This is a most unfortunate statement....I just hope this youngster's Company Commander squares him away before he goes running off at the mouth to his Marines that have been there and done that...FOR REAL! via Marine Corps Times...
"Coming off the bird, we already knew we were going to take contact because we had already identified the exact number of enemy that were at the [landing zone]. Without the technology, we wouldn't be able to do that and we potentially could've been caught off guard." - 2nd Lt. Travis Bird, an IOC student.Editors Note: This took place at Quantico. As one Marine Corps Times reader commented...Cute!
You're only caught off guard if your guard isn't up, no? I assume the correct thinking in the Marines is to always be ready for anything, yes?
ReplyDeletedude is doing concept validation work at Quantico Marine Base and he's acting like he's doing a helo-assault into the deepest darkest part of Afghanistan.
Deletestand up in front of some Salty Ass LCPL thats been busted once, sports a C.A.R. and can smell bullshit from a mile away and tell that story and he's in for a very rough first command.