Hale said:We call them Terry Taliban. Its actually really simple how the name came about.
Both Timmy and Terry start with a T, as does Taliban.
Calling them "Timmy Taliban" sounds better then calling them "Darryl Taliban". It is also, obviously a bit of a joke name.
Make sense?
mckee19 said:rolls of the tongue just like Roll up the Rim does ha ha
i knew there had to be something more to it then saying it just because it rhymes, Roy your explanation makes alot of sense
timid and Timmie's are pretty close, i can see it because from what Ive heard there scared to show themselves and usually strike and run, there very timid to stand and fight
Roy Harding said:When I first got into the military, those who were scared to do things (the death slide, rappel, that type of thing) were called "Timmies". I always assumed this had something to do with being "timid", or perhaps related to Charles Dicken's character - "Tiny Tim".
Jammer said:After three tours Afghanistan I never once heard the term "Timmie Taliban".
Sounds to me like an urban legend or tough guy talk from the "Hesco Hobbits" in KAF.
mckee19 said:i can see it because from what Ive heard there scared to show themselves and usually strike and run, there very timid to stand and fight
Centurian1985 said:These are usually called guerilla tactics. Quite popular worldwide when the enemy force has superior numbers and equipment and many static sites to use as targets.
You might have seen a popular film called 'Wolverines', where American high school students were depicted as using the same tactics, but it was of course smart and honorable because they were fighting for the american way of life. A lot of times the view on tactics is all based on perception.