Watch vids of fully loaded airborne troops shuffling into aircraft for a jump. It`s easy to see why you`d forget only once to detach gear before landing !
For the D-day jumps, a lot those guys had to be pushed and lifted into the C-47s because of all the gear they were carrying. I don`t think...
Never cared for the M-16 ( 5.56 ), not so much the round but the platform. I was inconsistent out past 300 meters. Thought it was too light, at least for me. M-14 was a different story, heavier more stable at longer ranges. Developed into a good sniper system.
Love shooting my .223 bolt gun ...
My BIL was a nationally ranked tennis player when he was in college. He told me that when you reach a certain level in any sport, EVERYBODY has the physical tools to play. It`s what goes on, or doesn`t, between the ears that differentiates people.
Great news! Competition in Fall camp pre-season ( I hope ). Wonder if Ty has anything besides football that might influence him to stay as well. Not that that`s a bad thing at all IMHO.
Am I the only one that suspects that deep down ( maybe not so deep ? ) there`s no small number of Alabama fans hoping for someone other than JM to be the starting QB?
The initial shock of CNS` retirement has worn off and there`s been enough time now for recruits to see, to use a sailing analogy, that the boat does indeed have a keel.
"Tommy Wilcox clone ". For those of you who haven`t been on the planet long enough to know who that is, trust me when I say that`s a compliment to the young man.