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You know you're an "Old Soldier" when....

You know what GDP means and still remember where yours was and how long it took to occupy.
You remember when we had tactical nukes and really planned to use them.
You remember spending hours in MOPP4 and doing M256 kits.
You remember when the M8 Claymore and M72 LAW were part of CTT.
You remember when ARTEPs were 36 hours and you had fun.
You remember when Carl Vuono was CG (8th ID(M) and Max Thurman was head of recruiting command.
You know what a Gama Goat and GOER were and could fix an M151A2 to run off one prop shaft.
You remember when the Israelis were bad asses and we all wanted to be like them. (When did that change?)
You remember when Saddam Hussein was our loyal ally.
You remember when Airland Battle was a new concept, and everyone religiously read 100-5.
You know what the "Cap Weinberger Doctrine" was.
You remember when the M16 was a plastic carbine, and you hoped for an M14.
You can remember going to the Club at Graf, drinking, and watching Margaret.
You personally know Margaret.
You know what a "Smokey" at Hohenfels is.
You know the difference between the VRC46, VRC47, PRC77 and VRC160 and the requisite installation kits.
You know what a CEOI is and you can encrypt grids.
You remember when NTC was a new and cool concept.
You remember when it was real cool to go to SAMs or be an OC at NTC.
You remember when as a new LT/CPT you could go out and train your soldiers and not have an OC tell you how screwed up you were.
You remember battalion commanders and 1SG's who were Vietnam Vets.
You remember battalion commanders who drank, swore and mentored.
You remember battalion commanders who were ruthless about tactics,but didn't give a crap about admin BS.