leroydb 0 #1 August 22, 2006 Soldiers come in all shapes, shades, weights, sizes, and states of sobriety, misery, and confusion. He is sly as a fox, has the nerve of a dope addict, the stories of an old sailor, the sincerity of a politician, and the subtly of Mt. Saint Helen. He is extremely irresistible, totally irrational and completely indestructible. A Soldier is a Soldier all his life. He is a magical creature. You can kick him out of your house but not out of your heart. You can take him off your mailing list but not off your mind. Soldiers are found everywhere... in love...in battle... in lust... in trouble...in debt...in bars and ... behind them. No one can write so seldom and yet think so much of you. No one else can get so much enjoyment out of a letter or clean clothes or a six pack. A Soldier is a genius with a deck of cards. A millionaire without a cent and brave without a grain of sense. He is the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA, with the latest copy of playboy in his back pocket. When he wants something it's usually 30 days leave, music that hurts the ears, a five dollar bill...or a woman he can count on. Girls love them, mothers tolerate them, fathers brag about them, the government pays them, the police watch out for them and somehow they all work together. You can beat their bodies but not their minds. You can tame their hearts but not their souls. He likes girls, females, women, ladies, and the opposite sex. He dislikes small checks, working weekends, answering letters, missing chow, waking up, maintaining a uniform, and the day before payday. You may as well give in. He is your long distance lover...he is your steel eyed, warm smiling, blank minded, hyperactive, over reacting, curious, passive, talented, spontaneous, physically fit, good for nothing bundle of worry..... And will always be there for you regardless of how long its been since you've last talked.Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #2 August 22, 2006 good post...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #3 August 22, 2006 That pretty much breaks it down in a nut shell. Great read.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #4 August 22, 2006 I would disagree with the over-reactive passive parts. Bundle of worry...hell ya! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #5 August 22, 2006 I do not think this was posted to be graded. And I think I have done evry thing posted in my 20+ years of service (at least twice) Ok in this month alone twice. Good post I say! Cheerio! (I am getting back to my roots!)An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 August 22, 2006 QuoteA Soldier is ...the PROTECTOR OF AMERICA.errrr. does that mean that SOLDIER = AMERICAN ?? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #7 August 22, 2006 In Leroydb's context yes. But I would suggest we could replace American for British and in that context it would apply in the UK. That should work for any other country as well.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #8 August 22, 2006 this website being of international influence, writig : HE IS THE PROTECTOR OF THE COUNTRY would then apply to all (provided they have an army) scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #9 August 22, 2006 Since it was posted by an American, I can see the reference to America. I'm sure, you could change America to the name of any other country you desire. Feel free to express your patriotism. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #10 August 22, 2006 QuoteI do not think this was posted to be graded Now Matthew I wasn't grading at all..I was calling it as I see it based on my own experiences Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #11 August 22, 2006 Yes Ma'am, My appologies.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 August 22, 2006 Quotethis website being of international influence, writig : HE IS THE PROTECTOR OF THE COUNTRY would then apply to all (provided they have an army) Well..........most countries. Except France of course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #13 August 22, 2006 why dont i just go to the timeout corner?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #14 August 23, 2006 QuoteWell..........most countries. Except France of course. well they still hire foreign legionnaries scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueSBDeath 2 #15 August 23, 2006 This caused me to "flash back" to a Skydive book I read in 1979 by Pat Works called "United We Fall" Here is that passage: The Skydiver: (Male Variety). Between the insecurity of childhood and the insecurity of second childhood, we find the Skydiver. Skydivers are found everywhere: in bars, under bars, behind bars, looking through bars, in trouble, in debt, in love and in the air. Skydivers come in assorted sizes, shapes, and weights in states of sobriety, misery and confusion. Girls love them, mothers worry about them. Unemployment Checks support them, and, by some coincidence, they manage to get along with each other. The skydiver is laziness with a deck of cards, a millionaire without a cent, bravery with a smile. The Skydiver is a composite sly as a fox, has the brains of an idiot, the energy of a turtle, the sincerity of a liar, the appetite of an elephant, the aspirations of a Cassanova, the stories of a hero. When he wants something, it is usually free jumps, more money, a good piece of tail. He dislikes ASO'S, getting up early. small planes, hot-shot pilots (who never hit the DZ), the week before his payday, his girls' father's curfew, and legs (that is a landlover). He likes girls, women, females and all members of the opposite sex. No one can think of you so often and write so seldom. No one can get so much fun out of your letters, old jump)suits and sex movies. The skydiver is a magical creature: you can lock him out of your house, but not out of your heart. You can take him off your mailing list, but not out of your mind. -Author Unknown This was written, or at least was published in this book in 1979. Google the book, it is a great flash to our past. BSBDBSBD...........Its all about Respect, USPA#-7062, FB-2197, Outlaw 499 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
