I think you are the one that doesn't understand. It is obvious that you have not been in the military. No one is picking on Stranger75. People are simply expressing opinions.
There are severl things to consider here. Many military vehicles are quite large and difficult to maneuver quickly. Stopping distances can be very long compared to civilian vehicles. Many MVs also have very poor visibility while driving, especially the up-armored MVs and large tactical MVs. If you have ever been in one of these it is very difficult to see other vehicles, especially to the sides. Regardless of whether State laws require giving the right of way to a military convoy, it only makes sense to go out of one's way to accommodate the convoy by falling in behind if possible, realizing that sometimes this is not possible. Safety is the main concern and common courtesy and common sense should prevail at all times.
As all we are doing is expressing our opinions - you don't know diddly about me.
I was in ROTC in High School for a while.
Vietnam was my war. In 1971, I went to talk to ALL the service branches. They ALL told me 'go take your test and physical when you are scheduled and then we can talk'.
My dad IS a WWII veteran - Battle of the Bulge, Remagen Bridge. Like so many kids whose dads served, I really was interested in joining up. He told all the stories of brotherhood and taking care of each other in combat. HE DID give the standard warning of 'war is h@ll' type of speech.
So I followed their advice and took the test they give EVERYBODY who wants to join or who is considered being drafted. I was in the top 1% of the written test. Then I took the physical. I FAILED IT. My vision at that point in time was 20/1000. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? It means what YOU can see at 1000 feet, I can (barely) see at 20 feet. I WAS 4F.
I went back and talked to ALL OF THEM. EVEN THE COAST GUARD. They all basically said two things would happen.
1) Because of my test scores, once I finished BASIC, I would immediately be put into OCS.
2) Because of my VISION, I would NEVER SEE ANY COMBAT. They wouldn't even consider letting me go to Germany or any of the other bases that were not on US soil. The way it was explained to me was that IF I LOST MY GLASSES, they would have to assign TWO SOLDIERS to take me to safety. SO I would be assigned a desk job (many said in the Pentagon) where I would shuffle papers and move up the ranks. BUT I WOULD NEVER SEE COMBAT.
Get the picture.
Yes, I know a LOT about MV's. It's MY HOBBY as well as your job (or was your job, whatever). I do TEN TIMES more research than any three guys you will meet. I LOVE HISTORY. ALL KINDS OF HISTORY. I used to read text books on history for fun.
But this is a HOBBY. And I know a thing or two about 'hobbies'.
THE MAIN ONE IS, if you are rude to people who express an interest in YOUR HOBBY, chances are they won't want to be around you or your hobby very much or very long.
And you've got one of our newest members APOLOGIZING FOR POSTING ON OUR FORUM.
Thanks. I certainly did not mean to stir anything up by telling you guys about this. Living 45 miles from an army base awards me the opportunity to see military vehicles quite often.
See the thing is, I get where you're coming from. But playing 'whack a mole' on new members is NOT how we grow this hobby. You probably know that, but for some reason just couldn't resist taking a swipe at one of our newest additions to our forum and our hobby.
Stranger75, we all make mistakes. WE ALL HOPEFULLY LEARN FROM THEM.
Again, welcome to Steel Soldiers.
here. You know as well as I do that there is a learning curve here especially for non-military personnel. Maybe we should think of a solution here as apposed to jumping at the opportunity to bust out the proverbial soap box. Maybe we should think about putting together a forum where FNG's can go to get the "rules of the road". Especially for the full time civilians among us. 
