>>64208142
>tyreese give these niggas a volley

>>64140537
>dad had his shotgun in hand
>the truck lights illuminated the area but were pointed away from the marsh
>I could see the large oak tree and the raccoon looking down without blinding myself
>the two men turned but stayed within arms reach of their rifles
>for whatever reason they were not holding them
>the two men and my dad discussed why they are on his property at night with dogs and rifles
>the men insist they had permission to hunt from our neighbor and they had not crossed the marsh
>this is bullshit because their pants and dogs are covered in mud
>the discussion becomes heated so I decide it is time to introduce myself
>I turn my headlamp on
>the two hunters turn with visible fear on their faces
>dad tells them to get in the bed of the truck with their dogs
>we will take them to the road and they can figure it out from there
>they comply
>dad grabbed their rifles and put them in the cab once the passengers were seated
>tells me to sit in the bed with them
>point both men to one side of the bed so I can sit opposite
>I tell them to turn off their flashlights
>we drive up the road in silence as the moon and starts shine overhead
>we get to the road
>say good night and watch them walk down the road for a bit
>get home and debrief with mom
>she was not thrilled with our feat of tactical genius
To their credit the dogs were well behaved. I later found out they were members of a local hunt club which had a reputation for lax attitudes towards property lines and fair chase. Ended up talking to the younger guy years later and we laughed about it. They learned not to fuck with the property line. I own NVGs because of this night.

>>512998589
>our ideals don't meet reality
>how could this happen?
The funniest part is both of these retards helped implement policies which created the exact situation they are lamenting. Yes, there was a long period of time where traditionalist officers types were apolitical professionals. At leas that was what the narrative. Then the Obama administration came along and did things which caused many of those kinds of men to question being apolitical because their apolitical institution was being used by politics. All they had to do was not put women in the infantry but no. They just had to keep pushing. Reap what you sow, cunts.

>>64110056
Experiences like this make me remember I should never try and become a navy seal. These were far from preferable conditions, but nothing happens in preferable conditions.

I consumed nothing except 1 bottle of water in the entire day up to that point. I have a route that was 2 miles in a loop that went back to my land. At about 7/10ths of a mile I started shaking and sweating a bit more than usual, but nothing too bad. At about 1 mile of running non-stop I had to start walking for about 100 meters because I could see the flaps of my pockets moving from the shaking. I drank some water from my canteen and continued running.

At about 1.5 miles I started feeling nauseas, and had to walk for another 50 meters or so before picking up pace again. When I returned to my land I was fucked up. I tried resisting chugging the rest of my canteen, but I did end up finishing the rest of it in like 2 drinks. I went in the shade, took off everything except my pants and rested for a while.

The 4 factors I think fucked me was
>No food
>Minimal water
>Heat (90-98 degrees at the time)
>Wearing jacket instead of shirt, with PASGT vest on top

The lesson I learned today is I should start eating breakfast, wear a shirt instead of a jacket when it's 90+ degrees, and lose some weight.

>>64078024
>but the BAR isn't.
The BAR was never intended to be issued to every rifleman. The M1, FAL, G3, and M14 among many others were. The BAR was meant to go to specific members of the squad for support by fire, hence Browning Automatic Rifle. The nebulous is the purpose of the weapon. Doctrinally it was a creature before the era of GPMGs.
>Austria designated their FAL the StG-58
Austria is a neutral country that does not have the same stigma of the 1940s attached to it like it's northern sibling. They get to use the cool names.

>>64055804
>they want war to be a fashion show like their video games
Uniforms have always been a reflection of a culture which wears it. There are aesthetics with pragmatic purposes that are created even in the load bearing equipment. Fashion has been apart of warfare since warpaint was first applied to a face and Ugg stuck a feather on his warclub.

>>64056153
>but the problem is by the time equipment gets budgeted and deliveries happen, like 4 years have passed and whatever threat is gone.
The US is making an obvious shift towards the Pacific and will be withdrawing its resources from Europe as that crisis unfolds. Could be years, could be decades but the end result is US security guarantees (the purpose of NATO's existence post 1991) are no longer guaranteed. Europe needs to re-arm regardless of wether Russia is or is not an imminent threat because we live in a multipolar world now regardless of what the talking heads say.

>>63957087
The emergency murder kit

>>508391666
>>508391777
Witnessed and we're fucked either way.