I wouldn’t know anything about running a convoy and somehow ending up with all the guys in my truck armed, despite orders to the contrary. Because that would be a terrible exercise of initiative, judgement, and common sense. And bad.
Good commanders issue the order “Minimize collateral damage.” Miserably atrocious commanders order “No loaded weapons”, because they think it’s the same thing, but don’t trust their men to implement.
It would be a stereotype seen in movies like “Aliens” and “Heartbreak Ridge”, including troops pulling loaded mags out as soon as command walks away, except that it happens in real life too. Like sending a brigade of NG into L.A. during the Rodney King Free Nike Shoes Festival, and helpfully telling the media they were all carrying empty weapons.

Keep it coming.

That actually gets addressed in a later chapter. Good observation. Generally speaking, military guys find ways around the stupid rules.

Thanks JR, glad the changes worked for you.

Great adjustments. I’m looking forward to this story.

This is more an experience question then a book one (since I have no experience)… tell me gaurdsmen really actually would have ways to ‘overlook” on order to enter something like this with 1 mag (please).