I thought about this over my eggs and grits.....
For all of you out there who think x SF med is harsh or mean, he is. You think he's a dick? I do too. But here's the deal:
1) Despite the fact that I think he can be rather rough to deal with, I also have a great deal of respect for him. He is highly intelligent and articulate. When the staff thinks he's out of line, we'll tell him and have done so publicly and privately. We will continue to do so when needed.
2) x SF has earned 2 SF MOS’ which is two more than I have and two more than most on this board. He has therefore earned the right to be “a dick,” especially when it comes to matters pertaining to the Green Beret.
Why do we tell you to focus on the 25m target? Simple: Basic isn’t a gimme. Airborne isn’t a gimme. SFAS or RIP or BUD/S or Fill-in-the-Blank-Here are damn sure not gimmes. We have a man on this board who had a bright future in SOF cut short right out of the gate by a freak injury in Basic. My best friend from high school hyperextended his knee the week before jump school; he still has issues with it to this day and never completed BAC. Yet, Texas and the others are worried about diet, languages, what boots to take…..a good portion of this board had as their sole bit of Intel the course packing list. They didn’t have the Net, supplements, a gym, Google, or a genie in a bottle. They had a ruck, a long distance to go, and they had heart.
And you guys are upset because the “dicks” on the internet were rough with your emotions?
A guy who was an E-3 under me when I was an NCO is now an E-7; I pinned his E-5 stripes on him as an LT. A month ago he answered the phone at 2:30 AM. The call? A solider from his unit was killed in Afghanistan and as the lucky NCO to answer the phone he was escorting the remains to the states…looking parents, a widow, and a 2 year old in the eye to express his condolences on behalf of the United States Army and Florida Army National Guard.
And you are put out by a post on the internet from a guy who has done more in uniform than most, if not all, of you ever will?
I hope someone face fucks your soul before you become a liability to others.