You know you're an Old Soldier if...

And in the spirit of the post and as a tribute to my generation of Americanische Soldaten

You are an OLD Soldier if…



You know what GDP means and still remember where yours was and how long it took to occupy.

You remember when we had tactical nukes and really planned to use them.

You remember spending hours in MOPP4 and doing M256 kits.

You remember when the M8 Claymore and M72 LAW were part of CTT.

You remember when ARTEPs were 36 hours long and you had fun.

You know what a Gamma Goat and Goer were and could fix an M151A2 to run off one prop shaft.

You remember when the Israelis were bad-asses and we all wanted to be like them.

You remember when Saddam Hussein was our loyal ally.

You remember when “Airland Battle” was a new concept, and everyone religiously read FM 100-5.

You know what the 'Cap Wineberger' Doctrine was.

You remember when the M16 was a plastic carbine, and you hoped for an M14.

You can remember going to the Club at Graf, drinking, and watching Margaret.

You personally knew Margaret.

You know the difference between the VRC-46, VRC-47, PRC-77 and VRC-160 and the requisite installation kits.

You know what a CEOI is and you can encrypt grids.

Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2012/06/you_know_youre_4.html