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The the majority of the US Army’s (and most other DoD branches and agencies) regulations and doctrine are unclassified and available to the public. You can pro
by master_crab 5y ago
The the majority of the US Army’s (and most other DoD branches and agencies) regulations and doctrine are unclassified and available to the public. You can probably search most of the relevant publications you want at armypubs.army.mil.
I don’t believe it is behind an authentication wall.
- Rebelgecko 5y agoMy personal favorite (which IIRC I first saw posted here on HN) is ATP 3-18.13: SPECIAL FORCES USE OF PACK ANIMALS On top of useful information about a llama's ideal body temperature and the amount of water that a camel needs every day, it contains gems like this: Elephants are not the easygoing, kind, loving creatures that people believe them to be. They are, of course, not evil either. They simply follow their biological pattern, shaped by evolution.
- jessaustin 5y agoI've ridden elephants before, and I would be very hesitant to even approach them, let alone load them down with cargo, without an experienced handler supervising everything.
- einarfd 5y agoIn addition there is being around an elephant under fire. That sounds a lot like making a horrible situation way worse.
- technothrasher 5y ago> Elephants are not the easygoing, kind, loving creatures that people believe them to be. Do people actually think that? My experience with wild African elephants is that your best course of action is to walk softly, keep your distance, and don't piss them off. They're scary, and smart. When they look you in the eye, they very clearly are saying, "I can crush you like a bug, little one". Our Land Cruiser got charged by a pissed off cow one afternoon. Her tusk went through the rear sheet metal of the car, and lifted the rear wheels off the ground.