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Joint Language Problems
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INTER-SERVICE DIFFERENCES One reason the DoD has trouble with joint
operations is that the various branches don't speak the same language. For example, if you told Navy personnel to
"secure a building," they would turn off the lights and lock the doors. Army personnel would occupy the building so no
one could enter. Marines would assault the building, capture it,
and defend it with suppressive fire and close combat. The Air Force, on the other hand, would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy. The Air Force, on the other hand, would take out a three-year lease with an option to buy.
So, the next time you are handed a specification and wonder what horse's ass came up with it, you may be exactly right. Because the Imperial Roman chariots were made to be just wide enough to accommodate the back-ends of two war horses.
Be prepared to conduct training in the Engagement Skill Trainer as a precurser to Individual Weapons Qualification. Emphasis will be on zeroing and engaging targets with the M16A2. Obviously, those personnel deploying to Germany will not be in attendance at this year's Associator Stakes.
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