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Originally Posted by Richard
We always went with who was best and/or who wanted to drive - didn't always work out as planned or desired - but sure made for some memorable moments. 
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Originally Posted by rltipton
More than likeley your Team Daddy will tell you where to sit if that is REALLY what you want to do. Odds are there are vehicle seating charts with crossload plans and reaction to contact drills for GMVs, CH-47s, Hueys, Crashhawks, Zodiacs, you name it already sitting in your future team room and they all probably have your seat already picked out for you.. The bad news is that you will most likely not be handed the keys for some time because your team sergeant won't give a shit what you want to do. He isn't going to be too keen about revamping standing SOPs to accommodate the desires of a newbie.
As one of the first responses stated, it is important that the best guy be behind the wheel. In the current conflicts it is not a matter of "if" you will be engaged with hostile fire, but "when." The whole patrol has to be wired tight naturally, but when you get opened up on with a couple of PKMs, a half dozen AK-47s on spray-n-pray, or God forbid a vehicle rolls over an IED, things can get chaotic in a flash. Your instinctive decisions made in a pinch are what save team members' lives or cause total failure.
The last guy I want behind the wheel at that point is a FOG that just got his tab.
No offense, that's just how it is and you should get used to it.
Good luck & Be safe!
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Originally Posted by Dozer523
Ouch!  or some FOTB young guy that just got his tab and ain't had a civilian Driver's License for more then 2-4 years. So. . . maybe a guy with a little experience with the team; who has some good technical driving skills; and understands what is expected of him; and drives like he's told when he's told; and can anticipate what he's gonna be told; and do it without being told? I remember that guy! But, his age had nothing to do with it. None took. sorta
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Thank you again for the answers QP's.
I will be signing some papers at the first of next week after I pick up some papers from college needed by the Army.
Been reading the books mentioned earlier and I thank you for the recommendations. They are a great read!
Also hitting the training hard.
