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The Ferrets are probably used for recruiting. I and one of the guys on the
Hummer mailing list spotted an Army Reserve hmmwv in Lawrenceville, GA (it
is parked at the city police station when not in use). It is painted gloss
black with all the trim/lights painted bright yellow. It is an uparmored
slantback with weapons ring. Per a lady at the police department, the
hmmwv is used for army reserve recruiting.
With the severe shortage of new recruits, it looks like the recruiters are
getting quite creative....!
Did the Ferrets have a www.goarmy.com license plate? The hmmwv did.
By the way, I think a Pinzgauer is much more useful than a Ferret. I just
got a Pinz 712M myself.
Richard
-----Original Message-----
From: islander [SMTP:islander@midmaine.com]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 2:49 AM
To: mil-veh@uller.skylee.com
Subject: [MV] US Army Reserve and Yellow Ferrets?
Got a trivial head scratcher for you all. My wife was on the road
yesterday and called me up to say driving next to her was a National
Guard truck and flatbed with two bright yellow painted Ferrets aboard.
She said there was "US Army Reserve" lettering on them (or something like
that). This was on I-95 around Agusta, Maine.
P.S. She doesn't want a Pinzgauer because it looks "too military", but
yet she thinks a Ferret armored car is "cool". Women... who can figure
them out? :-)
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