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2010-08-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Besoeker 2010-08-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The Rifle?

In Boot Camp we marched carrying an old bolt removed M-1 Carbine,(Called a "Piece" as it was no longer a rifle Could not fire, and was just a "Piece" of a rifle, not the whole thing) that looks like the same rifle with Bayonette and Strap.

I did that in Boot,(Oblique is a bitch to keep in straight line) Minus the Band, Music was recorded.(Us Lowly Peons didn't rate a band)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-08-20 01:53|| 2010-08-20 01:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Disappointing. Upon reading the headline, I was hoping for a Lillian Muller lookalike.

Posted by lex 2010-08-20 12:38|| 2010-08-20 12:38|| Front Page Top

#3 We marched with M-1 rifles (but no bayonet) when I was a cadet at the Air Force Academy in 1964. They didn't have the bolt removed - we used the same rifles on the firing range (we also had to have them totally cleaned and in inspection order within 24 hours, too). The biggest problem was Saturday parade, which could take two hours or more. The standing rule was, one person would catch any fainting buddies, another would catch his rifle. While we did do some common maneuvers such as left/right oblique, etc., we didn't do anything fancy. I did do some of the more fancy moves when I was in the USAF Southern Command Honor Guard in 1967-68. I still enjoy the sight of a well-trained precision drill team.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-08-20 13:08|| 2010-08-20 13:08|| Front Page Top

#4 M-14 for me. It's still my favorite infantry gun, aka the M-1A (semi-only, civ model).

Posted by mojo 2010-08-20 15:18|| 2010-08-20 15:18|| Front Page Top

#5 That was AWSOME!!

Posted by armyguy 2010-08-20 15:41|| 2010-08-20 15:41|| Front Page Top

#6 "A Treat From Norway" reminded me of this comic.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-08-20 20:10|| 2010-08-20 20:10|| Front Page Top

#7 I had to watch it twice!

Posted by gorb 2010-08-21 00:00|| 2010-08-21 00:00|| Front Page Top

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