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@Matty:
Oops.

dogma wrote:

God, I ran into a guy that did that. To his "credit", he carried the illusion all the way to starting a fight with a dude that was 5 inches taller, and at least 80 lbs heavier. The results were exceptionally lulzy.

Blokes like that stagger me. The thing is as well, a bird will only let you shag her if she likes you anyway. Its not like telling her your a SEAL will suddenly get you laid if your a dweeb with a set of teeth like a sheep that she was about to tell to feth off ten seconds prior to your bs revelation.

Imagine that working on men?

Sorry pet ... Im not inters...

"I work at Hooters!"



MY PLACE OR YOURS?

mattyrm wrote:

olympia wrote:The U.S. special forces of different branches are renowned for their rivalary. We can now conclude with certainty that SEALs are the top of the heap.

That's long been known over here! Thing is, soldiers like to bs and all of them claim to be special forces, and theYanks like to make out like every fether is special forces even more than most!

Rangers - Not special forces
USMC FR - Not special forces
101st Airborne - Not special forces

Delta/Green berets are, but its the army, and we all know what they are like. Delta spend more time training than fighting, Its the SEALs get the lions share of the actual op's.

Maybe were old fashioned over here, but I always thought there was only one genuine special force in the US, and that's the fine men of the SEAL's, even if they did let Jessie Ventura in.

Hey Im sure Ventura wasnt always a wacko

@Mattyrm, in the US Special Forces refers specifically to US Army Special Forces, I.E. the Green Berets. That is why your post is incorrect, SEALs are NOT special forces, they are special operations.

And I dont like giving the Navy kudos for another reason >.>
(stuffs air force uniforms into back of closet when nobody is looking)

Also, for the love of god spoilertag that old lady, I cant hold the vomit in much longer ;P

I think Ventura was just a demolitions frogman and not a "true" SEAL. However, my memory is a bit shady on this topic.

Easy E wrote:I think Ventura was just a demolitions frogman and not a "true" SEAL. However, my memory is a bit shady on this topic.

He was a SEAL, though he was a UDT prior to being a part of SEAL Team 1 (as a reservist). The SEALs merged with the the UDTs after he left duty.

kronk wrote:I wouldn't feth with a Navy SEAL. Or an actual seal, while we're on the subject.

And people get all upset when you try to bash there heads in with sealclubs.... oh yeah seals are mean little fethers, the navy ones are also rather rowdy =o]

chaos0xomega wrote:@Mattyrm, in the US Special Forces refers specifically to US Army Special Forces, I.E. the Green Berets. That is why your post is incorrect, SEALs are NOT special forces, they are special operations.

And I dont like giving the Navy kudos for another reason >.>
(stuffs air force uniforms into back of closet when nobody is looking)

Also, for the love of god spoilertag that old lady, I cant hold the vomit in much longer ;P

Ahh a airforce guy eh....this sucks ....

mattyrm wrote:

olympia wrote:The U.S. special forces of different branches are renowned for their rivalary. We can now conclude with certainty that SEALs are the top of the heap.

That's long been known over here! Thing is, soldiers like to bs and all of them claim to be special forces, and theYanks like to make out like every fether is special forces even more than most!

Rangers - Not special forces
USMC FR - Not special forces
101st Airborne - Not special forces

Delta/Green berets are, but its the army, and we all know what they are like. Delta spend more time training than fighting, Its the SEALs get the lions share of the actual op's.

Maybe were old fashioned over here, but I always thought there was only one genuine special force in the US, and that's the fine men of the SEAL's, even if they did let Jessie Ventura in.

USMC Battalion Recon Platoons = elite troops
USMC Force Recon = In-house spec ops
USMC MARSOC = JSOC Member, ie, true "SpecOps"

We've got this all covered, trust me.

Edit; I've seen the MEU pop up a couple times on this thread; the MEUs (Marine Expeditionary Units) are regular infantry units that travel around on ships, being, well, expeditionary.

Here's an interesting fact, SEAL Team 6 was the second SEAL team to be created. SEAL Team 1 was first and 6 was second, this was done to trick the Russians into thinking that we had more SEAL teams than we did at the time.

halonachos wrote:Here's an interesting fact, SEAL Team 6 was the second SEAL team to be created. SEAL Team 1 was first and 6 was second, this was done to trick the Russians into thinking that we had more SEAL teams than we did at the time.

Citation needed.

SEAL teams 1 and 2 were founded in 1961 on the East and West coasts, SEAL team 6 wasn't founded until 1980 and the Iranian hostage crisis.

Yeah, misread that information. It was the third team founded, reason still stands.

That makes more sense.
You are referring to comments made by Richard Marcinko right?

Yes.

@fabricatorgeneral, hah my gf posted that to my wall the other day, but I am not an AF guy (to clarify), I was an AF cadet, I had to drop the program before I could commission due to academic concerns, I'm in the process of applying to Officer Training School and am considering the Marines as well. To clarify further, my intended career field would have had me saying "I like the way this sucks" and if I was lucky and my balls turned out be made of titanium I might have even said "I wish it would suck more." The last thing I want to do with my military career is be a REMF.

AustonT wrote:
You are referring to comments made by Richard Marcinko right?

My dad and him were actually on friendly terms in the mid/late 90s. Not sure how they knew each other, but they apparently used to exchange letters and visit occasionally.

chaos0xomega wrote:@matty, hah my gf posted that to my wall the other day, but I am not an AF guy (to clarify), I was an AF cadet, I had to drop the program before I could commission due to academic concerns, I'm in the process of applying to Officer Training School and am considering the Marines as well. To clarify further, my intended career field would have had me saying "I like the way this sucks" and if I was lucky and my balls turned out be made of titanium I might have even said "I wish it would suck more." The last thing I want to do with my military career is be a REMF.

It was Mike posted that picture mate not me.

Pretty funny though, the airforce is the place to be if you want to watch HBO in Iraq.

Oh, so it was my bad. I was going for ALO, the officer equivalent of TACP. Hardly a "watch HBO" kind of job

mattyrm wrote:

chaos0xomega wrote:@matty, hah my gf posted that to my wall the other day, but I am not an AF guy (to clarify), I was an AF cadet, I had to drop the program before I could commission due to academic concerns, I'm in the process of applying to Officer Training School and am considering the Marines as well. To clarify further, my intended career field would have had me saying "I like the way this sucks" and if I was lucky and my balls turned out be made of titanium I might have even said "I wish it would suck more." The last thing I want to do with my military career is be a REMF.

It was Mike posted that picture mate not me.

Pretty funny though, the airforce is the place to be if you want to watch HBO in Iraq.

Well we can't let a war get in the way of good television eh? =o]

Seriously though, if my nephew was to ask me what he should do in the military, I would recommend something in the rear. Less (no) chance of getting killed there, and I don't have as many transferable skills as an engineer or a communications technician. Shooting and stabbing is a young man's job.. it soon gets old.

If I was 15 years younger I would go back in as a big fat fether who got to sit next to the fridge and eat Otis Spunkmeyer muffins for the whole deployment.

If the SEALs aren't actually seals, do the Green Berets actually wear green berets, or is it all just lies with you people?

sebster wrote:If the SEALs aren't actually seals, do the Green Berets actually wear green berets, or is it all just lies with you people?

Yeah.

Angry marine is angry!

sebster wrote:If the SEALs aren't actually seals, do the Green Berets actually wear green berets, or is it all just lies with you people?

Nah they do.

The origins of the Green Beret which SF personnel wear can be traced to the UK during WW2. US soldiers who underwent training with the Commandos were awarded the Green Beret upon completion of the commando course. However, this green beret was not authorized by the US blokes who earned them so In 1961 Kennedy authorized them for use exclusively by the US SF guys.

We (British RM) start training in a blue beret, and swap it for the green one when you pass all your training 32 weeks later.

We still get guys on transfer, we had a Yank officer join in with our basic and he got his green lid. A few Aussies and Kiwis come over on exchange as well.

Joey wrote:

sebster wrote:If the SEALs aren't actually seals, do the Green Berets actually wear green berets, or is it all just lies with you people?

Yeah.

Angry marine is angry!

Damn he looks terrifying...

Joey wrote:The Americans' ability to help cute blonde girls who're in a pickle is truly amazing.

Priorities, my good man, priorities