Posted on 12/24/2014 11:57:21 AM PST by w1n1
Couldn’t pass this up because one of our staff member have encountered such people while in the Far East Theater Staging Area, (maybe you Veterans have come across this as well) so this is quite hilarious. Read the 6 things that will make you look like a SOF member here.
Heh. In my day, it was the Rolex watch, star sapphire ring, and a Randall knife, although a Gerber Mark II was acceptable if your Randall was still on backorder. .
Then there was a certain color and cut of a safari suit and a set matches from the Carvelle Hotel.
Now this guy is really pushing the envelope.
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There was an article here on FR about operators in Afghanistan dressing like this. And then a new colonel or brigadier arrived and made them shave, cut their hair, and dress appropriately. The SF guys had long hair, head scarves, khakis, and Oakleys..
Bkmrk
Well, I’m sorta glad my days of that are long past. I prefer being clean shaven, and long sleeves.
Those pictures of Special forces? Not buying it, more likely private contractors.........
Heh. I despise Donald Sutherland, but I loved that character.
In that last picture, the guy had been slightly wounded. You can see the field dressing. They don’t ordinarily go around shirtless.
LOL! That sign needs to be above the FR entrance door...........
Fun.
Their ability to instantly evaluate a dangerous situation and the personnel involved is... distinguishing.
Same here.
I seem to recall a number of pics of Seals in Vietnam that were sporting the “Rollie Fingers” special.
I lol’d.
Heh, we once did a joint training op with some Aussie Commandos... (I had to ‘google’ Rollie Fingers). Every one of them had that mustache.
Pretty darn sure the one on the top is.
Sends little ripples of consternation through SGM/CSM circles to this day.
Ever play the game where you stood on a table and stopped the ceiling fan with your forehead? Had to be the advancing game.
Still have my Rolex, sapphire ring, and Randall.
Heh, no, never did that.
The stupidest tricks I ever did was smashing beer cans flat with forehead, (seems to work better with aluminum cans than steel for some reason) and holding hand over a candle in one of those cylinder shaped glass holders until the lack of oxygen smothered it.
As T.E. Lawrence said: “Of course it bloody hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts.”
The number one giveaway in the neighborhood where I used to hang out was that they were wearing North Vietnamese Army Uniforms. They were the real deal, not a bunch of wannabes.
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