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Toolbags in Gunshops
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Mine's "exploiter of third world countries" with a secondary MOS of "drunken bomber".
i'm still amazed that people try to lie about certain things like that around people probably would know if it was bullshit or not...i know there are some that lie for the sake of lying but come on
amb
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Huh, maybe I just know some funny people, but about half of the people I know who served in Vietnam who will talk about it at all were non-combat. (Medical types and electronics weenies.)
Then again, I might just not know. The combat veterans I do know (that I know of) sure don't talk about it much. I know a WW2 vet who's finally loosening up about stuff. Only took 60 years! (Although what I've heard from him I dunno that I'd want to talk about it, either.)
As for the toolbags in question, it's hard to believe anyone at all takes them seriously.
PS:
gonzo said:
Hey, my civilian AF job had Metal Oxide Semiconductors everywhere!
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Sometimes you have to wait until they are dead and then read the book.
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That was my dad. All I ever heard growing up was how horrible the military was without any real details. Wasn't until I was out of college with a good job that I was able to one day get some real facts from him. Also explained why I was encouraged from a very early age to become a good shot, but discouraged at every turn about enlisting.
My Grandfather.
My grandfather was a POW in WWII. He tries to talk about it all the time and that is because he is mentally ill. After he returned he had a flashback and killed two people. He was put in a hospital for a while and eventually released once he was cleared. He still tries to talk about all the terrible things he did to escape. I talked to his sister after I heard some of the stories because I though he was making them up and she confirmed them all.
Some people have the reaction of not talking about it. I think they may be more mentally stable than others who need to talk about it so they can try to make sense of it.
My father was wise and kept my grandfather from talking about his time as a POW and the escape until we were all teenagers. It is impossible for me to know who is telling the truth on who is making it up.
It is sad if this guy is making things up because he is so lonely or so caught on something he wanted but never attained. If he did do some of those things (not that I have any knowledge of any military training) then he is reaching out because he needs to. In the end as long as this guy is not hurting or killing anyone it is just words that won't matter once you are out of earshot. I hope he finds what he needs to be a happy person, if he wants to be happy.
My grandfather was a POW in WWII. He tries to talk about it all the time and that is because he is mentally ill. After he returned he had a flashback and killed two people. He was put in a hospital for a while and eventually released once he was cleared. He still tries to talk about all the terrible things he did to escape. I talked to his sister after I heard some of the stories because I though he was making them up and she confirmed them all.
Some people have the reaction of not talking about it. I think they may be more mentally stable than others who need to talk about it so they can try to make sense of it.
My father was wise and kept my grandfather from talking about his time as a POW and the escape until we were all teenagers. It is impossible for me to know who is telling the truth on who is making it up.
It is sad if this guy is making things up because he is so lonely or so caught on something he wanted but never attained. If he did do some of those things (not that I have any knowledge of any military training) then he is reaching out because he needs to. In the end as long as this guy is not hurting or killing anyone it is just words that won't matter once you are out of earshot. I hope he finds what he needs to be a happy person, if he wants to be happy.
Daddy prolly didn't hug him enough. Seems to be a virus these days.
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I belonged to a Special Forces unit of one. I had top secret orders from the Pentagon to monitor certain bars in the Atlanta area and do everything within my means to deprive the enemy of ice cold Budweiser.
This was tougher than it sounds! The bars closed at 0400 at Guard Mount was at 0600 for my "cover" as an MP. More than once, I put my ammo in my pocket because getting shot or stabbed would have been less painful than hearing my .45 go BANG.
This was tougher than it sounds! The bars closed at 0400 at Guard Mount was at 0600 for my "cover" as an MP. More than once, I put my ammo in my pocket because getting shot or stabbed would have been less painful than hearing my .45 go BANG.
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Heh. I just pictured you as the "Miller High Life" recovery team. (^_^)
Did you meet Julia? They said at the time that OSS stood for "Oh So Social."
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I find it more amusing to ask them to show me how...leads to awesome deer in the headlights look...most can't even field strip the firearm they claim to know how to "convert"...
Had a guy ask me if I knew how to convert mine to full auto, since he'd heard it was easy.
I said sure, just replace the lower receiver. He doesn't know what that means, but just said, that easy, huh?
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I do the same things with cars (been a mechanic for 7 years). Kid starts running his mouth about his mustang has this and that and I'm like oh what do you have the timing set at? Whats the lift on your cam? Whats the ratio on your lifters? Easy things that any one who has actually worked on a muscle car or put an engine together would know for thier own benefit, let alone if they ever had to explain it to someone. When they are like uh... i dunno or they give me some ridiculous numbers, I call them on the spot and tell them to give daddy his car back. They don't like it too much.
Now I've never been in the service, so I don't walk around telling people I know anything about shooting, sniping, survival. I'm just a civilian who has an interest and thats what I tell people. If I want to learn something about a topic I ususally immerse my self in it I come to sites like this and meet fine people like you guys and Learn everything I can about a topic. However Unless I ACTUALLY know something about things I just keep my mouth shut and listen to the people who do.
Now if we're talking Call of Duty 4 or Halo 3. I'll talk you to death about em. But thats what I am, I'm a Gamer. I know how things work in the world of FPS. Where ballistics and wind dont exist. SO Yeah I'm a Sniper. I no scope people with my barrett .50 cal while running off roofs of buildings and spinning 360 degrees..... so yeah... That guy in the original Post probably plays Socom Navy Seals or somecrap and thinks he's some sort of Sharpshooter in real life too..... Hate to be him if someone ever calls him out on it.
Yeah.... i probably would have mutiple guns right now and would be NRA competition certified or something. But it's an addiction
Incase you are interested Echo. http://www.bungie.net/stats/halo3/careerstats.aspx?player=F Bobby
I got this the other day from my old unit assocation. According to them, I'm going to be dead in 6 years.. I wish they would stop sending me stuff like this. Here is the part I thought was interesting. I copied and pasted this, none of the following is written by me and as I received it.
"Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, Less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest American Vietnam veteran's age approximated to be 54 years old."
So, if you're alive and reading this, how Does it feel to be among the last 1/3rd of all the U.S.
Vets who served in Vietnam?!?!? ...don't know about you guys, but kinda gives me the chills, Considering this is the kind of information I'm used to reading about WWII and Korean War vets...
So the last 14 years we are dying too fast, only the few will survive by 2015...if any.. If true.
390 VN vets die a day. so in 2190 days...from today, lucky to be a Vietnam veteran alive..... in only 6 years..
INTERESTING CENSUS STATISTICS & THOSE TO CLAIM TO HAVE "Been There":
1,713,823 of those who served in Vietnam were still alive as of August,1995 (census figures).
During that same Census count, the number of Americans falsely claiming to have served in-country was: 9,492,958.
As of the current Census taken during August, 2000, the surviving U.S. Vietnam Veteran population estimate is: 1,002,511.
This is hard to believe, losing nearly 711,000 between '95 and '00............ That's 390 per day..........
During this Census count, the number of Americans falsely claiming to have served in-country is: 13,853,027.
By this census, FOUR OUT OF FIVE WHO CLAIM TO BE Vietnam vets are not...
"Of the 2,709,918 Americans who served in Vietnam, Less than 850,000 are estimated to be alive today, with the youngest American Vietnam veteran's age approximated to be 54 years old."
So, if you're alive and reading this, how Does it feel to be among the last 1/3rd of all the U.S.
Vets who served in Vietnam?!?!? ...don't know about you guys, but kinda gives me the chills, Considering this is the kind of information I'm used to reading about WWII and Korean War vets...
So the last 14 years we are dying too fast, only the few will survive by 2015...if any.. If true.
390 VN vets die a day. so in 2190 days...from today, lucky to be a Vietnam veteran alive..... in only 6 years..
INTERESTING CENSUS STATISTICS & THOSE TO CLAIM TO HAVE "Been There":
1,713,823 of those who served in Vietnam were still alive as of August,1995 (census figures).
During that same Census count, the number of Americans falsely claiming to have served in-country was: 9,492,958.
As of the current Census taken during August, 2000, the surviving U.S. Vietnam Veteran population estimate is: 1,002,511.
This is hard to believe, losing nearly 711,000 between '95 and '00............ That's 390 per day..........
During this Census count, the number of Americans falsely claiming to have served in-country is: 13,853,027.
By this census, FOUR OUT OF FIVE WHO CLAIM TO BE Vietnam vets are not...
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I'd heard that statistic of 60-80%. Part of it may be that you could have joined the service in 1976 and still be a "Vietnam Era" vet, but I don't think that's 13 million. So maybe that 12 million were all "Special Forces Agent Orange"
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Whenever somebody tells me something I don't like I start yelling really loudly: "I DID NOT LOSE MY LEGS IN VIET-NAM TO PUT UP WITH THIS BULLSHIT!"
Someone invariably points out that I still have both legs.
To which I merely yell louder: "I SAID I DID NOT LOSE MY LEGS IN VIET-NAM!"
Someone invariably points out that I still have both legs.
To which I merely yell louder: "I SAID I DID NOT LOSE MY LEGS IN VIET-NAM!"
LOL OH MAN. I would love to be there to see you say that to someone. I can only imagine the looks on peoples faces when they look at you standing there and their brains can't comprehend what you just said to them.
That Seventies Show.
