Re: Question for special forces(and anyone else who ca
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ReaperDriver</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J.J. McQuade</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pointblank raises a very good point. Everyone here is looking at a screen, nobody really knows each other. I learned very quickly here that you can't just talk here as if everyone is your friend or peer. The lessons learned that you aar back in the team room with your mates isn't going to be recieved on this forum the same way. Once again life is a learning experience. I'll try not to make that same mistake twice. </div></div>
PB has a point, whether its good or not is open to debate. But what he says is valid from his POV. I, OTOH, try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt that they <span style="font-style: italic">ARE </span>you they say they are until proven otherwise. Most people who are full of shit make it obvious to all fairly quickly all by themselves, so I usually just let them remove any doubt themselves rather than stomp around and demand proof of someone's ID. JJ, I read nothing of yours so far that would raise a BS flag, so don't feel like you have to bite your tongue. Many of us novices here appreciate the expertise and willingness to help that many of you guys do. I personally get turned off by the "experts and operators" who turn their noses up at the masses. And yes, there are a couple here that do that. You sir, are welcome to keep talking as if you're doing a debrief with your team. Lots of good learning going on.....
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Come on,
How many cases of "stolen valor" and wannabes have there been? And how many turned out to be the real deal.....not many if at all. And all that aside, they guy was posting left and right. Any other time that happens, the guy gets hassled for running up his count. To say that there is NO reason to raise question would be naive. People have had their shit jumped for much, much less.
To say that my thoughts and ideas are popular here would be a lie......and that's fine with me. I will admit being lied to is an hourly occurrence in my standard day. Callous as it may be, it is my perception; thus it is my reality.
To hear the plain truth is a rarity. And for those who don't question what they see, hear, and read (be it the internet or anywhere), theirs will be a life full of ignorance.