Military - August 2007

im confused about how it works..i know its an open bolt firing mechanism. but how does the bolt stay open?

i heard they removed the safety switch was removed from all 249s because of an accident a few years back.

but if theres no safety..then when u pull the cocking rod back, wouldnt it just go forward?

lol im just confused. how do u lock the bolt back if its forward?

2007-08-02 18:44:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are stationed at Fort Riley but my husband has not been overseas and wishes to volenteer to go but can not get anyone to tell him how he can find out if a unit needs him. If anyone knows please let me know, there are sooo many soldiers over there for the second and third time and he just wants his chance to do his duty and let some of them stay home. Oh he is a light wheel macanic.

2007-08-02 18:00:11 · 10 answers · asked by memori_19 2

My great aunt and her husband durring the 1940's went to kuwait and Iraq, because he worked for an oil company, they brought back some prayer rugs and some large brass serving trays for feasts (one is about 4 feet across) they brought back some swords too, one in particular is unique, is is about a 1.5 feet long it is made of steel with a curved blade, it has a steel sheath as well, when you pull it out of the sheath the blade springs out into 3 seperate blades, it has been hand etched over the entirety of the sword/sheath with pictures of muslim men in turbans (some have what looks like crowns on their heads) kneeling and it looks like they are praying with their arms crossed, the artwork looks similar to the style that Europe used durring the dark ages. the sword is in good shape just some surface discoloration, has anyone ever seen/know of something like this? Any idea as to the age of this sword, thanks in advance, we have no antique specialsist in Yakima Wa. where I live.

2007-08-02 17:59:08 · 3 answers · asked by scottaichele 2

Im leaving to a foreign country, and they have gunfights there, and they shoot people. Muslim radicals, are shooting people where im going. So If I were walking and a gunfight started, what should I do? Run? Hide? Play dead? Crouch? Please give me all the details. Thanks in Advance.

2007-08-02 17:52:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember seeing a P-38 for the first time in my C rations in basic training. I thought that was the coolest thing to have on a keychain. If I still had one i'ld probably eat a lot more canned food. Are those still military issue?

2007-08-02 17:45:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like during boot camp or some sort of training like that.

2007-08-02 17:18:35 · 19 answers · asked by beast 1

I know he will be able to send me letters.

2007-08-02 17:17:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

are the best . i was just wondering because i am trying to pick between the marines and the army but the air force is in there too which one.

2007-08-02 16:49:45 · 14 answers · asked by Darrius A 1

I disagree with the general consensus of almost everyone that answered my question. My thoughts are that when we pull all troops out, Iraq will be taken over by insurgents from both Syria and Iran. They will stop at nothing, and because of the weak-willed Iraqis that we've been protecting and training will not have the will to fight, the country will be taken over. This is exactly how I remember the last days of VietNam, of which I was there and am a Vet.

2007-08-02 16:31:10 · 11 answers · asked by Tom W 1

Shouldn't more welfare, perks and pay be accorded them?
For the benefits and well-being of countless others?

2007-08-02 16:30:36 · 17 answers · asked by Dolphin-Bird Lover8-88 7

2007-08-02 16:14:14 · 13 answers · asked by ashley h 1

my cousins birthday is Saturday August 4th hes in iraq in the marine corps..... does anyont kno any good poems or websites to get poems off of???

2007-08-02 15:55:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

WW3? are is this some rendom conspiracy im getting into?
Sept 11th and Pearl Harbor were both attacked from out of no where.. that lead to the US going into world war 2, any perdictions for world war 3??

2007-08-02 15:49:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hitler couldn't even get over 18 miles of water to beat the British, which had no military left in 1941. Japan bombed Pearl Harbor for the same reason, Bin Laden pulled of 9/11, a total failure of the USA Government and Air safety. Waht are people thinking, that Japan would have attacked us with elephants over the Bering street?

2007-08-02 15:39:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My grandfather is a veteran of the pacific campaign and I need to know if I should look into this before I have his medals mounted.

2007-08-02 15:10:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-02 15:05:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-02 14:28:14 · 24 answers · asked by lavender 1

I am the medic for our RSP, and I have to get my orders to my Finance NCOIC, perosnally. They never send them over from RSP. I would like to print them out, so I could just fill out my 1351-2 (Travel Voucher) and have it ready for when I go to my usual drill instead of getting there and having to find the time to get this all squared away each and every drill.

2007-08-02 14:05:49 · 5 answers · asked by Randy H 2

My unit (regular, active army) is forcing attendance to an event after normal duty hours and at which alcohol will be served. I understood at one time that no event can be mandatory if alcohol is being served, and I would like to be excluded from the event because I dislike being around drunk people. I also desperately need a regulation reference to help combat this problem. Any help is appreciated because I just get the "suck it up and drive on soldier" answer from my NCO support channel and chain of command and I would really like to avoid the vindictive issues that arise from going to the Inspector General. Thanks.

2007-08-02 14:03:01 · 11 answers · asked by hesus 1

We can look at other nations and see that their history's of warfare pale in comparison to our own. Most of the other industrial nations of the world have been involved in a war since World War Two. However, the US, through-out its history, has had a "war" about every fifteen years (I use the term "war" here loosely since we have not again declared war since December 8, 1941).

Could the answer lie in the fact that, currently, the US spends more on defense than the following ten nations COMBINED. Thereby, the US feels it must get some "bang" for its buck? Or that the Military Industial Complex must give itself reason for being? Hmm...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

http://www.usahistory.com/wars/

2007-08-02 13:59:25 · 18 answers · asked by freewainwright 2

2007-08-02 13:47:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Title: COALITION FORCES CAPTURE THREE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WITH TIES TO IRGC-QF

Release Date: 7/31/2007

Release Number: 07-01-03P

Description: BAGHDAD, Iraq - Coalition Forces captured what are believed to be terrorists with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) from Iran in a raid Tuesday in Shulah.

Coalition Forces received sustained small arms and rocket propelled grenade (RPG) fire from terrorists during a precision raid to capture or kill operatives with connections to the IRGC-QF. Coalition Forces returned fire on the identified enemy positions killing four terrorists.

The captured suspected terrorists are believed to be key players in a major facilitation network for smuggling weapons and components of Explosively Formed Penetrators

For this and more see the War on Terror Blog: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-DfkctJU7dK5B7LcNROoyVQ--?cq=1
No politics. Just the groundtruth from one that has been there.

2007-08-02 13:45:57 · 3 answers · asked by John T 6

I'm just curious to see how much time Sailors have spent oversees in their career. I've been doing some research and it looks to me like it'll be 50/50

2007-08-02 13:32:08 · 8 answers · asked by naturalist 2

2007-08-02 13:23:04 · 25 answers · asked by UCLA kid, Go BRUINS!!! 1

I don't have a clue? It might be a nuclear war, but I don't thnik China has nuclear weapons yet. Although the US has the ability to invade any country in the world? Who knows. I hope neither of these countries ever go to war.

2007-08-02 13:21:53 · 18 answers · asked by UCLA kid, Go BRUINS!!! 1

2007-08-02 13:21:15 · 10 answers · asked by Justin C 1

I thought I was the only one having problems with it. Its a piece of junk. Now a lot of soldiers are finally complaining about it. Vietnam vets are saying they almost died because of it jamming so easily. I bet some people have. No country in the world uses them except the one's that can't afford to buy them so we give them out for free. The AK-47 is the rifle of choice. Is it because we are too ashamed to use a Russian designed weapon?

2007-08-02 13:08:56 · 12 answers · asked by wisemancumth 5

OK , no two word answers like "we can't:" or "we will". No overly simplified answers (try for a few paragraphs at least). There are some people on these boards who think because their question is about the war in Iraq, it should go in the military instead of just plain political section.
So, get ready to burn some brain cells...
How would you win the war in Iraq? Try to be as detailed as possible, like which sects and tribes and militias do you work with first? How do you overcome centuries of different groups hating eachother? And you can't just pull out, too many economic and political problems that will cause that we will just have to go back a clean up later. So we have to finish what has been started. And you can't go back in time and do something over. As of now, how do you win the war in Iraq?
Come on you armchair and not so armchair generals, let us have it!
And try to have fun with this. By the way, answering this question well will probably require some research.

2007-08-02 13:08:38 · 18 answers · asked by tonyngc 2

In my opinion...it is their fault to even go there when they clearly know this is an unstable country to do such work. They should take full responsibility for it. We are not responsible for others stupidity.

2007-08-02 13:07:12 · 4 answers · asked by sandy 2

2007-08-02 13:06:41 · 11 answers · asked by mommy 3