Great questions. Round counts are only kept on mortars and artillery pieces not small arms.First thank you for your service, I have made a good living under the protection of our service men and can't thank you enough.
I have a few questions to ask and I hope you don't mind. The m9 was brought into service in 1985, how often do they repair or replace the guns and how do they keep an accurate round count so the man issued the gun isn't getting a worn out gun? You certified training on all weapons so do you have someone certifie all the weapons and mags work? I have been to a war zone and observed weapons that show a great deal of use, did you guarantee your men going to battle that all them old guns would run?
As commander i certified the training. The functionality was different. As far as certifying all weapons are functional....before a deployment to combat all small arms are turned into a maintenance activity for full inspection. I had to verify that all weapons had gone through the depot. Theae depots are mostly civilian run these days....but all are gone through before deploying with them. When a unit returns the weapons are turned in again to go through "reset" along with all other sensitive equipment. Keep in mind worn parkerizing does not mean the weapon is worn out. A soldier is basically married to that weapon for a year....they are not treated like grandpas heirloom deer gun! Most of what is seen on the external is cosmetic wear. Itll still butter your bread!!!
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