LOL reservists
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Tin can? No.
It is like riding inside of a steel drum full of cats downhill through a rock quarry into a Chinese livestock auction during an F35 takeoff at an AC/DC concert.
Or it would be if I still had hearing after all that gunfire.
Sirhrr
We have to see trail pictures or steve will bitch!
No, they didn't. Hell, my unit were only first getting our basic armor *retrofit* kits to out humvees when we got to Iraq back in 2005. At Al Asad air base we were plasma cutting cold-rolled steel panels and brackets onto our vehicles. Nevermind the fact we didn't get upgraded suspensions, or drive train components to handle the extra TON of steel we put on there.
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I put a Cummins 5.9 in mine. Sadly I sold it, but it was a monster.
Governor's Basin, Colorado
Governor's Basin, Colorado
That red Jiffy Lube truck was stolen about a month ago in the DC area, fortunately it was recovered (largely intact) Tan is a '93, Red is a '95.
Yep, we did something similar during OIF one. We went to the boneyard on Al Taqadam, and took our cutting torches to some abandoned Soviet BMPs. and then we fabricated armor for 5 of our hummers and 5 of our five ton trucks. The cloth doors on the hummers, and the sheet metal doors on our 5 ton trucks were not working for us. And yes, all the added steel stressed our suspensions considerably.
We were rewarded by being assigned to clearing RED routes (and convoy security) in the Al Anbar province region (near Fallujah and Ramadi) for the rest of our deployment. We only had ONE vehicle disabled by the enemy after they were up-armored. A lucky shot entered through the headlight, ricocheted, and cut the fan belt. We drove it a couple of miles away from conflict point, and towed it back to Taqadam.
We did lose one soldier from an IED. He was above the armor manning a 50 cal. This occurred between Al Asad and Wolf 302, which was an ordinance reduction site our Engineers were "reducing". It happened the day after that big sandstorm hit, and brought down power at Al Asad. Those in Al Asad probably were familiar with the nearly Daily explosions they heard from Far away.
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I've always wanted one but really didn't see the need. But with today's climate, I really wish I had bought one.
Congrats to those who bought one. They look crazy when you see them on the road.
Congrats to those who bought one. They look crazy when you see them on the road.
Shameless hijacking of thread.
Lion's Back (Utah) circa 2003
My '99 Open Top.
Bitch turning around on top to come back down.
Lion's Back (Utah) circa 2003
My '99 Open Top.
Bitch turning around on top to come back down.
Climbing a wall used to be apart of the Humvee driver's school when the Corps first got them.
Brake modulating is your friend....
Oh, and as to reservists...
Back in the day it was common to hear the joke:
What do reservists and tampons have in common?
...You use them once a month, and you throw them away...
Back in the day it was common to hear the joke:
What do reservists and tampons have in common?
...You use them once a month, and you throw them away...
I will buck the trend of this post slightly. The reservists are significantly superior to Regular forces in areas of trade-crafts. Heavy Engineer units have soldiers whose full-time jobs (away from their reserve or guard units) were usually doing the same thing they did in the guard. i.e. Bulldozer/backhoe operators, plumbing, carpentry, welding, water treatment, network engineering, etc. They did those tasks 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year; if they were poor at their craft, they were fired in the civilian world. The full timers typically worked on bases which relied upon outside contractors to perform Construction and Maintenance work at their base. As such, the full-timers had less hours of experience in performing these crafts. Their craft was less polished. It was amusing to watch the reservist/guard PFCs giving instructional blocks to full time Warrant officers when I was deployed. They often knew things which went way beyond what was taught in the military schools for those MOS's.
It is the same for the medical side of things. Most do their job very, very well and it is not unusual for Reservists to run circles around AD component when it comes to the medical job at hand.
Having spent time in both AD (10 yrs) and reserve units (6 yrs) I'd say your experience is not the norm. By and far, the Reservists of many units are mostly filled with kids wanting college tuition, and dead beats looking for an easy UTA pay check, with a two week paid vacation to somewhere exotic (and they wait for those slots to come up to fill their two week a year commitment).
Case in point. My reserve unit had 28 people on roster. One was an Active duty Reserve Technician (ART), and 5 were constantly on "MAN" duty (orders that never exceeded 179 days, due to required medical and AD benefits if over 180 days). When the call came in for OIF to mobilize, those of us with real jobs and careers were called up and deployed down range. Those 5? They stayed at home base, collected $115 a day per diem, and got AD time for their retirements. The rest of us were $3 a day incidentals, and day on/stay on duty until the war began to stabilize (pre-COIN days) for 6 months. I saw so much bullshit, cheating of the per diem system, fuckers flying in from CONUS to go down range one day each month, so they could collect their tax free status....I could go on. Man, fuck the reserves. Nothing close to AD except maybe the medical field, and even then... I remember having a 45yr old E-4 that was a nurse at the VA. Let that sink in a minute....45 year old E-4...
Chuckle, like all comments, you mileage may vary, based upon your unit and location.
**What trade crafts did the reserve unit you were with actually perform, besides administrative work?**
I can think of very few non-admin units which number only 28.
Our senior admin which was back home was comprised of mostly 18+ year peacetime service members; they did all they could to avoid deployment. One of them was about to get an AG investigation, for "altering promotion paperwork" to prevent people he disliked from getting their deserved promotions. He "retired" one day before I returned from Iraq, to file formal complaints. At that point, I just decided to let the old-useless *bleep* enjoy his legacy of alcoholism, cowardice and corruption. Some fights are not worth the stress. I was promoted 72 hours after he retired.
**What trade crafts did the reserve unit you were with actually perform, besides administrative work?**
I can think of very few non-admin units which number only 28.
Our senior admin which was back home was comprised of mostly 18+ year peacetime service members; they did all they could to avoid deployment. One of them was about to get an AG investigation, for "altering promotion paperwork" to prevent people he disliked from getting their deserved promotions. He "retired" one day before I returned from Iraq, to file formal complaints. At that point, I just decided to let the old-useless *bleep* enjoy his legacy of alcoholism, cowardice and corruption. Some fights are not worth the stress. I was promoted 72 hours after he retired.
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Black Rhino Arsenal wheels (17"x9.5 w/-18 offset) and Yokohama Geolander tires 37"x17. Each wheel is rated to carry 3600lbs.
There's a documented incident from when the Brits were shooting at the Falkland Islands where a Harrier realized he was about out of fuel and close to nothing. He went to the deck ASAP and there was a fishing trawler. He sort of landed on the trawler to save the jet from the depths. The fishing boat captain claimed the jet as salvage from the sea and the Brits paid him a handsome sum to reclaim it.
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I like em. Even got a set myselfYou are dead to me...
Yeah....I LOVE that Flying Tiger grille!!!
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Thought for sure I could snag this nearby one for cheap but it got bid up. If I wasn't in the middle of a house refi I might have still gone for it.
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This is the soft top and soft removable door model. This truck has only 7,824 miles on it and runs great with no issues.
www.ebay.com
I have them....
I like open air motoring!
Same with Jeep. Doors and roof come off in May. They don't go back on until November.
I actually don't understand why everyone buying HMMWV's is running around loading them up with armored doors and 2" glass and all the 'Tank' modifications. They are the cheapest most fun convertibles around! Once you cover them with armor, they are a rolling Air-Fryer oven! Plus you can't get in and out easily. Totally get it for combat zones. But in Greenwich, CT? That said, there is a lot of love, care and craftsmanship going into these big restorations of the combat HMMWV's... turrets, slantbacks, etc And I do understand a combat replica is really cool and that building them is definitely a thing. But driving them is not nearly as much fun as hopping in with no doors and top and putting around in the fresh air!
I would 'love' to build a War Pig. But you need a seriously large building just to park it in!
Sirhr
That's the sort of truck to look for. Good deal, too. Private maintained. Ex PD. Low miles.Thought for sure I could snag this nearby one for cheap but it got bid up. If I wasn't in the middle of a house refi I might have still gone for it.
AM General | eBay
This is the soft top and soft removable door model. This truck has only 7,824 miles on it and runs great with no issues.www.ebay.com
The problem with GovPlanet and the auctions is that they are a paperwork nightmare. Titling can be a PITA. At the auctions, you have to do all kinds of ITAR paperwork which can take days. But you have to pay for the vehicle and get it off the lot that day. So if you're not in the system (like the big bidders who are brokers, used car dealers and often big 'overlander-building' custom shops... you are not competing on a level playing field. Those big boy bidders then double the price and sell to 'you.' Or the won't sell it to you unless you are willing to spend another $25K with them on pimp modifications.
But as I have mentioned to some folks in PM's, there are quite a few of these that are already in private hands. They've been fixed up as far as injectors, fuel pumps, glow plugs, Natron boxes and the other common stuff that goes wrong. And the owner realizes that it's not the "Arnold" Plus H1 he thought it was when he bought it. Doesn't fit in the garage in suburbia. Noone works on them... and I mean noone. So you have to do it yourself. And average dude in suburbia these days can't even change the tire on his BMW, much less maintain a military HMMWV. Thus before the wife divorces him, he sells it off. Check FB Marketplace, Craigs (scam) list and Fleabay. But don't bid. Contact the owner, go see it. Do the deal in person, not sight unseen. Never buy sight unseen.
Also, a lot of these went to PD's and FD's over the past 15 years. And those PD's are getting rid of them under pressure from the "You are militarized" wokies in their towns. Just like the one in the eBay auction (Did you see another one behind it painted white? They may be keeping that one...) Anyway, even the PD's with unlimited free resources for maintenance and service are getting rid of them. With titles, maintenance records, etc.
BTW, the truck in that auction... someone got a steal! Great truck. Blank canvas for anything you want to do. More fun than a barrel of monkeys for half the price of a POS crapbox KIA. It's a lot of fun for the $$. Can't even buy a quad for that kind of money.
Sirhr
Sir's right. I owned three H1's for about 15 yrs. You're pretty much doing the work yourself. For example, My 93 (second yr sold to civillians) came with two pc beadlocked wheels came with a penta (5 sided socket, $140) to service the wheels. 12 bolts to take the halves apart (later 8 and 24bolt) to service the O-ring, and rubber or magnesium runflats. The whole thing weighted about 120# and most tire shops couldn't properly balance larger offroad tires. Alignments were done with string method in driveway, and you got it pretty close. There are good forums with info on all of it.
Offroad they can be a beast, but beating the crap out of them just means more eventual maintenance and sourcing of parts.
Offroad they can be a beast, but beating the crap out of them just means more eventual maintenance and sourcing of parts.
Yeah, but what if you get caught behind the lines when Free America shuts down the border (think William Johnstone)?
I didn’t think there were any 113s left. Note 50 with no belt. Very tactical.
If I ever wanted one, that was probably it and I should have just gone for it. Looked to be in good condition/maintained, not far away and already had AL title.
I can’t say I met a single person who watched the sunset parade and said, “Cool monument, but fuck those reservists up there.” Or would stand in front of the wall of 5,931 rank insignias at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and says, “Neat memorial, but fuck 70% of these people.”
I suppose we could find an 8156 that worked honor guard at the cemetery in Tunisia and ask if they think that any of the 6,565 service members interned there are pussies.
You just described some turd Marines, at a shit unit, enabled by a shitty command. Despite the subpar performance of some of their personnel, I doubt it reflects all of them. It’s an even further stretch to go around disparaging the military service of everyone that served in the reserves or national guard. I won’t do it until I have a chance to size them up individually.
Like this guy - https://www.newson6.com/story/5e364...ing-friend-from-burning-plane-in-kansas-crash
I was told that he was found over a hundred yards from the crash site and his first words were to give the water to the girl. How many of us could carry a person that far with 90% burns?
He received no medal, no commendation, and no ribbon for the effort, despite still being in the reserves at the time. When I asked around, the only answer I was given? “He was just a reservist and not on duty”.
At least they still paid out the SGLI.
We share both the successes and failures of our reserve and guard components. It takes a shit ton of research to discover how many Reserve Marines were at Belleau Wood, Mont Blanc, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Ie Shima, Chosin Reservoir, Inchon, Fallujah or Hit for a simple reason. It does not matter.
Bashing the entire reserves and national guard for the failings of a few is a bitch move. It divorces us from the responsibility to fix any problems as if they were not our own.
Addertooth is right. The premise of this thread is funny, but stupid. The National Guard regularly deploys stateside and is the first to respond in the event of a disaster.
However, the critique is valid. The National Guard may lose a vehicle from time to time and they need to stop allowing that to happen…. but at least they never lost any nukes: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/jvaynman/files/minot_afb_report.pdf
Humvee stolen from National Guard Armory in Bell is recovered
A military Humvee stolen from the National Guard Armory in Bell four days ago was recovered Wednesday, the FBI announced.
www.whittierdailynews.com
Hey, hey; that's our FBI, on the job..
They said $120,000.00 Humvee. LOL, the Guard gets Army old shit handed down to them. Not worth more than $6k https://www.govplanet.com/HumveesHumvee stolen from National Guard Armory in Bell is recovered
A military Humvee stolen from the National Guard Armory in Bell four days ago was recovered Wednesday, the FBI announced.
Hey, hey; that's our FBI, on the job..
Of course the doesn't cover the comms and the additional armor.
Bravo
Well said...Remember, every service member is a volunteer. Let that sink in for many.
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