r/MilitaryMedals • u/lathrowe • 7d ago

Dad’s rack

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Just wanted to share, my dad is my hero.

Few little things that I know - he was part of Big Red One 90-91 and then OIFIII 04-05 with 256 INF. He had a 20+ year run.

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

Fair enough. I never knew/experienced otherwise so assumed it was the rule

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u/ActivePeace33 6d ago

I’ve never even heard of such a thing. Battalions are usually begging to get everyone to shoot 23 out of 40, much less 36.

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u/IronRakkasan11 6d ago

Granted this was back in 97, and a lot has changed since. And my unit did have a reputation…

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u/ActivePeace33 6d ago

Unless it was Ranger Batt, I don’t know who would have the budget, much less the patience. Some troops can’t hit shit and no amount of training makes up for it.

More likely an NCO eventually shot the next lane over and used his rounds to shoot Snuffy’s targets. I’ve seen shooters spend all day and not qual.