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Paratroopers, being imbued with “that infectious optimism and that offensive eagerness which comes from physical well beingâ€

excuse me for jumping in here, Rangers, but having assisted some young Canucks enlist down there, I do have some advice that's pertinent. If I fuck up, well, you fellas will slap me down quickly enough.

Carl, first thing you gotta do is get an American Visa. No Visa, no enlistment. Full stop ...

Gentle Winds, Soft Landings.

if you can do so, then good on ya. But, don't let your grades slip. You will have a lot more options, in the Army and out of it, the better your grades are.

Rubes wrote: I did SQ also. 1RCR ran the course.

And I will definitely go PPCLI.

well-fucking-done. Don't neglect your schoolwork. When do you go to Battle School?

well done.
Now for your SQ and Para course.
When you go Reg Force, go PPCLI.

I married this woman.

And I got the better of the deal.
Poor girl.

Hey Rangers,
I belong to a Canadian Army-related website, and I'm always giving advice to the recruits and pudgy PONTI types on how to get fit. If you don't mind, I'd like to plagerize some of the points brought up in this thread and others.
I plan on starting a super-post over there, to stop the ...

Chiron wrote: No biggy. Its still a good post even without that.

I think it's a better post with just the facts left in. Lets you know how far they've fallen. Tamurlane really tore the shit out of them.

Ranger Chiron, Snopes says this part has been proven to be false:
The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)

Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah and lo, while some ...

Whether or not he can really fight, it's still pretty damn impressive. oh hell, yeah! I salute his discipline and applaud his motivation. I can't do that. I never saw the day when I could. I'm curious, is all. Not puttin' the li'l feller down.
I just want to see if he can actually scrap. I've ...

nimble li'l bugger! Like to see him fight, though.

wow.
Genetic debris at it's finest.

everyone else has said it, but it bears repeating: feet and knees together! Do not reach for the ground. Listen to your instructors, follow your drills, and you'll be fine. Trust me, this week makes up for everything leading up to it.

"What, do you think I'm stupid? You'll just turn off the flashlight when I'm halfway there."

yeah, I don't fall for that shit, anymore.