[Mega] MAGA Super Trump Mega Thread
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OneManArmy
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MasterGnr
Veteran XX
simple - US military personnel are placed in front of the memorial as a show of force.
now...for me its funny because they are all US Air Force. The Army and Air Force are going through a uniform transition and they phase in mandatory wear so they don't force everyone to buy the new ones (before you scream they should be issued uniforms they are...initially...4 sets...and you get an annual clothing allowance..weird system). Then they were issued body armor with SAPI plates but not all the same types/patterns.
So the Air Force (the least military of the military...like boy scouts with better pay) sends available forces as ordered. Their formation (lines) is horrid for the Army or USMC...but for the USAF they are all facing more or less in the same direction so it is a great accomplishment.
Also notice no rifles. We do not want them to be armed. I worked with some good Airmen in Iraq but most were complete idiots with their weapons (they just don't train with them) so we didn't let them carry them. Here...we have some military pulling guard on the memorial.
Now..you are right...none of them want to be there. They are being ordered away from their families and PS4s to guard a monument that 2 weeks ago didn't need guarding. I promise you they do not blame Trump, or George Floyd. They blame the rioters, and agitators.
Make sense?
I'm guessing there's very limited numbers of infantry in the USAF, and where there is, it's generally going to be for fairly specific duties, so I wouldn't really expect parade quality guarding
I'm sure it's a different beast here and there, but my brother spent time in the RAAF as ground troops, part of a unit tasked with forward defence of airbases against small incursions... basically, a sort of 'counter commando raid' unit. Not considered special forces themselves, but trained to fight them.
He had numerous stories of combined exercises with woeful army units, but was also tasked with providing weapons training to some of those more 'non front line' AF troops you describe, and he was similarly unimpressed by their abilities. Like you say, they just don't use them. I'm sure the same goes for all the services, I wouldn't expect a submariner to be much of a marksman
KittyCat
Veteran XX
I'm guessing there's very limited numbers of infantry in the USAF, and where there is, it's generally going to be for fairly specific duties, so I wouldn't really expect parade quality guarding
I'm sure it's a different beast here and there, but my brother spent time in the RAAF as ground troops, part of a unit tasked with forward defence of airbases against small incursions... basically, a sort of 'counter commando raid' unit. Not considered special forces themselves, but trained to fight them.
He had numerous stories of combined exercises with woeful army units, but was also tasked with providing weapons training to some of those more 'non front line' AF troops you describe, and he was similarly unimpressed by their abilities. Like you say, they just don't use them. I'm sure the same goes for all the services, I wouldn't expect a submariner to be much of a marksman
Idk if there still is but there used to be armed air force that just watched over nuclear weapons that had to be loaded onto b52 and or fighters. Especially in the cold war when they were on call constantly.
Sucker bait set? Check.
I think the USAF security police would disagree with you there.
Here we go - it's on...
actually, their CAS is pretty damn good
standing in formation and being warriors?
yeah, not so much
Here we go - it's on...
Hey, I spent 4 years as a SAC trained killer, standing around alert B52s loaded with nukes in the snow and sub zero temps. They were still there when I left, so we must be badass.
BoomerCon 2020
Now systems are way more accurate and the controls and information systems are way better. One of the saddest things in warfare for me is to see accidental friendly fire. I couldn't imagine being on the ground in WWII, Nam, Korea. The ordinance and control systems were basic.