"Oh yeah I'm Special Forces"

[bRiT636]

lol. I meant suprise work details that kept me from sleeping

lol o. Currently deployed?

[SuperSet]

I've read it doesnt produce a good soldier generally but I saw a reality show several years ago in the UK where they got a group of drop outs with criminal records ( we call them Chavs) and put them through 1950 style Bootcamp instead of back to jail. They all improved a lot at the end of it and some actually joined up.

I wasn't necessarily making the argument that we need a draft but IF there were one, you'd see very little of this poser immature silliness.

[bRiT636]

I wasn't necessarily making the argument that we need a draft but IF there were one, you'd see very little of this poser immature silliness.

yeah probably true.

[CWUSCG]

I was with some shipmates at a bar and somehow some random guys overheard our conversation. One guy asked what we all did, and we all said We're in the Coast Guard. "Oh cool man....I was in the coast guard a couple years ago!" So i asked what Company number he was in(which every coastie cant forget) and what rate he was..."Ah man, that was top secret. You know how it is." Naturally i called his bluff and told him to leave.

[GrayWolf09]

I've read it doesnt produce a good soldier generally but I saw a reality show several years ago in the UK where they got a group of drop outs with criminal records ( we call them Chavs) and put them through 1950 style Bootcamp instead of back to jail. They all improved a lot at the end of it and some actually joined up.

Several of the guys in my basic training company had been told by the judge that they had two choices either join the military or go to jail. Turned out to be a good choice for most.

[Maddog5150]

We had a guy in our OSUT that had that choice. Stole to many cars which was probably a lie. This guy was one of the biggest **** bags there. He cheated to pass his PT test at the end (only ran seven laps and got away with it at the retest). I dont think the drill sgt cared because he couldnt go hands on the kid, he sent him on his way and let the Big Red 1 take care of him

[Turbinator]

(we call them Chavs)

Having spent a lot of time with my UK counterparts at work, I have learned a bit of the UK culture.. to help my American friends here, educate yourselves with this wiki entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav

Turby

[chris]

Several of the guys in my basic training company had been told by the judge that they had two choices either join the military or go to jail. Turned out to be a good choice for most.

i met guy like that out surfing years ago and it turned out well for him. heck if that was a choice given to me i would join. i would rather get a paycheck and go out on my own after duty hours than be bubba's buddy.

We had a guy in our OSUT that had that choice. Stole to many cars which was probably a lie. This guy was one of the biggest **** bags there. He cheated to pass his PT test at the end (only ran seven laps and got away with it at the retest). I dont think the drill sgt cared because he couldnt go hands on the kid, he sent him on his way and let the Big Red 1 take care of him

that is why the DI should have used Tree to Tree counseling. lack of tree and more mil. trucks use Truck to Truck Counseling same effect!

[Fjold]

I rode a boat into the Gulf of Finland in the early 80's and we had three civilian riders onboard. We sat on the bottom for 30+ days, except for making a satellite pass every couple of days for radio.

Those three guys wore out a treadmill exercising in the engine room in that month of waiting. We never did know what we were waiting for and wound up leaving with the civilians still on board. We dropped them off in Holy Loch, Scotland and were told to make a slow transit back to CONUS.

Those guys didn't talk much.

[thmpr]

This makes me sick of people who lie about their military background... or lack of.

A memory piece I will always hold dear:

[chris]

This makes me sick of people who lie about their military background... or lack of.

A memory piece I will always hold dear:

there are alot of guys out there like that.

on a side note. nice pistol.

[thmpr]

To honor all who have fallen for our freedom!

[1911whore]

Thmpr & Chris,

Where did you serve, what unit?

[chris]

i was at FOB Kalsu Iraq, and i did have the distinct honor and privalege to gun for the ODA team on my FOB several times throughout my tour and theirs. the best bunch of guys i have ever worked with.

[1911whore]

Nice, were you SF chris?