04-06-2007, 06:49
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Originally Posted by 82ndtrooper
My 1stSG told me once "There are three things that will fook up a soldier" My reply "What are they" his reply "Booze, Broads, and Broads" Stay away from all three !!
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I wise old sage gave me this same advice moons ago. Back then it was "booze, cooz, and snooze"! 
Fear not blackshear, when you least expect you will bump into your best friend for life. Good luck and fook the broad that left-she was not worth it and now she is someone else's headache.
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04-06-2007, 07:43
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You guys have it wrong.
The three things in the Army that get soldiers into the most trouble are the three Ws.
Women.
Whiskey.
Weapons.
RB, if she was doing this now, what would she have been doing while you were at Camp MacKall? Where would your head be during training? What would you do when you found out? What would she be doing while you were on a six-month deployment? What would you do if she told you that if you went to SF training, she was leaving you?
I see way too many kids letting the little head think for the big one. Twenty years from now, if you make it through training, you will still have the SF Tab and be able to say that you stood with the best. You probably won't have the same woman.
The ladies have it right. The best revenge is living well. When you get back, go out, have a good time, date around for a while, and don't get too serious about anyone. Eventually, the right one will find you.
Hasta la bye-bye, baby. Now send the Ranger a nice thank you note and cut this skank away like a bad parachute.
TR
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04-06-2007, 08:28
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Yeah i talked to the ranger a while ago and he was saying he was sorry and was going to fix things but of course he went back on his word. I will write him a nice little letter at your guy's request. and thanks reaper for putting things in perspective. Its kind of funny as she has been pushing me to go to selections for the last couple of years but I was not able to commit 100% to the preparation as I am now. Makes me think why.
I appreciate the support and advice greatly
RB
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04-06-2007, 08:51
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Yeah i talked to the ranger a while ago and he was saying he was sorry and was going to fix things but of course he went back on his word. I will write him a nice little letter at your guy's request. and thanks reaper for putting things in perspective. Its kind of funny as she has been pushing me to go to selections for the last couple of years but I was not able to commit 100% to the preparation as I am now. Makes me think why.
I appreciate the support and advice greatly
RB
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We've all heard this before, but... there are a LOT of women out there. Read, study, do PT, ruck, etc, and I promise you this woman will become less important as you focus on other tasks. Keep your mind busy. Every time I thought I had "the one," when it ended, I met "the next one."
Keep your head up and your mind busy!
Edited: Bad SA.
Last edited by Sionnach; 04-06-2007 at 10:25.
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04-06-2007, 09:16
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Originally Posted by 82ndtrooper
My 1stSG told me once "There are three things that will fook up a soldier" My reply "What are they" his reply "Booze, Broads, and Broads" Stay away from all three !!
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The next time you answer for "us" there will be problems.
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04-06-2007, 09:40
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Good riddance. She would have been a training distractor. Go do PT.
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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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04-06-2007, 09:41
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Don't marry young!
The military life in and of it's self is not good on young people who marry.
The young wife is taken from all she knows and plopped down at some military base in a state she's never been to. Add a child and hubby deployed, the sob story starts. A young wife with no kids? The trips out for company starts.
The larger military units do a fairly good job with family support. SF can be kind of hit and miss.
But that is because of the wives. A conventional unit has a large number of "real" young wives. Just based on age and training of the soldiers I'd bet the young SF wives are a good 5 years older than conventional wives. Add in that the older wives do fairly well while hubby is gone. It's the getting backpart that's hard.
When you pick a mate for a military life find one that can and has lived on her own and can get things done without you. Those young child brides fresh out of high school need a few years of seasoning.
A bad girl friend who dumps you is like a splinter. Pull it out, spit on it, wipe it off and drive on. Plenty of fish in the sea, just set a new hook in a better spot.
Pete
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04-06-2007, 10:41
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Pete,
You forgot "Rub dirt on it" - the dirt is important. 
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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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04-06-2007, 11:31
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Pete,
You forgot "Rub dirt on it" - the dirt is important. |
Noted  hope Iraqi sand does the trick
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04-06-2007, 12:10
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Workin' hard
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Noted hope Iraqi sand does the trick |
If you're doing your job as you wipe the spit off on your leg you'll get a nice brownish black mud smear. That's the dirt and it is important to get the dirt on the wound.
Now go out there and drive on.
Pete
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04-06-2007, 16:02
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rb.,
I am just answering for the female genre...You will find a match someday...
there are those of us women who value integrity, and honesty...so take heart.
Holly
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04-09-2007, 21:29
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Amen......A Gal knows when to stand by her man. There are plenty out there. Work first, play later......if she is worth it, she will be there when the work is done.
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04-10-2007, 02:32
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The "ex" is just that, "past" is just that.
As previously stated (bears repeating), YOU are better off. Focus on YOU and what YOU need to do. Plan your work, work your plan.
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04-10-2007, 18:51
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thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement. it means a lot to me to have support of people I do not know personally. There are very few people that I associate with that have been through break ups so the advice and support they offer is taken with a grain of salt. I am doing my best to move on and to focus on my 50m target and not worry about the trail that is behind me.
RB
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04-10-2007, 20:01
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Originally Posted by rb.blackshear
thanks for the words of wisdom and encouragement. it means a lot to me to have support of people I do not know personally. There are very few people that I associate with that have been through break ups so the advice and support they offer is taken with a grain of salt. I am doing my best to move on and to focus on my 50m target and not worry about the trail that is behind me.
RB
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Hoped the PM's helped brother. Stay focused.
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