Military budget cuts

Ovahzealousy · 2012-11-02T15:14:07+00:00

They're a bunch of ROTC cadets, which is why they have shitty gear; the vests that they're wearing date from the Vietnam war. At least in my battalion they give us fake guns that look real...

TayMac92 · 2012-11-02T14:57:48+00:00

Are you trying to imply that knife hands aren't the most effective weapon ever?

pithikas · 2012-11-02T17:08:43+00:00

"Gary...I totally shot you dude! Quit Cheating!" "Not uhhh! I blocked it!"

ChickinSammich · 2012-11-02T16:54:16+00:00

A commanding officer welcomes his new troops by handing them sticks. The soldiers look at him quizzically until one asks "What are these for?"

The CO tells them "Well son, due to budget cuts, we have to make due with what we have. So just aim these at the enemy and yell "BANGITY BANG BANG".

Fairly certain this is all some elaborate prank, the recruit approaches the nearby wall, leans out, aims, and yells "BANGITY BANG BANG!" only to see one of the enemy soldiers fall over. Still not convinced, another soldier repeats the same action with the same results.

Fast forward a bit, and they're just taking people out left and right with their stick-guns, yelling "BANGITY BANG BANG" until they finally come upon someone who don't go down. They take aim and continue shouting "BANGITY BANG BANG" but no matter how loud they yell, he just keeps coming.

The last words they heard were "TANKITY TANK TANK"

flnnl · 2012-11-02T15:56:24+00:00

pew pew pew

perixe · 2012-11-02T17:27:04+00:00

ok, but check out that trigger discipline, almost all of them have their finger straight, not "on the trigger".

aotter · 2012-11-02T15:57:57+00:00

As a cadet I almost shit myself when i saw this post.

aem00 · 2012-11-02T18:17:25+00:00

That Obama taking away their bayonets

afair151 · 2012-11-02T16:39:16+00:00

http://youtu.be/L9nXfffeAIU My immediate thought

amazoncon · 2012-11-02T16:57:10+00:00

Obama was right. We DON'T spend on bayonets the way we used to.

leinad_02 · 2012-11-02T18:13:24+00:00

I like how that lady is holding two pistols

RottenDeadite · 2012-11-02T16:14:11+00:00

Damn you, Stephen Spielberg! Have you no shame!?!?

MT_work · 2012-11-02T17:17:42+00:00

Not budget cuts. Stealth Guns.

DarlingRK · 2012-11-02T15:42:48+00:00

You're never too old to play war.

Highlighter_Freedom · 2012-11-02T16:58:41+00:00

Slappers only!

adojim · 2012-11-02T16:44:25+00:00

I know these people... I am in the ROTC dep. there... hahaha

ksavage1986 · 2012-11-02T16:55:37+00:00

PEW PEW PEW PEW

Sgtjenkins · 2012-11-02T17:13:27+00:00

Mind bullets

IHateHumans · 2012-11-02T17:22:48+00:00

Is it just me, or does the guy in the center look kinda like Scott Bakula?

pingspike · 2012-11-02T17:28:42+00:00

"Ratatatatat!"

"Dududududud!"

"BOOM!"

Expodryerase · 2012-11-02T17:34:41+00:00

Run fuzzy bunny, run! Run fuzzy bunny, run!

chunky_goonie · 2012-11-02T17:42:28+00:00

Relevant?

M7600 · 2012-11-02T17:43:38+00:00

Everyone knows that guns don't kill people, it's just that certain sound they make.

exiled_one · 2012-11-02T17:54:27+00:00

i can almost hear the pew-pews

dnmty · 2012-11-02T18:00:23+00:00

They may look silly. But the line of snipers in the bushes behind them will be an even bigger surprise to the confused enemies being rushed.

ming1241 · 2012-11-02T18:11:36+00:00

When on a joint exercise, some British soldiers commented about how they weren't provided ammo when they had field exercises back home. They had to shout "Banana!" when they were supposed to be firing their weapons. So my buddy, a smartass, asked them if they had to shout "BANANA!" for LAW's and "Banananananananananana" for MG's. Not amused

KickButtUsername · 2012-11-02T18:14:14+00:00

Pew Pew PewPewPew Pew

Sonny_McClain89 · 2012-11-02T18:14:24+00:00

Pew. Pew pew pew. Pew pew. Pew.

the__itis · 2012-11-02T18:17:25+00:00

P-p-pew, p-p-pew....p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pew

GADBabaganoosh · 2012-11-02T18:18:53+00:00

They should get radios to kill people with.

jemetsfan · 2012-11-02T18:21:23+00:00

Pew Pew Pew!!! 'Murica!

Jackeroo2 · 2012-11-02T18:22:05+00:00

Budget cuts and military simply don't go together in the US.

shazam99301 · 2012-11-02T18:24:06+00:00

Pew! Pew! Pew, pew!

skeetster · 2012-11-02T18:25:37+00:00

At my ROTC Batt we have 100 or more Ducks, two 240 Bravos, 4 SAWS, 21 M14s, numerous M16A2. I had no idea other batts didn't have anything. Also, we have artillery simulators and, anything really to mock an assault.

Yoyo8 · 2012-11-02T18:28:35+00:00

The one with the dreads takes it to serious.

"Guys! My gun is jam! pe..pe.. DAMN IT!"

noburdennyc · 2012-11-02T18:30:30+00:00

just the title of this post is a lol

SilentWaggish · 2012-11-02T18:30:32+00:00

Nah, they just dont trust cadets with real weapons. When I was in Airborne school a cadet tried to tell me I have to call him sir. Hahahahahahahahahaha

tehdwarf · 2012-11-02T18:30:54+00:00

Between the world wars this was actually what most of the army got to work with, not just ROTC.

hostolis · 2012-11-02T18:31:14+00:00

That's how we are trained in the army in Greece.

Yoshisune · 2012-11-02T18:31:43+00:00

For a minute I thought it must have been the Canadian military.

gh0stfl0wers · 2012-11-02T18:34:41+00:00

This is what I see every Thursday afternoon when I walk through the park to get to my job. First time they came running out of the brush at me really freaked me out.

SMZ72 · 2012-11-02T18:35:25+00:00

Stephen Spielberg photoshopped this, didn't he?

VirogenicFawn21 · 2012-11-02T18:37:16+00:00

We did something similar when I was stationed in Camp LeJuene, NC, except we used M4s with blanks. I still yelled "pew pew".

spinrawr · 2012-11-02T18:39:05+00:00

Kind of relevant, but when we're learning about trouble shooting in the military, often times they won't have the equipment necessary to practice, so we just simulate how we would make the tests. It feels exactly like this.

Tsabo · 2012-11-02T18:39:43+00:00

pew! pew! pew! pew!

critercat · 2012-11-02T18:39:56+00:00

If they were yelling "Bang bang bang" really loud I'd still be scared. I'm Canadian though, so that doesn't really count.

GuillermoDelSol · 2012-11-02T18:41:06+00:00

I used to help out with a few Army ROTC battalions playing OPFOR for them. These kids are just learning the basics of squad attack. Once they get that down they move onto walking around with dummy plastic guns that look real. After that they usually end with paintball. The paintball portion usually ends up being a major cluster fuck of kids running around and forgetting everything we tried to teach them.

KonradCurze · 2012-11-02T18:42:08+00:00

Every army unit that I've been in has trained like this.

762headache · 2012-11-02T18:44:10+00:00

Those God damned Russians would be all like "nuh uh you didn't hit me!"

Fhwqhgads · 2012-11-02T18:46:25+00:00

Family-friendly war movie.

jonnyb000 · 2012-11-02T18:49:31+00:00

Oh, I thought it was air force then I realized these people don't suck...

<3

rgeckler · 2012-11-02T18:55:54+00:00

Embry-Riddle represent!

newswhore802 · 2012-11-02T18:56:24+00:00

This is funny, but also a very real problem. In WWII, the US army was so unprepared as a result of years of negligence and underfunding that the first waves of draftees and volunteers were traing with brooms for rifles and eggs as grenades. Tanks were bicycles with cardboard cutouts. As a result, when american soldiers were sent inro action in N. Africa, they were woefully outclassed by german and italian forces. Tactical maneuvering by tank forces was amongst the worst problems. As well as basic marksmanship and understanding of thr arts of war. This contributed to the drawn out campaign and higher casualites. See the Kasserine Pass debacle.

Tl/dr: a well-trained military is a well-funded military, and a well-trained military is a victorious military.

Edit #1: didnt realize they are ROTC. Still, you think they would want to train cadets as realistically as possible.

billyz0914 · 2012-11-02T18:57:18+00:00

Don't say that about women

redditsontoilet · 2012-11-02T19:00:30+00:00

I consider this to be a step in the right direction.

ethicalhack3r · 2012-11-02T19:04:45+00:00

I wonder if they're making Peter Kay gun noises...

Commod0re · 2012-11-02T19:05:07+00:00

please post this to /r/photoshopbattles

sayhispaceships · 2012-11-02T19:06:08+00:00

The Army finally got Mists of Pandaria and everyone is rolling Monks.

[deleted] · 2012-11-02T19:07:57+00:00

Nobody with that kind of gun ever got me when I was a kid...had a forcefield.

mcgoo352 · 2012-11-02T19:09:27+00:00

oh ROTC you crack me up

this_sort_of_thing · 2012-11-02T19:10:08+00:00

This is probably what they send around in emails talking about how Obama has destroyed the military.

Or this is probably what the military say they have to do when or if their budget is cut by a few million (from the few hundred billion)

je30001 · 2012-11-02T19:10:49+00:00

What next pick up the weapons off the dead like the russians in ww2

whiskeymikie · 2012-11-02T19:13:24+00:00

In Air force bootcamp we get dummy m16s with partially functioning parts. to learn how to dismantle them and how they function.

MagicalOrgazm · 2012-11-02T19:16:33+00:00

pew pew pew pew murica

gonesnake · 2012-11-02T19:18:08+00:00

Now I want them all to say "pew! pew! pew!"

julz19ski · 2012-11-02T19:20:28+00:00

Pew Pew Pew

bhoang · 2012-11-02T19:25:06+00:00

Relevant

nezm · 2012-11-02T19:28:25+00:00

It's all fun and games until someone pulls an air knife.

Rake_and_Roustabout · 2012-11-02T19:28:28+00:00

Army had half-a-day.

dalittle · 2012-11-02T19:28:40+00:00

to bad the truth is the only thing that gets cut is these soldier benefits and vet benefits. Lot and lots of guns will still be bought even if they are not needed.

DeathGateX · 2012-11-02T19:29:35+00:00

And then we were like "pew pew pew pew, take that terrorism."

Kibbles4Everyone · 2012-11-02T19:35:58+00:00

That girl on the left is using akimbo pistols

osomuchpie · 2012-11-02T19:38:22+00:00

That's not budget cuts, that's because no one will trust a group of Cadets from some random ROTC unit to assault through an objective with live weapons. Now if it was a Ranger infantry unit doing this, then I'd chuckle.

IamSparticles · 2012-11-02T19:38:37+00:00

"Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!"

reddit111987 · 2012-11-02T19:40:29+00:00

DA! DA! DAH! DA! DAH!

ryankevin15 · 2012-11-02T19:41:13+00:00

I understand that certain sectors of our military lack the proper and up-to -date equipment needed to carry out crucial tactical tasks. However, we do stand as the top military power in the world. Military overspending has led to a significant amount of federal debt. I think we have to large of a military to supply them properly. Budget might not be the only thing we should cut.

v1kingfan · 2012-11-02T19:48:13+00:00

looks like the xbox commercial.

SeismicSumo · 2012-11-02T19:48:20+00:00

Hooly shit I think this is my battalion! Maverick's lead the way from Arlington, Texas!

brochick · 2012-11-02T19:53:08+00:00

"pew pew pew"

azizinator25 · 2012-11-02T19:57:09+00:00

and i was like "pew pew pew pew pew. 'merica"

obpwrx · 2012-11-02T20:07:04+00:00

Those are the army hand cannons. When you fire it, it makes this sound...

budgetcuts budgetcuts budgetcuts

Bright side is you dont have to pick up brass :)

firstroundko108 · 2012-11-02T20:07:21+00:00

This is actually normal training when you don't want to or need to go through the hassle of signing out weapons from the arms room

Deltascout4 · 2012-11-02T20:08:02+00:00

Makes me glad I'm enlisted and doing walk throughs with an M4. Firing pin, bolt and all, no bullshit. But still yelling "bang bang" is humorous as fuck.

TigerWylde · 2012-11-02T20:08:14+00:00

How cute.. REMFS - cause the Army doesnt run without people handing out paper forms!

Tektitik · 2012-11-02T20:09:35+00:00

Rifle camo is getting very sophisticated.

diggpthoo · 2012-11-02T20:12:01+00:00

Was expecting that asian guy close-up vertical. :/

kelling7 · 2012-11-02T20:20:14+00:00

Those are actually ROTC cadets, which means most of them aren't even in the Army.

jidar · 2012-11-02T20:20:27+00:00

PEW PEW PEW

hydrosaure · 2012-11-02T20:22:02+00:00

Am I the only one feeling that there a serious lack of subtitle reading "ta ta ta ta ta ta ta" here ?

halibutski · 2012-11-02T20:26:38+00:00

Simulate death!

samop002 · 2012-11-02T20:31:29+00:00

Spaced!

frozenkiller7 · 2012-11-02T20:32:47+00:00

its obvious the enemies are going to cheat and say they didn't hit them when they did

sandbox15 · 2012-11-02T20:33:36+00:00

Almost rather be doing this than using blanks. Nothing worse than coming back from FTX and everyone has to clean their rifle spotless before they're allowed to shower.

badphish94 · 2012-11-02T20:34:51+00:00

Lucky girl on the left got 2 pistols instead of a rifle.

hayzee605 · 2012-11-02T20:43:32+00:00

Oh hey this is my school :-)

masterjack98 · 2012-11-02T20:49:37+00:00

ROTC = result of a torn condom.

NavySEAL1123 · 2012-11-02T20:55:58+00:00

In my battalion, we always use rubber ducks during our STX Labs. Hell, we even use paintball guns from time to time. Also, we have almost fully integrated into MOLLE gear.

SynopticOutlander · 2012-11-02T21:05:29+00:00

Military budget cuts?... not likely. Not in my murka.

countlazypenis · 2012-11-02T21:06:08+00:00

It's okay 'Murica, we'd be more than happy to swap budgets.

-Sincerely U.K

Staubathehut · 2012-11-02T21:07:50+00:00

Someone photoshop some walkie-talkies into their hands! They're completely unprotected!

yinoryang · 2012-11-02T21:07:53+00:00

BANG! BANG!

BANG!

-Stan Kyle Cartman & Kenny

 -Michael Scott

P1TA · 2012-11-02T21:14:00+00:00

I'm imagining the 8 cadets running around screaming this

erik_lights · 2012-11-02T21:17:52+00:00

PEW PEW PEW

JTDeuce · 2012-11-02T21:44:42+00:00

pew pew pew pew pew

guitarman2012 · 2012-11-02T21:48:23+00:00

Lol E.T's editing crew got to it.

versed_vagabond · 2012-11-02T21:50:04+00:00

and i was all "pew pew pew pew pew pew pew -

America."

WiLL-I-was · 2012-11-02T21:56:12+00:00

Butta Butta Jam!!!!

AsphaltRanger · 2012-11-02T21:59:02+00:00

These are ROTC and Call of Duty kids... Hell I wouldn't give them a rifle either

luke95836 · 2012-11-02T22:14:08+00:00

Canadian here, how the fudge did they afford uniforms?!?!

TheDiruo · 2012-11-02T22:26:22+00:00

"BANG! You're dead!" "No im not! I've got a shield on!"

Chrsmulkey · 2012-11-02T22:31:03+00:00

This is funny because you could cut our budget to 1/3 what it is now and each of those grunts would still have their own personal tank lol.

jfrancoisse · 2012-11-02T22:32:14+00:00

Private! I can't hear you go "pew pew pew". Do you think this is a joke?

DrRetrobeef · 2012-11-02T22:35:03+00:00

finger bang... bang bang finger bang...

aburnswastaken · 2012-11-02T22:39:32+00:00

"Pew-pew! Pewpewpew!"

Chilidawg · 2012-11-02T22:50:45+00:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9hx3L8e9o

SomethingSnyde · 2012-11-02T22:53:20+00:00

Do you know how hard it is to render a gun in a camera....gosh guys.

Katch00 · 2012-11-02T22:54:56+00:00

PEW!

munnyfish · 2012-11-02T22:57:35+00:00

amateurs. i'd be charging in with my air bazooka

BaltimoreSkater · 2012-11-02T23:04:57+00:00

For viewer discretion, we have replaced all the soldiers guns with walkie talkies

bipbophil · 2012-11-02T23:16:28+00:00

HA to bad they are clearly ROTC cadets; whose gear is all the recalled gear from 'nam

thekindred · 2012-11-02T23:19:34+00:00

These are all Cadets. Most likely they are in the crawl phase of training. More of a going through the motions type drill.

pegasEYE-nEYEn · 2012-11-03T00:24:00+00:00

As a current cadet, where are their tennis balls?

frankzilla8395 · 2012-11-03T00:40:21+00:00

pew pew! Take that Al Qaeda!

Szyth · 2012-11-03T00:47:47+00:00

'gonna fingerbang bang you every day'

atatyrk35 · 2012-11-03T01:04:37+00:00

Soldier 1: POW POW! You're dead! Soldier 2: Nuh-uh had a shield! Soldier 1: Saaaaaarge! He is cheating agaain!

donutsalad · 2012-11-03T01:15:05+00:00

Where's the smart ass pretending to hold a AT4? There's always one.

madspeedmax · 2012-11-03T01:33:07+00:00

Some high speed cadets right there lol

soapman5 · 2012-11-03T01:39:18+00:00

Just so you know, they are also required to yell "BANG BANG".

EDIT: Source: I have done this before.

SkyrimFiend99 · 2012-11-03T01:42:30+00:00

Pew pew pew

stooo22 · 2012-11-03T01:46:00+00:00

Gotta love being a ROTC cadet. BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!

iLuVtiffany · 2012-11-03T02:36:39+00:00

I see how this is funny. Because you're talking about America cutting military budget.

jimozu · 2012-11-03T02:47:54+00:00

hah. and what would that money go to instead of the military? NASA? education? healthcare?

Storm3z3 · 2012-11-03T02:55:45+00:00

Pew pew pew pew "guys! Hey guys I got one"

Natanime · 2012-11-03T03:04:08+00:00

Nope. Just a 4kids dub

Haruhi_Fujioka · 2012-11-03T03:06:38+00:00

This is Judo Company of the 101st Airborne Division.

g3lrod · 2012-11-03T03:35:09+00:00

Pekew-pekew! ^Gotcha...

Beeht · 2012-11-03T03:41:21+00:00

Aha, I get it. Because we had to replace some men with women, right?

BIG_BUCK · 2012-11-03T04:28:15+00:00

"AT4! AT4! AT4!" "I don't think they heard you"

petethepeanut23 · 2012-11-03T05:02:39+00:00

My reaction.

http://i.imgur.com/uQg4I.jpg

slowtothrow · 2012-11-03T06:20:32+00:00

when i was deployed over seas (OIF0809) i barely ever saw an officer with their assigned weapon, while i had to carry a SAW at all times. Makes sense to me, train as you fight.

Mercury1600 · 2012-11-03T07:07:23+00:00

You are talking about the three slaves right?

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