Paintballers military orrientation...
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Topic: Paintballers military orrientation...
Posted By: ETRNL2
Subject: Paintballers military orrientation...
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 5:55pm
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I am just interested in what the military paintballer percentage is. f your mil then please list what branch... THNX ETRNL Air Force... ------------- "so u say your Japanese?? We Converted..." "Live for something rather than die for nothing."-George Patton http://www.WWIJAA.com - http://www.WWIJAA.com |
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Posted By: GThomas
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:01pm
| I'm a civilian but I'm in the Army's ROTC program, so I'm future military. I voted myself civilian, because I'm not in yet. |
Posted By: ETRNL2
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:02pm
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thats cool, just Military in training..... ------------- "so u say your Japanese?? We Converted..." "Live for something rather than die for nothing."-George Patton http://www.WWIJAA.com - http://www.WWIJAA.com |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:05pm
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Ex Coast Guard
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Posted By: Chuck Norris
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:09pm
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Ex Delta Force. ------------- 
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Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:33pm
| i voted civilian, i've signed to doted line and givin my oath but im prebasic and not MOSQ'ed. going Army. |
Posted By: dodan44
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:37pm
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retired NAVY SEALs team. i was a combat marksman in a 2 person sniper team. no wonder i dominate paintball. ------------- i pawn noobs |
Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:44pm
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dodan44 wrote:Posted By: mjicmike
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:46pm
The experience will change some of you and maybe you'll get a better view about life. You will know how important TEAMWORK and RESPECT can be when in the military. Good luck and I salute you guys.  U.S. Navy 8 years honorable discharge.------------- A5 Rfs Dwg triggr Ricochet R5 8"Lapco Bigsht/14"CP Classic Palmers Stab. Lapco uni-mount DOP bullet drop fwd PMI 88/4500 Woods Flatline/14"Lapco Bigsht CMI Thunder pig reg. Remote adj. stk |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:20pm
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Former Army here. Cavalry Scout (19D). Trouble is, my battalion commander seemed to think us Scouts were more "live bait" than "intel gatherers". Yikes. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: Rock Slide
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 8:53pm
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Submarine service ------------- I bring annihilation and cheap red wine! |
Posted By: BARREL BREAK
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 8:58pm
| Civilian, never will be military, never wanted to be. |
Posted By: diedonimpact
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 9:19pm
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ya dude im a civilian too, and i do have family in the service, my uncle is not in the seals but he tells me he knows many people who are. He is also familiar with the navy seals sniper division. He knows most of them...the seals sniper division has only been around for bout 10 years. there were only a very select few who were in it ------------- 
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Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 9:22pm
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Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 10:21pm
R031, Infantry reservist. We've got promotions thursday might- I might be seeing my Corporal. 
------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:16pm
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There are alot of Walter Mitty's out there, former cub scouts that tell people that they were "Seals" or "Delta Force". FWIW, I'm former Army, 91A and then 18D for those in the know. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:22pm
No kidding. The elite commando airborne ninja sniper kids who've played airsoft a few times, for instance. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: cadet_sergeant
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:27pm
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EDIT: i didnt know you where canadian, probley says under your avitar, and im just to stupid to see it. EDIT: yep it does |
Posted By: TruePaintballer
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:30pm
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civilian = me ------------- http://www.freewebs.com/outlawspaintball/index.htm - Outlaws *Sponsors* http://www.abrika.ca - Abrika |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 11:31pm
| Im a sniper |
Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 12:24am
Same here... I was active from 84-90. 1st/75th & 2nd/325th... Glad to see I am not the only medic...I never tabbed qualified but I did attend 300F1. 22 weeks at sunny Fort Sam and them "med" lab at Fort Bragg. Set me up nice for my career as a ER/ICU nurse. Ranger class 2-86...before they decided that medics didn't "need" Ranger school. ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: Rock Slide
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 12:29am
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That sure doesn't sound smart at all... I guess Rangers just suck the bullet out and move forward? ------------- I bring annihilation and cheap red wine! |
Posted By: hungrymonkey
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 1:15am
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AF Vetran. 6.5 years. Paramedic right now, since it was mentioned. ------------- A5 Flatline E trigger Palmers stabilizer 68ci 4500 psi hpa tank |
Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 2:33am
No I think the sucking thing must have been a part of the Navy corpsman manual....we didn't have that chapter in our book. 
I'm joking some of the best medics in the military are Navy Corpsman...the Independant Duty corpsman I trained with were top notch. But to seriously answer your question: The medics in the Ranger Battalions now all attend RIP but do not go to Ranger school. Ranger school is an infantry leadership school...not necessary to be a good medic. But: Back when OS and I were slogging around the battalions....the black and gold tab made the guys around you feel a bit more confident about the medic. ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 2:42am
What do you think a 'sucking chest wound' is? "Suck it up, troop! Grab that gun and get some rounds downrange!"  ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 8:37am
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We had some 91's attached to our platoon on a rotating basis. Meaning they'd hang with us, requal as 19D's, then we'd need another set of medics. We got some really crazy medics for a while... these guys wanted to be gunslingers more than anything else.
Finally wound up with a couple guys who would hang out in the medic track, and periodically tell us to "drink water". They didn't get nearly the respect the other guys did. Meaning, they didn't drink with us EVER. ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:39am
Wow..what a shame. My guys and I we're tight. I still talk to some of them. But I know what you mean...my unit was full of good medics. We knew our place...and it certainly wasn't to be a primary shooter. My job was to take care of the men...and if that included being a shooter, I had the training and the motivation to be effective. Just wasn't my primary responsibility. "Sometimes, the most effective treatment for an injury is to eliminate the cause of the injury"...I learned that from someone, somewhere along the lines, and it still makes sense. P.S. I never had a medic "track"...I pounded the same ground as my guys, once we hit the ground. I think that may be a reason we were tight. ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: ANARCHY_SCOUT
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:56am
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Posted By: Pump Scout
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 11:56am
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Our platoon was one of the last of the M-113/M-901 era. Shortly before I traded in my pickle suit, we transitioned to Humvees. Originally, our nominal vehicle setup was 3 M-113A2, 3 M-901, 1 medic M-113. The early medics were great guys, and one of them went to the M-60 competition with one of our scouts, too. Real soldiers, perfectly willing to patrol, shoot, drink, you name it. Those later guys were more the product of a zero-defect environment that not many of us stuck around for.
I still have a standing offer with the Army - get me a commission as an O-4, and I'll come back. Alternately, I'd love to run an all-volunteer training tool unit made up of former service people of varying ages and genders. I doubt they'll take me up on either one of those, though! ------------- http://www.geocities.com/limitedpump - Limited Pump Paintball |
Posted By: Ken Majors
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 3:01pm
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My unit had FLAs but they were the old Gamma Goats. 6 Wheel drive pieces of crap. We had those because they were air deliverable. Heavy dropping a goat is an exercise that is a ton of work and not a lot of fun.
When I was about 6 months short we got a HMMV utility but they had not yet developed the 2 litter version that was air deliverable that they have now. I was lucky enough to be assigned to a line company, so I didn't do much motor pool duty. As a line medic we got to participate in all the training the grunts did. We marched along with them on the EIB 12 milers, JOTC in Panama, Sniper selection, Machine gun leaders course...all the fun stuff that people join up to do. And as a medic, when we were off mission cycle...we got to attend school. The grunts did post support activities(i.e. painting rocks in mil-speak). While they did that I went to paramedic school, ACLS, BTLS, and I even got my EMS instructors certification, all of which I still maintain. "Shoot'em full of holes, and fill'em full of ringers"...the mantra of the Airborne/Ranger Medic. I sure miss old Joe Snuffy from the old forum....he and I used to BS about all this ancient history stuff "back in the day" 
Edit: And about that commission as a Major...that would be nice. I have a buddy in Bethesda that was a medic in my unit, went to PA school, intially a WO, now a commissioned 0-4, he works out of DC in charge of the Tactical EMS course for CONTOMS ( Counter Narcotics & Terrorism Operational Medical Support). So...there is always a chance at that commission. ------------- RLTW |
Posted By: whack-a-mole
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 3:16pm
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afrotc ------------- NASA and the Americans spent millions of dollars and hundreds of hours to develop a pen that would write in space.....The Russians used a pencil. |
Posted By: Lightningbolt
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 3:39pm
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Status:ex-military Branch: Cub Scout Troop 3 At ease Gentlemen. And I do mean gentle |
Posted By: Joe Cool
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:46pm
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Why walk when you can ride? 19k was the way to be. Of course armor is being scaled back quite a bit. ------------- Life is tough, its tougher if you're stupid. - John Wayne |
Posted By: WUNgUN
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 12:46pm
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Marine. ------------- [IMG]http://hometown.aol.com/hlwrangler/myhomepage/revised5_copy.jpg"> ""...the Marines we have there now could crush the city and be done with business in four days."--LtGen Conway on Fallujah |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 12:47pm
Hehe. Death before dismount, eh Joe? ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: army_guy06
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 2:19pm
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ARMY NATIONAL GUARDSALUTE EVERYBODY IN THE MILITARY I HAVE RESPECT FOR ALL OF YA
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Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 2:24pm
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Civillian until June. Then its USNR. ------------- ? |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 2:26pm
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Hey, good on ya, Reb. :D Which trade are you looking at getting into? Also, officer or enlisted?
------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 2:29pm
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With 4 years of college? Officer. Trade I'm still up in the air about. ------------- ? |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 3:18pm
Just remember that as an officer you aren't 'better than' or 'above' the troops - you command them, and if your'e really lucky and skilled, they'll respect you as a leader. Treat the troops as the professionals they are and you'll do just fine. You're a smart, reasonable guy, but so are they. I've seena lot of officers who thought they were on a higher level because of their commission. It's not the days of scum and gentlemen anymore. ------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |
Posted By: 98God
Date Posted: 23 February 2006 at 3:26pm
| Civilian until I'm old enough. Then army. |
Posted By: Thor
Date Posted: 25 February 2006 at 10:05am
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4 years reg force canadian signals regiment.
Going to afghanistan in june. and, i gotta say it, brihard's a Mo....little r. hee hee ------------- A second class drive is always better than a first class walk. |
Posted By: Heres To You
Date Posted: 25 February 2006 at 11:45am
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I've already signed the dotted line and everything. Go into Navy boot camp on October 2nd. ------------- |
Posted By: brihard
Date Posted: 25 February 2006 at 1:46pm
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Thor, I'll be damned. Are you with JSR or 2EW? Or one of the other units? Just that I was in Kingston and spent my first year in the 'Mo-lish down here, and am well familiar with CFB Kingston. I'm in town this weekend visiting family, coincidentally. Yeah, we're just reservbes, but some of us take our jobs seriously and try to get the msot out of the training. I'm looking at taking a tour after school, probably the August-Feb roto in 2010, or maybe the feb-Aug '09 roto if I can get into the selection during my lazst year of school. So yeah, I'm not one of those reservists just doing it for the cash.
------------- "Abortion is not "choice" in America. It is forced and the democrats are behind it, with the goal of eugenics at its foundation." -FreeEnterprise, 21 April 2011. Yup, he actually said that. |