For what its worth, G/143rd is comming back in Co. strength. I have talked to their commander several times.
Have you heard if they are keeping the G 143rd, or changing to a something else?
For what its worth, G/143rd is comming back in Co. strength. I have talked to their commander several times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSTA
I was just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these new RSTA units? Are they actually committing an Infantry troop to a scout/ sniper mission? Are they really fulfilling the roles of preparations for Air assault and water borne ops? Are they receiving any special training in targeting operations? Are they using TACP’s to fill their targeting roles?
6-9 Cav in the 1CD 3BCT has the RSTA mission, and from what I saw while in A Trp both Iraq and garrison, I can add some insight.
The actual field units, who do patrols will be a platoon of Cav Scouts, squad of Mortars and a couple Fisters. We have three troop elements who have two combat platoons which go out the wire. Route clearance included EOD, we did a lot of that and maintained a patrol base when not on the FOB.
Each troop rotated out of the patrol base every month, one was dedicated QRF which icluded DART missions if needed. We were ready for air assault, but never had to. While in Diyala at Normandy, we mostly focussed on SKTs due to the constant threat of IEDs. Humanitarian relief and presence patrols in the populated areas was another common mission.
As for all the high speed hooah jazz they are made out to be, we never really did the RSTA mission, we acted as grunts and just occupied the area. There were a couple of large missions clearing villages but nothing special.
Feel free to ask about any thing further. I'm just a little sleepy and saw this before calling it a night.
Ok all of you knuckle draggers... I just got assigned to a RSTA unit... on Camp Taji.
If any of you are on Taji... shoot me a PM and I will let you know where my office is. Let's do a link up.
This is my first deployment with a conventional unit, so I will save my opinions on RSTA until I get some "Saddle" time... Cav. Meh.
Gary Owens?
LOL
SUA SPONTE!!!
Yeah, if you put on those spurs and that hat......I'll shoot you, myself.
One of my former Drill Sergearnts sent me a pic of him taking repsponsbilty of a company wearing that hat......I told him that I loved his wife and children, but I would hate to make xxx a widow if I ever saw him wearing.......
On the other hand, I think it would would be cool to earn spurs and a Stetson.
I've got a story.........