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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/2/2014 1:42:43 PM   
MasterCaneman


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Status: offline 		I liked the beef patties, but they sucked the moisture right out of you, and I think it may have led to me getting heat exhaustion during one annual training. They did have a nice crunch and texture though. I've got a case that's about to age out, I haven't opened it up to see what I have, so maybe in couple weeks I'll see what I have.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/2/2014 2:01:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		The ones I have in the kit are from the new generation. The vegetarian entree is going to be for the wife, if we need them.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/2/2014 5:20:48 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman

I'll say just one thing: Orange-Nut Loaf. That is all. Guaranteed to stop you up for at least two days, no problem.


I'll say that we all considered that a feature, not a bug.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/2/2014 5:24:36 PM   
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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 1:29:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Had the pre-1990 MRE lots myself..Seem to remember the beef patties kinda falling apart when water was added to them. Beef flavored sawdust comes to mind. Also remember the powdered catsup being overly impressive.

We formed up by squads, and our squad leaders passed out the MREs in that order. And true to human nature and it's desire for order out of chaos, my squad leaders usually started at the same part of the carton which meant that there were only a couple of points in that carton where your MRE would fall. The Chicken a la King for breakfast (at 0400) 4 days in a row was pretty unmotivating. Couldn't trade that stuff off for the world.

And the Grunt rule of the field #87: cheese going out, chocolate coming in.

Good times.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 6:58:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am totally threadjacking this:

I have a very good friend who is a Naval Reservist and he volunteered to go overseas during this holiday period so that regulars could transfer back and spend a couple of weeks with their families.

He's a better man than I am. And I am not just bringing this up because everyone ignored my statement that I have a funny story about Boy Scouts.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:06:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Okay. Technically, the Scouts are (or were) a quasi-military organization of sorts, so it should count (uniforms, code of conduct, basic weapons and fieldcraft training). Go for it.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:06:44 PM   
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ORIGINAL: popeye1250

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqLIH2UiPXg&autoplay=1&desktop_uri=%252Fwatch%253Fv%253DqqLIH2UiPXg%2526autoplay%253D1&app=desktop

Now this is a little off topic but I don't think anyone will complain.
This was sent to me by a Navy buddy.
"From a grateful nation."

This was incredibly well done, and very moving. Thanks for sharing.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:26:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Okay! So this is just a funny little story. I do not want to take away anything from the vets who have served.

So one day, when I was a very high ranking Scout my father decided to come up to camp with us. Work had him running late so he didn't show up until well after sundown.

Well he shows up and we've already spread into two camps. The grownups had their campfire and we kids had our own. This is an important part of the story because it shows how my Pop fooled everyone. Twice.

At the grownups campsite they were passing around a bottle and remembering their own Scouting days. Then Jim decided to toss another log on the fire. My father says, "Don't do that you fool! That's a perfectly good coon stick!"

Jim says, "What?"

"A coon stick! You can just take that out into the woods and get a coon in moments."

Jim was a biologist and a Southerner, so he quickly disabused my father of this notion using rational debate. Well, Pop grabbed the stick, walked into the woods, and came back a few moments later with a raccoon.

Pretty much everyone was stunned.

Here's the secret: Remember how I said he was delayed at work? Well, in the dark he was following a Jeep that hit a raccoon and he picked it up in order to teach all of us Scouts how to skin an animal.

Less than an hour later he used the same ruse when he sent all of us on a snipe hunt. I already knew what a snipe hunt was but, you know, it's tradition.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:39:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hell Jeff, I can barely remember yesterday, but since I am still serving I do have one great story.

I am in a Top Secret MOS (job for those who are not Army), and I had this one soldier at my last duty station who liked to blog/use U-tube. Well one day while he was working the weekend shift and had to pull guard duty at the gate to a very secure facility, he decided it would be a great idea to video where he was working. He showed everyone where (yes he even stated the location), and then proceeded to tell everyone who has computer access exactly how to gain entry to the facility.

Well this is not a great idea by any stretch of the imagination. Long story short: I am in one of the smartest MOS's, but the stupidity or lack of common sense is unreal. The soldier lost both his laptop and desk top to the Army, got himself the wonderful Article 15 (punitive regulation), lost one rank and had to do 45 days of extra duty (and yes that is a straight 45 days no weekends off). The facility had to install ID card readers at the gates where you scan you ID, punch in your code, then the guards at the gate can open it. If something didn't match they couldn't open the gate without a command override. Being the soldiers Platoon Sergeant meant I had to constantly check on him so I lost a weekend or two. He paid for that in ways you couldn't imagine. He was a big proponent of don't piss off SFC MisterP.

ETA the second f in off

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:44:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wow. Back as a kid in the Scouts I wasn't that frelling stupid.

And this guy got into highly secured facilities and was issued an M16.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:47:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		He did have his security clearance revoked for 6 months. Had to escort him everywhere and he was not allowed to work "the floor" until the revocation was over. Made for rough times making the schedules out (My job as Plat Daddy). Each position had to be filled with qualified individuals so since it is a 24/7 operation I had to rearrange the squads. That went over well with his peers.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:54:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think we all know the difference between the Scouts and the military, right?


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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman

Okay. Technically, the Scouts are (or were) a quasi-military organization of sorts, so it should count (uniforms, code of conduct, basic weapons and fieldcraft training). Go for it.



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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 7:58:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hitler always reckoned the scouts were a quasi-military organisation, so he banned them.............instituted the Hitler Jugend instead. A good charitable bunch indeed

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:00:35 PM   
MalcolmNathaniel


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Status: offline 		Yes, we do understand the difference. Which is why I was very careful to ask permission from the people who did actually wear the uniform.

It reminded me of a little story but don't think for a second that I equate being a Scout to serving in the military.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:07:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a question that is slightly off topic. Is the American Merchant Marine regarded as an arm of the military ? For many years the British Merchant Navy was denied that honor, even though they lost 30% of all the men that put to sea in WW2, ( a greater percentage than any other service) then eventually, it was admitted that they HAD served and the appropriate medals were issued and the MN were allowed to walk in Rememberance Day marches. I am interested to know if the same applies or applied to the American Merchant Marine.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:09:43 PM   
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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:15:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		That is so very sad...................if any American Merchant Seamen are ever in London, they should go to the rear of the Tower of London and there is a beautiful, peaceful Garden of Rememberance there. In it is a brass paque for every allied ship that was lost in the last war and the names of all the men that served on them. It is a great place to sit, draw breath and just relax in the hustle that is London.

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:16:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		My apologies............bronze plaques, NOT brass

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RE: Stuff you remember from your military days... - 1/3/2014 8:23:39 PM   
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he sent all of us on a snipe hunt


Good story :)

In the Air Force, the ruse was for a search for flight line.

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