The Swiss keep their ammo at home.... a a sealed minimum pack of 50 rounds is required by law.
What kind of army carries weapons but no ammunition? The Barney Fife Army!
Or the US military while training.
If Hilliary gets in, OURS.
I was goaded (by a Swiss woman) a few things about Switzerland. At 1 point, she told me, "We are a small country with a military only for defense." So, naturally, I had to ask how Switzerland would ever defend itself if attacked, given that all the other Europeans would wring their hands and say, "We are pacifists." Her answer was, "There are tunnels in the Alps." She made a little hand gesture. In essence, she told me that if Switzerland were ever attacked, the Swiss army was hide itself in the tunnels in the Alps. That's what it means to have a military only for defense. Europeans, gotta luv 'em!
While training in a non-secure area? Most armies do. In fact, most won't even issue blanks off of a military reservation.
Doing a night march in a civilian area? Absolutely no ammo. (Protection against wildlife in remote areas may be arranged for as a unnit, but not as individual soldiers, IMO.
Oh - And I was a CPT in the Army, so I'm not exactly guessing.
What kind of army carries weapons but no ammunition?
The 20% of Swiss who speak French?
At least Officer Fife was allowed to keep one bullet in his shirt pocket.
The Swiss keep their ammo at home.... a a sealed minimum pack of 50 rounds is required by law.
Well, I'm sure they were armed with THESE:
wouldn't need ammunition for the French
Actually, ours.
Google photos of NG troops in airports after 9/11.
No magazine in the wells = no ammo.
We often did tactical exercises without ammunition.