I'm so damn glad my Son-in-Law wasn't watching the debate last night and heard Obama say that idiotic statement. He was in the Old Guard, and participated in many a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery...
He would have put a fist through the TV.
Now....understand....this is the commander in chief saying we don’t use bayonets....
I think Obama’s a tool for that but his point is still valid. Romney is using a date that reflects a VERY different time of war strategy with our fleet. I agree, though, that Obama showed his own cluelessness but the lazy voter will see Obama’s point more than Romney’s in that sound bite. Remember, our culture is all about soundbites and Obama bit him on that one for the shallow voter.
Semper Fi! Do or die!
The Spirit of the Bayonet is to KILL! Obama’s spirit of the military involves homo erotic fantasies. Long live the BAYONET!
Not too many complete horses left but there is one very prominent horses rear still present and spewing what horses anuses spew.
One of the most economical ways to take out Walkers.
First, VA has been lost to Obozo for awhile now...”corpsman” helped as well as a war on coal, sequestration, cuts in supporting vets and the defense industry, obamacare, etc.
Secondly, Obozo made this mistake while being an a**wipe answering Rombo, talking down, being pedantic and a smug bastard...which was an utter failure because he still had NO idea what he was talking about.
“Ships that go under the water”... Holy crap, man.
I'm so damn glad my Son-in-Law wasn't watching the debate last night and heard Obama say that idiotic statement. He was in the Old Guard, and participated in many a funeral at Arlington National Cemetery...
There’s a Brit who led a bayonet charge in Afghanistan about to receive their highest award (a day or two ago, on FR)
There’s a Brit who led a bayonet charge in Afghanistan about to receive their highest award (story, a day or two ago, on FR)
PURPOSE
From 500 yards, every Marine is accurate with a rifle. Attach the OKC-3S Bayonet, and the weapon becomes just as effective in close combat situations. Also a Marine's multi-purpose fighting knife, the OKC-3S is the weapon of choice when shots can't be fired. Every Marine receives bayonet training in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) and on the Bayonet Assault Course in Recruit Training.
FEATURES
Grooved, non-slip handle with steel guard and butt
Polyester elastomer sheath offers weight and noise reduction
Serrations at base of blade for utility knife purposes
Sharp tip capable of puncturing a ballistic vest
Ergonomic grip design helps prevent training-related, repetitive-strain injuries
Grip embossed with an Eagle, Globe and Anchor
SPECIFICATIONS
Overall length: 13.25 inches
Blade length: 8 inches
Blade Material: Carbon steel
Weight: 1.25 pounds with sheath
8" partially serrated blade
Non-reflective phosphate finish
Fielded in 2003
BAYONET TRAINING (See Sidebar)
Charge with lethal precision
A bayonet is a removable fighting knife that attaches to the muzzle of a rifle barrel. In close combat situations where a rifle cannot be fired, the bayonet is an indispensible, lethal weapon. Learning how to effectively use a bayonet is an important part of Marine Corps training.
On the bayonet assault course, recruits learn to attach and detach the bayonet from the rifle quickly and to engage targets aggressively. They become masters of offensive and defensive fighting techniques.
Someone needs to make a chair using bayonets as the legs and welded together horseshoes as the back of it...
Jeez and this NUTCASE we have as a C-in-C doesn't know that?
The 'USS BARRY SOTO Obama' should be a GARBAGE BARGE for the MILITARY!!! It would be Fitting!!
jeez, remember when we had a REAL DEMOCRAT Presidebnt who was in the MILITARY... Jimmy Carter....(Not the worst president ever...thanks to the KENYAN.)
I just had a horrendous thought, when Barry Hussein Soetoro finally buys the farm he will be buried in Arlington Cemetery. Maybe we should submit a proposal to Congress to have everyone else moved, or put him somewhere else.
My impression was TMZ leans quite left. Notice they have been coming out with more Romney sentiments lately - wonder if they are changing a few minds there?
Let’s try to be fair to the C in C.
In our Civil War, in which there were a fair number of actual massed bayonet charges, out of every 1000 men killed or wounded, 4 suffered injury from a bayonet thrust.
I would assume the numbers have gone way down since then.
So while bayonets may still be around and issued to soldiers, they are apparently very seldom used.