This may be an unpopular point of view, but here it is, I always give everyone their due respect, and just little bit more to the WW2/ Korea/Vientam era vets, but being a combat vet does not give you opinion on certain things any more creedance then others.
The thing most people don't realize is that they are no smarter when it comes to certain things then the rest of us. A lot of people think because your a Soldier/Marine,etc it makes you an automatic expert on all weapons and gear. This is far from the truth. Like Many LEO's they have the basic knowledge passed to them from Military Instructors and that's it. Their not "Gun Guys" and don't have this incrediblly unshakable foundation in all things that go boom. A lot of them still hold the Myth's of their day as the gospel to this day. (Good example is Vietnam vets and their opinion of the M16)
I've read recently were a Marine swears up and down that all his M16's he fired in Boot and out in the fleet were 2 stage triggers...and that everyone that corrected him is wrong and he was right, casue"'he was their".
I've seen images of 18 year old Privates with Beta C mags in their weapon over in the sand box. does that mean it's a good piece of kit when he writes on the Internet that he used one and had no problems.
I've seen guys indorse $40 cheap chinese made scopes and claim that it held up fine. Should I take that as the Gospel cause he's a combat vet??
I've known ALOT of Combat vets during my career and a small percentage had real technical knowledge while the rest parroted what ever the Dogma of their time and their location was. it's not their fault, it's just the way it is. I learned a long time ago to take certain things with a grain of Salt. Like anything, know the sources. I know the guys who's opinions I trust and the guys who cannot be convinced even with the fact's that they are wrong about something, cause "They were There"
At the end of the day, it's not worth it, let them have their moment, They earned it...
