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- Wed 31 Aug, 2011 5:02 pm
- Forum: SF Joining & Training
- Topic: Green Berets Joining
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9149
Re: Green Berets Joining
I see where your going with this. Yes the United States allowed foreign nationals to join the armed forces during the Vietnam war. They were grunts.No spec.ops. No Delta No Seals No Marine Recon. Just grunts. The deal was to serve two tours'IN COUNTRY' ie in combat.Then the D of S would consider yo...
- Wed 31 Aug, 2011 4:43 pm
- Forum: SF General Discussion
- Topic: special forces, i need help on this question please
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8377
Re: special forces, i need help on this question please
hi, im new to this but i would like some information if anyone can help please How does the role of Special Forces in general war compare with there use in counter insurgency ops, eg Afghanistan? :o In a general war situation they are used as a "Force Multiplier" with their unconventional...
- Wed 17 Feb, 2010 3:33 pm
- Forum: Political Affairs
- Topic: What's your opinion now Obama is president?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 43663
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Give him a couple of years at most,then there will be an assassination attempt.If they could do for the Kennedy's,what chance has this boy?? Owdun. :evil: Nobody will try to assassinate him. The end result would be far worse than if he were left alone. We could end up with Joe Biden as POTUS and th...
- Fri 29 Jan, 2010 1:06 am
- Forum: SF General Discussion
- Topic: SF secrecy
- Replies: 19
- Views: 21994
Sorry, but I think this SAS/SBS thing about secrecy is a load of bollocks. Yes you are a part of the Special Forces. I do not see why you should remain anonymous! I was one of those - but I never had ny face blacked out!! In fact Iwas used as a recruiting poster!! Sneaky And I'll bet that you never...
- Thu 04 Jun, 2009 2:55 am
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: know him
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6962
Hey fancer, you dont half come out with a load of bullshit very similiar to what *** ***** does well I can prove that *** is a lying tosser and you are a w@#k care to go public Graeme Taylor Will the real Walter Mitty please stand up! You are famous on Armyparatrooper.net and USParatroopers.us Mr. ...
- Tue 02 Jun, 2009 10:36 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: christianity in the paras
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7452
Re: christianity in the paras
This might not be the most popular subject but I'm thinking about leaving university as its boring and joining the Parachute Regiment and was just wondering, being a Christian myself, how accepting people are of it and if they treat you any differently? I'm not the sort of person to ram it down any...
- Tue 02 Jun, 2009 10:12 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Para test week video
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8486
its not all just about parachuting In fact it's very rarely about the parachuting nowadays - when was the last operational jump?! In fact there's a question colmurph, when did the Americans last make an operational jump? Do you still use it as a 'means of getting to work?' Current theatres don't ne...
- Tue 02 Jun, 2009 2:35 pm
- Forum: SF General Discussion
- Topic: Special forces in today's warfare
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12121
- Tue 02 Jun, 2009 2:26 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Para test week video
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8486
- Mon 01 Jun, 2009 5:50 pm
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: Query About Artillery Weapon
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11488
I think Holgers right. It was known as the'Paris Gun' British and French arty had a hard time registering it as it could move fairly easily. Both sides used a similar monster in WW1. Called the Dalgren it could discharge and then through the use of it's own recoil disappear below the line of sight....
- Mon 01 Jun, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: Vietnam?????
- Replies: 63
- Views: 29595
- Mon 01 Jun, 2009 5:24 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Para test week video
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8486
- Mon 01 Jun, 2009 5:10 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Foreign airbourne forces...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4378
Re: Foreign airbourne forces...
Hi everyone. Thought i'd put a post on here since noone uses this page anymore :o ! anyway my bugging question is, do the US airborne forces have similar training to us brits? Do they have their own equivelent of P comany or anything like that. Also the what about the aussie airbourne forces? the r...
- Mon 01 Jun, 2009 4:44 pm
- Forum: Para's General Discussion
- Topic: Ever Had Something Funny Happen on a Descent ?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5571
- Fri 29 May, 2009 2:40 am
- Forum: SF General Discussion
- Topic: Proud Papa!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9786
Proud Papa!
My son Jim just got picked up for promotion on the latest Chaplains Lieutenant Colonel Board. He's currently serving as Deputy Command Chaplain for U.S. Army Special Forces Command.