Not every war will be Afghanistan. Cruising around in a hummer handing out snacks to the kids is a world away from
“THEY’RE THROUGH THE WIRE!”
“I’M OUT OF AMMO!”
“ONLINE! ONLINE! FIX BAYONETS! CHARGE!”
Good luck, Brittney.
Try Iraq, pinned down, cutoff, and surrounded 360 degrees while taking heavy enemy fire, while the LT calls in 155 all around your pos with arty shrap blowing in through the windows.....and all because you're down to -100 rnds per 240G (both), no belted SAW ammo, no hand grenades, no 203 40mm grenades, no SMAW rockets, no AT4s, and trading out magazines because your buddy went "winchester" and there's still a whole f###ton of muj out there.
And 26/45 men were wounded in a day from that one platoon. Closest I ever thought we'd come to "fix bayonets."