[2banana]

An earlier Army investigative report described the incident: Marines on board the helicopter twice told the pilot, "Fly hard." The first time he refused, but the second time the response from the cockpit came back: "You asked for it." The pilot then radioed, "Taking room to maneuver."

"Hey, watch this!" - Has killed more soldiers than enemy bullets...

[monday]

""Hey, watch this!" - Has killed more soldiers than enemy bullets..."

I doubt that. Accidents are almost never a case of soldiers showing off. It happens, but don't make it a bigger problem than it is.

[Publius6961]

"Hey, watch this!" - Has killed more soldiers than enemy bullets...

Now that might be a gross hyperbole, but there is a grain of truth there.

Just in the last few days I saw another helicopter landing on a ship at sea (hard to tell what kind of a ship, since only the landing area shows) coming in way too fast.

The copter teetered on the edge of the deck and somersaulted backwards into the sea. No way to tell how many were aboard or when and where it happened.

[Pelican 5]

It is tough. But at least it wasn't a case of "Hold muh beer" which has caused a lot of Darwinian moments.

I believe the unsecured equipment is the real culprit and not the pilot.

[ArmyTeach]

It's a true fact(:>) that young men (and women) in the military are there partially because it is their nature to live life close to the edge. That's where older and wiser minds need to prevail...This W3 should have countered with something to the effect that he enjoys a rush as much as anyone, but it's not in the game plan...