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tRUMAN: Was just talking with my seal coworker about Act of Valor and we ended up talking about squad tactics and stuff

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Aug 24 '12, 13:11

and how they have a very specific lingo for everything like telling someone they have a target above and to the right of themselves. Someone should put together a training thing that gets the vocabulary down for groups like us so it's not "dude, there's a guy there, shoot!" vs something that's meaningful :)

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Roger niner monkey hiccup -- nm - Truman Aug 24, 13:27
No offense, but "Act of Valor" subtely one of the most "anti-everyone-but americans" movie I have ever seen. -- nm - MDH Aug 24, 13:13 3
- Dehumanising the enemy is part of what makes a successful military. -- nm - Roger More Aug 24, 13:48
- Not for nothing, and sorry to repeat, but...welcome to the military... - Stephen Aug 24, 13:15 1
  - I can see that to a degree. But when a major hollywood picture is borderline racist I think that goes a bit too far. -- nm - MDH Aug 24, 13:19
Agreed. Charlie Mike! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 24, 13:12 1
- Polaris! - oblique Aug 24, 13:15

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tRUMAN: Was just talking with my seal coworker about Act of Valor and we ended up talking about squad tactics and stuff

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