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I was a 19D & NCO, served in Bosnia and Kuwait. There’s no limit to what you can do with your career as a scout (you can be attached to infantry units, cavalry units, etc., you can go to jump school, air assault school, sniper school, even ranger school, you can get your master gunnery, your spurs, sapper, etc.) – and even if you decide not to do any of that extra stuff, the basic job ... See all content
As a Cav Scout who’s served in 3 different decades, I gotta say it’s the best job you can ever do. Glad there are Soldiers like CPL DeArmas to stand in the ranks.
Brandon, what I was referring to were cases we were told about of AQI enforcing their brand of Islamic law on neighborhoods they controlled. Iraqis themselves smoke, drink liquor, hang out at night clubs, you name it. My point was the difference between how Americans and the insurgents conduct business. To me it seemed that Craig was insinuating that those “on the other end of the gun” ... See all content
Thanks for your service, Cpl!! And thats a great mustache you’re toting! HOOAH!
Rick
GW1 Vet 1991
“I have only once regretted my decision (the first time my truck was blown up)”
I laughed so hard.
@Brandon-
I believe he is referring to the Taliban in Afghanistan. I don’t know about cutting off fingers for smoking, but they recently cut off some women’s fingers just for voting:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghanistan.election/index.html
…and there’s plenty of documented cases of hands being cut off, women being stoned, etc ect
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“Americans don’t cut people’s fingers off for smoking tobacco” I’m trying to figure out where this came from. I did two years in Iraq (OIF I & IV) and from what I saw (especially during OIF I when we had a little more freedom to roam around the local towns and such) it was like an episode of Mad Men, everyone smokes. Small children were on the side of the roads with cigarette ... See all content
Fair enough, Michael. That’s it from me.
Craig,
What I’m getting at from my previous post and this one is that this specific article is about a young man being a Cav Scout; if you wish to discuss Iraq we should do so in the appropriate forum.
Hey America’s1stSgt and Michael,
Firstly, thanks for responding with civility even though we disagree on a number of points. I have a number of friends serving in Iraq/Afghanistan at the moment. The freedom to swap differing ideas is at the core of the society they’re ostensibly protecting.
The tension here is between big picture and little picture views. The big picture
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“Well, sorry to say this, but I found several aspects of this chilling. Best part of the job is getting to sit behind a machine gun every day.”
What’s the best part of your job, Craig? Eating donuts in the break room?
This is about a man’s job and I don’t think any man has the right to critique another man’s job. I’m glad there are men like
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Caleb,
Hold your head high buddy, your doing a job that most couldn’t. Keep your attitutude positve and come home in one piece. The atttiude you have seems to be the right one, as it will help keep you and the buddy next to you alive.
Delta Company, 4th Platoon, Disney Barraks, Ft. Knox Kentucky. 1998
Craig,
We in the military, no matter the branch, go where we are told to go. If the president, no matter who, told us to invade Mexico then we invade Mexico. This is not about Iraq, it is about being a Cav Scout; his job currently puts him in Iraq. I just returned from Afghanistan but have gone to Iraq and I went because I was told “Go”. Again, it isn’t about Iraq but his
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Craig, while I think some of the young Corporal’s remarks somewhat immature (he is only 23) I find some of your comments equally alarming. Yes the people at the other end of the gun are humans; evil ones. The difference between the American armed forces and the insurgency? Americans don’t cut people’s fingers off for smoking tobacco; Americans don’t rape Iraqi women and call ... See all content
Well, sorry to say this, but I found several aspects of this chilling. Best part of the job is getting to sit behind a machine gun every day – and the various references to “being in a movie”. Son, you’re an invader of a country that did nothing to you (have people not realised that 911 had nothing to do with Iraq, and that the WMD thing was a big lie?), and the people at the ... See all content
As a spur holding former 19D (now 11A- complete lapse of judgement) I have to say that being a Cav Scout is the best job in the Army. I learned more about working on diesel engines than I thought possible. While the motorpool is monotonous and mundane, getting out to do the recon makes it all worthwhile. While in Iraq we were given a lot of leeway to do the job, all that mattered were the results.
Hooah
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Oh, and Caleb…keep your head down over there. If you need an airstrike, give us a call!
@ James,
Cpl DeArmas is referring to being able to do pushups before going to basic training. You can bet that recruits get plenty of “opportunities to excel” while at basic to work on their pushups. When I went to Air Force basic, I could do about 20. When I graduated, I did 45. I’ve been in for 12 years…now I can pretty much do pushups until YOUR arms get tired Rest
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James, I think the sad indictment is on American men. The Army can’t be selective because not enough men want to serve their country anymore.
I’m sorry guys. Caleb does sound like he is probably a dedicated soldier and a credit to his uniform/country – but what he describes is a sad indictment of the quality of recruits serving in the US armed forces. Selection?
“Don’t worry though, if you want to go into the Army but can’t do any pushups, they’ll take you
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Doesn’t sound like it
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“I have only once regretted my decision (the first time my truck was blown up)”
Makes the coffee maker not working seem more like the mild inconvenience that it is.
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Jason,
Real men listen, whereas boys can’t help but just “hear” …
Caleb, at 23, seems to be as articulate and dedicated to his job as any man could be. Where you hear anything “boy”-ish in this interview is a mystery.
Thanks for the insights Caleb and all the best on your missions!
I grew up the son of an NCO. Dad made his way to SGM and was something like Senior Enlisted Advisor for 7A&USAREUR. When Desert Storm broke out, we lived off base in Heidelberg, Germany and, while we watched the constant reporting on Headline News in our classrooms, there were enlisted Joes up on the roof watching over us.
Years went by, Dad retired (caught one of the more lucrative early-out
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Cav Scout not mentioning earning the spurs? haha, proud holder of both silver and brass spurs here!
also, scouts can wear stetsons to work on friday, pretty sweet gig, especially when everyone else is wearing a french beret.
Thank you for continuing to fight for our freedom Caleb and thank you for the info.
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