Im gonna be a Navy Seal

[deemus]

I had a buddy (died of cancer) that was a Marine Recon. He had some crazy stories, and he was a bonafide badass. "don't buy that Glock, if you ever have to pistol whip somebody with it, it will fly apart on you......"

 

[glenbo]

For several years, back about 40 years ago, I was in and out of VA hospitals while they tried (?) to find out what was wrong with me, on psych wards which is the first the VA would send you to if they couldn't figure out in the first 15 seconds what was causing all that pain up and down the spine, then to spinal injury, and a few that I can't remember. In those years, I met more ex-Navy Seals than have ever been. One in particular would have to have been 12 years old when he enlisted. Another was 300 pounds overweight but had a black belt in some obscure martial art. He could barely kick knee high. He also didn't know how to tie the belt so he carried it. Strange how all the posers were ex-Seals. I never met ex Army Special Forces guy (aka Green Berets) who talked about what they did or tried to be some kind of great war hero. The SF guys just kept quiet.

 

[popsgarland]

To keep your sanity, some things are not talked about to others who have no idea what
you went through.

 

[Texasjack]

I have noticed that there are suddenly many, many people who claim to be former SEALs that are repairing tires, mopping floors, or otherwise doing jobs that would seem to be less than what one might expect for a former high-achiever. Back after Vietnam, you could see the same kind of guys who all claimed to be former Green Berets because that was the more famous special forces of the time. Now I do have a neighbor's son who really was a Marine sniper. He doesn't talk about that stuff, nor does he point out that status in any conversation. Some things never change: the guys who really were badasses don't talk about it and the guys who couldn't make it through a season of football practice are the ones spouting off things they picked up from video games.

 

[V-Tach]

Easy to spot posers, even old ones......

 

[dsgrey]

I finished hell week then got a hang nail and had to drop out.
For reals.

Future daughter-in-law joined the Army 10+ years ago, spent most of boot camp feeling ill so didn't do any training so they had her sign a release that she was never in the Army then let her go home. I never knew you could basically flunk out of boot camp.

 

[Moonpie]

I wasn't ever a SEAL. I was the door gunner on the space shuttle.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Somebody tells me they want to be SOF when they grow up, I just smile and say “that’s nice”.

 

[vmax]

Future daughter-in-law joined the Army 10+ years ago, spent most of boot camp feeling ill so didn't do any training so they had her sign a release that she was never in the Army then let her go home. I never knew you could basically flunk out of boot camp.

We called them wash outs. We had 2 out of about 50 in my Flight in basic. Both faked back injuries so they eventually processed them out and gave them a bus ticket home

 

[TXAZ]

I wasn't ever a SEAL. I was the door gunner on the space shuttle.

Port or Starboard?

 

[striker55]

My daughter joined the Marines, had to jump through hoops to make it in. I was pretty proud of her, completed after a medical problem set her back a class. Went to graduation, brought her home until she went back for advanced training. She got injured and was sent home. Best physical shape of her life. Then she joined the Navy, went through basic and was stationed in FL. Came home again, don't know why, she was hiding and didn't want us to know. After that we haven't been in touch.

 

[karlac]

They have yet to learn what they’re really signing up for:

Canon Fodder …

 

[Texasgordo]

I wasn't ever a SEAL. I was the door gunner on the space shuttle.

I wasn't a SEAL either but I installed the screen doors on the submarines.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Yea

I wasn't a SEAL either but I installed the screen doors on the submarines.

Yeah but now they have "Flex Seal" for that.

 

[karlac]

Several decades ago we had "Call of Uncle Sam- Draft Notice".

Mine was signed by none other than a dude named Lyndon Johnson … I felt so special.

…like Rosanna Rosana Dana …

 

[Tnhawk]

Mine was signed by none other than a dude named Lyndon Johnson … I felt so special.

…like Rosanna Rosana Dana …

I enlisted for four years to avoid being drafted for two.
Had I waited, my draft lottery number was 2.

 

[karlac]

I enlisted for four years to avoid being drafted for two.

Drafted, served 6+ Active.

 

[HKSig]

A few years back one of the (renfest) entertainers kid was talking about he was going to be a SEAL. The kids ankles were about the size of my thigh at my knee.

He didn't mean Navy Seal...

 

[baboon]

He didn't mean Navy Seal...

hell I thought he is the walrus coo coo a chew

 

[Texasgordo]

Yea
Yeah but now they have "Flex Seal" for that.

It wasn't invented yet back then.