They showed one hour of a six week course. I knew a lot of the guys on the show, including a few in my company. No one from the units in the program does anything so high speed that they need to fuzz out peoples faces and names.goon175 wrote:I watched the combat diver episode last night, was suprised to see one of my old squad leaders on there. I am also kind of suprised at the lack of PERSEC on these shows. I mean, its one thing to show a bunch of guys trying to make it through a selection school, but combat diver is not that.
Surviving the Cut
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beat me to it. the one Ranger shown, a SGT from RTB. probably works in the boat shop/Merrill's and never served in Regt, is my guess. is he a stud? sure, he wouldn't be there otherwise. all the SF guys were listed as just SF. I'm thinking that any really cool guys simply weren't put on the show at all, vs black facing them.The Holmchicken wrote:They showed one hour of a six week course. I knew a lot of the guys on the show, including a few in my company. No one from the units in the program does anything so high speed that they need to fuzz out peoples faces and names.goon175 wrote:I watched the combat diver episode last night, was suprised to see one of my old squad leaders on there. I am also kind of suprised at the lack of PERSEC on these shows. I mean, its one thing to show a bunch of guys trying to make it through a selection school, but combat diver is not that.
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I think that one quick blurb from that stud said it best.... "I feel like a piece of used toilet paper" or something to that end... classic.
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That guy was previously A Co. 3/75, or atleast thats what my roommate has told me. went through RS with him, came back and got into some kind of troubleKW Driver wrote:beat me to it. the one Ranger shown, a SGT from RTB. probably works in the boat shop/Merrill's and never served in Regt, is my guess. is he a stud? sure, he wouldn't be there otherwise. all the SF guys were listed as just SF. I'm thinking that any really cool guys simply weren't put on the show at all, vs black facing them.The Holmchicken wrote:They showed one hour of a six week course. I knew a lot of the guys on the show, including a few in my company. No one from the units in the program does anything so high speed that they need to fuzz out peoples faces and names.goon175 wrote:I watched the combat diver episode last night, was suprised to see one of my old squad leaders on there. I am also kind of suprised at the lack of PERSEC on these shows. I mean, its one thing to show a bunch of guys trying to make it through a selection school, but combat diver is not that.
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So I thought the best episode was on USAF PJ's- but that's just me.... ![LOL :lol:](./images/smilies/o_icon_lol.gif)
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Say it isn't so...The air force has two jobs: You are Flying planes or washing planes!C-MAC wrote:So I thought the best episode was on USAF PJ's- but that's just me....
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Apparently there is another one. That would be rescuing downed USAF Airman, other pilots and anyone else that has suddenly found themselves on the ground- when they should be in the airSilverback wrote:Say it isn't so...The air force has two jobs: You are Flying planes or washing planes!C-MAC wrote:So I thought the best episode was on USAF PJ's- but that's just me....
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Nah...those guys are Ranger through and through, they just wear an Airforce UniformC-MAC wrote:Apparently there is another one. That would be rescuing downed USAF Airman, other pilots and anyone else that has suddenly found themselves on the ground- when they should be in the air
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My son is one of them.Silverback wrote:Nah...those guys are Ranger through and through, they just wear an Airforce UniformC-MAC wrote:Apparently there is another one. That would be rescuing downed USAF Airman, other pilots and anyone else that has suddenly found themselves on the ground- when they should be in the air
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Two words for your son. Thank you!merlyn wrote:My son is one of them.Silverback wrote:Nah...those guys are Ranger through and through, they just wear an Airforce UniformC-MAC wrote:Apparently there is another one. That would be rescuing downed USAF Airman, other pilots and anyone else that has suddenly found themselves on the ground- when they should be in the air
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From all I've heard from people on instructors being tough as shit and trying to get people to drop out I have to say I was surprised. Everything I saw was love and care. I'm not saying that there was mommying, but if someone wanted to be there and gave %100 the cadre from any of the courses were there to help you and motivate you to finish. Maybe that was just me though.
אל תהי בז לכל אדם, ואל תהי מפליג לכל דבר, שאין לך אדם שאין לו שעה, ואין לך דבר שאין לו מקום
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yeah, I don't remember the Ranger Instructors being that loving and motivating. they used a different motivation level, with similar techniques. didn't feel like love at the time.
I think the shows were probably "niced" up as free recruting videos.
I think the shows were probably "niced" up as free recruting videos.
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200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
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I should have figured as much.
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It was a TV show...everyone involved probably had a thorough counseling session by at least the Brigade Commander and probably the post commander.Shock wrote:From all I've heard from people on instructors being tough as shit and trying to get people to drop out I have to say I was surprised. Everything I saw was love and care. I'm not saying that there was mommying, but if someone wanted to be there and gave %100 the cadre from any of the courses were there to help you and motivate you to finish. Maybe that was just me though.
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see my above post.
אל תהי בז לכל אדם, ואל תהי מפליג לכל דבר, שאין לך אדם שאין לו שעה, ואין לך דבר שאין לו מקום