We got way more time doing drills on the C5A1 machinegun, & ironically more trigger time on it (barely.) It goes to show you how little range practice even the C2 gunners got. Everyone jumped at the chance to shoot the C5 mg. It was fun. I even liked carrying our C5A1 mg. Maybe because we all knew it was not a boat anchor.
Here's that photo from 1981. I am in the center on the Gun. Man, that was a while ago. I was a 16-year old Cpl in the Reserves,
Wow, was the clerk a relative? They took a big risk forging documents like that. I thought I joined young at 17, about 10 years later than you, but I had to have my parents signature and I was only accepted at 17 because I would be 18 by the basic training start date. I had to wait 7 months for the basic start date before officially enrolling in the CF.The recruiting sub-unit's orderly room clerk forged the date on my photocopied Birth Certificate and "BAM" before you knew it I was attending an 8-week Summer TQ-1 Infantry qualification course with a bunch of 17 and 18 year olds.
"There are times that military service is just incredible. Of course there are times when it sucks balls too."
Truer words were never spoken.
Originally Posted by points
"There are times that military service is just incredible. Of course there are times when it sucks balls too."
Truer words were never spoken.
Holy HELL, I have some stories.
You begin to realize how old you are when EVERYTHING you used when you were in the army is now in a museum.
Cmon now,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we are all waiting with bated breath!
You begin to realize how old you are when EVERYTHING you used when you were in the army is now in a museum.![]()