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Originally posted by broahes
reply to post by Domo1
My question.. and not sure if it's been asked.. but how the hell can they see????
the old willys army jeeps had snorkles, a sealed, water-tight ignition system, and a pull-throttle on the dash. as kids we had one, and used to run it underwater, sitting on the backrest and steering with our feet.
Originally posted by Lil Drummerboy
if the driver is truly that stupid to not know the depth limitations of his transportation,
then he deserves all the ridicule.
It would appear that stupidity stalled the trucks, rendering them now useless and unable to help anyone.
I guess common sense still is not taught in boot camp.
According to a National Guard spokesperson, the two trucks were en route to another part of the state when they were dispatched to Manville. Unaware of the water depth and the 46-inch fording depth of their LMTVs they proceeded deeper and deeper into the water until they were stuck forcing other rescue units to rescue the rescuers. "The chain of command is taking the incident seriously," the spokesman said. "They know the soldiers went in with the best intentions. They were perhaps a bit too confident."
Originally posted by longtermproject
Originally posted by Lil Drummerboy
if the driver is truly that stupid to not know the depth limitations of his transportation,
then he deserves all the ridicule.
It would appear that stupidity stalled the trucks, rendering them now useless and unable to help anyone.
I guess common sense still is not taught in boot camp.
I dont understand how you guys can ignore what I have been saying... it literally takes less than 5 minutes to clear the engines on these military vehicles of water....
Originally posted by Lil Drummerboy
Originally posted by longtermproject
Originally posted by Lil Drummerboy
if the driver is truly that stupid to not know the depth limitations of his transportation,
then he deserves all the ridicule.
It would appear that stupidity stalled the trucks, rendering them now useless and unable to help anyone.
I guess common sense still is not taught in boot camp.
I dont understand how you guys can ignore what I have been saying... it literally takes less than 5 minutes to clear the engines on these military vehicles of water....