That only happens if you're really stupid and don't properly tighten the carrying handle, which is not really a handle at all. Plus, most of us use red dot sights anyway.vallorn said:
And yes, I have. I make the world's worst puns and jibes.
What have you always wante to ask someone in the Army?
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And yes, I have. I make the world's worst puns and jibes.
If a General (4 or 5 star) says too your platoon(or company, I'm not really that big on military terminology) to go kill the innocents of a village and make it seem as though the rival faction did it,would you have to carry out said order?
The reason I ask this is because two idiots from my classes keep arguing about it and won't shut-up about it,and I'd REALLY want to make them shut up.(its been going on for about a week.)
The reason I ask this is because two idiots from my classes keep arguing about it and won't shut-up about it,and I'd REALLY want to make them shut up.(its been going on for about a week.)
It's not up to me to be the thinker. What I do know is that while I was there, I really helped people. The media doesn't often look at it from our point of view. While my training is to be the first in and blow things up GO 'MURCA, we put up power lines and gave plumbing and running water. Generators for isolated places. Medicine, food, everything. We go where we're told, and sometimes we get shot at.Circleseer said:
And when the bullets start flying, all philosophy and philanthropy go out the window.
When I just got done patching up a kid that got his leg blown off from an IED that some Afghani fanatic laid down in the middle of a village that we weren't even in, I think of who I'm dealing with. They are insane. Bin-Laden's own son Omar commented how dangerously insane these people are.
So yes, I'm bothered by the fact that sometimes, a wife will not see her husband. But when your husband blows up children, maybe I'm doing you a favor. I don't want to think too hard about it, I'm just doing my job. Part of that includes living to bring aid to the next village, which sucks for the people who shoot at me. We rarely fire the first round. We detain and secure more often than not.
Come to think of it, there's been a LOT of times I've heard from other units and squads that they couldn't even return fire without permission. Imagine that.
Alright, here's the thing to consider. The real Army isn't a movie. There's no crazy conspiracies. We do a very simple thing most of the time.aNimeKing33 said:
So to answer your question, it would never, ever happen in the first place. Reports of innocents being mercilessly slain are VASTLY overstated. We take many, many pains to make sure that it stays that way.
Do you think much about the politics of why you're deployed, or do you have a tendency to push that stuff into the background? Do you think the average soldier on the field is aware of why they're doing what they're doing? How much are troops made aware of the "grand plan"?theycallmemang said:
Do you think the war in Afghanistan is actually winnable? If so, what sort of timeline would you give it, based on what you know? If not, how does that make you feel from day to day doing your job, and especially when people die (on either side)?
Well, it really isn't for everyone. That's where I have to get somewhat steamed at people who throw things at me when I'm in uniform and shout, "Baby killer!" out of the security of their speeding car. Yes, that's happened. Yes, more than once.UnableToThinkOfName said:
I have to remind them that I volunteered to do what they might have been drafted to do.
The politics are so high above my head it might as well be orders from God. I don't know who's dictating what, and at the end of the day it's not bad for me to not know. I have to be focused on the task at hand at all times. If I don't, people could die. People I know are looking out for me.BonsaiK said:
As for Afghanistan, it's less of a war now than an occupation. I don't think we'll win or lose. In the end we'll have given a nation the tools that it needs to finally become strong. Liberating it from fanaticism alone would have helped, but they're getting much more than that. Terrible things happened to Afghanistan. Terrible, soul-robbing things. We're patching that wound, as much as many people would want to say that we're just blowing everything up.
Is there any sort of official training on how to deal with civilians who are enraged/uncooperative?
I understand the army does a lot of helping and I would be surprised if you didn't get some admiration for that, but I would suppose now and then someone would have to to try to calm down the.....uh...less cheerful civilians.
I understand the army does a lot of helping and I would be surprised if you didn't get some admiration for that, but I would suppose now and then someone would have to to try to calm down the.....uh...less cheerful civilians.
If I ever did I'd just ask [user]manaman[/user] or [user]Marine Mike[/user], both of which you can find in The Asylum [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Asylum-open-mic] user group. Just posting so you can know that there are others you can talk to if you feel like reminiscing about your days in the Army.
First of all I've got to say: cheers for your, I think, honest approach to all these questions and taking the time to answer them.
Here goes mine: Have you ever been in fight where you were afraid you wouldn't make it (surrounded for example) or would get hit? How do you cope with it? Was it something that you were 'prepared' for thanks to your training, or does it still remain a whole different game?
Here goes mine: Have you ever been in fight where you were afraid you wouldn't make it (surrounded for example) or would get hit? How do you cope with it? Was it something that you were 'prepared' for thanks to your training, or does it still remain a whole different game?
We do, and it's an escalating pattern. We don't just scream and yell at everyone. Usually we have someone there to translate, and if not the fact that we're twice as big as them, encased in armor, and carry huge weapons. But if they keep going, we'll give them warnings. You can guess where it goes from there, but it takes quite a bit of harassment to usher some pain.Guitar Gamer said:
Did you regret getting into the military?
This is what I always wanted to ask a Mexican military, because we have an inner war.
This is what I always wanted to ask a Mexican military, because we have an inner war.
I don't know too much about the modern history of afghanistan, but I know some very simplified stuff. It sounds like the right thing is being done now, but I can't help but think it's pretty much our countries' faults that it is how it is today.
As for signing up, I don't think I could. The more I think about it the more I realise I'm selfish. I don't think I'd do anything unless my country was being invaded.
As for signing up, I don't think I could. The more I think about it the more I realise I'm selfish. I don't think I'd do anything unless my country was being invaded.
oh and another thing, how much blood is there, i'v seen movies and games and i just wanted to know whaats its really like, i would go myself, but 16 isnt quite old enought for the army
Ho boy, things get pretty hairy sometimes. The adrenaline goes haywire. All senses flooded. Training is instinct, stay focused, keep moving. I've been pinged before, and it hurts quite a bit. Knocked me flat on my ass. Couldn't help but laugh though. When things get really hairy, you just never stop trying. They can't overtake us, they simply can't. They're untrained, scared to death, and probably already thinking it was a crap idea to ambush when they loaded their crap hand-me-down weapons.Jack_Uzi said:
But in all reality, you'll never not be afraid. When you aren't scared, that's a good sign that you've gone quite insane and shouldn't have a weapon in your hands. Fear means caution, which means you live another day.
Not at all. I've done things so many others can only dream of. I've seen the world, man. And I got paid to do it.Khaiseri said:
That... that's a very odd question. I'm not sure how to answer that. I'm no bloodthirsty berserker. It's a matter of aim, squeeze, call it out. You can't think too hard about it, or it will never leave you.Dingoman013 said:
I think you're asking questions that are going into the realm of sociopathy. I don't really feel comfortable answering this for that very reason.Dingoman013 said:
