11-29-2005, 09:38
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What to buy the SF soldier for the holidays?
I was asked my opinion concerning what to get a SF candidate or any SF soldier, for the holidays....
A few ideas I gave:
A pocket folder
A watch
A flashlight
Ideas are welcome.....
TS
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11-29-2005, 09:48
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books...good socks...a fifth of good whisky...
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11-29-2005, 09:52
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Paul Howe's new book. Inexpensive, portable, with high value wisdom.
-Seth
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11-29-2005, 10:37
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My wife is of the oppinion that we all dress like REI models and that we all have Oakleys which, if they are not on our faces are pushed up onto the top of our heads. Consequently I am guaranteed to get at least one piece of clothing by the North Face, Mountain Hardware, Underarmour, Jack Wolfskin or, in the case of this upcoming Christmas, new lenses for my Half-Jackets, not that I am complaining mind you.
SFC W
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11-29-2005, 10:53
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Originally Posted by uboat509
My wife is of the oppinion that we all dress like REI models and that we all have Oakleys which, if they are not on our faces are pushed up onto the top of our heads.
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Dont we?
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11-29-2005, 10:55
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One of the guys on my team, a married 27 year old Staff Sergeant no less, sent a copy of the Diamond Back Tactical catalog with his wish list circled in one of three colors (according to priority) to his mother. My children do this with the Sears catalog but it apparently worked out for him because he told me that his mother had bought over three hundred dollars worth of pouches to send out to him for Christmas.
SFC W
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11-29-2005, 12:22
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A few of my favorite things
-Handgun
-Good knife
-Heart rate monitor
-Cigars and / for humidor
-New Meerchum pipe and custom blend tobacco
-Nice sunglasses (non issue) i.e Maui Jim's, Sarenghetis, etc... 
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11-29-2005, 12:31
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A bunch of guys got together in Germany and bought CSM Pioletti a subscription to "Hustler" and signed him up for a bunch of Lonely Hearts Clubs. Of course we had it all delivered to his quarters where his wife would be the first to see them.  
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11-29-2005, 14:41
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I guess a "Lap Dance" and a round of drinks would be hard to beat.
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11-29-2005, 14:42
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A bunch of guys got together in Germany and bought CSM Pioletti a subscription to "Hustler"
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you're probably the guy who put all the paperclips in the headquarters under the rug in his office... 
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11-29-2005, 15:34
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you're probably the guy who put all the paperclips in the headquarters under the rug in his office... |
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No, actually that was me. I thought he was a pompous ass and did not appreciate the way he talked down to my SDNCO. Got no time for folks that see their rank or position as a status symbol.
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11-29-2005, 16:04
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No, actually that was me. I thought he was a pompous ass and did not appreciate the way he talked down to my SDNCO. Got no time for folks that see their rank or position as a status symbol.
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I knocked him on his ass. If the story isn't here somewhere it is on my Web Site and " Tales From the Teamhouse". 
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11-29-2005, 16:12
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Single or married??
BMT
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11-29-2005, 16:46
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I knocked him on his ass. If the story isn't here somewhere it is on my Web Site and " Tales From the Teamhouse". |
Short hijack, Great website and history QRQ30!
I just got thru the 10th Group section. Your a strong looking trooper there Sir.
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11-29-2005, 19:02
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As an SF candidate I got a new watch. My girlfriend did not want to get me the wrong thing so she got it for me while I was there it is a Nixon Juice watch like this one:
http://www.k5.com/getproduct.asp?p=770&ptid=6&b=85
It is a good watch so far, I am going diving with it next week so we will se if it is as advertised.
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