Behind The Monitor Git Gud Edition

Y'know what this thread's lacking?

TACTICOOL PERSONNEL.

But it ain't broke

You gotta appreciate the mystery grlll 

I'd just rather not assist in clogging up the page with images.

No!

You make a fair point.

I'll remove the tags in my post, for what little good it'll do.

I must say, you people are all beautiful!

I'm shy.

You're a real boy!

The first pictures you posted don't show up. 


Well that's fine if that's what you prefer. But if people are just doing it so they don't clog up the pages then I don't think they should worry about it. I don't think anyone would mind they didn't use spoiler tags. 

ok

I'm not fond of liars, to be honest (And to be honest, I think there is a difference between dressing up as a soldier for an event, but telling the truth that you're not if someone asks... and claiming false facts). As for the gear's availability, well... I can't say I mind too much. It's not really about the stuff being available, it's about the people being jerks. Plus anyone could tell me apart, I'm sure of that - MultiCam, AOR2 and Coyote don't exactly go together well. Plus the hoodie is clearly civilian. Someone actually told me I look more like a terrorist than an operator. While I suppose getting RIS instead of the wood furniture might change the balance more towards operator, I just love how the wood on AKs looks.

And I'm not an American, so ROTC is not an option for me. Instead, I could join the reserves, since our military is strictly professional. Yes, they actually removed compulsory service several years ago - enough for me to not have any actual military training. Now that there are debates of reintroducting the thing, of course it would miss my year of birth. And while I would jump at compulsory service, I'm not keen on signing up, since I intend to start working in my field right out of college.
Unfortunate, really. So many gelled up idiots who think they're the boss could really use the two years of military life that it was before. Me included, though not for the exact same reasons.

And the M4 does seem generally more used in the Army. Not that I have personal experience... It might be interesting to know why the Army opted for a carbine instead of a full-length assault rifle. I don't even know the difference between the two aside from theory, and I'm not about to assume that I know it because I got my hands on some replicas.

Ah, that might explain a bit. Here in the States, military uniforms are available everywhere. And most people mix and match their stuff anyway when in the civilian world. I assumed you were just a guy wearing the ball cap and neck gaiter with other stuff. 

More than just used more; The Army exclusively issues the M4, while the Marines due about a 70/30 split in favor of the A4. The reason that the Army selected the M4 was because way back during the invasion, occupation, and insurgency in Iraq, the powers-that-be got together in a committee and reviewed combat data and information, and found that the wide majority of all engagements were at a distance of under 100 meters. Functionally, they're the same weapon, with the same firing mechanism and chambered for the same cartridge. Everything on the main body (receivers, bolt catch, trigger, pistol grip, selector lever, etc.) is the same from M4 to M16, as is the delta ring and forward sight. The handguard and barrel are shortened, but otherwise the same, and the stock is the plastic/metal retractable-style rather than the old plastic/wood. The M4 is unquestionably better for short-range, CQC, and especially CQB (room-clearing), while having both a shorter point-target and area-target range (military speak for effective range and maximum range, respectively). This was considered an acceptable trade-off to the longer-range and slightly more powerful (though so miniscule that I have no idea how they measured it) attributes of the full-sized rifle. 

All-in-all, they both make FREEDOM HAPPEN!

I'm always struggling with self doubt. It's always there, in the back of my mind, ready to take advantage of a moment of weakness to make me feel bad about myself.

But I've learned that if I don't put yourself out there, I'll never know what people really think of me. I'll only know what the big scary monster inside my head wants me to know.