Would You Make a Good Soldier?

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Caligulove

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No one really knows how well they're gonna act in a firefight until it happens- I have a buddy in the Marines and he says everyone needs an A, B and C plan- and that Plan A and B usually go out the window within 5 seconds of gunfire.

It's much more of a psychological workout, he says. Not to mention that, to hear him tell it, the Snipers/Recon guys go a little Colonel Kurtz sometimes- doesnt sound very awesome.

Those in my family or friends that have been in the military have said being a good Soldier/Sailor/Marine depends on being able to understand the mind game right away. That and the military is a big, big system that's ridiculously organized, not everyone is particularly front-line or even infantry, like NPCs in CoD. Military is just like any other job, most of the time. Also best to not take things personally 95% of the time, when they in fact, are just orders and the like. Still considering enlisting in the Navy, myself.
 

fates_puppet13

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im not one for spatial awareness
i'de give myself about 4 hours of active duty before im killed for not finding effective cover
 

Wolf-AUS

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Goodluf said:
Dear god, the hell I would carry 10 extra clips of ammo. When I was doing my mandatory military service we were trained with 3 clips only, guess they estimated that's all we needed. Though we were also taught never to shoot automatic fire, 'cus it was a waste o something. Always one shot at a time.
Really? That's insane, all through training we carry 5. If you're a gunner, you carry 1000 rounds of link, 400 per pouch and 200 in the gun (7.62 or 5.56 depending of your gun), sucks hard being a mag58 gunner and having to carry all that ammo, but if you're lucky your no.2 is assigned to carry some of it.

But when you're in afghan, most of the guys carry 10, because of the length some firefights have gone for. depending on your setup, you carry it differently (I use a chest rig) so I have 3 mags in each pouch, and one in my rifle.

OT: I hate realistic fps with a passion, they bore me to tears, I always gets bored and impatient so I either die to running somewhere I shouldn't or give away my position and then also die. No realistic fps I play has ever ended well for me, but I like to consider myself a pretty decent soldier, so I don't know if the two have any real gauge on how you'll be at the other