Surviving the cut

Last hard class · 08-03-2010, 01:00

New Discovery Show:

Premieres Aug 18th.

Promo:
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/surv...cut-promo.html

More details:

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showat...-cut/listings/

Looks interesting. Time to load up on the chips and beer.

LHC

**18C4V** · 08-03-2010, 01:09

lol,
I wonder if it's just going to show past footage from previous discovery shows. Nontheless, I'll watch it when I come back since I'll be arching hard

greenberetTFS · 08-03-2010, 06:06

Looks interesting,I think I'll watch it.................

Big Teddy

Saoirse · 08-03-2010, 08:01

Ditto, what Big Teddy said!
Always fun to watch stuff like that and the something obtuse like "Oh ...tchya, I could do that!" LOL j/k I have a lot a respect for anyone who can get thru that sort of training.

Last hard class · 08-12-2010, 17:50

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Originally Posted by 18C4V

lol,
I wonder if it's just going to show past footage from previous discovery shows. Nontheless, I'll watch it when I come back since I'll be arching hard

Typical Sky God response. Just the mention of a little hard work and it's off to find blue sky

You will never hear a bubble butt try to get out of an honest days labor with some lame excuse like "sorry sir, we will be unable to make the artic training, we have a requal scheduled in Key west" Oh wait...

I was recently informed there will be many new painful facial expressions. Not sure if it is old unseen footage or new.

Ah, the not so good old days. The older I get get the more I tend to remember the good times and forget the bad. These shows make me smile and remind me there was also an element of suck. I almost feel sorry for the young guys. Almost.

LHC

Dozer523 · 08-12-2010, 20:52

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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS

Looks interesting,I think I'll watch it.................

Big Teddy

I liked the tree landing at the end. All those "ohshit noises" before impact. Sort of a universal language.

**Pete** · 08-13-2010, 05:35

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Originally Posted by Dozer523

I liked the tree landing at the end. All those "ohshit noises" before impact. Sort of a universal language.

It was daylight. Wherever you are in the land of tall pines you can find a hole to drop into during daylight - as long as you have a toggle chute. Looks to me like he had DZ fixation and at the last minute "Oh, crap, I ain't gonna make it!"

At about 400 feet you need to take a hard look at the edge of the DZ and holes around you - but then that comes with experience.

Dragbag036 · 08-13-2010, 08:04

I have set my FIOS to tape the series. My son will love to watch it when he is home from The Point. Thanks for the information.

rdret1 · 08-13-2010, 08:35

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Originally Posted by Pete

It was daylight. Wherever you are in the land of tall pines you can find a hole to drop into during daylight - as long as you have a toggle chute. Looks to me like he had DZ fixation and at the last minute "Oh, crap, I ain't gonna make it!"

At about 400 feet you need to take a hard look at the edge of the DZ and holes around you - but then that comes with experience.

Always different when you go into a tree in the dark! Pine tree limbs have quite a lot of spring to them.

Dozer523 · 08-15-2010, 08:26

My life is good and St Michael the Archangel has my back . . .

Came home from back to school shopping last night (the knucklee-baller is a cheapee but. . . the Little Dude --8YO, 3rd grade is growing into a clothes horse "Whatdayamean Sears, Dad? I think Holster is cool")
Anyway . . .
Bright Center's (17YO D) boyfriend's car is in the drive. (grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)
I walk in and they are on the couch and they are WATCHING Surviving the Cut!
"Sir, (oh YEAH!) BCMU tells me you are a Green Beret."
"I am a Special Forces Soldier, yes"
"Sir, did you go through this?"
"Wellllll . . . It was a number of years ago but, yes, there were similarities."
"Sir, well, this is pretty amazing (hear that BCMU? --so by extention I must be pretty amazing.)
Boy friend notices "it's getting late and I have work tomorrow, good night BCMU, good night SIR"

Little dude wanted to know, "Did you barf that much?" NO.

Of course My Reason For Living will not allow me to gloat too long. . . "You went to the Q-course, like 25 years ago. How was it "similar"?
HEY! It WAS at Camp MacKall and there WAS Land Nav.

Utah Bob · 08-15-2010, 08:53

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Originally Posted by rdret1

Always different when you go into a tree in the dark! Pine tree limbs have quite a lot of spring to them.

Fence posts don't though.

CSB · 08-18-2010, 08:42

Since when did the Ranger School start wearing life vests for the rope drop?
And install a cute little OSHA approved cage for the ladder to the top? With steel handrails?

I guess about time somebody pulled the barbed wire out from under the (now-called) Nasty Nick.
And added hockey helmets, and safety glasses.

Yeah, wasn't like the olden days ...

Bushranger · 08-18-2010, 10:35

Since when RI´s don´t have camo on their faces during walks? I always seriously
enjoyed how they did set an example in most of the events and rules, compared to my army instructors. Well, as I am watching that again, not even the students do it... is it because in ACU´s it´s worthless anyway?

Last hard class · 08-19-2010, 15:07

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Originally Posted by CSB

Since when did the Ranger School start wearing life vests for the rope drop?
And install a cute little OSHA approved cage for the ladder to the top? With steel handrails?

Spring of 1992 a student fell to his death while trying to grab the handle for the slide for life. The cage arrived soon after.

Typical military response. IMO taking the risk out of it lessens the obstacle's effectiveness.

**18C4V** · 08-19-2010, 17:01

Brought back lots of memories.....they should have showed the the Mount Yonah forced march between lower and higher mountains!!!! and the guys droning and falling of the mountains!!!