Bravo 4th LAR will saddle up the war pigs in the fall for Afghanistan. Until then, your reserve meetings will be a maelstrom of activity in preparation for your date of departure. Your checklist is chock full of NCO must get done items. Everything from shots to power of attorney, access to bank accounts to:Questions. Millions of Questions. One that never failed to amaze me was the girl friend question as next of kin. No. A girl friend is NOT repeat NOT next of kin. You want her to be notified Marry Her. End of Questions. Ok.
Right. Here's two more. One is A.L.L. Afghan Lessons Learned. Everything you wanted to know about IED's. Check it out.
The other is Michael Yon's report on Enemy TTP and after Action Review. Vital Intell. The enemy you about to face has the experience of a WWII gunny just back from island hopping in the Pacific and much more as this area has been practicing war tactics since Alexander the Great passed through.
You are not going up against the Iraqi it's too hot to fight team. This is not empty your clip against the infidels and run away bunch. Nope. This is the A-team. Drove the Russkis out and intend to do the same to you. A recent news story had a Marine expressing his surprise opinion that not only will these guys stand and do the toe to toe with you they will pin you down and maneuver around to kick you in the ass. Shocking. The fact that we are the cutting edge of innovation and still the word can not filter down to the tip of the spear is an endless source of wonderment does not surprise me. In October 1965, I recall my DI words of intell: "you'll be going up against bows and arrows and punji sticks smeared with shit."
This bunch will maneuver on you. Michael Yon report on Enemy TTP will show you how. Pass it on. Read it and read it-- until it becomes part of your DNA. Make it your quest.
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