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I am signed-up to take the Foreign Service Officer written examination (again) this year. I, like 95% of everyone who takes it, failed on the first try. It's free to take, and they don't care how many times you take it, so what the hell?. Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else has ever taken it...

Yeah, I got a pair of Scarpa Attakks At REI when I was at Fort Lewis. That was in '91 and they are still going. I don't wear them anymore 'cause the sole has worn almost completely smooth (That's to be expected with long-term use and not a reflection of poor quality), but the uppers are still like n...

I went to Gander Mountain last night after work to check out the Danners and some of the other brands recommended. To my surprise and chagrin, I found that the were ALL made in China; Danners, Irish Setter, Rocky, Columbia, all of them. I hesitate to beleive that American-made boots are no longer av...

Yeah, I forgot about Danners. I remember the GI ones being real good boots. I'll check on-line. I liked the old Timberlands I had because they were not overtly hunting-style boots, so I could wear them at work, but they were still well-insulated and waterproof. For winter-time hunting in snow, I usu...

I know this isn't really military-specific, but I was wondering if anyone has noticed that it's almost impossible to find a regular pair of Timberland boots anymore? I've worn Timberlands for hunting and hiking for years and have never owned better boots. I've worn-out my last pair after 7 years of ...

Oh, shit, Ranger Bell. I just saw that.
My apologies, Rider. I guess you got squared away. A few guys I went in with had the same problem, and I remember that all of them made it through eventually. The cadre at reception helped them out. Good job and good luck.

Lest any of you think that the only marketable skills that an infantry warrior posseses are blowing things up and shooting people, let me set the record straight. In today's business environment, former infantrymen are singularly possesed of the strategic mindset necessary to bring the fight to the ...

Don't anybody get the wrong Idea. I'm a Hillbilly born and bred. Good thing about us Hillbillies is we can laugh at ourselves, a rare commodity these days.

It was called Hoagie's Corner and it was IN the 7-11, Ranger Silverback. What a fucked up place. You never knew if you were gonna get a sandwich or a firefight.

I second the Forsyth and Vonnegut recomendations. Great books. If you've never read Joseph Heller's Catch-22, get ready to laugh your ass off. Another classic combat novel is Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead. Heller, Mailer and Vonnegut are all WWII combat vets. One good book I read recently w...

Ranger Wunder: I gotta ask: are you looking for a rifle for competition, or is your interest strictly as a collector? If you want to compete in service rifle or NRA high-power, the M1's, M1A's and M-14's are not a very good choice if you don't have the kind of resources that a shooter for AMU or the...

City dude decides to chuck it all, quits his job, and heads to the mountains of (insert favorite punching-bag state/country). He buys a house on a mountain top and settles-in to enjoy some peace and quiet. A few days into his new life, he finds a disheveled-looking mountain-man standing in his front...

OK. Several comments (and one series of PM’s with Ranger Silverback, have spurred my need to make an apology. I realize that I got defensive and over-reacted. One reprimand immediately turned me into that E-nothing private from years ago who hated being treated like…well…like an E-nothing. I r...

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Dublo: Please don't take this the wrong way, 'cause I really don't want to get into any internet pissing contests with anyone. While in the army I knew quite a few Rangers and got along swimingly with all of them, they were to a man, a great bunch of guys. The few who thought their rangerly duties i...