Army Myths: You get kicked out if you win the lotto
“They won’t respect rank anymore.”
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Army Myths: Chechens
It probably isn’t the Chechens.
Army Myths: Unhook your chest strap and you get 10% more inflation
On more than one occasion I heard that it would give you 10% “more lift.”
Army Myths: Don’t Lock Your Knees
I’ve spoken with a few NCOs who have privately confessed that they’ve been locking their knees in formation for years.
Army Myths: There is no “right” way to lace your boots
According to the regulation, there is nothing wrong with going right over left, or going back and forth between the two, or – unfathomable – some kind of random design.
Army Myths: Keeping your “head up” during the push-up
One, one, one, one…
Army Myths: You don’t need 100 hours to get a Volunteer Medal
Update: Yes you do.
Army Myths: No eye-pro, No SGLI
“Dude, there was a guy over in 1st Battalion that died in a motorcycle accident, and listen to this shit – he wasn’t wearing a reflective belt, so they denied his family the SGLI.” “Why do you have to wear eye-protection, you ask? Well first of all, if god-forbid you should get shrapnel to the … Continue reading Army Myths: No eye-pro, No SGLI
Army Myths: Road guards are the second person(s) in the far left and right rank
Ask anyone who the default road guard is during a movement formation where no road guards have been designated and they are likely to say that it is the second guy in the far left and right rank. I’ve seen it at every unit I’ve been in. We’re marching somewhere, the cadence caller shouts “Road … Continue reading Army Myths: Road guards are the second person(s) in the far left and right rank
Army Myths: The way you’re supposed to wear the blue cord (infantry)
There’s no secret. Just put it on.
Carrying the Gun 