Holy god damn! When do I get to do that!?

You must be an Airborne Paratrooper to do that. I was just lucky to record them shooting at stuff. lol

You must be an Airborne Paratrooper to do that. I was just lucky to record them shooting at stuff. lol

Those guys were Army?

I wanna be an 0331

Those guys were Army?

I wanna be an 0331

Everything I record is the Marines. We "technically" have our own Airborne Paratroopers but we send our troops to Army Airborne School for their training.

Everything I record is the Marines. We "technically" have our own Airborne Paratroopers but we send our troops to Army Airborne School for their training.

I know Fort Benning is the only airborne school there, but I thought Recon and one other regiment was airborne qualified? What MOS are those guys?

I know Fort Benning is the only airborne school there, but I thought Recon and one other regiment was airborne qualified? What MOS are those guys?

I honestly have no idea. I went on patrol shortly after this was taken so I never had a chance to meet them in person.

What unit are they from?

I honestly have no idea. I went on patrol shortly after this was taken so I never had a chance to meet them in person.

Same answer xD

They need officers to train a new batch of Afghan military cadets.

Ugh, have fun with that. I've heard from soldiers who reported back to the various US news teams that those soldiers lack discipline of any sort and forget the things we teach them. Hopefully you'll bust that myth and whip them into shape. But if not, at least if another stupid dictatorship or something arises 20 years from now we can just invade them again without much bloodshed due to poorly trained soldiers and outdated equipment that we built ourselves. I do know we donated a hand full of M1 Abrams tanks to them though (or maybe it was Iraq, I can't remember)... In any case, at least we didn't give them the kind with the depleted uranium armor.

Also when you said in the video "imagine that hitting a tank", that's probably my least favorite part of driving a tank in Battlefield 3. Always watching for the "ROFL copters" or "rape copters" as we often call them since they can blow right through enemy armor in one pass. OP. But that's true to life I guess.

In any case, stay safe. Semper fidelis, as you guys would say.

Edited April 22, 201214 yr by unr3al

Have fun!

Ugh, have fun with that. I've heard from soldiers who reported back to the various US news teams that those soldiers lack discipline of any sort and forget the things we teach them. Hopefully you'll bust that myth and whip them into shape. But if not, at least if another stupid dictatorship or something arises 20 years from now we can just invade them again without much bloodshed due to poorly trained soldiers and outdated equipment that we built ourselves. I do know we donated a hand full of M1 Abrams tanks to them though (or maybe it was Iraq, I can't remember)... In any case, at least we didn't give them the kind with the depleted uranium armor.

Also when you said in the video "imagine that hitting a tank", that's probably my least favorite part of driving a tank in Battlefield 3. Always watching for the "ROFL copters" or "rape copters" as we often call them since they can blow right through enemy armor in one pass. OP. But that's true to life I guess.

In any case, stay safe. Semper fidelis, as you guys would say.

Hahaha, that cracked me up a bit and thanks.

@Marine

Dear Lord....

Edited April 22, 201214 yr by wmai20

Yup, glad someone else proved my point, thanks Marine. lol You'll manage just fine, wmai20, I'm sure.

On a lighter note, I would love it if you guys in the Marine Corps started calling them ROFL copters. If that catches on, 20 years from now I'll be watching the Military History channel and they'll have a small segment about the Black Hawks, with the narrator saying something to the effect of:

"The UH-60 Black Hawk, affectionately known by the Marines as "The ROFL copter" was a key weapon in helping to defeat the enemy forces in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars..."

I be sitting there in my chair, and I'll say to myself: "By god, I've influenced the U.S. military without even going through boot camp..." Or I might burst out laughing. Either one.

Edited April 23, 201214 yr by unr3al

Yup, glad someone else proved my point, thanks Marine. lol You'll manage just fine, wmai20, I'm sure.

On a lighter note, I would love it if you guys in the Marine Corps started calling them ROFL copters. If that catches on, 20 years from now I'll be watching the Military History channel and they'll have a small segment about the Black Hawks, with the narrator saying something to the effect of:

"The UH-60 Black Hawk, affectionately known by the Marines as "The ROFL copter" was a key weapon in helping to defeat the enemy forces in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars..."

I be sitting there in my chair, and I'll say to myself: "By god, I've influenced the U.S. military without even going through boot camp..." Or I might burst out laughing. Either one.

Hahahaha, that's actually the first time I've seen "ROFL copter" and Marines together. That must be the newer generation making up nicknames. :P

Sadly, it's my generation...

But, shit, for the lulz, I'll do it when I go in.

Well I remember hearing that name being used in that context for the first time in a game of Battlefield Bad Company 2.

Watch from like 30 seconds of this video and onward. Destroys things so quickly (although you probably already know that). I love the "That guy probably had a family and everything." comment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cKhCuNPjmA&feature=related

Also, this is another big reason we call it a ROFL copter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1REnQkbfww&feature=related

Lets see you guys pull THAT one off. ;)

*EDIT* Whoops, first post didn't show up until I refreshed. Delete this please.

Edited April 23, 201214 yr by unr3al

No tail rotor on that one.

ROFL!!

Lets see you guys pull THAT one off. ;)

Hehehe, I'll show you guys one day... xD

Wait a few more years, I'll do it with you!