How my real life occupation fits into T2000

[Olefin]

Wanted to put this up here to see if anyone has the same kind of day to day interaction with military equipment and hardware as I do. I work as an engineer on military equipment every day. Literally surrounded by Bradley's, M-109's, M88's and other fun pieces of equipment 50 or more hours a week. Thus I have a real appreciation for what US equipment can do, what kinds of damage it can take ( you should have seen some of what we got back from Iraq and Afghanistan!) and what it can dish out.

For instance - how the Marines in Afghanistan turned M88's into assault vehicles with the addition of TAGS kits and 50 cal weapons stations they can use without exposing the gunner as well as loading them with additional anti-tank rockets and on-board weapons.

Or how they recovered M1A1 tanks that were upside down, submerged and buried halfway down in deep river mud in Iraq.

Also gives me an idea of how fast we can turn around equipment and get it back to the military - pretty impressive to see a whole company of Bradley's go by out the gate on its way back to the Army.

I know we have several current and ex-military members on the board and probably people who work on equipment like I do - love to hear how your experiences gave you a better appreciation for the game and if so how.