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re: Military Buffs: Navy SEALs Are Comparable to Which Army Unit?
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:46 pm to northshorebamaman
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:46 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:He was EOD first in RVN. Then he went through the first SFOD-D selection and is a plank holder. Fascinating guy.
He's also rocking EOD
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Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:46 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:
This thread led to me reading the Delta wiki page and when people say you'd never guess who they are they ain't lying. This baw in the white shirt looks like an accountant but he's actually one of the founding members of Delta:
Larry Vickers is the same way. A fat dude with a goatee who wears generic polo shirts.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:48 pm to upgrayedd
It is pretty rare to see a master EOD badge on the same uniform as a CIB, though.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:48 pm to Wolfhound45
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He was EOD first in RVN. Then he went through the first SFOD-D selection and is a plank holder. Fascinating guy.
I bet selection was similar to Vickers' experience.
Before Vickers was allowed to begin training for a Delta operator position, he had to pass an entrance exercise. The premise was simple: complete a land-navigation course in the mountains of West Virginia. Alone, with a 40-pound rucksack over an 18-mile course. And the time limit to complete this task was only known by test administrators. The students are simply told at the end of the course whether they are good to go or not.
After the full Delta-course training is complete and the enlisted service member is ready to graduate, there is one ?nal test – another land-navigation course, again in the mountains of West Virginia. But this time it’s 40 miles with a 45-pound pack and the time is, again, unknown to the candidate. Go or no-go is all you get at the end. The failure rate during the course is high; estimates are as high as 95 percent, but o?cial numbers are never given.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:48 pm to northshorebamaman
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It is pretty rare to see a master EOD badge on the same uniform as a CIB, though.
Would EOD only be eligible for the CAB?
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:50 pm to Korin
quote:Yeah but the CAB wasn't around in his day. He reclassed.
Would EOD only be eligible for the CAB?
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:50 pm to northshorebamaman
I'd imagine seeing a star on jump wings is fairly rare as well
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:53 pm to upgrayedd
quote:Yeah, there were still quite a few from panama when I first joined in the 90's but definitely pretty rare.
I'd imagine seeing a star on jump wings is fairly rare as well
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:57 pm to Janky
quote:I think alot of people overestimate some of the skillsets of these speical forces/Delta soldiers etc etc when it comes to actual fighting
He should go to Reggie's just for fun.
There are college kids and randoms that can still beat the frick out of that guy and others in those units
That isnt the point. The point is he wouldnt get in that situation. He would simply kill you and your cat as you slept and make it look like your cat murdered you and then your cat committed suicide out of grief
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 8/5/19 at 2:59 pm to lsupride87
quote:The real problem with fighting a guy like that is that he doesn't have an ounce of quit in him.
I think alot of people overestimate some of the skillsets of these speical forces/Delta soldiers etc etc when it comes to actual fighting
There are college kids and randoms that can still beat the frick out of that guy and others in those units
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:00 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:There are alot of dumbass random men that could beat him to death easily if its just a bar fight scenario
The real problem with fighting a guy like that is that he doesn't have an ounce of quit in him.
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:00 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:Not really.
It is pretty rare to see a master EOD badge on the same uniform as a CIB, though.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:03 pm to Korin
That is, or was, part of the selection. Read the book, “The Men, The Mission & Me”. Pete Blaber. Pete was an officer with CAG during Operation Anaconda and in Iraq. He describes the same scenario.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:05 pm to Wolfhound45
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Not really.
Go big or go home.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:05 pm to DeltaDoc
quote:
That is, or was, part of the selection. Read the book, “The Men, The Mission & Me”. Pete Blaber. Pete was an officer with CAG during Operation Anaconda and in Iraq. He describes the same scenario.
I wonder how much time they have to spend in the pool. Water is the great equalizer.
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:06 pm to lsupride87
quote:Well, no shite, there's billions of men out there. No ones comparing him to an MMA champ or anything but I'm willing to bet that guy, in his prime, was more than capable of defending himself from 90% of the people he encountered.
There are alot of dumbass random men that could beat him to death easily if its just a bar fight scenario
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:08 pm to northshorebamaman
quote:I dont disagree, but I dont think its because of superior fighting skills
was more than capable of defending himself from 90% of the people he encountered.
I think alot of people mistake these guys as brute strength monsters of men that can beat any other man to death with their pinky
That aint what makes these guys elite.
This post was edited on 8/5/19 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:10 pm to lsupride87
quote:I never worked with SF but I've known several guys who went into it, and trust me, I don't think that.
I think alot of people mistake these guys as brute strength monsters of men that can beat any other man to death with their pinky
Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:12 pm to Wolfhound45
The strangest part is that he put all those on an AF uniform.Posted on 8/5/19 at 3:12 pm to Korin
I don’t recall him mentioning but I want to say I’ve heard that all CAG guys must complete Combat Dive School in Key West.
He never insinuates that they are the best at anything, but it’s inferred they are really good at a lot more than almost anyone as individuals and as a team.
He never insinuates that they are the best at anything, but it’s inferred they are really good at a lot more than almost anyone as individuals and as a team.
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