Conclusion

This is not an officer AAR where there is a discussion and a recommendation. I don’t play that game! This is the Fort Bliss MOB site in all its glory! We in the National Guard and Army Reserve are not 19-year-old fools who don’t know any better. We know when there is no support and/or meaningful guidance from higher. We are on average 30 to 35 years old with a bachelor’s degree under our belt and/or 25 years of hard life experience to call upon. When, and if, any soldier from this MOB site is killed or wounded, his family will get a copy of this AAR. Also every Senator and Representative in every state will receive a copy and you can explain to them and to America why you so miserably failed at your task:

24 rounds to zero

40 rounds to qualify

120 blank rounds for Urban and Convoy operations

60 rounds for reflexive fire

100 rounds for squad live fire

50 rounds for blank fire convoy operations

80 rounds for live fire convoy operation

16 T.P. and 9 live 40 MM M203 rounds

NO AT-4 firing

200 rounds per M-60 for gunners only

200 rounds per gun for M249 saw for gunners only

NO MK-19 rounds we have guns “not authorized ammo”

NO Hand Grenades “not even dummy grenades”

Not allowed to use smoke or throw pyro.

Two months to validate an Infantry Company when our state, MI, did it in a weekend.

Two months to fix our equipment (DEC 10 to FEB 2) and half of our vehicles break down on test drive.

You do the math! Are we prepared?

[signed, name deleted]

Sworn statements from the soldiers of the 425th can be provided upon request to validate that these are true events that actually took place during our stay at

Fort Bliss.

Company F After Action Report