Good Mood · 12:03am Mar 15th, 2019
Well, I'm in a good mood. After a terrible Monday and a terrible Tuesday, yesterday was pretty good. Of course, any day you get to shoot is a good day. And I finally rated expert marksman, so that'll be another ribbon on my uniform.
Also wanted to point out that I've published my newest story, The Secret Life of... Maud Pie, today. Be on the lookout!
Keep Writing,
Dreadnought
M-16, M-4, or... what?
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M-9
Although the M-4 is a lot of fun as well.
5028045
Ah, a sidearm. So, are you an MP, officer, or tanker?
And yes, the M-4 is fun. But, the M-2 Browning will always be my personal favorite to fire.
"Don't shoot at personnel... shoot at their equipment; rifles and packs count."
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Unfortunately, I doubt I'll get the opportunity to shoot the Browning.
5028406
Meh. The .50cal has been in service this long, you might just get the chance.
Still doesn't answer my question. What's you MOS?
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Officer
5028558
... that's not an MOS, but so much has been explained with one word.
So, what branch?
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Well, as I have often complained on this site about the, let's just call it the idiosyncrasies, of my branch, I'd prefer not to say. But you have a one in five chance of getting it right.
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Navy.
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Are you going to keep guessing until you go through all five (soon to be six) branches?
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The logic of artillery; if you can't hit it the first time, walk it in.
So... Marines.
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"walk it in"? I'm no expert but I thought the term was "ranging."
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I'm old, and slang ran rampant. Sue me. Besides, I recover vehicles and fix them, not respond to calls for IDF support.
... I miss my five ton.
Anywho! Airforce?
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Well, you know that this conversation is going to be obsolete. I'm actually submitting an interservice transfer package tomorrow. There's not a lot of opportunity in my branch.
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Well, I have nothing better to do.
Army?
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Nothing better to do? Have you read my latest story? If not, then that statement is incorrect!
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I'm a bibliophile. Reading is compulsive! Well, not really. But, it's something enjoy... a little too much.
Coast guard?
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Biblophile, eh? I might be that as well. After all, I have 1135 books. It's a terrible addiction.
Dreadnought
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I have books everywhere. My personal library needs an expansion, and I'm running out of horizontal surfaces. Maybe I can get a count later and organize.
Torpedo to B7...
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I have seven bookcases that are full. Folks ask me why I just don't get them from the library. Truth is, I'm a slow reader so I buy them so I don't have to keep checking them out. Also, I have them for reference for my research projects.
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Everytime I go out of town, I get a book or eight. Foreign countries are not exempt.
If I'm not working or reading, I'm asleep. Speaking of...
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Well, for a while Half Price Books was the bane of my existence.
Part of the problem is that there are so many interesting topics... naval history, aeronautics, astronomy, American history, World War I, World War II, Hercule Poirot mysteries.... I could go on and on.
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Everything. I will read everything. I have read textbooks for fun.
No book is safe... even Twilight.