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So, I had a thread earlier that talked about Bradley gunnery, and my old boss, LTC Dan Merkel? Merkl? Shit, I don't know. Great guy, fantastic officer. Good leader.
I knew MAJ Merkl when he was my brigade's S-3. And then he PCS'd to Florida to be speechwriter for CENTCOM. Who at that time was Schwartzkopf.
I bought MAJ Merkl's Oldsmobile for $500. Great car, sold it for $500 2 years later.
I bought MAJ Merkl's Oldsmobile for $500. Great car, sold it for $500 2 years later.
So, I'mma try to get this thread a little further than last time when I fell asleep. A couple years later, now LTC Merkl is my battalion commander.
And against the Army's better judgement, I'm amazingly both a Sergeant AND the commander of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
And against the Army's better judgement, I'm amazingly both a Sergeant AND the commander of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
There's what? 54? 58? Crews in each Mechanized Infantry Battalion. And each crew is required to qualify twice a year.
So, not surprisingly a MAJOR training evolution in a mechanized Infantry battalion is gunnery every 6 months or so.
So, not surprisingly a MAJOR training evolution in a mechanized Infantry battalion is gunnery every 6 months or so.
There's a whole shitload of hoops to jump through, such as UCOFT (there's a story for another time) and Tables I through VII.
In the end, life fire on what's known as gunnery Table VIII determines if your crew is qualified or not. And it's a big deal.
In the end, life fire on what's known as gunnery Table VIII determines if your crew is qualified or not. And it's a big deal.
