Who was this guy?

[griff383]

Funny how you never hear the REAL guys talk much, its always the PX Rangers bragging about their super double secret missions to complete strangers.

 

[Ifishsum]

Yeah, the guys that were really there (I know quite a few) usually don't like to talk much about it. And when they do, it's generally not in a bragging manner.

 

[Sgt_R]

Real operators are more Wilson from Home improvement than Brad Pit from the movies.

Amen to that. The few that I have known, particularly the EOD guys, are even bigger nerds than I am.

R

 

[Chemist]

My best friend fell for those lame, I work for the gov but if I tell you then I'll have to kill you, lines. It turns out he forgot to tell her he was married until she got knocked-up. I can't say we all didn't warn her. She is smart enough to keep him away from me.

Maybe you met him that day?

 

[Zanad]

i once encountered this High school KID who said his grandpa was the reason saddam was caught. his story went some like ya, these terrorists went to his house(in the USA) and his grandpa beat them all up with rpgs and ak's. so the terrorists high tailed in out of here leaving a map with saddams location it.

that kid REALLY needed to stop playing those games.

 

[Buck Snort]

Avenger29 wrote: "BATFE agents usually aren't concerned with future bans (because they'll still get to play with the cool stuff, and it's job security)."

That BATF stuff was probly just a cover for his REAL JOB at the CIA.

 

[degunner]

Some of the comments are great and I wish I came up with a few but I want to throw this out there....For those that have served and been there, or had friends and family that have, When you see hear these KGB, CIA, EOD, Sniper,Sapper, SEAL, SF,PJ,DELTA,Ranger instructor diver combat swimmer types does yuor blood boil and get the urge to ring their necks for the utter disrespect to our servicemen and to you or your family for serving when you know that the closest that this asthmatic mall ninga ever got to combat was a hissy over there being no tofu at the cafateria buffet or the buffet wasn't situated tactically enough!

I have a relative that is currently active as specops member and all you would know is he looks like a marathon runner and a super cool and calm person. I am so proud of what he's done and all these tools just tick me off!!

 

[heviarti]

I'll say this, before I was turned down due to eyesight in 1998, I wanted to go in for EOD or Armorer, small arms before EOD became 'cool'. I didn't feel that Combat Engineer got enough hands-on with explosives. I guess I shouldn't act interested... someone might think I'm a terrorist.

I've heard some people tell some stories. Generally I go away so I don't have to conciously make an effort to not give the blarney slinger a beating. some people sneeze because of cat dander... My stupid allergy results in spontaneous right hooks.

 

[Tim the student]

Some guys feel the need to make stuff up to impress people. This guy sounds like one of them.

You can also call them turds.

 

[TexasBill]

I knew a couple of guys who had really earned their stripes in the down 'n dirty. They would talk about anything in the world except what they actually did. It wasn't until I had known them for about a year that they would swap stories over a beer or two and even then they didn't say much.

 

[jayjaypunisher]

does yuor blood boil and get the urge to ring their necks for the utter disrespect to our servicemen and to you or your family for serving when you know that the closest that this asthmatic mall ninga ever got to combat was a hissy over there being no tofu at the cafateria buffet or the buffet wasn't situated tactically enough!

not really, I just laugh hysterically inside and smile and say " umhum, really? wow?"

also I find it a riot to ag them on, like "really, what kind of kit did you use? did you get to shoot the M474 sniper rifle?".....good times

 

[jdub237]

I worked in a gun shop in the mid '90s and can't tell you how many "SEALS" that came in there. This was when Marcinko put out a bunch of books, so that may explain it. We also had more than a few people that worked there that claimed they were ex-SF, ex-PJ, ex-Marine recon, etc...it's too bad that there is so much full-of-****itis out there.

 

[skoro]

A Texas BS artist.

 

[opie4386]

it dosent bug me when people start claiming theye are "sappers" or "seals" etc. when they begin a conversation like that i already know its B/S. The real people that have done that will only talk about it under 2 conditions witch are: with fellow soldiers/ great friends drinkin or at church

 

[Warhawk83]

When you see hear these KGB, CIA, EOD, Sniper,Sapper, SEAL, SF,PJ,DELTA,Ranger instructor diver combat swimmer types does yuor blood boil and get the urge to ring their necks

Yes.

I have uncles that were on battleships during Vietnam,another Uncle was a Marine in Vietnam,My father in law was an aircraft mechanic in vietnam,brother in law was 82nd Airborne for almost 20 years including Desert Storm, one cousin is currently on a battleship,and another is a Blackhawk pilot.

Knowing the sacrifices they have made and the things they have seen,it absolutely infuriates me when I hear these wannabe commandos spouting their BS after watching a rambo marathon on Spike TV.

 

[Enachos]

About 75% of all my friends are currently in the military, and although they're not special ops or anything like that, I RARELY hear them talk about any of their experiences. Like opie4386 said, I only really hear a small conversation about that sort of stuff while having a couple beers and what not.

But as for these mall ninjas, Let them keep running their mouths... they're not fooling anyone.

 

[kenno]

I've seen alot of that crapola going on, especialy with Leftist Politicians

 

[trex1310]

I wish you members would layoff the special forces guys. One Sunday
morning I was at a local range shooting my S&W M41 .22LR. Nobody
else was out that early on a Sunday morning. The sun was in my face,
so I didn't see the guy at first. When I could see I recognized the man
as "special" forces right away. He was wearing a purple cowboy type
shirt with white piping and fringe. He had on black cargo pants with 17
or 20 pockets (I couldn't count them all). He also had on a pair of purple
and white cowboy boots (roach killer type) that matched his shirt. The
thing that really gave him away was a pair of S&W 8-3/8" M629 .44
magnums in leather shoulder holsters. He was all man at about 6' 6"
tall and 115 lbs. I just observed as he put up his target at the 25 yard
line. He returned, sat down on a wobbly bench, and unholstered both
revolvers. He proceeded to cock them both single action, aim (sort of)
and fire. The recoil caused him to lose his balance and fall backwards off
the wobbly bench. When he hit the ground he still had his finger on the
trigger and he fired a round that went through the bottom of my table
and out the top scattering bits of target paper in the air and wood splinters
in my face. As I left to seek medical attention, I told him "I'll be back for you".
Funny thing is he was gone when I returned. Guess he got paged from Rambo.

 

[CCWB]

Just offer these guys a free dental check up for all the poop they talk. funny stories though.
I can't talk about my missions, but my woman will de-brief me tonight.