Who carries side-arms over seas ?

[JohnnyBoy100]

I got a real question this time, why do some soldiers carry side-arms and others don't. do you deiced ?

 

[cupper]

They draw straws. Same thing when figure out who gets clean underwear.

 

[JohnnyBoy100]

Do they actually ?

 

[mba2011]

They draw straws. Same thing when figure out who gets clean underwear.

Ooooh so that's how its done! I thought the Pl Comd put a number behind his back and the Section Commanders guessed for closest too... ;D

 

[Shamrock]

I prefer to have my arms carry me.

 

[chrisf]

You don't go arm in arm?

 

[jeffb]

Everyone gets a Glock but the Interns have to share one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362270/

 

[Shamrock]

You don't go arm in arm?

That'd just make the Sergeants Major more up in arms.

 

[Journeyman]

OK, give a shot at thinking this through.

No, really.  Why might some soldiers have a side-arm instead of a C7?

Are their arms full carrying other things? Do their load-stations have them carrying additional weight such that pistol and mags reduce their load, more than rifle/mags, to a more "reasonable" load? ("Reasonable" is in quotes because some desk-bound "soldiers" actually believe that the C-16 is man-portable in an operational context). Could their primary weapon be the vehicle/aircraft around them?  Could these people not be combat arms, but still require a weapon because it's an operational theatre?

Give it some thought, but to eliminate one option -- no, it's not because individuals get to decide if it they'd rather carry a pistol that day. That would be like saying, "I'm short; can I get a C-8?" Oh right, one poster already said that. 

 

[The Bread Guy]

And with that comprehensive explanation, this one's locked.

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