i've watched with interest the progression of this "stupid army chix" thread since tatjana posted on it. i think it is probably fair to say that the posts she cited in her original contribution (which I see has since been censored by the administration of this forum) were pretty caustic towards women in general. im not surprised at her reaction really, but then i know her a bit better than everyone here and i am probably responsible for inflicting her all on you since she is my sister.
at the same time some of you (not all of you) were pretty clearly asking for it. you don't try to get a redhead who grew up with three brothers (two of whom jumped out of airplanes for a living) to back down unless you have good insurance.
this "daman" person needs a good lesson in manners. perhaps mrs. post might have some publications he would benefit from. id also be interested to know where he served and in what capacity, since he seems to be an expert on what units are and aren't worth their salt. after such a man skis a little world cup, earns his jump badge (twice), wins some national and international fencing matches and takes 4 medals in international shooting competitions, then he can flirt with my sister. until then perhaps he better demure.
for reference sake i served in the gendarmerieeinsatzkommando for four years and was directly involved in no less than 30 hostage and counterterrorist incidents in that time. ive since left the service to work in the private sector. i currently head up the security unit for a global petroleum firm whose name you would probably recognize. its no wonder maybe that my sister comes off the way she does. she grew up surrounded by a bunch of guys with automatic weapons who sleep in camo facepaint and jump out of helos all day. still, when i served all of the members of austria's military i encountered were of the highest professional calibre and highly skilled. none would mouth off the way i saw "daman" spew. while i was serving we regularly trained with gsg-9 and sayeret mat'kal among others. this talk about the austrian armed forces being meals on wheels types is both offensive and ignorant. (incidentally, tatja served in switzerland's bergsteigenaufklarungkorps (mountain recon), not in austria)
be that as it may, and because i am somewhat to blame for throwing the redhead at you guys and gals, she found this place because i am a long time lurker and pointed her to it, i thought i would finally poke my head above water, register, post, and settle all dispute.
i hereby challenge the redhead (tatjana are you listening?) to a contest of skills and endurance to include timed long rifle contests at ranges from 100 to 400 meters, timed pistol at ranges from 10 to 50 meters, timed run of 5 kilometers. the results to be posted here in photo essay format.
i invite the redhead to select one judge, of her choice, to observe the proceedings. i will myself appoint a judge and one will be selected (by mutual agreement) from the ranks of ar15.com. (interested parties who are in the reno/las vegas areas where the event will take place should email me at
[email protected] when and if the redhead accepts my challenge).
i await her answer. meanwhile, gentlemen, i suggest you exhibit some class when dealing with the opposite sex, particularly one who has studied aikido for 8 years. you are not animals after all. are you?
The Austrian