What is your favorite military vehicle?

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:18:39 -0400

Being a Wheeled Mechanic, I've got to work on and drive some of the coolest vehicles the Army has to offer and also got to experience some of the other Service's equipment as well. Those of that are "gear heads" and enthusiast are always talking about the vehicles and their capabilitites.

Strictly from a comfort, stylish, fun factor stand point, what is your favorite vehicle to drive or be a passenger in? Don't only judge on how well they can take a hit or how much they break down.

I realize that some may have cooler experiences than others, ie Pilots and their planes, Navy and aircraft carriers, Astronaughts and thier space shuttles. That's all cool. Hell I would brag about that stuff too if I had the chance.

My favorite is the old M 35 2 1/2 ton truck. I loved the standard transmission and the fact that it could use virutally any kind of fuel.

Response by SFC James Baber made Mar 11 at 2014 10:54 AM

SFC James Baber — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 10:54:20 -0400

I would take my original M151A2 any day over any HUMMV I drove during my career. I realize that a HUMMV may be better for physical protection as thought of by the newer generation Soldier, but I have never gotten a jeep stuck during my years of use (6 years), but I have seen and gotten a HUMMV stuck many times since put into use. If you have ever rolled a HUMMV, you know the difficulty of righting it back on all fours, a jeep I could turn over myself and have had too on several occasions in my early career.

If I could find one today to have as my own, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2014 11:09 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:09:00 -0400

Being an Ordnance officer in a maintenance platoon, I absolutely loved the M984 HEMTT Wrecker. I made my money with those things! My recovery crews were well trained and we had a blast recovering stuff mired up to the hood in muddy water. The M88A2 Hercules was a friggin beast too! Both vehicles were fun to drive or ride in I thought. We could recover damn near anything with those vehicles. Worth their weight in gold!

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Mar 11 at 2014 12:22 PM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:22:04 -0400

Well am kinda biased, so I have to go with my Abrams of course....and the old M151A2 that I got to driver around for the first year or so after I got outta OUST.

Response by SPC David Wyckoff made Mar 11 at 2014 12:28 PM

SPC David Wyckoff — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:28:11 -0400

Didn't get to drive any cool guy vehicles like SFC Gates. Those are indeed impressive. Nope just a regular ol utility CUCV for me. But it got the job done and it never let us down. One key, one start...or something like that. We were 52Deltas (generator grease monkeys) but with a welder, a generator and air compressor on board we stopped to fix or help fix a lot of broken equipment that wasn't in our wheelhouse.

The picture isn't me or my truck but it resembles what we drove.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2014 2:28 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:28:43 -0400

During my first deployment to COB Speicher, Iraq, I was assigned an up-armored 5-ton truck. It was great driving down the narrow roads and waiting until smaller vehicles got out of my way. You definitely had to wear your helmet, because on bumpy roads you would frequently bonk your head on the armored ceiling!

Response by PO1 G. Leslie /Stiltner made Jul 24 at 2014 8:36 PM

PO1 G. Leslie /Stiltner — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:36:31 -0400

P-3 IIC Orion will always be my favorite military ride!!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 6 at 2014 10:40 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 10:40:42 -0400

I loved the RG-31 Cougar / JERRV (Joint EOD Rapid Response Vehicle). It was durable, comfortable, and easy to drive.

Response by SrA Andrea West made Feb 16 at 2015 7:05 PM

SrA Andrea West — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:05:31 -0500

Since I took so many flights in them, the C141. A great all-purpose cargo aircraft.

Response by MSgt Robert Pellam made Feb 16 at 2015 7:17 PM

MSgt Robert Pellam — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:17:06 -0500

Tough Question. I am submitting two.

My first is the A-10. As a prior maintainer on this beautiful beast I loved watching it fly. And the concept.. you take a BFG and then build a aircraft around it. What red blooded American doesn't love that! As a structures guy, the A-10 was a very basic plane to work on. almost everything could be fixed, patched or spliced back together. Loved it.

Now since I never flew in a A-10, and can't give an accurate depiction of her performance as a means of travel. My next choice is the C-17.

The C-17 flies like a dream. I have taken a few trips in them across the pond and back and honestly it is just a pleasure to fly in. Smooth and level she can go through the worst of air and make it feel like a Cadillac on a smooth road. Always enjoyed the trips even though I was asleep part of the time by the lull of her engines.

Response by TSgt Kevin Buccola made Feb 16 at 2015 7:37 PM

TSgt Kevin Buccola — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:37:09 -0500

I've been in most of the cargo - C5, C17, C141 - I am a C-130 fan, AC, MC, MH they are all fine. Road vehicle - M1008 - used to drive those while in Taegu...fun times - 1 key fit all....

Response by SGT William Howell made Jun 16 at 2015 7:42 AM

SGT William Howell — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:42:12 -0400

The ASV was always my favorite. The MRAP before there was such a thing.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 16 at 2015 11:33 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:33:02 -0400

Does an available GSA count? Very rare (unless you are with R&R) and with comfy seats and AC.

UH-60L

Response by MAJ Javier G. made Jul 14 at 2018 10:11 PM

MAJ Javier G. — Sat, 14 Jul 2018 22:11:59 -0400

I always liked the Jeep.