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Im pretty sure Id be that hard assed Sgt. that has the gruff and stuff going on. That almost middle management type that every type of rank likes cause I get stuff done.
don_mondo wrote:I'd be the one slapping all those losing their wits and running around screaming. I know, 'cause I did it..................
Had a soldier lose it the first time we had incoming Scuds during Desert Storm, so I smacked him, got his mask on him, and then made him go outside with me to check all the air handling units. Next time he was fine.
So I guess I'm a Commissar? Nahh, I didn't shoot him...........
Nope, just a good NCO.
wrexsaur wrote:I would be the elite ninja commander of the "ninja-lite" squad.
We fight at night, and we are hella fething tight... as in awesome.
Really? Let me know how that works out for you.
OverbossGhurzubMoga wrote:
Not if you are soldier. You gotta follow orders, which is run over here and incept the enemy's bullet with your body...all for the commander.
Not quite.
darkkt wrote:And there would be constant whining about how the old army manual was soooo much better, and how we could save money buying our bullets from Malestrom...
QFT
I'm more astounded at the misconceptions surrounding the military in this thread than anything else.
SSgt J. Walters
506th ESFS, FOB Warrior - Kirkuk, Iraq.
EMPEROR PROTECTS 殺氣
"I long ago learned the advantages of patience." -Scorpius
"And what is wrong with their life? What on earth is less reprehensible than the life of the Levovs?"
- American Pastoral, Philip Roth
Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed at him, we leagued with him, old chum.
No soldier's paid to kick against His powers.
We laughed - knowing that better men would come,
And greater wars: when each proud fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives; not men, for flags.
I used to be a Metalsmith in the REME so I guess I would go back to what I know, although I would need to cut out the pies and get back into shape first.
I imagine the nearest 40k equivalent would be a tech marine?
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
As soon as you armed the dakkaites a civil war would erupt and the survivors would split into cynical warbands.
Major warbands would be Fluffmongers, WAAC, Da Mob (the ork only players), Team Apathy (the Lurkers) and the Disciples of HATE who hate everything!
The WAAC warband battlecry would be "Down with Jervis!", but they wouldn't last as RAI and RAW factions would kill each other and all that would remain would be GWAR holding Cheese Elemental skull and jabbering about wolftime.
The Fluffmongers would be civil towards one another but lack any effective tactics and die to the man against the Da Mob.
Team apathy did something but no one noticed.
The HATE warband led by Chaplian HBMC would destroy Da Mob when Da mob attacked them for fun. They would destroy all other opposition and as the High Lords (GW) continued to rise prices and make dumb decisions their ranks swelled until their numbers were greater then the stars themselves. The HATE warband the would lead their Hate crusade to nottingham and destory all that was there. There common enemy destroyed The HATE warband happily took to killing one another. Several survive to this day and they lurk in the ruins of nottingham ready to kill anyone they meet.
Given my physical condition, I expect I'd get to be one of those guys way back in the rear who stand around guarding a fence or something. One of those guys who the enemy spec ops dudes get to kill in imaginative ways.
Edited to add this: Just to clarify, I've done my mandatory military service and I wasn't very good at it. I doubt I'd get invited back even if there was a war.
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JonnyDelta wrote:I'm more astounded at the misconceptions surrounding the military in this thread than anything else.
Perhaps because this is Dakka Off-Topic and not the Military Careers board. I mean, it's f***ing Romper Room in here.
As for me, I wouldn't be a soldier. I'd be in the air. Kind of a modern-day Flying Tiger back before they got absorbed into the army. Definitely with the shark teeth.
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
Shaman wrote:As soon as you armed the dakkaites a civil war would erupt and the survivors would split into cynical warbands.
Major warbands would be Fluffmongers, WAAC, Da Mob (the ork only players), Team Apathy (the Lurkers) and the Disciples of HATE who hate everything!
The WAAC warband battlecry would be "Down with Jervis!", but they wouldn't last as RAI and RAW factions would kill each other and all that would remain would be GWAR holding Cheese Elemental skull and jabbering about wolftime.
The Fluffmongers would be civil towards one another but lack any effective tactics and die to the man against the Da Mob.
Team apathy did something but no one noticed.
The HATE warband led by Chaplian HBMC would destroy Da Mob when Da mob attacked them for fun. They would destroy all other opposition and as the High Lords (GW) continued to rise prices and make dumb decisions their ranks swelled until their numbers were greater then the stars themselves. The HATE warband the would lead their Hate crusade to nottingham and destory all that was there. There common enemy destroyed The HATE warband happily took to killing one another. Several survive to this day and they lurk in the ruins of nottingham ready to kill anyone they meet.
@Shaman: You sir, have won this thread.
Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
I think a lot of gamers would the the ones in remedial physical fitness training or on the verge of getting medically discharged for being too overweight.
"Do NOT ask me if you can fire the squad you forgot to shoot once we are in the assault phase, EVER!!!"
I get the feeling me and Wrexsaur would be throwing darts at a map of the globe and dropping neutron bombs on wherever the darts hit. Or huge coconut cream pies. Whichever amused us more.
Special unique snowflake of unique specialness (+1/+3versus werewolves)
Alternatively I'm a magical internet fairy.
Pho indignation *IS* the tastiest form of angry!
Oldgrue wrote:I get the feeling me and Wrexsaur would be throwing darts at a map of the globe and dropping neutron bombs on wherever the darts hit. Or huge coconut cream pies. Whichever amused us more.
Only pies... and only if they are made in America...
That is...making me feel hungry and dirty at the same time.
Special unique snowflake of unique specialness (+1/+3versus werewolves)
Alternatively I'm a magical internet fairy.
Pho indignation *IS* the tastiest form of angry!
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95% of teens would go into a panic attack if the jonas brothers were about to jump off the empire state building copy and paste this if you are the 5% who would pull up a lawn chair grab some popcorn and yell JUMP BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mekboy wrote:Tzeentch: Full house! Yay!
Deciver: Straight Flush! Yay!
Eldrad: Four of a kind! Awww!
Creed: Warhound titan. Die, xenos scum!
We'd have a crack commando squad of misfits (HBMC, JHDD, Garrett, Mad Dok and others) led by a no-nonsense CO (Frazz) who always gets the job done.
TRAIN THEM!
EXCITE THEM!
ARM THEM!
...THEN TURN THEM LOOSE ON THE GW OFFICES!
The DAKKA Dozen.
As for breaking the rules and thinking of yourself, I'd make a pretty good desk jockey, can type with almost ten fingers and I can make a mean coffee. Also, snarky comments and the odd social observations might occur. Disclaimer: do not share a trench with me, I am prone to thinking I'm Bunny who thinks he's Audie T. Murphy.
-to many points to bother to count.
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Turran 104th Armored 15 000pts
4th company 6 000pts
Behemoth 2500pts
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