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mo-litia said:LMAO; that's priceless.
Anyone who would try and say that Reservists are generally as proficient to a Regular is talking out of their ***. Regs do it every day, most Reservists don't.
I, for myself, am happy to maintain a skill set that could be brought up to par with some work-up training if and when the government has a need for it.
Just read your comment above from this thread I mis-posted to. I would disagree. I was in the Reserves before I joined the Regs as were many here on the forum. I was a Reserve Sgt when I went Reg. By that time I had several NATO Reforgers under my belt, a TOW course, Advanced Winter Warfare, Machine Gunner, CLC, RV's, and other Reg exercises. In the Reserves I had actually taught the ISCC (Infantry Section Commander's Course). When I got direct entry into the Regs (as a corporal) I had to re-do many of these courses, especially the ISCC leadership course. Back then, the Reserve course equivalent didn't count for peanuts. The end result is that I topped the 11-week ISCC in Wainwright. I got to lead the CLC and ISCC platoons on grad parade, so that's something to say for "militia" experience. On the other hand, I've seen "dirtbags" deployed with the Reserves, so the pendulum swings both ways.
Frank
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