Throwaway. NCO in an ABCT that just ran Table VI gunnery on Bradleys. I witnessed blatant and widespread cheating and can’t stop thinking about it.
The organization drew ammo from the ASP for training, used about a third of it, then brought the excess to Table VI and distributed it to crews during the qualification. Crews ran their scored runs with roughly 3-5x the authorized amount of ammunition. One crew never completed their Table V day run and a 1SG told internal VCEs to “pen it in” and pass them. During scored runs, the external VCEs grading the organization gave unauthorized points, skipped mandatory crew cuts, and graded fraudulently at the direction of the organization’s CSM, MG, and other senior NCOs. The CSM, another senior NCO in the tower, and the Master Gunner were calling kills on engagements that were obviously misses. Throughsight, range cameras, and the AAR video recordings would prove it. External VCEs admitted to some of the crews that they were cheating, giving extra points, and straight up changing scores so crews would pass. A negligent discharge happened while a Bradley was downrange during Table V and was never reported.
I know I should go to IG or CID, but the retaliation could be brutal. At the same time, if this unit deploys, crews aren’t actually proficient and people could die. Has anyone been through something like this?
TLDR: Witnessed widespread, leadership directed cheating during Bradley Table VI gunnery, excess ammo from training (an LMTV full of crates of ammunition, Bradley’s with a full AP box, two full 7.62 boxes, over a hundred rounds of HE in the HE box, and more in the back of the Bradley while they ran their scored table VI runs), scores fabricated, kills called on obvious misses, a Table V negligent discharge unreported, and a crew passed without completing their Table V day run. External VCEs admitted to it. CSM and Master Gunner directed the cheating and external VCEs went along with it.
I’ll take a rip-it and a taquito.