Changes the US Army has seen over the years

[@chrisnewton5126]

The Army is always upgrading. I was in the 2nd cadre of 19k's to go through OSUT in March of '82. All my Drill Sgt.s were Vietnam Vets. Before I got out our steel pots had become Kevlar helmets, C-rats became MRE's. My trusty .45 became a 9mm. M151s became Hummve's. A Duece and a half became a 5 ton. I was trained in basic on the M60 and the Grease gun - never saw them again.

[@ubcroel4022]

How was the M3A1 Grease gun? Did you have fun shooting at it and getting trained on it?

[@marcuspeters5855]

More like "downgrading". They now use their techniques and learned skills FROM the army to harass, scout and monitor somd of their own citizens. Like a pack of brainless sheep, they do as their superior tells them. Vets, thats who im talking about. Out here in Orlando, we have z severe problem of army vets backing up another one in Pinellas county, routinely gathering information for their old army colleague in St. Petersburg, FL. Their he uses that info to further develop a fraudulent case study on hid test subject in Orlando. Unbeknownst to him, as Strong as coalition of army vets is , their is ALWAYS someone one, group, stronger ... Smarter. Don't use your army training/skills on your own countrymen for nefarious intentions!!! Save that shit for terrorists!

[@marcuspeters5855]

Dont forget the significant STALKING methods they utilize on human lab rat, aka: me, here in Orlando. They come to your place of work, destroy that, go to any place necessary to travel: bus, light rail, places you eat- ALWAYS! They must be trying to compensate on 1 little guy they have surveillance on... For failure elsewhere???? Case study to take advantage of test subjects inheritance? ✔️ Id highly recommend marines instead: less chance 9f them terrorizing one of their own citizens. Dont forget the x army boss i had who stole all my tax info and will be if not already using against me! Semper Fi

[@marcuspeters5855]

How do these former heroes turned conniving, over zealous tyrants follow test subjects here in states? Simple any over the counter phone spyware bought at best buy, comp usa, online or elsewhere! Now they can monitor his phone gps and harass and stalk him mercilessly, all at their caseworker, former army vet bosses content/leisure while he resides in st. Petersburg, FL!

[@marcuspeters5855]

Dies army brass know their subordinates, the vets, specifically, utilize their training to scout, stalk , harass and deviate from what training was originally purposed for, on one of own citizens here in states????

[@Majora904]

i miss the APFT. Simply for the ease of administering the test. you can run an APFT anytime and anywhere. Setting up the ACFT is almost an all morning event.

[@skymningforelsket1302]

The recruitment numbers and the high numbers of experienced soldiers calling it quits, tells me that whatever the Army is doing, it isn't working

[@grayharker6271]

Steel pots, green fatigues, black boots. Push ups, sit ups, run dodge and jump, horizontal ladder, inverted crawl and two mile run. M16a1, 1911 45 and the M60. Jeeps, gamma goats, and duce an a half. In my time changed to; Sit ups,push ups and 2 mile run, BDUs, Kevlar and We AIRBORNE wore Marrone berets A-2, and 9MM and SAWs. Just as I got out when they went to hummers The 82nd was the first unit issued Kevlar helmets and body armor. But the biggest change was discipline. Run till you drop, push ups and dying cockroch were replaced with (I can't help falling down laughing) STRESS CARDS!!!!

[@JustMe-mg6vw]

Best uniform I ever wore was the Vietnam jungle fatigues of 1969/70. Never did a fitness test in Vietnam. Your peers made you stay thin and fit.

[@mikebox]

I joined in 1986.we had the MUTT Jeeps, M16 A1, OG107’s. And the Steel pot. We got used the M83 BDUs but only wore then in basic and AIT. I trained and was licensed in the HMVV, M16 A2. Different NCGs, the beginning of body armour. When I first joined the PTTest was less demanding then a year later. Work jungles for me ten years. Went from the 1950’s wools to the ECWS cold weather gear. The AT4 came along but we still carried LAWs M79. The hand grenades changed. We started with the M66 to the upgraded M67. TheArmy has changed. It’s been made better when it comes to training and equipment. But I feel the quality of youth and the push from the top for needless things are useless.

[@londonqrivera929]

My dad said when he went through basic traning in 92 they were still using the old Vietnam era m-16A1 which was the last full auto before they went to the 3 round bursts and when he got to his first unit as a young private his weapon was an M60

[@kcoop9999]

My 1st enlistment was in '81. We were one of the last OSUT cycles to be issued the pickle suit fatigues. As soon as I got to my first duty station, I was sent to clothing sales to buy 2 sets of BDU's and brown t-shirts. I can remember the early ones were of a heavier material, almost like denim. I was issued an M-16A1 (actually an H&R XM-15) rifle and a very old 1911 pistol. The barrel was so worn out on that pistol that when we'd check targets, you could pick up spent bullets that showed only one or maybe two grooves from the rifling. The rest of the surface was only lightly scuffed from its' trip down the barrel. LOL... It would have been easier to beat someone to death with that thing than actually try and shoot them with it !!!

[@pep590]

I always loved the field jacket that we had as I got back to the solid green fatigues, them the BDU's with the M-65 field jacket.

[@peepers46]

Who used pads for PT (sit-ups). I did mine either on concrete (in the company area) or on the grass.

[@reddevilparatrooper]

When I was in Iraq in 2006-08 majority of the units especially infantry had the improved M1151 HUMMVEs which were not good gun trucks. By 2008 they were starting to issue the MRAPs.

[@wixom01]

I was in the army from 1980 - 1983. I drove many jeeps during my time and frankly, I hated them. They had extremely sensitive clutches and would stall easily. But they were pretty solid. The turn signal was a steel i-beam. I used to tell people the enemy could toss a grenade in my lap, and I'd be vaporized. But the turn signal would still work, lol.

[@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_Genius]

U-joints....Damn I replaced so many of those on the side of the road. Whenever we wentto the field I had 2 spares in my toolbox.

[@londonqrivera929]

My dad said he loved driving his Humvee without a roof doors and in the truck configuration which would NOT fly today and when they would pu on doors they were filmsy canvas doors that could stop a bullet

[@wixom01]

@@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_Genius Going to the field. I was in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and we were the border guards. We lived in the field, constantly out on patrol. Those were the days.

[@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_Genius]

@@wixom01 Wow…small world. I was also in the 11th cav. We were always on the field. It was prep, go on an exercise, stand down go to the border, rinse and repeat. All year long.

[@wixom01]

@@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_Genius The life of the cavalry soldier. Blackhorse!

[@Hal-Robinson]

Technology Is one of the biggest things that has changed I live in Florida and recently went to the Sun and fun air show in Lakeland and saw some of the new stuff that the Army has with drone technology. When I served in Afghanistan in the early 2000s none of that technology existed there were no low-level drones that could be launched from a fob or from the ruck of an infantryman

[@peepers46]

As for Weapons, as an MP, I carried the M1911A1 Vehicles We drove Jeeps in Basic/AIT only then at my duty station, we had the Dodge RAM pickup truck and we actually had a couple V100’s for the BF units. Although the V100 was phased out before I got to ride in one, sadly

[@georgemaxwell3467]

Served from 1987-1994 wore the Woodland camouflage the whole time...😊

[@charleswheeler3689]

Many changes since the 1980s. Started out with OG107 Fatigues and Khakis then went to BDUs and Green shirts. Living conditions are better now.

[@edwardmurray4703]

The Army had the Ford 1/4 ton, It would flip over very easy (I did it in Fort Bragg and was pinned under it till a Full Bird Col cam and lifted it off me). The Marines had the Willies and when we would do stuff at Camp Lajune and had a 1/4 ton breakdown they couldn't fix it.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

I miss the stress cards that I never saw from 97 till retirement.

[@wherecar54]

On uniforms, I despised the class A green uniform. I loved the summer khakis. Never cared much for the soft cap. Wish we had the beret. Boot camp was I think harder. I started with about 60 trainees, by the time we graduated there was half of us left.

[@shaungreenlee2376]

I actually drove the M151 (Willies Jeep) in the National Guard 1983-86 where I joined Regular Army where I was stationed in 1986 at Fort Carson (stationed there for 9 years) they had the M1008/M1009's and transitions into the H1 HMMWV in they early 1990's.

[@jthavorn]

I didn’t know this much had actually changed throughout the years. The early to mid 2000s was a weird time for sure. Lots of uniforms being phased out. I remember being issued those white cotton winter pt uniforms that I only used once at reception cause we were then issued the black windbreaker pants and gray jacket. Also anyone else remember the garrison cape you wore with your class A’s? That was the ugliest piece of headgear ever, in my opinion.

[@CreachterZ]

Aw, I was going to search for garrison capes. That would make me Batman!

[@gsh71621]

The BDU's was the uniforms came in with too well at the end of its run and I'm still in at 18 yrs and 2 yrs left on my contract

[@lanagorgeous9485]

I was an MP in the late 70's and we started off with the green fatigue uniform which we affectionally called the pickle suit, but I also served in Panama and was issues jungle fatigues. Our sidearm back then was the .45, and we wore both jungle boots and traditional black buts that we had to spit shine. Some wore jump boots because they were easier to shine. I loved the three event Pt Test and always maxed it, but when I first enlisted they had a 5 event test which included horizontal bars. We did PT test wearing out fatigues and combat boots, no running shoes back in the 70's. I served in the 80's as well an absolutely hated the military going to black berets and taking that away from the Rangers. That was stupid and disrespectful. For a while the black beret for rangers was as distinctive as the green berets for special forces. The M16 sucked. I would have rather had an AK47 instead the M16. I envy the new weapons used today. They would have been pretty cool to fire when I was in. I served 9 1/2 years in the military by the way.

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Still had m16’s in 2015…

[@ubcroel4022]

How did you like the M1911A1 vs the M9?

[@danielb7253]

the USDB is also nicer than before. I did time there. 2003-2007. A/C central air and heat. Nice grounds. Clean grounds. not much violence

[@ericmillikan7622]

It needs to change to have a better image with the people. Some things I’ve seen I haven’t agreed with but for the most part, army evolution is a good thing.

[@SuperColonel91]

You said that the military got the Humvee in 1989, actually they got them 4 years prior to that in 1985. I joined the Army before the Marine Corps I hated the look of that Damn Beret! But I Think That There Should Be Both 2 Events To Measure The Warrior's Fitness, Have A PFT And A CFT...Like What The Marines Do. The PFT I'd Have It Be 5 Events: -Pull Ups -Air Squats -Push Ups -Sit Ups And for the CFT, it'd be something more like how he described the 1920s Test.

[@standalonenobody6798]

You don't starch and press your BDUs. They just have to be clean and undamaged. They're for working in.

[@Wile-E-Coyote_Super_Genius]

I knew guys that constantly did that. Myself no. Wash, dry, smooth out and hang up.

[@esilva8349]

I remember when this channel used to post beauty and cosmetics reviews. Times certainly have changed. (Inside joke for a few of you)

[@christopherchaos]

Lol

[@mr-vet]

Although I didn't like the Army Green service uniform, to me, it looked better than the current one. And I liked having the rank on the collar with BDUs. It pissed me off when they gave berets to everyone....I was airborne..served in the 82nd and 1st Bn 1st SFG (A) in Okinawa. Ironically, when I was in Okinawa, we often just wore our PC instead of the beret.

[@SpcKringUSA]

I actually prefer the 1911 .45 ACP over the 9mm Beretta

[@charleswheeler3689]

Anyone come in during the VOLAR era of the 70's? The FUN Army!

[@Roh-c8e]

I think the replacement for the jeeps were the Chevy or Ford? SUVs and pickup trucks for a while then the Hummer came along.

[@jamescarter5417]

I loved the look of starched bdu and spit shined boots

[@ericpuckett2948]

Rangers stole the beret from the tankers.

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

True, but also how can a tanker wear that. It takes 2 hands to put on and have to look at a mirror to see if it is put on right cause, then it looks sloppy. The beret is not good for the field.

[@kcoop9999]

If I'm remembering correctly, you're right. Tankers and cav wore the black 1st. From what we were told, the reason they went to the Black for everyone was for morale?? It was so the clerks and admin could feel special and included.

[@EnigmaEnginseer]

@@kcoop9999 I thought Air Assault had black

[@tommy_noble]

Who gives a shit?

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

Have you tried Tony Hawks new Qunol Ultra? Nugenix is better but overall, both are available at Walmart.

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

Hopefully I get approved for the PACT ACT.

[@josephwarra5043]

The pink hair and pink berets should tell you everything you need to know about the "New Army".

[@armyofaceas]

03 Iraq, Aco. 94th ECB, we had no up armor HMMWV's. We rode missions into Baghdad from the BIAP to places like the Zoo, the parade grounds, and into the middle of the city and built play grounds for the kids there. Nothing we had was armored save the D9 dozers the army issued to us in Kuwait to take out the berm.

[@londonqrivera929]

My dad who was in around the 90s drove an unarmoured Humvee with no roof no doors and in the truck configuration and when they would put doors on they would be thin canvas doors that couldn't even stop a hard punch from ripping through apeartently it made to Iraq and back ok

[@lelandgaunt9985]

Cohortibus auxillia.

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

When they allowed tattoos on the forearm, then changed it, then changed it again allowing neck and hand tattoos.

[@JustMe-mg6vw]

I still think the shark attack and rage by the DI s was the best way to train. Wasn’t easy but in retrospect boot camp should have been 12 weeks. The had to take kids and make them killers in 12 or 16 weeks in AIT.

[@MrSfinn9mm]

I never liked the black berets I thought that was dumb! I got out shortly after that In 2002

[@christopherchaos]

They were a pain to wear but i did like them with the dress uniform.

[@MrSfinn9mm]

@@christopherchaos I think it was a recruitment thing when the army switched to berets to make it look cool 😎 the whole army of one slogan was popular in that time period if memory serves me right lol

[@londonqrivera929]

In the picture the thing that have changed is 1 the ucp uniform the pt uniform and the apft

[@sithninjacowboyranger9803]

Pt uniform, beret, and UCP

[@mnunez10]

Also from APFT to ACFT, no more situps.

[@michaelsautorepair9432]

I like the button up BDU

[@shanelefever7704]

We are not going to see this new equipment for years because popular units take priority like all special units, as well it would go to units who deploy more so 10th mountain, 101st, 82nd, 173rd air, big red 1, then if we are lucky on the west coast 2nd ID or 7th ID every time when I was stationed on JBLM they said ohh yeahhh we are getting new strykers and new equipment never happend so I'm assuming priority we got p320, and those mini drones but we never use them which makes no sense to me

[@johneicher6641]

army 76 to 79 and 83 to 92 mostly m151 and m151 a1mostly did one duty station hummer armoured but it leaked bad whrn it rained

[@itsdelta4157]

My battalion still has M16 but my unit has M4 lol

[@Cartoonsoldier83]

We went back to "Be all you can be"

[@christopherchaos]

That's a good change.

[@NaughtiusMaximu5]

all i want is to be allowed to grow my damn beard!!

[@shanelefever7704]

Join the special forces or be norse pagan or get out of the military unfortunately we won't get beards because we still have crusty old leadership and not going to lie most of the kids can't grow beards anyways they are patchys as I call them people who can't grow full beards due to bad genetics

[@gsh71621]

EVERYTHING

[@tylerlawlerDEVGRU]

Black Squadron DEVGRU.

[@njasanie23]

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[@alkalinedivide]

Just follow the money

[@Seongbin-0]

Acu uniform was actually really good looking imo. Now you can't even tell apart from an airman and a soldier without looking at tags and ranks, and almost every soldier around the world are wearing multicam type cammie, i just dont think the ocp the three representative Represents in distinguish the army enough. really missed the ucp pattern. oh and the grey PTs, they are so much better than black and white ones now!

[@shanelefever7704]

The reason you can't tell the difference is because the air force decided we need to be like the army so they changed it to copy ocp and the ocp is better especially in multiple terrains and is far superior to the acu I'm glad for these changes because literally my squad leader was in Iraq and all their dude ditched the acu for the marines desert digital for patrols just because acu does not blend into anything

[@MikeDodds]

@@shanelefever7704 Not so long ago everyone wore BDUs…

[@shanelefever7704]

At least we had DCU for desert storm best way to blend in not a fan of BDU just because they are too dark those would only be great in jungles or a deep dark forest beyond that a sniper can pick people off because of dark spots in the distance ever since being in sniper section I learned it's better to have lighter colors because you can always make them darker later

[@catherder6]

I think we were still using chain mail when I was in.

[@CreachterZ]

What does the Army do with retired weapons?

[@jmoliere1207]

pt uniform at the beginning

[@christopherchaos]

Thats 1......... There are at least 4......

[@kcoop9999]

PT in boots and uniform with shirts grounded. I wasn't issued a "PT" uniform until I got to Ft.Knox in '84. They were a disgusting off yellow, but were optional. When I ETS'd they were turned in still in their original packaging.

[@strickersniper7909]

Hmmwvs are still at Carson

[@vincentzincone8012]

The army is being overrun by cupcakes! Too many are filling ranks and being trained for combat roles they'll never see. Women are more interested in what the army can do for them once they're out. We need a lot more career oriented men that are ready for combat at a moments notice.

[@milmex317th]

Uniforms change so someone getting paid.

[@Osiris-yz8wg]

The army isn't worth anything anymore! I wore bdus, black boots, and had an m16, we didn't have girls in combat arms! DAMN TRANSGENDERED POKÉMON GENERATION

[@hardanalljr.3138]

Can you smoke marijuana in the army ? If not is there any upcoming laws that would change that . That seems to the number 1 thing college kids tell me why they won't join , they said they don't want to be alcoholics or addicted to tobacco product's to relieve stress

[@christopherchaos]

Nope. Since Marijuana is still illegal at the federal level it's illegal for the military and that won't change until the government makes Marijuana legal federally.

[@hardanalljr.3138]

@@christopherchaos mhmm makes sense

[@hardanalljr.3138]

@@christopherchaos do you know how waivers work ? Where does one get a marijuana waiver ? I'm trying to talk my cousin into it but hes reluctant over his past weed use . He needs a career and thinks they'll toss him out once they hear he smoked marijuana before

[@taemien9219]

@@hardanalljr.3138 He needs to stop smoking it 30 days before MEPS. Then when he joins and they ask him if he's ever smoked before, then he needs to be absolutely honest and say yes. Let him know that usually when such questions are asked, the one who is asking already knows the answer, they're just trying to see if the person has integrity. When a recruit goes through MEPS, they will give them a urinalysis which is why you want to stop smoking that stuff for at least 30 days. Your cousin can get all this information from the recruitment office. Recruiters aren't going to turn away anyone in your cousin's case. And due to the numbers currently they will give him all the information they need to get him through as well as any waivers that they might need.

[@thomaskollins235]

PROBLEMS WITH THE US MILITARY There is a lot of talk these days about the difficulties the military is having retaining and recruiting personnel. After some thought, I see two categories of issues that could cause the military’s problems. FIRST ….. The perception that the US wants a war with Russia. SECOND ….. Conditions in the military itself. The US government seems to be trying to instigate a full-blown war with Russia. ….. It’s been well documented that the US has been trying to cause a conflict since the 1980’s. We even signed, and broke, an agreement that would have avoided conflict. ….. Most folks believe it was the US that destroyed the Nord Stream Pipeline (that’s an act of war against Russia and Germany). ….. The US has twice stopped a negotiated settlement in Ukraine. ….. The US actions in Ukraine caused Russia to get closer with China. This will make any future conflict with China much more difficult for the US. ….. Our Commander in Chief has mental issues. ….. The US now has boots on the ground in Ukraine. ….. Military personnel know the civilian population doesn’t know, or care, anything about the military. There is a severe disconnect between the military and civilian population. …………………………………………………… All of these things send a clear signal a US instigated war is more likely now than anytime since WW 2. ……………………………………………………. The next category of issues responsible for the recruiting and retention problems is the military itself. BENGHAZI We all watched President Obama abandon our military. But, added to that, we did not see any senior military leaders speak out. This was a clear indication that military leaders were more concerned with their jobs and perks, than the welfare of the troops under their command. AFGANSTAN We all watched the mismanaged withdrawal. We learned 2 lessons. First, the military leadership was incompetent. Second, No military leaders spoke out about this failure. This was a clear indication that military leaders were more concerned with their jobs and perks, than the welfare of the troops under their command. Additionally, this was just the latest military failure. The US has not won a war since 1946. Additionally, Congress has not declared war since WW 2. Our leaders no longer follow the Constitution. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF The leader of the US military has mental issues. We are not allowed to say so. But, we all know it. Importantly, not one senior military leader has spoken up about this. THE DISCONNECT WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Most Americans don’t know anyone in the military. Additionally, over 70% of America’s young people are not qualified to be in the military. The volunteer military has created a disconnect that encourages politicians to play at being generals, and sending our military into harms way on their warmonger whims (remember the US has not won a war since 1946). THE MILITARY HAS GONE WOLK The Military leadership has adopted an anti-Trump / pro socialist stance. They have embraced gender dysphoria. And, they have lowered standards to allow women to reduce combat effectiveness. Most of us have seen the recruiting video featuring a girl who has two mommies. All in all ……. The current difficulties with retention and recruitment seem a logical result of the above conditions.

[@chuckiepeoples]

Just look at all the tabbed females. Yeah, it’s changed. There’s even a few females in Regiment.

[@artwerksDallas]

Yeah lololol. . The Army changes its stuff every 15 minutes. While my Pop was a marine in the 1950s. His uniforms are still in use today. Oh yeah. I started as an MP and we carried the .45 as I switched over to MPI we were given a Smith and Wesson. 38 cal as a side arm. 2 years later in 87. The M9 was our side weapon

[@elevenb6967]

"His uniforms are still in use today." You sure about that? I don't remember seeing any MARPATs on any 1950s uniforms. But, nice try.

[@ronaldstephens1792]

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[@jurban611]

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