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TGFB Thank God For Bush Joined May 2007 Posts 1748 EE Offline AZ, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:35:46 PM EST I know everyone on ARFCOM is/was a grunt with combat experience. Since I already know every male here is 6' 185lbs, now I wonder what were you in the Army?
	The Devils alter ego.

-GunNutJuell- Member Joined Nov 2006 Posts 1119 EE Offline WA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:36:28 PM EST [Last Edit: 6/3/2008 6:38:24 PM EST by -GunNutJuell-] I was a cook. They saw how deadly I was with my cooking that the Infantry needed my lethal skills. I have a CIB and the "Crossed spatula" award. But really, I'm 6'1" 240 and was a gun team leader. Nothin' fancy.
	3-2 SBCT 1/23 Infantry TOMAHAWKS!

PFC-Demon Lech le ha Sheol. Joined Feb 2008 Posts 2625 EE Offline NC, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:37:28 PM EST Your poll doesn't include regular Infantry. I can't vote. Oh, and I'm 6'4" and 285 lbs
	<font size=2> "People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election." </font id=s2>

Spade

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:38:23 PM EST

Originally Posted By TGFB:
I know everyone on ARFCOM is/was a grunt with combat experience. Since I already know every male here is 6' 185lbs, now I wonder what were you in the Army?

I'm an inch over that. But this is a good post.

Schulze Suppressed Man Joined Oct 2002 Posts 11068 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:38:37 PM EST This poll is not legit because there is no "pie" option.
	"The utmost excellence at which humanity can arrive, is a constant and determinate pursuit of virtue..." Shelley Seale called me a redneck idiot. I think she wants me more than she wants Keith.

ShingleMonkey Certified Jackass Joined Dec 2005 Posts 1190 EE Offline IN, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:38:42 PM EST still got the goofy hair cut
	“Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.” Mitch Hedberg rip

cowboy7242001 MCLMM Joined Oct 2004 Posts 5877 EE Offline AR, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:38:52 PM EST I'm actually 5'11 and 185. But I wasn't .mil I am a pretty good shot though
	Proud Member of "Ranstad's Militia," The Fantastic Bastards

Aiden Member Joined Sep 2007 Posts 1024 EE Offline CO, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:39:02 PM EST Is there that much deception here? Jesus, I'm a 6'3" drug dealer (legal) for the USAF...I'm ~195lbs, and I think I'm skinny...why would anyone lie about being a skinny fucker.
	YOU WILL NOT TOUCH ME, YOU WILL NOT TOUCH MY FIREARM!!!!!

terrance250 Will Work for Ammo Joined Mar 2006 Posts 665 EE Offline IN, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:39:21 PM EST Only made it to Wolf in Cub Scouts. I am actually 6'3 215 though.
	The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree. ~Thomas Campbell

machinisttx machinist by trade Joined Jul 2006 Posts 4308 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:39:55 PM EST I haven't enlisted yet, but won't be going Army. I'm also heavier than that, and shorter.
	Originally post by 2theLeft: If done right, there is no taste, because it goes right down the throat..

-GunNutJuell- Member Joined Nov 2006 Posts 1120 EE Offline WA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:40:00 PM EST And you forgot the "Armed hotdog" option.
	3-2 SBCT 1/23 Infantry TOMAHAWKS!

rykn0w Cthulhu '08 Joined Feb 2006 Posts 2727 EE Offline WI, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:40:17 PM EST i'm a true pimp ninja sniper in counter strike
	When there is no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.

Boomer8450 Darned to Heck Joined Aug 2006 Posts 4829 EE Offline CO, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:40:21 PM EST 7'2", 450# little man. And I'm a secret squirrel. Your poll fails nearly as badly as you do, little man
	"I'm going to be hovering in between heaven and hell like a cat thrown off a roof with a piece of jelly toast strapped to it's back." - glk38 Smurfin' aint easy!

Tolip Member Joined Sep 2005 Posts 5057 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:40:43 PM EST [Last Edit: 6/3/2008 6:41:03 PM EST by Tolip] I'm a 6'3" 220lb dork with no time served.

LOW2000 Joined Jan 2006 Posts 4080 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:41:00 PM EST I'm 6'4" 205lbs and was an Indian Y-guide.

WildBoar

Posting With The Protection Of Aluminum Foil

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:41:38 PM EST

Originally Posted By TGFB:
I know everyone on ARFCOM is/was a grunt with combat experience. Since I already know every male here is 6' 185lbs, now I wonder what were you in the Army?

11b1p Paratrooper. Thats all.

"War is the remedy our enemies have chosen, and I say give them all they want."
Gen. William T. Sherman

vanilla_gorilla Hey you! Yeah, you! STFU! Joined Oct 2004 Posts 16478 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:41:50 PM EST Boot camp failure. Now I'm 6'2 240, and will demolish any apple pie that stands in my way!
	If violence isn't the answer, you may be asking the wrong question Newest member, ARFCOM Fitness Forum <IMG SRC=/images/smilies/anim_weightlift.gif border=0 align=middle>

Noname OTAY...! Joined Nov 2000 Posts 11019 EE Offline CA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:42:44 PM EST USAF vet here. 6ft/200lb's and can still lick my weight in wild pussy...
	"Killing the infidels is our religion, slaughtering them is our religion, until they convert to Islam or pay us tribute." Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi

xanadu Member Joined Mar 2001 Posts 4204 EE Offline NH, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:44:51 PM EST Not stupid enough to go Army - I was NAVY (Never Again Volunteer Yourself) Meh.. I was a veteran of the Cold War (circa 1977- 1982)

pv74 Chairborne Ranger (Part Time) Joined Jan 2002 Posts 11079 EE Offline ID, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:44:53 PM EST Chairborne delta ranger.....
	NRA Life

Mackinaw Joined Oct 2007 Posts 569 EE Offline USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:45:33 PM EST I was a Navy Seal in the Air Force.

ZeikHunter Arfland Uber Alles Joined Dec 2007 Posts 793 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:46:12 PM EST fail. no pie, and no field artillery. 13F, we're who the grunts call when they cant kill it themselves. word.
	...when Ethan Allen meets windpipe.

tommyrich Member Joined Jun 2007 Posts 851 EE Offline MO, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:46:22 PM EST Actually, i'm 6' and 205. Also, a Colonel with most time spent with the SAS. Oh wait, i was thinkin of BF2.

swede1986 All hail Xenu! Joined Sep 2007 Posts 6898 EE Offline SWE	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:47:27 PM EST I was a sniper. <BR>Actually I was an engineer and built bridges and drove a truck but that doesn't sound as cool as sniper.
	DK-Prof: "You've never seen guys in drag? Every year in our regiment we'd have a silly "beauty contest" where hideously ugly privates would wear wigs and garish outfits on a cat-walk, and with a talent competition and everything."

mjohn3006 V/I = Futile Joined Jun 2003 Posts 26699 EE Offline VA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:49:24 PM EST I was a US Army SEAL. I rode shotgun with Patton when he rode into Da Nang.
	When evil men advance against me to devour my flesh, when my enemies and my foes attack me, they will stumble and fall. Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. -Psalm 27

TriggerHappy83 Was I supposed to kill that? Joined Sep 2007 Posts 1175 EE Offline OH, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:49:57 PM EST None of the above, medical DQ. 5'10", 215, 11% body fat. Any more details needed?
	"......if you have to draw your weapon and use it to defend your life you are already having a bad f**king day.....don't expect things to suddenly start going your way when you clear leather." --JW_777

TGFB

Thank God For Bush

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:50:03 PM EST

Originally Posted By pv74:
Chairborne delta ranger.....

I think this is what most of ARFCOM falls under Unless there is a SFOD-B(the armchair commandos that live in mom's basement, and the rest that just go commando)

The Devils alter ego.

Aiden Member Joined Sep 2007 Posts 1025 EE Offline CO, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:50:04 PM EST What is the point of the deceit? I guess I just don't get it...I am me, If you don't like it, fuck off. Why do people try to pretend to be something they are not when they are on the net? It's not like the truth won't come out eventually anyway.
	YOU WILL NOT TOUCH ME, YOU WILL NOT TOUCH MY FIREARM!!!!!

MTNmyMag Team Member Joined Feb 2004 Posts 3478 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:50:13 PM EST Where do I click for all of the above? Plus Force Recon Navy SealForeign Legionaire
	My first thought was kill that weenie dog, and feed him to my pit bull....... And for you Pit bull haters.. My pit bull has NEVER killed an ostrich...

ArimoDave Meet George below Joined Jul 2006 Posts 2344 EE Offline ID, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:50:22 PM EST Not all of us were ever in the .mil---I wasn't. Also, I'm little with respect to Arf standards: 5'8"--143 lbs.
	Those who sacrifice their comfort and safety to ensure the comfort and safety of their fellows have earned respect. Those who sit in that comfort and safety and lack gratitude have earned scorn. [RikWriter]

vern23 Member Joined Oct 2004 Posts 386 EE Offline CO, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:51:13 PM EST [Last Edit: 6/3/2008 6:54:50 PM EST by vern23] No Space Shuttle Door Gunner...? Your poll sucks. ETA: 5'9" 160# and the only battle I've been in is with HHQ about true mission capabilities and desired effects. I'm sure every NCO has been here.
	God told me he could get me out of this mess. But he's pretty sure you're fucked.

Valkyrie Member Joined Feb 2001 Posts 7368 EE Offline PA, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:52:57 PM EST Not in the army. Im in the USN and not a SEAL. Im Aircrew. And I am 6'4" 230lbs.

TGFB

Thank God For Bush

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:53:26 PM EST

Originally Posted By vern23:
No Space Shuttle Door Gunner...? Your poll sucks.

I didn't see the point in adding that since all those missions are classified anyway, and since everyones records burned in the fire you couldn't prove it.

The Devils alter ego.

vern23

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:55:39 PM EST

Originally Posted By TGFB:

Originally Posted By vern23:
No Space Shuttle Door Gunner...? Your poll sucks.

I didn't see the point in adding that since all those missions are classified anyway, and since everyones records burned in the fire you couldn't prove it.

I've got the tattoo, thank you very much.

God told me he could get me out of this mess. But he's pretty sure you're fucked.

Keith_J Veteran Joined Jan 2001 Posts 21386 EE Offline TX, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:57:39 PM EST 5'-11", 138 pounds at MEPS. Got up to 145 pounds. MOS 54B, now converted to 74B.
	The climate is chaotic. Evolution in chaos requires a level of intrinsic stability, capable of absorbing catastrophic pertubations. To believe otherwise is to inject a pseudo-religion into science.

NeoProtege Member Joined May 2008 Posts 67 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 6:57:50 PM EST I was in the USAF and I served as Secretary General Uber 1337 Commander and then later I became an Astronaut and I was the first Man to walk on the Moon and I will be the first Man to walk on Mars

SkilletsUSMC

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:59:05 PM EST

Originally Posted By PFC-Demon:
Your poll doesn't include regular Infantry. I can't vote.

Oh, and I'm 6'4" and 285 lbs

Nor does it include any of the other 3 branches.

Marine Infantryman here!!!

Shit happens when you party naked.

NeoProtege Member Joined May 2008 Posts 68 EE Offline IL, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:02:04 PM EST Before my more recent years, I was also in the Mobile Infantry, where I joined Earths forces to destroy the "Bug". My Platoon lost many men, in that war.

kayamana Wut up blood? Joined Jun 2006 Posts 3528 EE Offline SD, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:04:15 PM EST I'm actually 6'2", 175#'s.
	I'm hungry. AGAIN! You can refer to this as a, it's not a prom queen, it's more like a biker chick. ~ Sonny Puzikas, speaking of the AK-47.

andrasik Member Joined Jul 2006 Posts 1890 EE Offline KS, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:09:21 PM EST Never been in the .mil - working on it after I get my degree. I hope to join the USMC With regards to the question...5'9" 161
	Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in that grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.

BenWa Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 759 EE Offline MN, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:11:21 PM EST Get both!! (or all 3 ) BenWa
	no, seriously....

MoparMike Sisyphus's Apprentice Joined Aug 2004 Posts 2851 EE Offline AR, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:11:50 PM EST I'll put it this way: I know what color the boat house is at Hereford.
	I shall not lend my support to a man who has made a career out of defecating on my core beliefs. John McCain will not get my vote, for he has not earned it. PRAGMATISM BE DAMNED.

PFC-Demon

Lech le ha Sheol.

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Posted: 6/3/2008 7:11:59 PM EST

Originally Posted By Valkyrie:
Not in the army. Im in the USN and not a SEAL. Im Aircrew. And I am 6'4" 230lbs.

I'm fatter than you. Go get me a doughnut, squid!

<font size=2> "People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election." </font id=s2>

Paul Self aware sack of star stuff Joined Nov 2000 Posts 31491 EE Offline USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:12:00 PM EST [Last Edit: 6/3/2008 7:12:16 PM EST by Paul] <---- a real Master Chief
	Celebrating the Second Amendment One Fine Firearm at a Time

RePp The Prodigy Joined Feb 2007 Posts 459 EE Offline NV, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:13:28 PM EST Well since I'm a genius with a penis 14 inches soft and the body most professional athletes wish they could achieve they made me a pike men when I joined. I would easily outsmart my ignorant enemy then chase them down and hump them into submission with my giant member. I'm sure this story will be echoed by most people here.
	cleaning my gun with the safety off

clickclickbang Joined Feb 2008 Posts 18 EE Offline USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:15:03 PM EST I play COD4 :>)

DrMark

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Posted: 6/3/2008 7:16:15 PM EST

Originally Posted By mjohn3006:
I was a US Army SEAL.

I rode shotgun with Patton when he rode into Da Nang.

Bah.

I rode shotgun with Obama's uncle when the Americans liberated Auschwitz!

RIP - John Dean "Jeff" Cooper

RIP - Wayne Henry Cobb Jr. (Eric the Hun)

FrankSymptoms

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Posted: 6/3/2008 7:18:17 PM EST

Originally Posted By TGFB:
I know everyone on ARFCOM is/was a grunt with combat experience. Since I already know every male here is 6' 185lbs, now I wonder what were you in the Army?

Not true. the only 'grunt' I'm capable of is when I get up from the supper table.

In any survival situation, you should try to keep your friends alive as long as possible. They stay fresh longer that way.

Proud member of Ranstad's Militia!

LuvBUSHmaster ESTO VIR "Be a Man" Joined Oct 2005 Posts 2247 EE Offline NY, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:27:05 PM EST I was the shuttle door gunner when Chuck Yeager Piloted Apollo 13 to Mars. I'm currently 5'4", weighing in at 279lbs without my Tiger Stripe Fatigues according to my mom's scale in the basement by the washing machine.
	"There comes a time when every man feels the urge to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken Speak softly and carry a big stick - Teddy Roosevelt

cobra-ak Fan of the Krinkov Joined May 2003 Posts 8088 EE Offline FL, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:28:26 PM EST I burned shit until the shitter caught fire
	"In his latest video, Osama bin Laden urges all Americans to reject democracy and convert to Islam. Well, I can see that happening! Is this guy living in a cave?" - Jay Leno

garwj Member Joined Dec 2007 Posts 1500 EE Offline OK, USA	Posted: 6/3/2008 7:30:02 PM EST Disqualified via non correctable legally blind left eye.

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