For what its worth I was hit three times in the torso with 7.62x39 but the one that ended my career and almost cost me my life and leg was in in the hip. You dont have to make a head shot to stop a determined attacker.
Private insurance wouldn't work. Soldiers don't get paid enough as it is, they could never afford the premiums on an insurance plan that would cover what they do. Ask any LEO who has looked into private health insurance(not connected to Dept.) its crazy expensive. Add on the risks soldiers face...
Nobody wants to see us waxing lots of civies carpet bombing our enemies on CNN. No one wants to see thousands of casualties a month like Vietnam and previous on CNN. Everyone wants us to have the capabilities to come to the rescue when what ever foreign country they happen to find themselves in...
Kutnupe14 I got my start in Bat. moved on from there. My brother is a PJ no matter how big and hooah those we care about get its our duty to give em grief and keep em grounded. My dad and I were both SOF I have an Uncle who was a SEAL two more were Rangers and the fourth was a I kid you not a...
I also paid into my pension fund for 20, does that mean im an entrepreneur? In all seriousness we earn our pensions, by the time I hit my retirement the only thing holding my body together is band-aids, bubble gum and positive thinking. I gave my body my youth and more than a few of my friends...
Most SF guys have their Ranger tabs. Ive known some team Sgts that require it. That being said some of the best operators I know dont have a Ranger tab. For the record a member of the armed forces that has attended and graduated Ranger school is Ranger qualified, an Army Ranger is a Ranger...
Thanks Doug. Yes you are further down the evolutionary chain, a "grease monkey" is a type of primate. Me and my opposable thumbs are capable of operating complicated equipment like the selector switch or even more importantly an xbox controller. So with all due humbleness HA HA SUCK IT MONKEY...
$6 beer doesn't distract Rangers it buys them. Saves us the effort of chuckin laptops at each other or however the hell spelling bees work where your from. Oh and Libertarion01 dont interrupt fine trash talking with your excellent deductive reasoning. It makes it difficult for the knuckle...
Its unfortunate not necessarily reckless. You cant really plan for every possibility. In my experience if the initial QRF proves to not be adequate for the task at hand every swinging dick will be on the first thing available to take them where their comrades need them.(no info on if this is the...
The guy was telling the truth. I carried one as a companion piece to the M 134 Minigun I carried around, oh and all my missions were top secret solo ops.....damn now I have to kill you.
I agree Perm. There are certainly plenty of other reasons to hurt them. Those people are bottom feeders. I would certainly ruin the day of anyone who tried to rob me, maybe muggers should just call it a tax. They are the needy after all.
I had some devil douches in my class, one even graduated. Lost the rest before Fla. phase. I think they missed having the Navy around to make them feel adequate.(and loved)