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As an aside, I believe those with a touch less of the zealotry & obsession I had fare better. These jobs are hard to get, high status, and your life revolves around a very noble yet incredibly grave task. It's easy to lose perspective. It's an amazing job, but it's still a job.
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Yup, all types. I knew in 9th grade I wanted to be SEAL and then read literally every special ops book at the library, and there were others like me 🤓.
I have a friend who thought he signed up for "survival training" and was surprised to find ~0 survival training, but lots of yelling and cold water. (Not a nerd, he's a mixture of T.E. Lawrence and Hunter S. Thompson)
Another friend joined the Navy to be a diver because his friend was. He was an All-american swimmer so they suggested he try out for SEALs and he said "sure, why not."
And when I joined in the Mid-2000s, there were still patriotic New Yorkers that were deeply affected by 9/11 and wanted to take the fight to the enemy.
All types.
Christian Ruf@pinpulleddrmf
I was at freshman orientation at the University of Vermont. Walking by the ROTC building, and not wanting my aunt and uncle to pay for all of my school, I decided to walk inside. It was summer, so only one person was there- a Green Beret Major that had a Masters in Philosophy from Harvard. We made a deal- I would try it for a couple of months and if I liked it they would pay for the rest of my school and refund my first semester. ROTC at a very liberal school was interesting- add that I was studying forestry and environmental sciences... I really had no other burning desire other than to just "try it out." Made the same decision with flight school- seemed cool to "try it out." And then the same with the 160th- "just try it out." For me, "the calling" grew over time and I found myself not only wanting to serve my country- but really wanting to serve the guys around me.
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I think most american men would willingly die to experience a sense of purpose and camaraderie this deep
Patrick J. Wolf@PatrickJWolf
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.
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@ClimbingCoachX He posted up when it happened. I’m sure Mikey remembers.
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Sometimes I think about the guy in the unicorn suit. Where is he now? What is he doing with his life?
Does he have a family? Does his wife know? Do his kids know? Does he still have the suit or did he sell it? Was selling it harder than he expected? Did he cry a little? Did he buy it back?
I want a 6-part Netflix documentary. I need to hear his origin story. I need to know what he was thinking in the exact moment before he put it on. I need a therapist on camera explaining what it means. I need his third grade teacher saying "honestly, looking back, the signs were there."
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@4GrahamWilliams The primary ConOps for this thing is vey obviously running people down and breaking their legs
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I wish they had been doing the demo of this at SOF Week.
CJ@CasualArtyFan
It’s all fun and games until PLA BB-8 rolls up on your trench
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For 13 years you have been the goodest of girls. All around the world you were a giant part of our family. You are missed, but never forgotten. I’m sorry I couldn’t be there to say goodbye in person girl.
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@BradDuplessis No plates, way too low, the wrong size and over all crap fit.
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@LiteralSheridan Better than loosing it to convention centers and LARPing on the waterfront of Tampa.
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PICK YOUR FAVORITE STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL ALUM
A) Poser Beastie Boy Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz: didn't attend Stuy but wore the shirt.
B) Lucy Liu: Actress. Class of 1986
C) Legendary CIA officer George Kisevalter: graduated around 1925/1926
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@benmoores2 @TheLundyProject I was last there 20 years ago. Sadly no photos.
Castle Williams on Governor’s Island in NY Harbor is an amazing place to wander around. Sadly, I don’t think it’s open to the public. So no photos from me…
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@4GrahamWilliams @TheLundyProject Tried to go but got done by the Arab spring.
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7/Nakhal Fort, Oman: I've been to nearly all of Oman's forts. Bahla is UNESCO. Al Mirani is grand. Nakhal wins, — perfect for enthusiastic exploration, just grab an old musket and man the walls. Go for a swim after in the wadi outside in a picture book setting.
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@benmoores2 Krak des Chevaliers: numero uno for me. I visited in 2005. The scale, situ and condition are breathtaking.
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@bigseb31213 @benmoores2 Rumeli Hisar and the one across the strait are both excellent. I heard they renovated Rumeli Hisar since I was hanging out there drinking beer as a college student though.
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@benmoores2 Ticonderoga in New York, Rumeli Hisari in Turkey, Falaise Castle in Normandy, and the Tower of London!
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@benmoores2 The impregnable fortress of Rhodes of course! Suleiman the Magnificent found it so hard to conquer that the knights hospitalier were allowed to safely move to Malta. I was scrolling your list waiting for it to appear near the top!
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It is amazing how little the press is willing to dissect US decline under Trump. The US got no help with Iran, was scolded on Taiwan, says it got a small Boeing deal (China has not confirmed) and Trump appeased on Chinese students, microchips, etc. Xi even insulted US power.
And yet it is being reported as a modest successful event. It was a strategic failure by the US and marks a notable moment in US decline.
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Exclusive at @CBSNews - Amid the Pentagon race to adapt low-cost, expendable drones, an Army explosive safety specialist warned that the military’s rush to innovate may be outpacing basic explosive safeguards—raising the risk of accidents, docs show. cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-…
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