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"Naming a fighting platform is a long-standing tradition that we value; we are adding to that tradition by requiring more of ourselves," . . .  "Our nation expects nothing less." - Lt. Col. Tania Donovan.

"The Army Won't Let Some Crews Name Their Own Tanks"

From Military.com  | Drew F. Lawrence, Steve Beynon | March 8, 2023.

The III Armored Corps, headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, released a new policy earlier this year restricting which tank crews can name their vehicles.

The policy, which took effect Jan. 23, limits the ability to name tanks to crews who score in the highest bracket during gunnery -- a qualification meant to measure how effective a crew is in combat.

CURRENTLY NAMING A TANK CAN BE DONE NOW [?] ONLY FOR THOSE CREWS SCORING HIGHEST DURING GUNNERY TRAINING!

Comments:

* I had thought the idea of troops such as tankers or pilots of high performance warplanes being assigned a dedicated aircraft or tank had been done away with some time ago.

* Any qualified tanker should be and can be assigned to operate any tank in the tank park.

* Generally a trained crew however will stay together as a unit I understand and appreciate.

* Any qualified pilot should be can can be assigned to fly any warplane on the flight line for which he has been checked out.

* If you can fly an F-4 Phantom and there are seventy-two F-4 on the flight line and you the pilot are told to fly # 13, you cannot say I want to fly # 11 and only that plane. You must fly # 13.

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