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Was anyone actually offended by being referred to as any of these things?
When i was at Bragg an official memo came out starting the term "leg" was offensive and all non-airborne personnel would henceforth be referred to as "NAP". Now some people are offended by that term.
When i was at Bragg an official memo came out starting the term "leg" was offensive and all non-airborne personnel would henceforth be referred to as "NAP". Now some people are offended by that term.
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Duuurrrrhurr hurrr... Look at me!! I'm Airborne!! I went to school for two extra weeks to get a qualification I'll never use in war! duuurrrr hurr hurr!!
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Depends on how those terms are used. Good natured jibes. No problem. But some people really do get off on making fun of other people.
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Rear echelon mother &$)/:;&!. I am a REMF however every single combat arms guy tells me they love two types of people the most...medics and crew chiefs.
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When I first saw NAP in the opening question, I thought it was referring to an Infantry Platoon on a 10 minute break. LMAO
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I got called a leg by a slick sleeve PFC when I first got to Benning. I laughed and laughed and asked him when he was planning on doing a combat drop downrange. The look on his face was priceless.
On a serious note, people can say whatever, and I really don't think you are allowed to get offended when it comes to MOS rivalries. I'm a tanker, and I go back and forth with scouts all day every day. If you are getting butthurt, it just means you don't have a good enough comeback.
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I will never forget the interview Wolf Blitzer was conducting with an Armor Company Commander at 0300 before the ground invasion in Desert Storm. These were going to be the '1st combat troops to step onto Iraqi soil.' Half way through the interview, their was a LARGE explosion to the east and Blitzer asked "What the hell was that?!?" The tanker replied, "That's just the Combat Engineers clearing a lane through the mine fields." Blitzer said, "But that explosion was INSIDE IRAQ! That means they are the first ones on Iraqi soil!" The tanker said, "Uhhmmm, uhhhh, yeah, well, techinically . . . . ." LMAO
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SPC(P) Jay Heenan
When I was an Engineer, we used to 'hate' the tankers (always having to support their asses in the field), until it was cold out...then we loved those guys!
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Re: Legs
In late 1968 in Bragg at the O'club bar on Smoke Bomb Hill, I had just gotten my SF flash. There were 3 SF Majors, myself and one other 1st Lieutenant. We are all fairly gone, when one of the Majors suggest we got down the O'Club at the 82nd Annex to insult anybody we could. We walked into the Annex about 1800. The big Major stands in front of the bar and says to the crowd: "All you leg M...F...'er out of here". We all got pretty beat up, but didnt lose my beret. Our Group Executive Officer got us away from the MP station around 10:30 that night. Last time I was involved in a "leg" situation.
In late 1968 in Bragg at the O'club bar on Smoke Bomb Hill, I had just gotten my SF flash. There were 3 SF Majors, myself and one other 1st Lieutenant. We are all fairly gone, when one of the Majors suggest we got down the O'Club at the 82nd Annex to insult anybody we could. We walked into the Annex about 1800. The big Major stands in front of the bar and says to the crowd: "All you leg M...F...'er out of here". We all got pretty beat up, but didnt lose my beret. Our Group Executive Officer got us away from the MP station around 10:30 that night. Last time I was involved in a "leg" situation.
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I think this is a good thread for those we are trying to get to join can see the substance of some things we discuss between us as current and former military, soft spoken as well as informational and mentoring types of postings.
We also have fun at times while remaining professional.
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