One day we got orders to storm a French position. We got in and my comrades fell right and left of me‚ but then I was confronted by a French Corporal. He with his bayonet at the ready and I with my bayonet at the ready. For a moment I felt the fear of death and in a fraction of a second I realised that he was after my life exactly as I was after his. I was quicker than he was. I tossed his rifle away and I ran my bayonet through his chest He fell‚ put his hand on the place were I had hit him and
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strive be an Infantry Officer. An Infantry Officer is responsible for leading the infantry and combined forces during land combat around the world. There duties include “commanding and controlling the infantry and combined armed companies and company size unites of 200-300 soldiers; developing doctrine‚ organizations and equipment for unique infantry missions; instructing infantry skills at service schools and combat training centers; [and] severing as an Infantry advisor.” An Infantry Officer must
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The 65th Infantry was the first Puerto Rican unit to serve in the U.S. military service; enacted by the congress on March 2‚ 1899‚ a year after United States took possession of Puerto Rico from Spain. The battalion composition was four companies of around 400 volunteer’s infantries and their primary mission was the defense of the island. After a year‚ the battalion developed a regiment size. On May 27‚ 1908‚ a congress’s reenactment made the 65th Infantry Regiment part of the U.S. Army. They took
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RESTRICTED Army Code No. 71807-C Infantry Training Volume II Skill at Arms (Cadet Weapons) Pamphlet No. 5-C The L98A2 Cadet GP Rifle (5.56 mm)‚ L86A2 Light Support Weapon and Associated Equipment This pamphlet supersedes Chapter 4 of the Cadet Training Manual Vol 1‚ (Army Code No 71462). On the receipt of the new Cadet GP Rifle all pages relating to the L98A1 should be destroyed. 2009 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED COPYRIGHT This work is Crown copyright and the intellectual property rights for this
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On maintaining accountability of sensitive items In this RBI I will explain why accountability of your sensitive items is important. To lose a sensitive item can be detrimental to the readiness of your unit in times of war or training. The consequences of losing sensitive items vary from item to item according to its value and importance. In times of war losing a sensitive item such as a loaded SINCGARS radio or an ANCD you have just given your enemy the ability to intercept all secure radio
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How would it feel to be in a WWII US tank? Tanks were one of the most used vehicles by the US in WWII. The M2 Light Tank‚ M3 Stuart Light Tank‚ and the M2 Medium Tank were just a few of the many tanks used by the US in WWII. The M2 Light Tank was a smaller tank mainly used for scouting enemy territory. This tank had a 50 cal one-man turret‚ and a Browning 1919 coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. The M2 Light tank had the same suspension as the M1 Light Tank to save time and be cost-effective. It was eventually
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Next‚ weapons evolved throughout the process of the crusades. Just as the people developed armor throughout the medieval time period surrounding the crusades‚ knights began to use more effective and dangerous weapons in combat with their enemy. Two different types of weapons were used during the Crusades: close combat weapons such as swords‚ maces‚ spears‚ and poleaxes‚ but also long distance weapons such as long bows and crossbows. Blacksmiths softened iron and then shaped the metal into customized
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Would you rather be at a short distance or a long distance? Archery hunting is a very tedious and skill demanding sport. You have to be accurate and put in a lot of work to be good at it. When archery hunting you need to be in close range‚ being more than one hundred yards away is unethical. Rifle hunting‚ on the other hand‚ does not take as much skill to be good at. It does not require as much time and effort to kill something. When rifle hunting you can be at a distance‚ usually two hundred to
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I remember that day like it was yesterday‚ the man‚ his gun‚ the flash and oh all the blood! That wretched old man‚ didn’t even care to move me to the grass. Plucking my eye straight from its socket. How cold his heart must’ve been to rob a vulture of his eye. I lay on the cold cement for many hours thinking that each breath would be my last. At the break of dawn I was able to pick my sorry self off the ground and hobble back to my nest‚ and from that day forward I swore to myself that I would find
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Importance of Securing Items The definition of sensitive items is anything that considered classified or a mission essential item. They range anywhere from protective wear‚ maps‚ patrol routes‚ nods (night vision goggles) or simply your weapon. The meaning of securing your sensitive items mainly is maintaining accountability for opsec (operation security)‚ mission success and a soldiers overall readiness. If an item is lost and the enemy gets his/her hands on that item it could compromise the mission
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