12-22-2006, 20:54
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Welcome Roland
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Hello gentlemen. ..... Thanks again. (Now I'll get back to lurking!)
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Welcome Roland. After hanging out here you'll be able to follow your brothers conversations when he talks about training.
Have you found your head and why do you like the .45? 
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12-22-2006, 21:15
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... hopefully one day I'll be within the same ranks as some of the operators on this website, perhaps talking to them face to face.
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i still have the sense that Lily Tomlin is listening in..."One Ringy-dingy..." 
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12-22-2006, 21:35
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i still have the sense that Lily Tomlin is listening in..."One Ringy-dingy..." |
Damn Brother, no slack - not even at Christmas... 
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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12-22-2006, 21:41
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Damn Brother, no slack - not even at Christmas...
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you know, i'm pretty laid back on most things...some of the time...but "operator" always seems to get my dander up...the only SF folks that seem to want to operate are the Docs..."A chance to cut..."
i have my shot record within arm's reach as i type this...
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""A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder. if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.""- GEN George S. Patton
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12-23-2006, 08:34
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you know, i'm pretty laid back on most things...some of the time...but "operator" always seems to get my dander up...the only SF folks that seem to want to operate are the Docs..."A chance to cut..."
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CPT Steve-
are you offering yourself up as a crash test dummy for NDD and me - stick, cut, sew... I'm a little out of practice, but I'll buy NDD a ticket to SHOT if you're going to be there and you will sign a waiver of medical liability - that would be a great chance to try out some of the new tacmed gear.
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Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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12-23-2006, 10:16
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are you offering yourself up as a crash test dummy for NDD and me - stick, cut, sew... I'm a little out of practice, but I'll buy NDD a ticket to SHOT if you're going to be there and you will sign a waiver of medical liability -
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Brother, it isn't that i couldn't use a tune-up and maybe a spinal transplant, but, no offense, i think i'll hold off for another hundred years or so...not that i don't respect your skills, but now that i've lived past 50, i've developed an aversion to pain...
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""A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder. if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it.""- GEN George S. Patton
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12-23-2006, 10:29
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Have you found your head and why do you like the .45?
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Holy S Pete that was funny! Wonder if he'll get it?
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You ask; What is our policy? I will say; “It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.” You ask; What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory—victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.-Winston Churchill
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12-23-2006, 10:37
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This is the Introduction thread, people.
Try to stay focused. It already has 128 pages.
Nurse, a round of Ritalin for the needy!
TR
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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12-23-2006, 21:08
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Gentlemen,
It's a pleasure to be able to post on this site. Of course I'm concered about writing the wrong thing, because I respect you guys a great deal. Anyway, as my screen name says, I'm a nobody; I have no SOF ambitions myself, and I'm not going to pretend I have anything worthwhile to say. I'm here to listen.
And that's why I'm posting: I'm a mature student at Tufts University majoring in International Relations. My thesis will be on successful (unclassified) US UW and FID ops, particularly post-2001. Of interest to you: I'm not just doing this for myself. There's a recently retired SOF BG at Tufts' Fletcher School who still travels down to Florida quite frequently as an adviser. I was surprised he even tolerated my presence in his office, but he was actually quite interested in my research and offered financial support. All the stuff I find goes straight back to him.
I would be sincerely grateful if some of you gentlemen offered me advice about where and what to concentrate my research on -- what do you think are the success stories? Lessons learned? What shouldn't I look at? For example, I believe Basilan would be a recent success worth focusing on, but what the hell do I know? Only the professionals can tell what's really going on at the tactical level.
I'll be on sabbatical in the coming spring to attend USMC(R) boot camp, but I'm keen to learn as much research-related knowledge as possible before I leave for PI in late January. That way, I'll be able to hit the ground running when I get back in July.
Any PMs on the research subject would be much appreciated, and you'd have another source of free beers in the Boston area.
Merry Christmas,
Toby
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12-24-2006, 05:41
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There's a recently retired SOF BG at Tufts' Fletcher School who still travels down to Florida quite frequently as an adviser.
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Welcome aboard and say hello to Russ Howard for me and do not believe a word he says about my liberties with the English language.
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12-24-2006, 09:29
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Gentlemen,
It's a pleasure to be able to post on this site. Of course I'm concered about writing the wrong thing, because I respect you guys a great deal. Anyway, as my screen name says, I'm a nobody; I have no SOF ambitions myself, and I'm not going to pretend I have anything worthwhile to say. I'm here to listen.
And that's why I'm posting: I'm a mature student at Tufts University majoring in International Relations. My thesis will be on successful (unclassified) US UW and FID ops, particularly post-2001. Of interest to you: I'm not just doing this for myself. There's a recently retired SOF BG at Tufts' Fletcher School who still travels down to Florida quite frequently as an adviser. I was surprised he even tolerated my presence in his office, but he was actually quite interested in my research and offered financial support. All the stuff I find goes straight back to him.
I would be sincerely grateful if some of you gentlemen offered me advice about where and what to concentrate my research on -- what do you think are the success stories? Lessons learned? What shouldn't I look at? For example, I believe Basilan would be a recent success worth focusing on, but what the hell do I know? Only the professionals can tell what's really going on at the tactical level.
I'll be on sabbatical in the coming spring to attend USMC(R) boot camp, but I'm keen to learn as much research-related knowledge as possible before I leave for PI in late January. That way, I'll be able to hit the ground running when I get back in July.
Any PMs on the research subject would be much appreciated, and you'd have another source of free beers in the Boston area.
Merry Christmas,
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Welcome Toby,
You might do well reading in the forums marked "UWOA" (below).
Good luck on your research, feel free to ask questions in the appropriate forums.
Team Sergeant
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12-24-2006, 09:46
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Embrace the Suck
Thank you for letting me be involved here, I really like informative this sight is. I recently returned from my second tour in Iraq and have decided i would really like to try my luck in SFAS. I haven't thought to much further than selection, when i make it i guess ill consider the rest. Anyways, I was really fortunant to meet a quiet proffessional while i was there. He really impressed the hell out of me with his demeanor and over all knowledge. I dont know who he was but i remember thinking after i talked to him "I want to be that guy". So now im getting all the paper work together and knocking out my physical. I started training up and am currently doing 2 and 3 ruck marches a week. I hope to pick up some good tips on how to prepare for whats coming and have a good knowledge base to look to once i get to the more seious stuff. I am currently an apache armament guy so i guess my biggest concern is that my lack of combat arms experience will bite me in the butt later on but i think im willing to adjust fire to meet an obstacle so hopfully ill be ok. Well again thank you for putting together such a great sight.
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12-24-2006, 10:25
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Thank you for letting me be involved here, I really like informative this sight is. I recently returned from my second tour in Iraq and have decided i would really like to try my luck in SFAS. I haven't thought to much further than selection, when i make it i guess ill consider the rest. Anyways, I was really fortunant to meet a quiet proffessional while i was there. He really impressed the hell out of me with his demeanor and over all knowledge. I dont know who he was but i remember thinking after i talked to him "I want to be that guy". So now im getting all the paper work together and knocking out my physical. I started training up and am currently doing 2 and 3 ruck marches a week. I hope to pick up some good tips on how to prepare for whats coming and have a good knowledge base to look to once i get to the more seious stuff. I am currently an apache armament guy so i guess my biggest concern is that my lack of combat arms experience will bite me in the butt later on but i think im willing to adjust fire to meet an obstacle so hopfully ill be ok. Well again thank you for putting together such a great sight.
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Welcome aboard. Luck has nothing to do with it.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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12-24-2006, 10:39
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Originally Posted by SSG Garcia
I am currently an apache armament guy so i guess my biggest concern is that my lack of combat arms experience will bite me in the butt later on but i think im willing to adjust fire to meet an obstacle so hopfully ill be ok. Well again thank you for putting together such a great sight.
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hey, thanks for doing what you do and doing it in harm's way twice...i am grateful...as far as your lack of combat arms experience, if you keep you eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, turn you SA to the "High" position, you will learn how to do whatever you need to do...welcome...
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12-24-2006, 12:42
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Hello my name is Chris, I found your forum while looking for a place that could answer my questions about being a "Quiet Professional" that no other site could answer. And by joining maybe i can contribute some of my knowlege on subjects no one really knows.
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