Meh...
I mean it was kinda cool to see Gene Hackman narrating, I didn’t know he was a marine.
HOWEVER, when I saw that they got to use ACOG’s, in basic F’ing training?!?!?
I almost had a hate seizure...
I literally started screaming at the TV....
What happened to good old fashioned iron sights?
Did the big bad corps lose their roots?!?!
Discuss...
An ACOG can still fail.
If you can’t do it with irons, you don’t deserve to do it with a magnified optic.
(Drops microphone)
Nope!
That’s total nonsense.
Either they suffer like the rest of us did in basic, or they stop bragging
Schmidt & Bender, ACOG, or irons, they are still Marines. They will still kick the shit of just about anyone.
But I appreciate your comment....you are "old breed" to anyone who went to boot after you; everyone after your class had it easier. My mother's cousin was a China Marine, fought in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, was in for 30 years, retired a Master Gunnery Sgt. He was awesome. He would talk shit to my father, in from 53-74 with 3 tours in VN. I can hear him now..."you think you had it rough? Boy, let me tell you....."
We should just go back to muzzle loaders
The Army uses Aimpoints in basic training now. Iron sights are still taught and are still functional but both ACOGs and Aimpoints make for more effective killers.
I didn't get optics until right before we left for Afghan. Iron sights all the way until then, then I got a aimpoint cco reddotMeh...
I mean it was kinda cool to see Gene Hackman narrating, I didn’t know he was a marine.
HOWEVER, when I saw that they got to use ACOG’s, in basic F’ing training?!?!?
I almost had a hate seizure...
I literally started screaming at the TV....
What happened to good old fashioned iron sights?
Did the big bad corps lose their roots?!?!
Discuss...
I agree with both of you; I recently found out they don't use irons until SOI also and was "shocked, appalled, and saddened" to put it nicely. I had exactly the same reaction ! Of course, my next question was "what about the bayonet"? I was told they still train and use them, so I can still have hope in the new generation of amphibious monsters spreading hate and discontent to the enemies of my Nation. The bayonet is the spirit of the USMC and when we lose that, its all over but for the pretty uniforms and snazzy advertising. We'd be no better than current SEALS at that point.