Motivational Posters - Page 11

Cutty72 · 03-16-2010, 05:18 AM

don't think this has been posted yet.

marko138 · 03-16-2010, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Cutty72

don't think this has been posted yet.

Maybe I'm crazy, but that would be a bad ass job.

ontwo · 03-16-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Maybe I'm crazy, but that would be a bad ass job.

No, you are not crazy

Cutty72 · 03-16-2010, 11:43 AM

Marine sniper?
Bad ass, yes. All glory no pain, defiantly not.
It has been said that sniper training school is THE most difficult school overall that you can go through in the armed forces.
It is not only physical, but very very mental as well.
Get dropped in 10 miles from target area with just you and your spotter, and your rifle. Low crawl the last mile to set up site. Sit completely still and silent, pissing yourself when you need to go, for hours or possibly days, waiting for your target to appear.
All of this for one of two possible outcomes.
1. Target does not appear, mission aborted, sneak back out undetected to RP for exfil.
No glory, no fame, just a pair of piss stained pants and a very hungry belly.
OR
2. Target appears, shot taken and made, sneak back out undetected to RP for exfil.
No glory, no fame, no one ever hears who made the shot, or even that the target was killed by a sniper. A pat on the back from your spotter is the only gratification you will receive.

But the toys they get to play with are phenomenal!

Kaneman · 03-16-2010, 11:59 AM

I know a guy who was a sniper in Iraq until an IED broke his back, he's my best friend's brother-in-law, I've known him since he was a kid. He felt a lot more than the recoil from his rifle while killing men and women through a scope and struggles with it everyday. Maybe that one Marine is a sociopath, but not all soldiers are.

marko138 · 03-16-2010, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cutty72

Marine sniper?
Bad ass, yes. All glory no pain, defiantly not.
It has been said that sniper training school is THE most difficult school overall that you can go through in the armed forces.
It is not only physical, but very very mental as well.
Get dropped in 10 miles from target area with just you and your spotter, and your rifle. Low crawl the last mile to set up site. Sit completely still and silent, pissing yourself when you need to go, for hours or possibly days, waiting for your target to appear.
All of this for one of two possible outcomes.
1. Target does not appear, mission aborted, sneak back out undetected to RP for exfil.
No glory, no fame, just a pair of piss stained pants and a very hungry belly.
OR
2. Target appears, shot taken and made, sneak back out undetected to RP for exfil.
No glory, no fame, no one ever hears who made the shot, or even that the target was killed by a sniper. A pat on the back from your spotter is the only gratification you will receive.

But the toys they get to play with are phenomenal!

I hear ya.

Mr Lefty · 03-16-2010, 02:52 PM

My cousin was a Marine Scout Sniper from 90-98 I believe...

he now runs a school for the California Prisons to teach their snipers how to shoot.

Papa_Complex · 03-16-2010, 03:12 PM

You guys really need to find a "Republicans" poster that doesn't include a self-professed socialist Canadian and a Libertarian

HokieDNA01 · 03-16-2010, 04:10 PM

They make that Barrett rifle about 45 mins from where I live. BAD ASS weapons

smileyman · 03-16-2010, 05:07 PM

Lotsa guys kill in combat, all deal with it personally with their own mechanisms. There are some who really only feel recoil. Some of those may feel differently later on but I for one am glad that there are guys who can do it and deal with it.

03-16-2010, 11:59 AM	#105
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	I know a guy who was a sniper in Iraq until an IED broke his back, he's my best friend's brother-in-law, I've known him since he was a kid. He felt a lot more than the recoil from his rifle while killing men and women through a scope and struggles with it everyday. Maybe that one Marine is a sociopath, but not all soldiers are. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

03-16-2010, 03:12 PM	#108
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	You guys really need to find a "Republicans" poster that doesn't include a self-professed socialist Canadian and a Libertarian __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

03-16-2010, 04:10 PM	#109
HokieDNA01 WERA White Plate Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Moto: 2007 Suzuki GSX-r 750 Posts: 1,404	They make that Barrett rifle about 45 mins from where I live. BAD ASS weapons __________________ XX>XY 2014 Honda NC700X 2007 Suzuki GSX-r 750 2000 Yamaha XT225 2004 Kawasaki EX250 (sold)

03-16-2010, 05:07 PM	#110
smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Lotsa guys kill in combat, all deal with it personally with their own mechanisms. There are some who really only feel recoil. Some of those may feel differently later on but I for one am glad that there are guys who can do it and deal with it. __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

03-16-2010, 02:52 PM	#107
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	My cousin was a Marine Scout Sniper from 90-98 I believe... he now runs a school for the California Prisons to teach their snipers how to shoot.