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In country 69-70 TAD 1/26 & 2/26 so I can say been there done that. Don't need anyone to remind me.
BTW: Welcome home.
Re: SEAL's. You might want to visit the Naval Amphibious Naval Base, Coronado Island in San Diego. I use to be an instructor at Coronado NAB and still have connections there.
The SEAL's are all about the water. A Marine recruit during boot camp is doing just as many push-ups, pull-ups, lifting logs and running just as many miles and experiencing sleep deprivation if not more than a sailor going through BUD's. The number one reason why those wash out of BUD's is because of the elements, the water, the cold, hypothermia. If you can't swim, if you can't handle the surf, can handle a raft in the surf and can't handle the cold Pacific ocean, you aren't going to make it.
There are nine SEAL Teams, SEAL Team Six was deactivated in the 1980's and is no longer under the control and command of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Each Seal Team has a specialty and most deal with the ocean. They either come from the sea and carry out their mission on land or conduct their missions on the water.
The fact are, some liberals tried to dumb down the Navy SEAL's in the name of diversity.
Your probably old enough to have never gone through Camp Snoopy. Your lucky, many soldiers aren't and they paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of political correctness.
There was an acquaintance of mine, maybe you heard of him our even served with him ? We both thought alike and had the same agenda. His name was Col. Hackworth. He passed away about eight years ago years ago. But he had a message. -> http://www.hackworth.com/article04032002c.html
Hack was an army puke, thought you was a Jarhaid. where did you two hook-up?
I'd disagree on Marines vs SEALS and what washes a SEAL trainee out. I have several Jarhaid buddies, served with one as my Squad Leader in Germany, taught with the 'Nam vet who holds a sniper record, another is also a retired cop and a pistol Instructor. According to Chris Kyle in his book 'American Sniper' it isn't the water but the mental toughness. A Marine is only kidding himself if he thinks by going through Boot he did everything and more than a SEAL, and if only given the chance to play in the surf he coulda been one... :roll:
No idea what a Camp Snoopy is, my day Army grunts went through TigerLand in Ft. Puke, Lousy Anna.
I'd say most SEAL Teams are dry feet these days, those who went for Osama didn't come ashore with scuba gear. In Operation Anaconda SEAL Team mako 30 didn't swim ashore. Chris never swam into battle. Like I said, these days SEALs are elite ground forces that don't crawl out of the water ala 'Nam style.
Now back to your claim the liberals infiltrated the Puzzle Palace to start social engineering in the 90's... did you forget the Truman years?