GarryB wrote:thanks for asking what a fister was Werewolf.... I didn't want to google search that either....
So is this nickname for forward observers popular with the FO, or is it just something they get called?
I would have thought the front line troops would have a lot of respect for someone in charge of that much power....
It is something that we are called because of the simple fact of; "Fire Support Specialist", or "FISTer". So yes we do get some respect because of the power we wield and we are standing right with the infantry most times when we make these calls. Other times we are in LO/OP "Look Out/Observation Posts" when we make calls as well. Sorry for the late response Garry B, but I was at a funeral.