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Originally posted by DunbarFC
I found this to be very interesting
I'm curious have any of the QP's here run into similar things in their own lives - that people's perception of what you do is soskewed by the movies and that they are shocked to hear you aren't what the movies make you - meaning SF soldiers - out to be ?
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-When I went to court for my divorce, my "Rambo Training" was a KEY issue for the ex's attorney and was supported by the judge...
-When I was denied visitation because the ex convinced the judge I would abscond with the children to a work camp in Colombia because of my "contacts"
-When an ugly, nutso, MARRIED nurse I wouldn't date called the MP's and told them I was running a barracks escort service and told them I was a GP guy with explosives and booby traps...they sent the Ft. Bragg SWAT team to arrest me "because of my training"
-When I was challenged to a "death match" to test my skills...in uniform at Wendy's on Yadkin road...at lunch.
So yeah, I guess there have been a couple of instances where the hollyrock perception showed it's ugly face. But there are probably a hundred thank you's, pats on the shoulders, free mugs with an old guy smile and a nod, and little kids asking to shake your hand for every chuckleheaded "image moment" you have to deal with.
Each one has it's own kind of drama associated with it. But in the end, we as individuals make our own collective image known. Articles like this one help tremendously in changing the public's perception of who and what we are. Just like Mr. Wayne's rendering of the profession in his movie "The Green Berets".
Eagle