The Military Thread

King Stannis said:

Last I checked it was still two-four man fire teams. Two teams with a SAW and 240B each back then. Now I think it is they are aping the old German predilection for more firepower by giving both teams short-barreled 240s.

Calling for fires is made easier by the JETS-TLDS, that still needs to get reduced in size by 50%. But once it does, any E-5 can call for fire with precision.

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The Human Q-Tip said:

For artillery, yes. NGF and air support (in particular) are more difficult. NGF because the ballistics of naval guns means you have to be more aware of the propensity of NGF to be less accurate for range, and air for more general issues of accuracy and the risks of friendly fire.

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King Stannis said:

Wouldn’t worry about NGF for a while. Is there a new platform yet? Thought the Zummwalt gun was fubar.

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The Human Q-Tip said:

They're dropping the Zumwalt gun, but there are still 5" 54's on a lot of ships.

As a side note, there's some snickering among some senior Navy types about the Zumwalt class being a bit of a bust. Elmo wasn't the most popular CNO.

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The Human Q-Tip said:

Well, this kind of sucks. Sailors finally due for a shore tour where they can spend time with their families are now getting shipped back out to see early.


Navy mandates early transfer to sea for sailors who can fill critical billets

The Navy announced Thursday that it will begin requiring enlisted sailors to transfer from shore duty to sea billets where the need is critical.

The so-called Sailor Early Return to Sea policy gives enlisted rating detailers increased authority to begin filling high-priority sea-duty billets for sailors ranked petty officer third class through master chief petty officer, allowing them to move sailors earlier than their projected rotation dates.


https://americanmilitarynews.com/20...ea-for-sailors-who-can-fill-critical-billets/

Gee, I wonder why they'd need to do that...?



EXCLUSIVE: DEPLOYED US NAVY HAS A PREGNANCY PROBLEM, AND IT’S GETTING WORSE


A record 16 out of 100 Navy women are reassigned from ships to shore duty due to pregnancy, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group.

That number is up 2 percent from 2015, representing hundreds more who have to cut their deployments short, taxing both their unit’s manpower, military budgets and combat readiness. Further, such increases cast a shadow over the lofty gender integration goals set by former President Barack Obama.

Overall, women unexpectedly leave their stations on Navy ships as much as 50% more frequently to return to land duty, according to documents obtained from the Navy. The statistics were compiled by the Navy Personnel Command at the request of TheDCNF, covering the period from January 2015 to September 2016....

http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/01/e...as-a-pregnancy-problem-and-its-getting-worse/

It's the dirty little secret in the Navy that doesn't get talked about because it is politically incorrect. It's the whole problem with putting women on ships in the first place.

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Tlyons said:

https://www.google.iq/amp/s/www.arm..._to_become_new_pt_test_of_record_in_late_2020

The Army is finally changing their PT test. No alternate events. Kinda goes with the deploy or get out policy Mattis is pushing.

Combat centric


SIX EVENTS

While the ACFT still keeps the 2-mile run as its final event, it introduces five others to provide a broad measurement of a Soldier's physical fitness. The events are completed in order and can take anywhere from 45 to 55 minutes for a Soldier to finish.

-- Strength deadlift: With a proposed weight range of 120 to 420 pounds, the deadlift event is similar to the one found in the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, which is given to new recruits to assess lower-body strength before they are placed into a best-fit career field. The ACFT will require Soldiers to perform a three-repetition maximum deadlift (only one in OPAT) and the weights will be increased. The event replicates picking up ammunition boxes, a wounded battle buddy, supplies or other heavy equipment.

-- Standing power throw: Soldiers toss a 10-pound ball backward as far as possible to test muscular explosive power that may be needed to lift themselves or a fellow Soldier up over an obstacle or to move rapidly across uneven terrain.

-- Hand-release pushups: In this event, Soldiers start in the prone position and do a traditional pushup, but when at the down position they release their hands and arms from contact with the ground and then reset to do another pushup. This allows for additional upper body muscles to be exercised.

-- Sprint/drag/carry: As they dash 25 meters five times up and down a lane, Soldiers will perform sprints, drag a sled weighing 90 pounds, and then hand-carry two 40-pound kettlebell weights. This can simulate pulling a battle buddy out of harm's way, moving quickly to take cover, or carrying ammunition to a fighting position or vehicle.

-- Leg tuck: Similar to a pullup, Soldiers lift their legs up and down to touch their knees/thighs to their elbows as many times as they can. This exercise strengthens the core muscles since it doubles the amount of force required compared to a traditional situp.

-- 2-mile run: Same event as on the current test. In the ACFT, run scores are expected to be a bit slower due to all of the other strenuous activity.

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King Stannis said:

JFC. It's Army, not the fucking combine.

Do you know how long it is going to take to administer that stupid test?

Think of the poor NCOs and Company Grades, please.

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Tlyons said:

I heard of a new pt test almost every year I was on active duty in the army. Is this one really going to make it through?

I love my fellow soldiers but at the same time I feel like they will still get hurt magically at the same rate as the old pt...lol

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Tlyons said:

https://www.google.iq/amp/s/www.arm..._to_become_new_pt_test_of_record_in_late_2020

The Army is finally changing their PT test. No alternate events. Kinda goes with the deploy or get out policy Mattis is pushing.

Combat centric


SIX EVENTS

While the ACFT still keeps the 2-mile run as its final event, it introduces five others to provide a broad measurement of a Soldier's physical fitness. The events are completed in order and can take anywhere from 45 to 55 minutes for a Soldier to finish.

-- Strength deadlift: With a proposed weight range of 120 to 420 pounds, the deadlift event is similar to the one found in the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, which is given to new recruits to assess lower-body strength before they are placed into a best-fit career field. The ACFT will require Soldiers to perform a three-repetition maximum deadlift (only one in OPAT) and the weights will be increased. The event replicates picking up ammunition boxes, a wounded battle buddy, supplies or other heavy equipment.

-- Standing power throw: Soldiers toss a 10-pound ball backward as far as possible to test muscular explosive power that may be needed to lift themselves or a fellow Soldier up over an obstacle or to move rapidly across uneven terrain.

-- Hand-release pushups: In this event, Soldiers start in the prone position and do a traditional pushup, but when at the down position they release their hands and arms from contact with the ground and then reset to do another pushup. This allows for additional upper body muscles to be exercised.

-- Sprint/drag/carry: As they dash 25 meters five times up and down a lane, Soldiers will perform sprints, drag a sled weighing 90 pounds, and then hand-carry two 40-pound kettlebell weights. This can simulate pulling a battle buddy out of harm's way, moving quickly to take cover, or carrying ammunition to a fighting position or vehicle.

-- Leg tuck: Similar to a pullup, Soldiers lift their legs up and down to touch their knees/thighs to their elbows as many times as they can. This exercise strengthens the core muscles since it doubles the amount of force required compared to a traditional situp.

-- 2-mile run: Same event as on the current test. In the ACFT, run scores are expected to be a bit slower due to all of the other strenuous activity.

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King Stannis said:

JFC. It's Army, not the fucking combine.

Do you know how long it is going to take to administer that stupid test?

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The Human Q-Tip said:

They say the test is gender-neutral. Does that mean the standards are as well?



Well, they say it takes 45-55 minutes, so it should fit in pretty well if you just substitute it for a normal PT session. Still, it does seem something of a pain in the ass.

I'm thinking those hand-release pushups are going to lead to some pretty hilarious face-plants by those with Hogg-like arms.

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The Human Q-Tip said:

Germany’s soldiers forced to use BROOMSTICK for a gun....

GERMANY'S military is so underfunded its troops used BROOMSTICKS painted black as mock weapons during a Nato defence exercise.

But the highly embarrassing episode, revealed in a leaked report, is just the beginning of the country's woes as it fights to reverse chronic army shortages....

....General Harald Kujat, a former chief of staff of the German armed forces, later described it as a "huge embarrassment".

The unit was supposed to be ready to deploy whenever a Nato member was threatened, he warned.

He added: "If that is not the case, then both for Nato, and for the Federal Republic of Germany, this is a huge embarrassment," The Telegraph reported.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/67435...-donald-trump-angela-merkel-defence-spending/

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Tlyons said:

https://www.google.iq/amp/s/www.arm..._to_become_new_pt_test_of_record_in_late_2020

The Army is finally changing their PT test. No alternate events. Kinda goes with the deploy or get out policy Mattis is pushing.

Combat centric


SIX EVENTS

While the ACFT still keeps the 2-mile run as its final event, it introduces five others to provide a broad measurement of a Soldier's physical fitness. The events are completed in order and can take anywhere from 45 to 55 minutes for a Soldier to finish.

-- Strength deadlift: With a proposed weight range of 120 to 420 pounds, the deadlift event is similar to the one found in the Occupational Physical Assessment Test, or OPAT, which is given to new recruits to assess lower-body strength before they are placed into a best-fit career field. The ACFT will require Soldiers to perform a three-repetition maximum deadlift (only one in OPAT) and the weights will be increased. The event replicates picking up ammunition boxes, a wounded battle buddy, supplies or other heavy equipment.

-- Standing power throw: Soldiers toss a 10-pound ball backward as far as possible to test muscular explosive power that may be needed to lift themselves or a fellow Soldier up over an obstacle or to move rapidly across uneven terrain.

-- Hand-release pushups: In this event, Soldiers start in the prone position and do a traditional pushup, but when at the down position they release their hands and arms from contact with the ground and then reset to do another pushup. This allows for additional upper body muscles to be exercised.

-- Sprint/drag/carry: As they dash 25 meters five times up and down a lane, Soldiers will perform sprints, drag a sled weighing 90 pounds, and then hand-carry two 40-pound kettlebell weights. This can simulate pulling a battle buddy out of harm's way, moving quickly to take cover, or carrying ammunition to a fighting position or vehicle.

-- Leg tuck: Similar to a pullup, Soldiers lift their legs up and down to touch their knees/thighs to their elbows as many times as they can. This exercise strengthens the core muscles since it doubles the amount of force required compared to a traditional situp.

-- 2-mile run: Same event as on the current test. In the ACFT, run scores are expected to be a bit slower due to all of the other strenuous activity.

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