Lets say you get drafted to go fight in world war 2. You know we all like to think our selves as brave especially in a game of paintball. But they aren’t shooting paintballs at you those are real bullets flying by. So what kind of soldier would you make in a battle situation like storming the beach at Normandy.
First would you be one of the first people off in one of those shuttles to the beach when the gate dropped or would you be moving the your way to the back so you could have more human shield type protection. When the gate open would you run out or would you bang your head against the side of the shuttle hard and appear to be knocked out and then fake dead for a while unless until the real heavy machine gun fire dies down.
Then would you run to the the first cover point or would puposely try to run behing someone else. Once there when your commander told you to run up and take out the machine gun pit would you say “yes sir sarge” or would you say “let Mikey do it”.
Anyway I would like to thing myself as brave and not do any of these cowardly or more realistically say logically smart things(if your goal is survival) or would I be gung ho?
“Oh, I’m madly keen to entertain the troops!
Whether it’s singly or in groups
I’ll entertain in barracks, or even a large marquee!
I’ll give them swing, or Wagner’s “Ring,” or selections from “Rose Marie!”
When the soldiers are off-duty for a moment,
I feel they need a bit of boop-a-doops—
It’s my duty to the nation to stay well in circulation;
Oh, I’m madly keen to entertain the troops!”
I discovered in my brief time in ROTC that I don’t have the endurance to be a good soldier. So I’d slow everybody down over long distances. I’ve also discovered in the few moments of violence in my life (and in my first paint ball game - you know those things hurt if they hit you right!) that the adreline rush I get tends to lock my muscles up. After a few moments though I can get past this and function and do what needs to be done. I’m a determined bastard when I have to be and I’m a survivor and I’d do anything to help my team members get out of a bad situation.
Seriously, I’m not into shooting other people simply because of political differences. Defending the cause of freedom? Well… I’d go, and try hard for something that didn’t require shooting. Maybe medicine. If I were stuck in Infantry, I’d never kill someone.
Actually I’m much better at sniping than at front line assult. I’m pretty self sufficient in the woods. I’m also patient to a fault when i’m in a situation like that.
Actually broccoli, I am just like you on being a sniper that is what I would pick to. Matter of fact, I usually always play sniper in paint ball.(it is so fun to watch people try to figure out who got’em.) But what kind soldier would you be in my analogy in my OP?
O.k… any Normandy positions are available? Or just beach stormers? If I had to be a 'stormer I know I woldn’t be in the front of the boat that’s for sure, i’d probably be one of those guys who dumped all my gear except my rifle and swam underwater 'till I came up to the shore, then bolted for cover. If I had ANY Normandy position to pick i’d be on the big ass destroyers operating the artillery.
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Paintball rocks, have you tried the new flatline barrels on the model 98’s yet? Shoots straight and FAR. Perfect. I even modified some netting so it’s a match with my Ghille suit… hehehe… Sniper? - Yes please.
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Oh, I’d make just the darlingest little soldier out of papier mache. I’d paint him bright red, and put one of those enormously tall black fur hats on him, and put big brass buttons on his front going all the way from his neck to his belt! And then, I could take an old sock and use it to make him a little friend to play with.
Staying within the OP guidelines, I would like to believe that I would have the discipline to follow orders even though it meant my death. That the cause I am fighting for is better served in my death than in my life. That I have the courage to stare death in the face and not back down. That I’ll do what I’m supposed to do.
But I won’t know unless I’m placed in a similar situation. It’s all guesses at this point.
I’m a big fan of the Corsair myself. It was a powerful fighter. Had the habit of turning into a self-destructing monster in the hands of inexperienced pilots though.
I’d be the worst soldier ever. In fact, I would get booted out before I saw any action at all. I loathe conformity. Especially enforced conformity. It fills me with rage and makes me want to vomit. I absolutely refuse to obey someone just because they tell me to or they have more patches sewn on their shirt than I do or whatever. The military is the last place in the world where you would find me.
Ugh.
When reading the topic headline, my first thought was, “I’d want to be a sniper” Love em, and would love to do it. Taking someone’s head off from 700 yards. Stephen Hunter writes great books on this.
Then I read the OP, and honestly, I’d be a back of the boat, human shield person. G Then I’d hide behind all the saps who got blown away stepping off the boat, and start sniping.
On a completely side note, this is my 4th post in one day… My hands are cramping…
