91F- Small arms repair

Bruh, my buddy leaves for usmc boot camp next week for that same job. I'm set to follow in october as an intel specialist. good luck.

bro, guard time doesn't mean nearly as much when you switch back into AD

Thanks and best of luck to you man!

I ship on January 12th

Oh yea my bad, first to Benning for basic then to Lee for AIT

That fuckin sucks man. Yeah. The little shits roam around when looking for a spiderbro to fuck.

Often times a widow will be in darker places and most the time need to be provoked into biting you.

That fuckin sucks man. Yeah. The little shits roam around when looking for a spiderbro to fuck.

Well, I guess if you count a much higher risk of being robbed/raped/murdered as nicer, then Birmingham is better than mobile. It is definitely much more diverse :^)

Hoover and Vestavia Hills are the richest parts of Birmingham actually

I didn't say anything about particular areas of Birmingham, on a whole, Mobile is much more nice than Birmingham. There are nice parts of St. Lewis, doesn't make it nicer than Kansas City.

Still, mobile is much nicer, plus you know, the beach's are nice a few miles outside of town.

Good luck man. Keep the ammo dry and your head held high.

dont get shot

take care of your feet and keep your ammo dry

"keep your feet wet and your ammo dry" is the saying. amphibious troop greeting.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

I was told they had stopped doing that because PETA shit their pants so hard the collective force powered connecticut for a week.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

Yeah if their eyes aren't round that is kind of something we are going to notice.

Though considering some of the people I graduated with...

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

I haven't, no. My battalion has been doing pre-deployment training at AT

I was told they had stopped doing that because PETA shit their pants so hard the collective force powered connecticut for a week.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

Must have either changed it since I was in training or you were.

Yeah if their eyes aren't round that is kind of something we are going to notice.

Though considering some of the people I graduated with...

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

Ahh see i was reading it as "they made it out after 18 hours, and he lost 3L in total". Like he lost some in the engagement, during a medevac, and at the FOB (or wherever he would be taken for treatment).

Rather than reading it as "they made it out in 18 hours and he lost 3L of blood during the engagement". Because If thats what the story is saying then yeah... he'd be 6 feet under. I don't care how big this guy was, if you lose 3L without getting any of it replaced, you're dead

Illinois. Swore in sept 27 2012, shipped to basic jan 21 2013.

rocketpropelledtit dagold for the record, thanks for serving. Also, just a curiosity thing, do they still use the Big Boobs Should Fill Both Hands thing (for assessing injuries)? Or is that an old method? most the shit i know was from arotc 4 years ago, idk how much of it is relevant

Sadly no, though I would love using that analogy. Anything not super politically correct is now shot down because the army believes men are rape machines that will rape female soldiers at the slightest hint it is okay. I was I was kidding, a sergeant major actually went after two guys crossing the street behind to girls because they 'looked a little too rapey' following 15 feet back

damn, i loved that acronym though! easy to remember, fun and always good for a laugh when we did basic evac training. By the way, if they stopped using that, what's the equivalent?

What did it stand for? There are a few were were taught and if the letters were rearranged it isn't clicking for me.

Breathing, Blood, Shock, Fractures, Burns, Head injury. Basically, how to assess the patient quickly and determine the best response. I'm sure this is a very basic version of assessment too

A quick exam is the HABCs (Hemorraging, airway, breathing and circulation for the curious non-medical folks following along) and the full body exam has BUDS (bleeding, urine, defacation, stuff) for the pelvic area, then you have DCAP BTLS for overall body (Deforminity/ discoloration, crepitus/contusions, abrasion/avulsion, penetration/punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling) PEARL for the eyes (Pupils equal and reactive to light) and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I haven't, no. My battalion has been doing pre-deployment training at AT

I was told they had stopped doing that because PETA shit their pants so hard the collective force powered connecticut for a week.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

Must have either changed it since I was in training or you were.

Yeah if their eyes aren't round that is kind of something we are going to notice.

Though considering some of the people I graduated with...

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

well damn, that's some seriously long lists you got there. My mom just completed a nursing program which included basic trauma/triage/emergency room care type things and i'm not sure even she had this many acronyms. Is there a jingle for it or is it just drilled into you until you hear it echoing in your dreams like general orders?

Pretty much drilled in. And those are just trauma assessments. Once you get into medical you have SOAP notes, OPQRST, SAMPLE and I don't even know what to call the paperwork for a battlefield patient since the abbreviation has probably changed twice since training.

wait, they changed the paperwork twice? they haven't figured out a fill it out in quatrinket form that they can print off by the forest? I'd figure they'd have that together at least

It is more that they keep finding different ways to simplify it but make it more detailed every time. The one that had just become obsolete when I was in training was twice as long and detailed but half as efficient as the new one because it eliminated so much unnecessary writing by just putting two human body outlines to mark and describe injuries.

okay, so it's less "we wanted to change things because we don't like the old stationary" and more "we actually had a better idea 2 seconds after we rolled the first set off the presses"

(Won't let me reply to your last comment) A saying from chris rock that I've adapted to the military: The military ain't gonna let a little thing like sense fuck up their regulations.

too godamn true man, live by the regs, die by the regs. hey man, stay safe out there. I know you're guard, but they have a nasty habit of sending you guys out to the sandbox when regular army feels like it needs more boots. here's to hoping you get to keep your body and mind in one piece when you get out.

I think you just perfectly described army regulations minus the 'better' part.

lol i spent high school hanging around ww2 and vietnam vets in njrotc and did arotc for a semester, I am too familiar with military regulations and the redundant,often laughable but required nature of paperwork. The med forms for going into the college rotc's was a chore and a half, with electronic database this, paper form that, and every now and then a recruiter calling up to make sure you did that form that was due 2 weeks ago. the US Military: We say gallant things and have cool toys but we're only 70% sure of what we're actually up to

*wish I was kidding

I'm a medic as well, but not active duty. My daughter's mom convinced me to go guard instead.

Illinois. Swore in sept 27 2012, shipped to basic jan 21 2013.

rocketpropelledtit dagold for the record, thanks for serving. Also, just a curiosity thing, do they still use the Big Boobs Should Fill Both Hands thing (for assessing injuries)? Or is that an old method? most the shit i know was from arotc 4 years ago, idk how much of it is relevant

Sadly no, though I would love using that analogy. Anything not super politically correct is now shot down because the army believes men are rape machines that will rape female soldiers at the slightest hint it is okay. I was I was kidding, a sergeant major actually went after two guys crossing the street behind to girls because they 'looked a little too rapey' following 15 feet back

damn, i loved that acronym though! easy to remember, fun and always good for a laugh when we did basic evac training. By the way, if they stopped using that, what's the equivalent?

What did it stand for? There are a few were were taught and if the letters were rearranged it isn't clicking for me.

Breathing, Blood, Shock, Fractures, Burns, Head injury. Basically, how to assess the patient quickly and determine the best response. I'm sure this is a very basic version of assessment too

A quick exam is the HABCs (Hemorraging, airway, breathing and circulation for the curious non-medical folks following along) and the full body exam has BUDS (bleeding, urine, defacation, stuff) for the pelvic area, then you have DCAP BTLS for overall body (Deforminity/ discoloration, crepitus/contusions, abrasion/avulsion, penetration/punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling) PEARL for the eyes (Pupils equal and reactive to light) and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I haven't, no. My battalion has been doing pre-deployment training at AT

I was told they had stopped doing that because PETA shit their pants so hard the collective force powered connecticut for a week.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

Must have either changed it since I was in training or you were.

Yeah if their eyes aren't round that is kind of something we are going to notice.

Though considering some of the people I graduated with...

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

well damn, that's some seriously long lists you got there. My mom just completed a nursing program which included basic trauma/triage/emergency room care type things and i'm not sure even she had this many acronyms. Is there a jingle for it or is it just drilled into you until you hear it echoing in your dreams like general orders?

Pretty much drilled in. And those are just trauma assessments. Once you get into medical you have SOAP notes, OPQRST, SAMPLE and I don't even know what to call the paperwork for a battlefield patient since the abbreviation has probably changed twice since training.

wait, they changed the paperwork twice? they haven't figured out a fill it out in quatrinket form that they can print off by the forest? I'd figure they'd have that together at least

It is more that they keep finding different ways to simplify it but make it more detailed every time. The one that had just become obsolete when I was in training was twice as long and detailed but half as efficient as the new one because it eliminated so much unnecessary writing by just putting two human body outlines to mark and describe injuries.

okay, so it's less "we wanted to change things because we don't like the old stationary" and more "we actually had a better idea 2 seconds after we rolled the first set off the presses"

(Won't let me reply to your last comment) A saying from chris rock that I've adapted to the military: The military ain't gonna let a little thing like sense fuck up their regulations.

too godamn true man, live by the regs, die by the regs. hey man, stay safe out there. I know you're guard, but they have a nasty habit of sending you guys out to the sandbox when regular army feels like it needs more boots. here's to hoping you get to keep your body and mind in one piece when you get out.

I think you just perfectly described army regulations minus the 'better' part.

lol i spent high school hanging around ww2 and vietnam vets in njrotc and did arotc for a semester, I am too familiar with military regulations and the redundant,often laughable but required nature of paperwork. The med forms for going into the college rotc's was a chore and a half, with electronic database this, paper form that, and every now and then a recruiter calling up to make sure you did that form that was due 2 weeks ago. the US Military: We say gallant things and have cool toys but we're only 70% sure of what we're actually up to

*wish I was kidding

Yep, people claim some pretty crazy shit and seem offended when I cal them out on it. I have a few crazy scars of my own but I know that even on adrenaline the body can only endure so much.

I'm a medic as well, but not active duty. My daughter's mom convinced me to go guard instead.

Illinois. Swore in sept 27 2012, shipped to basic jan 21 2013.

rocketpropelledtit dagold for the record, thanks for serving. Also, just a curiosity thing, do they still use the Big Boobs Should Fill Both Hands thing (for assessing injuries)? Or is that an old method? most the shit i know was from arotc 4 years ago, idk how much of it is relevant

Sadly no, though I would love using that analogy. Anything not super politically correct is now shot down because the army believes men are rape machines that will rape female soldiers at the slightest hint it is okay. I was I was kidding, a sergeant major actually went after two guys crossing the street behind to girls because they 'looked a little too rapey' following 15 feet back

damn, i loved that acronym though! easy to remember, fun and always good for a laugh when we did basic evac training. By the way, if they stopped using that, what's the equivalent?

What did it stand for? There are a few were were taught and if the letters were rearranged it isn't clicking for me.

Breathing, Blood, Shock, Fractures, Burns, Head injury. Basically, how to assess the patient quickly and determine the best response. I'm sure this is a very basic version of assessment too

A quick exam is the HABCs (Hemorraging, airway, breathing and circulation for the curious non-medical folks following along) and the full body exam has BUDS (bleeding, urine, defacation, stuff) for the pelvic area, then you have DCAP BTLS for overall body (Deforminity/ discoloration, crepitus/contusions, abrasion/avulsion, penetration/punctures, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling) PEARL for the eyes (Pupils equal and reactive to light) and a few others I can't remember off the top of my head.

I haven't, no. My battalion has been doing pre-deployment training at AT

I was told they had stopped doing that because PETA shit their pants so hard the collective force powered connecticut for a week.

Who knows, but that will probably be gone again soon.

Must have either changed it since I was in training or you were.

Yeah if their eyes aren't round that is kind of something we are going to notice.

Though considering some of the people I graduated with...

I'm... That's... how the fuck did they graduate?

well damn, that's some seriously long lists you got there. My mom just completed a nursing program which included basic trauma/triage/emergency room care type things and i'm not sure even she had this many acronyms. Is there a jingle for it or is it just drilled into you until you hear it echoing in your dreams like general orders?

Pretty much drilled in. And those are just trauma assessments. Once you get into medical you have SOAP notes, OPQRST, SAMPLE and I don't even know what to call the paperwork for a battlefield patient since the abbreviation has probably changed twice since training.

wait, they changed the paperwork twice? they haven't figured out a fill it out in quatrinket form that they can print off by the forest? I'd figure they'd have that together at least

It is more that they keep finding different ways to simplify it but make it more detailed every time. The one that had just become obsolete when I was in training was twice as long and detailed but half as efficient as the new one because it eliminated so much unnecessary writing by just putting two human body outlines to mark and describe injuries.

okay, so it's less "we wanted to change things because we don't like the old stationary" and more "we actually had a better idea 2 seconds after we rolled the first set off the presses"

(Won't let me reply to your last comment) A saying from chris rock that I've adapted to the military: The military ain't gonna let a little thing like sense fuck up their regulations.

too godamn true man, live by the regs, die by the regs. hey man, stay safe out there. I know you're guard, but they have a nasty habit of sending you guys out to the sandbox when regular army feels like it needs more boots. here's to hoping you get to keep your body and mind in one piece when you get out.

I think you just perfectly described army regulations minus the 'better' part.

lol i spent high school hanging around ww2 and vietnam vets in njrotc and did arotc for a semester, I am too familiar with military regulations and the redundant,often laughable but required nature of paperwork. The med forms for going into the college rotc's was a chore and a half, with electronic database this, paper form that, and every now and then a recruiter calling up to make sure you did that form that was due 2 weeks ago. the US Military: We say gallant things and have cool toys but we're only 70% sure of what we're actually up to

*wish I was kidding

Enjoy and I would watch with headphones on if you live with people.
The first scene will tell you why.