Walts, posers & wannabes (merged)

[ArmyRick]

Can we start a 6CBG fan page? 

Man, these guys must be rich and not have a girlfriends, wives, kids or real responsibilities to spend their extra money and apparently loads of free time "soldiering" or should I say "airsofting"

I would lighten up on 6CBG alot if they ditched their CF uniforms and stop wearing rank and insignia. I got no bones with sport airsoft dudes that wear non uniform fatigues and their own personal kit (I mean the LBV of all things? Robo gayness)

 

[Journeyman]

I suspect that even the Frontiersmen are mocking them. 

 

[Maxadia]

I would lighten up on 6CBG alot if they ditched their CF uniforms and stop wearing rank and insignia. I got no bones with sport airsoft dudes that wear non uniform fatigues and their own personal kit (I mean the LBV of all things? Robo gayness)

It would also help if they didn't try to state publicly that they would do better than the CF in terms of tactics and execution.

 

[Jarnhamar]

It would also help if they didn't try to state publicly that they would do better than the CF in terms of tactics and execution.

Do you have a link to that? I'm curious about the context they said it in.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Am I the only person who finds this whole thing rather sad? Is there not something strange about grown men "playing soldier?"

 

[Sythen]

Am I the only person who finds this whole thing rather sad? Is there not something strange about grown men "playing soldier?"

Its the same as LARPing, though I am sure they don't see it that way. Though I agree that it is odd, I don't believe that anyone elses opinion of what is socially acceptable (within the law) should have any effect on what you find enjoyable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game

 

[Jarnhamar]

Am I the only person who finds this whole thing rather sad? Is there not something strange about grown men "playing soldier?"

All the fun and none of the responsibility or hardships.  I don't see it any different from civil war reenactors, WW2 reenactors, medieval times reenactors.

With modern day "milsim" there seems to be a penchant for role creep or taking the fantasy of reenactment too far and starting to believe one is an operator or "can do it better".

 

[GAP]

But Hey!! It's great training should we get invaded........

 

[aesop081]

"can do it better".

It's easy to say you can "do it better" when you will never have to prove it.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Its the same as LARPing, though I am sure they don't see it that way. Though I agree that it is odd, I don't believe that anyone elses opinion of what is socially acceptable (within the law) should have any effect on what you find enjoyable.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game

Tanks for that link ... I guess. LARPing is something else about which I was blissfully ignorant; I'm not sure knowing about it makes me any happier.

 

[aesop081]

Tanks for that link ... I guess. LARPing is something else about which I was blissfully ignorant; I'm not sure knowing about it makes me any happier.

Whatever you do, don't Google "cosplay".......

 

[Jarnhamar]

Whatever you do, don't Google "cosplay".......

 

[ArmyRick]

You know when you say don't google "cosplay", like a five year old i can't resist, now I will google it....Why do you do this to us obsolete children?

 

[aesop081]

You know when you say don't google "cosplay", like a five year old i can't resist, now I will google it....Why do you do this to us obsolete children?

It amuses me.

http://www.jessicanigriofficial.com/

 

[Dissident]

Am I the only person who finds this whole thing rather sad? Is there not something strange about grown men "playing soldier?"

I don't know, reserve week end exercises are not that far off from LARPing when you don't have any blanks/pyro. They only difference is that we (mostly) don't pay for our gear and get paid to attend.

 

[Edward Campbell]

OK, OK, I surrender ...
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... and I don't feel so bad for the people in 6CBG anymore, not after this:

 

[aesop081]

ER, i did say:

Whatever you do, don't Google "cosplay".......

 

[Edward Campbell]

ER, i did say:

Yep, you did; I was fairly warned; but like ArmyRick and the curious cat, et al ...

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Just curious. One of the 6 CBG posters mentioned that this guy was working with cadets. To work with any youth group, including cadets, don't you have to go through a background check?

 

[Maxadia]

Do you have a link to that? I'm curious about the context they said it in.

They said something similar to that at the end of the very first video linked.  I probably stated it wrong - couldn't be bothered, and quite frankly they're not worth it, to go back and watch it again to quite it verbatim.