Now it‘s come down to this?
Grow up and realize I was being SARCASTIC...
Note the HUGE grin after my statement.
As for the infantry having more fire power than the Armour Corps
We still have the same amout of tanks as before, currently so to speak.
The "crunchie" statement was blatantly sarcastic in response to your attack of Beatty1‘s question, as was FNG...newbie..etc.
The only thing in your last statement was"****, we‘ve got more firepower than you do, so maybe there‘s a start in how the army is screwed up right now??" that ACTUALLY made any sense. Not having tanks in the future leaves our guys vulnerable during intimate ops such as clearing a position after an attack. Intimate call signs would be fully exposed, as would the troops following behind for cover(you guys). This is such a bad idea that more than likely our concept of ops would likely change, causing another bunfight in the higher echelons of DND.
As for "Ok Franko, why not explain to me exactly how long in the military you need to be able to make such ‘statements‘."
Are you for real?
You‘re sitting in Drvar right now, playing PING PONG, and doing nothing(acording to your write up), complaining that Beatty1 had no right to comment on the state of the military. When in fact you‘re statement reflects what the military has become.
If the military used their pers more responsibly and employed them in areas where they were needed then the state of the military would be better off, but instead, the powers to be have you playing ping pong and eating your tour away. So, to that end, by your own admittance your existance in Bosnia is no longer required....
You as a private have every right to comment on military issues that have been in effect since you joined(3 years ago).
Perhaps we should go back to the old days where soldier didn‘t have the right to comment on Gov‘t policies but just did their job as laid down by their commanders. Old tankers like myself wish and pray for the old days to come back so that we once again can be proud of our military heritege, where we would SEEK AND ACCEPT RESPONIBILITY.
‘Nuff said
Regards