Exactly. I can imagine a situation where soldier would have to use a knife against a guy with a gun (if you’re out of ammo, you can’t run away, and you have a knife), but against a guy with a knife? When does that ever happen?
I didn’t really think about this, but it dosen’t even make sense (other than the longstanding friendly rivalry between the two oldest branches, which is obviously why they’re doing it). It’s not even a fair fight. If you want to pit the army against another branch, the Marines make sense. Have the Navy and the USAF duke it out over computer terminals and greasy/radioactive engines or something.
I’m pretty sure the 82nd Airborne doesn’t spend a lot of time in knife training or hand-to-hand.
I saw that episode and as soon as I saw the Israeli fighting with the blade down I thought, “yup, looks like the Americans win this contest”.
Not Special forces at all then.
UK special forces are a small cadre, involved in some politically tricky things. Anonymity is key. Have a look at googling Gibraltar and sas. They sometimes act as the executioner wing of the state. Have a gander at the role of the special forces in northern Ireland too
I know several Marines that no longer actively serve, and they say they is no such term as its oxymoronic.
A neighbor who is no longer employed by the USMC.
Thanks for the compliments guys. Here is a list of Canadian soldiers killed in combat in afghanistan since 2002. PPCLI were the first to deploy from Canada to assist American forces on the war on terrorism. I was there in 2002. I was in tora bora alongside American troops. Where you there fighting for your country? Wasn’t my war and I proudly served. What the fuck did you do? Have some respect many Canadians died there. Canadians were killed by Taliban forces, and poorly trained American pilots that dropped a bomb in a “friendly fire” situation. Fuck you guys are so awesome!
Who holds the world record for the longest shot resulting in a confirmed kill in battle?
Snipers from the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
February 2002 operation anaconda 2.4 km or in American terms 1.5 miles
Looks like a Brit broke that record in 2009 by 40 meters
Americans are the best though
Looking at the regiments page, it seems that PPCLI has not received any Battle Honour for Afghanistan nor any post Korea. Strikes me as strange, perhaps Canadians don’t have that tradition any more.
Battle honors take years to get. As well as medals.
We r not like Americans where we get medals and badges for every little thing.
PPCLI was active all around the world from Somalia, Egypt, Sierra leone, Cyprus,Kosovo,Bosnia, Croatia, congo. Etc.
I sympathize with most of your posts and of no fan of jingoism, but if you wish to engage in silly nationalist insults please make some improvements when it comes to spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Thanks
I agree, though, that medal inflation has gotten to be a problem in the U.S. military. Some of those guys have so much tin on their shirts it’s a wonder they can stand up straight.
The latter looks like he works in that restaurant in Office Space where they reward you for the number of pieces of “flair” you can attach to yourself.
Sure, but medals for individuals are one thing. Battle honours for a Regiment are quite another and are usually given at the end of a deployment.
My intent was simply to make a stupid joke. Canadians = polite, Light = weak, etc. If that didn’t come across, then I apologize.
Thank you
Hey Lawmonkey you dog Air Force, but while Army works a 9 to 5 I am breaking my back doing missions everyday. I have been stationed beside the Army twice and you have more people on computers and mechanics than we do. Get your story right and remember if it wasnt for USAF America wouldnt be safe at all, you think a soldier or a marine can load a assault rifle and scare a country. I promise you it wont, so next time you might wanna thank a greasy radioactive member from the AF or Navy, cause chances are they have saved your ass. AF special ops will beat everyone on here
Nope, actually I don’t. Came awfully close to taking a commission in the Air Force myself. But the missions and training are vastly different between the USAF/USN and the Army/Marines, and I’m pretty damn sure that this show is not going to play to the Navy’s (or the Air Force’s) strengths, because outside of the pilots and the SEALs (and yes, the USAF para-rescue guys), those strengths would make for shit TV. It seems like they’re setting the Navy up to fail, honestly.
Anyway, cheers to you for serving; I’d buy you a beer if I could.