Conversely there is the Hero Cop/Soldier that has done so much in his career that he should be a household name and on a Wheaties box but is still just a schlub getting yelled at by his boss. John McClane saved all the hostages in Nakatomi Tower, saved hundreds of plane passengers at Christmas, saved the U.S. gold reserves and he’s still getting shitty assignments because his boss doesn’t like him. He should have had a ticker tape parade in his honor.
Also
“General, the bad guys are about to launch a nuke at US soil, we need to stop them!”
“Sure, just send in two guys! But they’re the best guys for the job!”
(Note one of the guys dies during the mission so he wasn’t actually one of the best guys)
She has the in-room terminal, but my PCP has both the coat AND the pen, for jotting notes when I’m speaking too quickly to type.
isn’t Wild Turkey high-octane?
love it! I’m a Dorsey fan, also Haasen
101 proof, or 50.5% alcohol.
Whereas antiseptic rubbing alcohol typically is 70% by volume or more.
So, I’ll need to start drinking Bacardi 151, huh?
I used to drink that stuff. 
my reply was about using whiskey to disinfect wounds, and I thought WT would do
If nothing else it will wash the dirt out of the wound.
This is more “Maybe it was true 50 years ago” but either man joins the military because it was either that or prison, or a suicide squad military unit who have to fight one last mission so they get pardoned or commuted sentences. And yet half the Steven Seagal straight-to-DVD movies have that as Seagals background.
I think that trope is now depicted as either off-the-books or flatly illegal, a black ops done with total deniability.
Trapped group rescued/ Locked area breached by brave child in group just small enough to be the only one capable of crawling through many yards of air vent. Bonus points when inside popped vent lands on only bad guy in the desired room, knocking them unconscious.
I see old-fashioned butterfly bandages/ closures frequently on screen, but I’ve never seen them in real life. Are they actually used anymore? Or is it that I’m just not involved in situations where they’d be used?
They’re used. I’ve used them. They are used to close a shallow cut in the skin.
They still have butterfly bandages, best for awkward places. On larger surfaces it’s better to use the kind that have little zip ties to close the cut
Here in the UK they’ve mainly switched to superglue for the types of cuts that would have had a butterfly stitch. I had that a few years ago when I sliced my hand open making lunch at work. It wasn’t a deep cut, but it wouldn’t stop bleeding so a hospital visit ensued. Never trust a kitchen knife that isn’t your own!
Which is now not recommended-
First Aid True or False – Caring for Cuts, Scrapes, Burns, Wounds.
Clean With Hydrogen Peroxide or Alcohol? FALSE
Using hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol to clean an injury can actually harm the tissue and delay healing. The best way to clean a minor wound is with cool running water and mild soap. Rinse the wound for at least five minutes to remove dirt, debris, and bacteria. Wounds that are large, deep, or bleeding nonstop should be treated by a professional.
Mind you, if that is all you have… and fine for disinfecting the instruments you will remove the bullet with, since once the bullet hits the pan with a “ding” everything is now great! 
Apparently, with some googling, that was informally a thing in the past, like in WW2. Mind you, not likely a long prison term, but say a six month jail term.
surprisingly, this has been SPECIFICALLY requested by two women “a man close to me” was with. I never di find out why