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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
ACRI was shit canned in the late 90's.
Too much fighting between countries, Ambassadors that want U.S. Special Forces to come "unarmed", etc. SF Command finially put an end to the mission.
TS
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Exactly.
State is not exactly a hotbed of warriors, and the same assholes who want you to come in unarmed will be the first to hang you out to dry while you are there.
USASFC finally said the boys come with their basic load on all deployments, or not at all.
I could give a rat's ass less if a guy has grenades in his pocket, as long as they are properly issued, stored, and he is safe with them. Now, if one was dropped and went off in his office, I could see where that might be an issue.
We were denied weapons on a couple of trips to Colombia because several had been misplaced by non-Army personnel, and a female USAF officer kind of went wild with hers and shot up a street.
Go figure.
TR
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