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Title: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on October 21, 2009, 02:37:15 AM So, I'm officially part of my new unit now, and it's still being built up. I mean, my platoon ara just got tables today. My 1SG (First Sergeant) tells me I'm going to be a Team Sergeant, but I have no team yet. I'm supposed to be in charge of 5 other soldiers when they actually get here, which is unknown at this time. Now, I find out today, each squad is supposed to have an M249 gunner, and being the ONLY member of my team, that becomes be. Mind you I've never actually shot an M249 before, but they didn't care to ask that. I'm not a bad firer with other weapons (40/40 M16, 17/30 M9), but this is a whole different beast. Apparently there is a qual range in 2 weeks.
(http://world.guns.ru/machine/fn_minimi_m249.jpg) Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Krogoth on October 21, 2009, 02:39:02 AM damn that is a sweet looking gun
grats Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Dammit Dan on October 21, 2009, 03:49:17 AM aim, squeeze, strafe, rinse, repeat, go home with a smile.
maybe not 100% accurate, but it sounds good and i have a bud who's job was the M249 and he can't shoot anything thats singleshot worth a shit so i'm sure you'll be ok Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: JesterDTM on October 21, 2009, 04:20:18 AM The M249 saw (Squad Automatic Weapon) is a sissy pistol. Below you will find a real mans machine gun.
The M240. Personally I prefer the model I had on my tank but still, the infantry version is l33t also (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/guns/images/thumb/4/41/M240B.PNG/300px-M240B.PNG) Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on October 21, 2009, 12:57:41 PM We don't have the M240. I'm once again part of a MI Company, but this instead of being MI all the way up through Battalion, Brigade, and MACOM, I go through STB (Special Troops Battalion), then through an Infantry Brigade in an Armor Division.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Redbear8 on October 21, 2009, 01:03:39 PM Don't fret Volk, the saw is a nice weapon, and easy to use. I was a saw gunner for a while in my unit.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Snackcakes on October 21, 2009, 01:35:57 PM Don't fret Volk, the saw is a nice weapon, and easy to use. I was a saw gunner for a while in my unit. stop it. you were a crossing guard, a mediocre one at best. Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: JesterDTM on October 21, 2009, 02:12:04 PM Weird Not MI all the way up. I did some missions in Bagdad with MI guys. I could have sworn they had a 240 mounted on the hmmwv.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: thrun on October 21, 2009, 02:38:48 PM You said "duty"
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Garenth on October 22, 2009, 01:16:53 PM Don't fret Volk, the saw is a nice weapon, and easy to use. I was a saw gunner for a while in my unit. stop it. you were a crossing guard, a mediocre one at best. Since when did crossing guards get guns!? Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: JesterDTM on October 22, 2009, 02:08:14 PM 1945
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Garenth on October 22, 2009, 08:56:19 PM 1945 Damn I knew my school system sucked!! Our crossing guards only got a little stop sign on a stick! Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on October 29, 2009, 03:26:29 AM Just got told today by my platoon sergeant that I'll be a squad leader instead of a team sergeant when my soldiers show up.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Jim Tressel on October 29, 2009, 04:29:03 AM Congrats?
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Redbear8 on October 29, 2009, 01:13:09 PM Just got told today by my platoon sergeant that I'll be a squad leader instead of a team sergeant when my soldiers show up. Good times. I was a squad leader back in my day. Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: gr0n on October 29, 2009, 05:26:26 PM I'm an F-16 leader.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on October 30, 2009, 03:36:02 AM Yes, this is a good thing. It gived me more responsibilty, and looks better on my NCOER (Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report). The thing here, though, is that I would no longer be the M249 gunner, since Squad leaders can't be the heavy gunner.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Jim Tressel on October 30, 2009, 04:01:37 AM Congrats!
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Snackcakes on November 05, 2009, 06:16:14 PM get one of these
[yt=425,350]<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>[/yt] Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on November 07, 2009, 01:56:48 AM This unit uses M4s instead of the outdated M16.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Snackcakes on November 07, 2009, 02:13:16 AM heh, i meant the fancy smancy grenade launcher
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on November 10, 2009, 04:01:13 AM Well, my platoon is getting the .50 cal, but I won't be the gunner for it.
On other news, I am no longer a squadless leader. I got my first Soldier here today, and she's straight out of AIT, and 6 years older than me. Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: JesterDTM on November 10, 2009, 04:13:18 AM Well, my platoon is getting the .50 cal, but I won't be the gunner for it. On other news, I am no longer a squadless leader. I got my first Soldier here today, and she's straight out of AIT, and 6 years older than me. "she" Have fun working with Females. Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: JesterDTM on November 10, 2009, 04:15:12 AM get one of these [yt=425,350]<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>[/yt] I'm all for the second amendment. But WTF would you need a grenade launcher for? Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Jim Tressel on November 10, 2009, 06:11:39 AM Launching grenades. Duh.
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Dammit Dan on November 10, 2009, 06:59:32 AM get one of these [yt=425,350]<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IP_GTx4o134&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>[/yt] I'm all for the second amendment. But WTF would you need a grenade launcher for? imagine starting the next bonfire with an incendiary grenade sounds like fun to me Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Varg on November 10, 2009, 07:52:08 PM LFS
Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Snackcakes on November 10, 2009, 08:04:16 PM Well, my platoon is getting the .50 cal, but I won't be the gunner for it. On other news, I am no longer a squadless leader. I got my first Soldier here today, and she's straight out of AIT, and 6 years older than me. pics or i didn't happen? Title: Re: New Duty Position Post by: Volk on November 12, 2009, 03:02:02 AM Well, my platoon is getting the .50 cal, but I won't be the gunner for it. On other news, I am no longer a squadless leader. I got my first Soldier here today, and she's straight out of AIT, and 6 years older than me. pics or i didn't happen? Pics for what, .50 cal, or the Soldier? As for the Soldier, she is no longer in my squad since when we deploy, my squad will be the forward team past the wire with the infantry guys, who don't have any females, or any tents for females to sleep in, so she got traded out of my squad for a male Soldier that wants to do all that forward deployed stuff. |