figure out why that made things run smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I often look at a marching column of soldiers to see "what could they do better" because they are never perfect. But that old sergeant near the back just looks like he in is the wrong place. (For those who don't know, he is in that position in the formation because of his height, but the other things on his uniform just make it "wrong" to my view.)That is not just a column of soldiers. Those are troops of the Old Guard. 3rd Ing Regt in DC. Specifically Tomb Guards. Note that only the sergeants are wearing chevrons. Tomb Guards wear no chevrons so as not to show disrespect by outranking the Unknowns.I will bet my pension and SS checks there is not a hair or medal out of place. I assume that pic is from the Inaugural Parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 That is not just a column of soldiers. Those are troops of the Old Guard. 3rd Ing Regt in DC. Specifically Tomb Guards. Note that only the sergeants are wearing chevrons. Tomb Guards wear no chevrons so as not to show disrespect by outranking the Unknowns. I will bet my pension and SS checks there is not a hair or medal out of place. I assume that pic is from the Inaugural Parade. That would explain why what appears to be privates wearing strips on their trousers. I do believe current regulations don't allow the gold strip on the trousers for ranks below corporal. Anybody know the answer to the riddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 That would explain why what appears to be privates wearing strips on their trousers. I do believe current regulations don't allow the gold strip on the trousers for ranks below corporal. Anybody know the answer to the riddle? Braid is for Non-coms and Officers only. Page 60 http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/ocs/content/pdf/p670_1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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