Military Memes

[Wildman]

If you're OLD enough you'll get this meme...

 

[Wildman]

RPG's

 

[Mhass]

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And brought a keg to qual day.
Shoot as long as you want, but turn in your M-14 and .45 before you start drinking.

Francis Marion state park, SC around '85.

 

[Zorba]

RPG's

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Yea, those were my very first pair back in 1st grade. Now the fucking things are back in style - gag me with a spoon - finding wire frame glasses is a challenge! I refuse to look like Buddy Holly...

 

[Wildman]

 

[Wildman]

This is sad....

This is worse if true.

 

[DEValken]

This is sad....

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This is worse if true.

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1953180670211027004

 

[Stinkbug]

RPG's

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Those birth control glasses worked wonders.

 

[Stinkbug]

If you're OLD enough you'll get this meme...

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I still don’t understand why they called it “the butts” or “pulling butts”. Any insight into that origin?

 

[Wildman]

I still don’t understand why they called it “the butts” or “pulling butts”. Any insight into that origin?

The term "butts" when referring to patching targets on a live-fire range originates from the practice of setting up targets against earthen mounds or artificial structures designed to stop bullets.
Here's why it was called the "butts" and its evolution:

• Archery Origin: The word "butt" initially referred to a mound of earth used for targets in archery, according to Wikipedia.
• Expansion to Firearms: As firearms evolved, the term was adopted for rifle ranges, encompassing the structures (often earthen berms or concrete walls) placed behind the targets to ensure safety and prevent bullets from travelling beyond the range.
• Target Pits: On live fire ranges, the area where targets are set up and then lowered for scoring and patching is often referred to as the "pits" or the "butts". This is where target pullers work to retrieve, mark, and patch targets, according to this YouTube video.

Therefore, when one mentions "patching targets in the butts," it refers to the process of repairing and preparing targets for subsequent shooting in the designated area (the pits) at a live-fire range.

 

[Wildman]

 

[NDSpeed]

If you're OLD enough you'll get this meme...

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That’s no job in Aviation,
i was in Gunnery one year when we destroyed the berm and put rounds through the generator that ran the moving targets.

one of our guys shot the target so throughly when i went up after him the moving target was only a 4x4.

 

[Wildman]

 

[Dr. Internet]

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This, too!

 

[DEValken]

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This, too!

Yeah, umm. No.

 

[NDSpeed]

looks like F16 but the Hud is too big

 

[NDSpeed]

miss it always,
don’t miss all the other stuff though.

 

[DEValken]

looks like F16 but the Hud is too big

I thought it was an A-1 Triad. With his age and whatnot.

 

[Dr. Internet]

I thought it was an A-1 Triad. With his age and whatnot.

F-4

 

[DEValken]

F-4

I think that's one of the coolest looking jets we have.