An Idiot Abroad and Cultural Awareness
Ever wonder what makes Army Special Forces guys different than most other US SOF elements?
If you’ve been a SOFREP reader for a while, you could probably put together a quick list of differences. If you put ‘cultural awareness’ anywhere on that list, you’ve just earned a handful of cool points, which are redeemable for a high-five and/or fist bump from me at any time.
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Great Stuff. It takes me backs to the Oops and I'm not eating that shit. Frogs, Hot Hot Peppers, meat on stick, and fish shake were all developed at SWC for phase III. Sick Bastards! Worst one, I remember coming back to N Iraq base camp once and one of the guys had marked all the kids that were working cleaning the camp up with a black magic marker. The non working kids got no mark. The plan was if marked, you worked, you get candy or better yet, a part of a MRE. The Families seeing their kid marked or not marked, went into a little WTF moment. Other times I loved how the host nation people or military tried very hard to show what they knew about our culture. I remember a guy questioning why I had only one wife and why she was so skinny. Also he said Dog is a very good meal.
Blake Miles YankeePapa, . "...I'd love to have seen the UW conversations and operations back in the days of steel and fire...." . ...Closest that I can get you... not to everybody's taste... but I re-read once a year... (Warning, Book acquisition Alert...) . http://www.amazon.com/Oblique-Approach-Belisarius-Saga-ebook/dp/B00BEQLTLS/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394152229&sr=1-1&keywords=an+oblique+approach . ...Not Gibbon's "Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire...", but for the better part of a decade kept me waiting for each volume in the Belisarius series. If you have already read it, then you know. If you haven't, I envy you your first read. . -YP-
YankeePapa I'd love to have seen the UW conversations and operations back in the days of steel and fire.
Txazz HonestBroker247 The rule at our supper table, take all you want and eat all you take and eat some of everything served.
YankeePapa YP, always Educational brother....6