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What would you not do even if offered 1 Million
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 (July 17, 2012 at 10:11 am)Shell B Wrote: 1. Kill someone All of these except for 4. RE: What would you not do even if offered 1 Million
July 27, 2012 at 6:01 pm
(This post was last modified: July 27, 2012 at 6:02 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
5 is the only one I'm onboard with. Seriously, you wouldn't take a million easy to off the next Pol Pot Shell? Gimme 20 bucks and a plane ticket -and I get to keep the rifle, I do love me a good trophy-.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
I don't think I could, Rhythm. Unless I was immediately threatened, I doubt I would have the nerve to kill anyone.
 (July 27, 2012 at 6:01 pm)Rhythm Wrote: 5 is the only one I'm onboard with. Seriously, you wouldn't take a million easy to off the next Pol Pot Shell? Gimme 20 bucks and a plane ticket -and I get to keep the rifle, I do love me a good trophy-. I for one place a high value on human life. Make it 1.1M and we have a deal.  (July 27, 2012 at 6:08 pm)Shell B Wrote: I don't think I could, Rhythm. Unless I was immediately threatened, I doubt I would have the nerve to kill anyone. Most sane people feel the same. In the last century (at least) most soldiers ,on all sides, went through wars without killing anyone. By 'most' I mean about 80%.  RE: What would you not do even if offered 1 Million
July 27, 2012 at 9:04 pm
(This post was last modified: July 27, 2012 at 9:05 pm by Violet.)
(July 27, 2012 at 5:59 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Only a matter of time till you're shaking your ass on a street corner for two gumdrops and a bag of skittles eh? Totally, I love skittles ^_^ Gumdrops are bonus!  (July 27, 2012 at 5:59 pm)5thHorseman Wrote:(July 17, 2012 at 10:11 am)Shell B Wrote: 4. Have sex with someone I didn't want to sleep with Oh come now, you'd get used to it. Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
(July 27, 2012 at 7:09 pm)padraic Wrote:(July 27, 2012 at 6:08 pm)Shell B Wrote: I don't think I could, Rhythm. Unless I was immediately threatened, I doubt I would have the nerve to kill anyone. Let's hope that number goes up and wars become fought with words. 
(July 27, 2012 at 10:05 pm)Shell B Wrote:(July 27, 2012 at 7:09 pm)padraic Wrote: Most sane people feel the same. In the last century (at least) most soldiers ,on all sides, went through wars without killing anyone. By 'most' I mean about 80%. I would expect that the 80% figure is combat troops, not soldiers in general (a large percentage of whom are not in combat positions). The amount of small arms ordnance expended per casualty is staggering. Not that I'm complaining about efficiency, mind you. I too hope for a day where we are free of war, though I do not expect to see it happen in my lifetime. Ex-SGT Cthulhu, US Army 1987-1993 RE: What would you not do even if offered 1 Million
August 1, 2012 at 12:09 pm
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2012 at 12:18 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The doctrine of overwhelming firepower doesn't look to good from the perspective of the one counting rounds downrange (and their cost) but from the perspective of the soldier hiding behind (and contributing to) a hail of metallic objects, the view is likely different, eh? Pull that trigger til you're satisfied Joe, I'm on-board.
-manned an M249 before I got ahold of the 240, and then that sweet, sweet tater gun on the IFV, so I'm probably biased- Also, RE the statistics, a very very large percentage aren't combat arms..come to think of it....wtf? If Brown and Root are gonna deliver the meals and wash the clothes.....(also, a great many combat arms are assigned to non-combat or "rear guard" duties. I think that some people would be amazed at how many infrantrymen -for example- mowed lawns during the recent unpleasantness)
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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