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Why, yes, Virginia...

By The Armorer on September 23, 2009 | | Comments (14)
...platoon tactics taught in a classroom *is* boring.

Mizzou ROTC cadets suffer through a boring bit on Platoon Tactics in the 1970s

Going through the Auld Soldier's photo albums, here's a shot of we ROTC cadets in the early 70's...  some things don't change.  Give 'em better hair and new uniforms... and platoon tactics taught in a classroom is still platoon tactics taught in a classroom and will still put you in MEGO* status.

*My Eyes Glazed Over

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By fdcol63 on September 23, 2009 10:51 AM
Hangovers are rough.  LOL
 
By V29 on September 23, 2009 11:06 AM
 Eerily reminiscent of Preflight as a WOC. Now that was so boring for a budding birdman.
 
By KCSteve on September 23, 2009 11:07 AM
What, you  mean she's not screaming with excitement?
 
By Beth on September 23, 2009 5:15 PM
 They look like the Mod Squad
 
By John of Argghhh! on September 23, 2009 6:05 PM
Heh.  Lousy group of Sergeants you guys would make.

There is a glaring uniform faux pas there not involving the womyn who is sans uniform.
 
By RetRsvMike on September 23, 2009 7:00 PM
gotta love those bi-directional epaulets.
 
By jsallison on September 23, 2009 7:10 PM
Glaring uniform deficiencies? They're ROTC's. We were likely bloody glad to have them on board in the '70's. We could fix em later.
 
By John of Argghhh! on September 23, 2009 7:31 PM
Master Allison - why fix them later when you can lead them in the here and now?
 
By Lamigra on September 23, 2009 7:57 PM
"What, you mean she's not screaming with excitement?"

She's practicing for the dental exam that afternoon?

 
By Argent on September 23, 2009 11:10 PM
JoA: wasn't leadership back then of the Carter style?

I wouldn;t know a good uniform if it caught on fire.  I only really notice Mr Boofhead on the right (D??s) has varies bitties missing that Mr Combover has present.  However this could be ROTC ranking.  Also the nametag is on their right which is unusual (at least in Aussie civil terms); maybe the image is reversed.

Oh and Ms Yawn's two fillings might not be regulation standard.  I sure as hell hope her top isn't.
 
By Argent on September 23, 2009 11:13 PM
hmm scatch that can't be reversed now can it?
 
By BillT on September 24, 2009 1:08 AM
There is a glaring uniform faux pas there

Well, aside from the kid on the right missing his brass and a unit crest (left shoulder), both uniformed kidlets have their rank tabs reversed.

And young lady, just *where* is your tie?!?

 
By 1st Lt. Mike(P) on September 24, 2009 9:29 AM
In a previous life I was an enlisted man.  All that the knuckle heads in my ROTC detachment wanted to know is if I had shot somebody during my time in the Box.  Nothing quite like playing squad mother to a bunch of, at the time anyway, naive 18-19 yr old college kids still ensconced firmly in the civilian world.
 
By Karla (threadbndr) on September 25, 2009 2:48 PM
Yes, there were female cadets in the time frame in question.   And we were held to uniform standards, too.   (In fact, I still have my 'jackie o' pillbox hat around here somewhere).   But it seemed that MOST of the females enrolled in ROTC back in the day were there because they want to be Army WIVES, not Army officers.