DireWolf
01/19/02 04:11 PM
213.8.222.204
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Yep, I'm still around and breathing.
Its been a while. I am going to be an "assault sniper" for my squad. I don't know if such a role exists in any of the US armed forces, but the idea is mixing most of the accuracy of a sniper with the volume of fire of an assault rifle. Quite the concept, and works too, as practice has shown again and again in the near-constant fighting here.
I am done with half of my basic training and I was sworn in as a soldier of the IDF last thursday. It was quite the ceremony, held in the old city of jerusalem. Here's the translated text of the oath:
"I hereby swear and promise upon my honor
to remain loyal to the state of Israel
to its laws and government
and accept upon myself without regret or condition
the burden of the discipline of the Israel Defense Force
to obey all orders and instructions
given to me by my commanders
and devote all my strength
and even give my life for the protection of my homeland
and the freedom of Israel."
There. Quite heavy. Now if war breaks out. I'm in it.
As usual, wish me good luck and good hunting.
-Lt. Lev (Res. Inf.) "Dire Wolf" Arris, IDF.
"What is it like fighting the Wolf ? Imagine a lightning with legs, an earthquake with arms, a catastrophe with genius or just pure hell on wheels".
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SoyBigHead
01/19/02 06:44 PM
24.4.252.178
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hmmm assault rifle sniping? im not sure ive ever heard of such a concept (judging as from how most assault rilfes are inaccurate from range, i suppose). Does that mean that you have a variable mode weapon, such as one-shot, burst-fire, full-auto, etc.? As far as I know, the U.S. Military uses snipers/spotters with one shot rifles, not assault rifles...but then what do i know? heh.
and goodluck with the situation over there; it seems to me in the U.S. that war seems imminent over there
"There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
-Mark Twain
Edited by SoyBigHead (01/19/02 06:45 PM)
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Bob_Richter
01/19/02 09:30 PM
134.121.247.162
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Good luck, Lev.
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
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Nic Jansma
01/20/02 02:29 PM
141.213.161.69
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My prayers will be with out.
Make sure you stop by once and a while so we know you're doing ok, k?
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Spartan
01/20/02 09:47 PM
172.153.142.4
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Good luck. And remeber, keep your head down.
Spartan
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty.
(I refer you to what Nightward said)
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NathanKell
01/21/02 06:57 PM
24.44.238.62
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Good luck, and I'm hoping you'll be bored.
-NathanKell, BT Space Wars
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear.
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