Iraq War Veteran shoots Park Ranger

[DMC]

I was wondering that too. How does someone with gang tats get in the military. Must have had them afterwards.

Just can't have them on your hands or face. Everything else can be covered up. It's government property after all.

Soldiers routinely get tatts where their t-shirts will cover them, thus the low ring around the neck, chest area, and nothing on the upper or lower arms.

[silverblk mystix]

I think it's funny how non-military types think the military trains soldiers to survive in all situations.

They get boot camp, learn to fold and iron and how to listen to orders. They learn military law and some recently have to learn the harassment bull , then they go to a confidence course and it's about like a playscape. They go to a firing range and qualify on the M-16. Some learn to disassemble the very simple rifle, clean and reassemble it. Advanced courses down the line for Rangers and such have them going to jump school and SERE and those kinds of things, and some hand to hand combat, but the average joe is just doing what his NCO tells him, and he learns along the way.

Relatively few military types have any survival skills to speak of unless they can call in artillery, have backup or happen to be in a tank.

I didn't read the entire article, but unless this dude was on some combined recon team or some clandestine operator, he can freeze in the snow just like anyone else.

This is complete bull ...

just watch Rambo...he can do anything!!!!


Haven't you ever seen a movie where ONE guy can kill about 14,000 guys...and never even change the clip on his weapon?

Amazing....

And he can even dodge bullets....or get hit by twenty or thirty bullets...
and keep going

[Wild Cobra]

I think it's funny how non-military types think the military trains soldiers to survive in all situations.

They get boot camp, learn to fold and iron and how to listen to orders. They learn military law and some recently have to learn the harassment bull , then they go to a confidence course and it's about like a playscape. They go to a firing range and qualify on the M-16. Some learn to disassemble the very simple rifle, clean and reassemble it. Advanced courses down the line for Rangers and such have them going to jump school and SERE and those kinds of things, and some hand to hand combat, but the average joe is just doing what his NCO tells him, and he learns along the way.

Relatively few military types have any survival skills to speak of unless they can call in artillery, have backup or happen to be in a tank.

I didn't read the entire article, but unless this dude was on some combined recon team or some clandestine operator, he can freeze in the snow just like anyone else.

Maybe someone's been watching too much Captain America? The body, no matter how well trained, can only stand so much.

[DMC]

Maybe someone's been watching too much Captain America? The body, no matter how well trained, can only stand so much.

Like everything else, people have a generally skewed or ignorant perception of the military. It's largely brought on by media and movies, soldiers are either heroes or villains, rarely portrayed as just 8-5 types.

My wife thinks all military people are in the Army. She doesn't recognize different branches. It's borderline impossible to illustrate it to people, they have to experience it.

[DMC]

This is complete bull ...

just watch Rambo...he can do anything!!!!


Haven't you ever seen a movie where ONE guy can kill about 14,000 guys...and never even change the clip on his weapon?

Amazing....

And he can even dodge bullets....or get hit by twenty or thirty bullets...
and keep going

I would agree with this sarcasm except that, unless you were in the Korean war or WWII, most weapons don't use clips. They use magazines.

[Magua]

I think vets and some others appreciate the effort as a whole, not so much on the individual level, like how one would appreciate paramedics, cops and firefighters.

Plus, it's a gang and a gang mentality. Once you've been part of it, you often feel a closer kinship with those who are or have been in than those who sit back and lob insults from behind their monitors at their parent funded dorm.

Why should i pat them on the back for doing their jobs? The paycheck they receive should be recognition enough. That system seems to work for EVERY other job but nooooooo, we must give the troops recognition or we hate America

[scampers]

Not another one of these threads...

[DMC]

Why should i pat them on the back for doing their jobs? The paycheck they receive should be recognition enough. That system seems to work for EVERY other job but nooooooo, we must give the troops recognition or we hate America

I'm not asking you to pat anyone on the back. I am just explaining why some others will.

Some won't stand for the playing of the National Anthem, it's their right.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

The government should be the one giving the troops more recognition i.e. making sure their mental health isn't royally ed up.

That's largely why I scoff the notion of showing my support, the government doesn't care anymore about honoring the troops than I do.

[DMC]

The government should be the one giving the troops more recognition i.e. making sure their mental health isn't royally ed up.

That's largely why I scoff the notion of showing my support, the government doesn't care anymore about honoring the troops than I do.

Sounds like a good enough excuse to me.

[Sisk]

Why should i pat them on the back for doing their jobs? The paycheck they receive should be recognition enough. That system seems to work for EVERY other job but nooooooo, we must give the troops recognition or we hate America

You just want to about everything.

[pawe]

LOL at druggies, smokers, jokers, bums, idiots joining the military as their last resort for a career because they can't hack it in the real world and acting like they are the realest .

Why everyone thank these people non stop for doing their job is beyond me...I mean, it's not like they dont earn money and get benefits in only 10 yrs of working.

[Magua]

How dare you badmouth our mercenaries!!!

a military slurper AND an aggy...you're basically a monkey with a language

[BUMP]

Dam dude some army guy your girlfriend or something? Seem bitter tbh

this is kind of ironic considering the words "i'm going overseas" is the best news a girlfriend could hear, meaning they get to spend more 'quality' time with Jermaine and Tyrone

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Magua is bullying n!ggas

[DMC]

LOL at druggies, smokers, jokers, bums, idiots joining the military as their last resort for a career because they can't hack it in the real world and acting like they are the realest .

Why everyone thank these people non stop for doing their job is beyond me...I mean, it's not like they dont earn money and get benefits in only 10 yrs of working.

Welcome to a few hours ago.

[silverblk mystix]

I would agree with this sarcasm except that, unless you were in the Korean war or WWII, most weapons don't use clips. They use magazines.

same difference....

[pawe]

Welcome to a few months ago.

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthre...y+appreciation

[DMC]

same difference....

Not really.

A magazine has a spring loaded follower. A clip does not.

[Sisk]

a military slurper AND an aggy...you're basically a monkey with a language

And what are you, exactly?

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I think he's one of the last Mohicans

[Sisk]

I think he's one of the last Mohicans

So he's mad at the white man for dominating the planet?

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

You'd need to ask him, I don't know how Mohicans think

[Sisk]

Ok. I'll come to you if we ever cut off aid to Israel.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I want aid to Israel cut off, just cause I'm Jewish doesn't mean I'm one of those re ed neo-cons who wants the country pouring billions of dollars into helping Israel. They're an entire country full of smart Jews, they can figure out on their own.