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Offline Melvin

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #60 on: May 22, 2011, 09:36:14 AM »
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #61 on: May 22, 2011, 09:59:04 AM »
Quote from: VonMessa on May 22, 2011, 05:19:28 AM
The Green Beret just sat there all this time saying nothing, stirring the fire with his d*%k.

Nice.  :lol

Although I was under the impression that you gave a 'green beret' to just about anyone. Takes quite a bit more to earn that tan beret. When you're one of only a couple of hundred members of the world's original special forces unit, the same unit that trains everyone else, including your navy seals, you can count yourself as a pretty hard nut...
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #62 on: May 22, 2011, 11:03:00 AM »
BUDS(Basic Underwater Demolition School) is the start of SEAL training. I do believe the world's orignial special operations unit is the British SAS. SEALS evolved from the US NAvy's Frogmen of WW2.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #63 on: May 22, 2011, 12:16:59 PM »
Quote from: Major Biggles on May 22, 2011, 09:59:04 AM
Nice.  :lol

Although I was under the impression that you gave a 'green beret' to just about anyone. Takes quite a bit more to earn that tan beret. When you're one of only a couple of hundred members of the world's original special forces unit, the same unit that trains everyone else, including your navy seals, you can count yourself as a pretty hard nut...
The green beenies are Army Special Forces.  Everyone got black berets because of Shinseki and the Rangers were might pissed because of it.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #64 on: May 22, 2011, 10:34:09 PM »
Quote from: TOMCAT21 on May 22, 2011, 11:03:00 AM
BUDS(Basic Underwater Demolition School) is the start of SEAL training. I do believe the world's orignial special operations unit is the British SAS. SEALS evolved from the US NAvy's Frogmen of WW2.

Yes the Special Air Service and the LRDG (Long Range Desert Group) first operated in North Africa. There is also the SBS (Special Boat Squadron) which operated in the Aegean. This was commanded by George Jellicoe, the son of the Admiral of WW1 fame.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #65 on: May 23, 2011, 09:20:26 AM »
Quote from: allaire on May 22, 2011, 12:16:59 PM
The green beenies are Army Special Forces.  Everyone got black berets because of Shinseki and the Rangers were might pissed because of it.

Well, all I can say is that I'm glad I'm not in, anymore.  One less thing to be pissed about :D
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #66 on: May 23, 2011, 03:43:41 PM »
PCs all the way. and i wish the Army would issue out the Multicam (OCP) pattern uniform out in mass. They look good and work amazingly. and you dont wear a beret!
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #67 on: May 23, 2011, 04:12:27 PM »
Quote from: Selino631 on May 23, 2011, 03:43:41 PM
PCs all the way. and i wish the Army would issue out the Multicam (OCP) pattern uniform out in mass. They look good and work amazingly. and you dont wear a beret!

Brits are wide scale issuing Multicam to troops in theatre, most guys wearing MK7's as well unless well behind hesco's
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #68 on: May 23, 2011, 04:41:51 PM »
Quote from: VonMessa on May 23, 2011, 09:20:26 AM
Well, all I can say is that I'm glad I'm not in, anymore.  One less thing to be pissed about :D
I was in basic shortly before the beret affair.  Even then I thought it was a stupid idea.  You can have a PC on in less than a second and it's usually on correctly.  How long does it take to get the beret on and up to regs?
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #69 on: May 23, 2011, 06:59:41 PM »
Quote from: allaire on May 23, 2011, 04:41:51 PM
I was in basic shortly before the beret affair.  Even then I thought it was a stupid idea.  You can have a PC on in less than a second and it's usually on correctly.  How long does it take to get the beret on and up to regs?

Well back in the day, it didn't matter as much.  

If you were wearing one, there weren't too many others that knew if it wasn't being worn properly and if they did, they wouldn't have the balls to tell you  :devil
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #70 on: May 23, 2011, 07:06:54 PM »
Quote from: Major Biggles on May 22, 2011, 09:59:04 AM

Although I was under the impression that you gave a 'green beret' to just about anyone. Takes quite a bit more to earn that tan beret. When you're one of only a couple of hundred members of the world's original special forces unit, the same unit that trains everyone else, including your navy seals, you can count yourself as a pretty hard nut...

If you have no idea what you are talking about, as is your case, you shouldn't open your mouth.... ever.
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #71 on: May 23, 2011, 07:20:48 PM »
Quote from: WpnX on May 23, 2011, 07:06:54 PM
If you have no idea what you are talking about, as is your case, you shouldn't open your mouth.... ever.

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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #72 on: May 24, 2011, 02:57:18 AM »
<<<has had the pleasure of seeing other countries operate in country.....Im not impressed
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #73 on: May 24, 2011, 04:06:47 PM »
Quote from: JunkyII on May 24, 2011, 02:57:18 AM
<<<has had the pleasure of seeing other countries operate in country.....Im not impressed

we are working real closely with a Romanian element, they are pretty cool lol

there good at Intel.. Not Infantry stuff tho hahaa
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Re: Berets in the Army?
« Reply #74 on: June 26, 2011, 08:52:05 AM »
No more berets woohoooo :rock :rock
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