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Originally Posted by scooter
I remember clearly in Robin Sage the G chief holding up a drink, and giving one to the Captain, and making a toast to our recent victory. The good captain wouldn't drink, it had been forbidden by higher. The G chief went apeshit.... After much drama, the captain took the drink, while the instructor winked off to the side.
The lesson was clear. Sometimes following the rules directly hurts accomplishment of the mission, and you should have the presence of mind and maturity to recognize those moments and break the rules. I have no idea if this lesson is institutionalized, or command approved, or still taught..... But it sums up nicely the realities that ODAs face all the time. Sometimes teams go too far, as CPT Golsteyn could attest to.
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I remember that little test in Robin Sage as a CPT and I took the drink and downed it. Tasted like Jack Daniels mixed with Texas Pete Hot Sauce. It was awful. Funny that the guy playing the G Chief that offered me the drink was "Spearchucker" and the same guy that used to clear my 82nd ABN infantry platoon off the range at Fort Bragg.
As for the polygraphs, I've taken 4 CI Polygraphs and had minimal issues getting through it. The full scope that he took would have been more in depth but my guess is that he fell prey to the elicitation techniques of the polygrapher and just kept talking. Polygraphs are shit in my opinion.