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by JohnDowland
December 10th, 2011, 2:14 pm
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: New Multicam uniforms?
Replies: 28
Views: 25296

Re: New Multicam uniforms?

Even better is the Arcteryx design. That is, if you're well enough off to cough up over 500.00 a set.
by JohnDowland
August 26th, 2011, 8:57 pm
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: Plate Carriers
Replies: 2
Views: 6020

Plate Carriers

Looking for a new one. Grey Group carries Paraclete and Mayflower. I like the releaseable Paraclete carrier, but for 610.00 it's a bit steep. The mayflowers were a bit too "slick", and the materials seemed of a cheaper grade. London Bridge Trading Co had some I thought of checking out this...
by JohnDowland
May 5th, 2011, 6:01 pm
Forum: Personal Gear
Topic: Army Service Uniform (new blues)
Replies: 13
Views: 37271

Re: Army Service Uniform (new blues)

It looks like the only thing that has changed from the old Class A is that you now wear a metal unit patch on your pocket. Everything else is the same. That patch that you wear on your right breast pocket is the Combat Service Badge. It's kind of strange, but there is actually no place on the unifo...
by JohnDowland
May 5th, 2011, 11:21 am
Forum: Medical Issues
Topic: Is tinnitus a disualifier?
Replies: 10
Views: 13355

Re: Is tinnitus a disualifier?

I picked mine up in Regiment, and there's nothing I've ever been able to do to heal it. That being said, I came back in with tinnitus being one third of my 30% disability rating, and they didn't even bat an eye. You just have to know which frequencies it tends to mask during your hearing test, and c...
by JohnDowland
December 22nd, 2010, 11:11 am
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Straight Troops Must Shower With Gays, Says DOD
Replies: 59
Views: 16051

Re: Straight Troops Must Shower With Gays, Says DOD

MarineRanger wrote: Some marine from another unit had snuck into our barracks ... and one of our baby-faced marines woke up to find this f...."
I sleep with a SOG Seal knife in hand, under my pillow, when I'm downrange. Not the half-pint Seal Pup, but the real deal. Just sayin'
by JohnDowland
June 13th, 2010, 5:38 pm
Forum: Recruitment Process
Topic: DEPLOYED *w/ questions*
Replies: 6
Views: 3800

Re: DEPLOYED *w/ questions*

Regiment always needs good 13Fs, and it's a great job as well. Check into it.
by JohnDowland
May 27th, 2010, 7:35 pm
Forum: The Mosh Pit
Topic: Werewolves!
Replies: 23
Views: 7153

Re: Werewolves!

I asked the outgoing chaplain the same question when he mentioned it. Apparently these guys have a website, a code of conduct, and some type of membership, enough elements so that the Army recognizes it as a religion of sorts. Some guys list "Jedi" on their ID tags.
by JohnDowland
May 27th, 2010, 4:40 pm
Forum: The Mosh Pit
Topic: Werewolves!
Replies: 23
Views: 7153

Re: Werewolves!

Proud of a son who wears makeup, long hair, fangs, a tail, and puts a leash on himself... Nice one, mom. The kids are lost, because their parents are lost. It's just about as ridiculous as the Army recognizing "Jedi Knight" as a religion. First time I find one of them I am going to take hi...
by JohnDowland
May 27th, 2010, 4:18 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Military Athlete
Replies: 12
Views: 13805

Re: Military Athlete

Thanks for posting the link. Looks like good stuff!
by JohnDowland
May 7th, 2010, 2:55 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: Stew Smith Spec OPS E-Book
Replies: 5
Views: 5404

Re: Stew Smith Spec OPS E-Book

I used the Stew Smith Navy SEAL workout book about eight years back to prep a friend for BUDs. He never went, but it got him in fine shape. It takes about three hours per morning when you get into the weeks with the highest repetitions, but that includes the swim time as well. I'd recommend you keep...
by JohnDowland
January 30th, 2010, 8:14 am
Forum: About Ranger School - In Honor of Ranger BattleBoar - RIP
Topic: Record of RS attendees?
Replies: 18
Views: 18059

Re: Record of RS attendees?

Strong Ranger....
by JohnDowland
January 30th, 2010, 12:20 am
Forum: About Ranger School - In Honor of Ranger BattleBoar - RIP
Topic: Record of RS attendees?
Replies: 18
Views: 18059

Re: Record of RS attendees?

Don't worry about blank slates. Don't worry about the opinions of brass or others who may nay say. What you should have replied to that officer was "Sir, I don't care if the RIs have already conspired to NoGo every single patrol I'm given, tell them they can bring it on. I'm coming anyway."...
by JohnDowland
November 2nd, 2009, 5:55 pm
Forum: About Army Physical Training
Topic: New PT Scores
Replies: 7
Views: 4903

Re: New PT Scores

Good progress! Keep working. Good rule of thumb: At least a dozen of your pushups won't count when you are tested at RIP, so pad it by being able to do millions. RLTW EP "forty-eight, forty-eight, forty-eight, forty-eight..." Being fit before hand will minimize their ability to screw with...
by JohnDowland
October 17th, 2009, 6:08 pm
Forum: About RASP
Topic: Chance of leave after grad?
Replies: 8
Views: 6003

Re: Chance of leave after grad?

We received two weeks leave after graduation, but that was due to block leave. I guess I should say that all of the graduates assigned to *3rd batt* received two weeks leave. I imagine that this still happens.
by JohnDowland
October 15th, 2009, 11:01 am
Forum: The News Dump
Topic: Oregon Apartment Complex Bans Flying the American Flag
Replies: 8
Views: 2973

Re: Oregon Apartment Complex Bans Flying the American Flag

Bugsy wrote:This could only happen in Northen Oregon cause Southern Oregonians would never stand for that shit.
Agreed.

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