Ok so it is the 90's right.
So lets see. How about my first unit as a green dumb Private out of AIT.
Arrived 26 Feb 1991 beginning Day 3 of Operation Desert Storm.
4th Platoon, 984th MP Company, 759th MP Bn.
As a replacement I went through the mobilization process. My shit was sparkling, new car fresh. Even the M17 pro mask was new in the box. For weapons I got an M16A1 with M16A2 upper, a rebuild all freshly parked and the preservative was not the hellish fun of cosmoline. A minty fresh M1911A1.
7 mags and 3 mags.
The Team I was assigned to already had three persons. Hello 4th out of place person.
MPs are retarded in that in a complete opposite of the Infantry the MPs stick the lowest ranking in the turret behind the Gun.
Yeah so the least experienced is up top with the most situational experience.
Team equipment.
Mk-19 and the days of the 48 round cans, the Army has gone to 32 round cans. This is more Equal Opportunity. Suzy couldn't lift a 48 round can so we went to 32 round cans suzy can lift a 32 round can.
10 cans 480 rounds.
M60 General Purpose Machine gun. w/ spare barrel kit.
4 cans
Driver M249 SAW.
2 cans.
Team Leader
M16A2 w/M203.
2 can, 7 mags, no clue on the 40mm.
The gunner I replaced.
M9.
One can split 4 ways.
Hand grenades.
Just smoke and one thermite to destroy the radio (specifically the KY-57)
AT-4
One. I was the only one with any training.
NVGs
Driver and TL the A/N PVS-7
Gunner A/N PVS-4 with M60 reticle.
Hummer M1025. Gun truck not winch.
Radio
A/N VRC-46 with KY 57
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