DocWard

At about the 50 second mark someone says something about "sucker punching." Nope, not in my handbook. It looked like he put his left arm up to try to get him to keep his distance. That left also helped measure him, and he brought the right from down low for power and put his weight into it. Notice how he springs up with the punch. And boy, howdy, did he ring the big guy's bell. My guess is that big guy just expected to be able to push him around with his size, weight and attitude. To go g-rated, he "fooled around and found out."

Yes, my undergrad does, as well as my fraternity. Not my law school, although I am on an email list.

I once read something different from this photo. For the sake of not getting into trouble, I'll put the ending and let you all use your imaginations. "...It's not a clown car."

While I am glad his brother and crew plan to continue his work for him, he will be greatly missed. Rest in Peace, Paul.

What he said, location and all. Senior and twelfth were interchangeable, depending on situation.

Philosophy is wondering whether a Bloody Mary counts as a fruit smoothie.

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I think there is some sexism, if not outright misogyny at work here. First, let's have a better look at Fleet Admiral King's awards: Included are the Navy Cross for his service as Assistant Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet during WWI. The navy's second highest honor behind the MOH, for a staff position. There are also three Navy Distinguished Service Medals. Fleet Admiral King was without question a genius of naval warfare, and deserving of the recognition he received, particularly for his role during WWII. He was also, by what I have read insufferably arrogant, holding everyone from Nimitz to George Marshall in disdain. When looking at Admiral Franchetti's medals, we see several awards that are very commonplace today, including a number that simply didn't exist in King's Day. GWOT Service Medal, GWOT Expeditionary Medal, Armed Forced Expeditionary Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal. Etc... If you take away the medals awarded to nearly all service members these days, she probably has roughly the same, or less, than King. Being an ROTC grad (she attended Northwestern University), she isn't a ring-knocker, but is a graduate of the Naval War College. She has had vessel command, carrier strike group commands, and fleet command, in addition to a variety of staff positions. To say her rise through the ranks and promotion to the Joint Chiefs is not due to her hard work in a lengthy career and due to DEI instead is an insult, not only to her, but to the military as a whole, and women who choose it as a career. I guess those uppity women should know their place, barefoot and pregnant, making sammiches. I need more coffee.

I wish people would stop asking that question, they take it as a Challenge!

Never fails to give me goosebumps

I don't want to take anything away from the man. I'm confident I couldn't do what he has done. However, I would think that, to an extent, the ability to pass one of the schools would be an indicator of your fortitude, and your ability to pass one of the others. When I was in 11th Group, my CO had both Ranger and Special Forces tabs. I went through EFMB training with a Pararescue Sergeant who had passed Special Forces Q Course. While training is a good indicator of ability, it is not the sole indicator. In my mind this is particularly true if and when, as @PowderRiverCowboy mentions, ego gets in the way. Ego will make a person do some really un-badass things. Ultimately, does his training make him more of a badass than, say, Audie Murphy, Randy Shughart, Gary Gordon, John Chapman, Roy Benavidez, or a pantheon of others? Or even someone like Theodore Roosevelt, or going way back in time, a Samuel Whittemore? I know what my gut reaction answer is.

You don't have your information memorized?

Alpo. Codename: Buzzkill. I suppose how long it stayed up would depend on A. Your location and B. How securely mounted it was.

I need this.