04-07-2010, 21:49
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This is my favorite "operator"!
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Snort! 
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04-08-2010, 12:35
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Operators are highly trained and blend in with the indigenous population. You just never know who they are.
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04-08-2010, 12:47
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Originally Posted by Buffalobob
Operators are highly trained and blend in with the indigenous population. You just never know who they are.
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Tower of Terror elevator?
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04-08-2010, 16:44
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Operators are highly trained and blend in with the indigenous population. You just never know who they are.
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Now by God that's a uniform!!
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04-08-2010, 17:17
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Now by God that's a uniform!!
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Looks like it may require a large container of Brasso for all those buttons. Do they still use brasso?
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04-10-2010, 17:30
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" COMBAT "
Seeing combat and being in and a part of combat are two entirely different things: OPERATOR, he is the MD in the Surgical Suite taking the lead out of your chest or attaching your arm or leg back on to your body after you have been in combat. Many individuals can see combat from the camera in a drone that is flying over the battle and broadcasting the pictures back to the GREEN ZONE. Just my .02
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04-10-2010, 18:19
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Brasso Rules!
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Looks like it may require a large container of Brasso for all those buttons. Do they still use brasso?
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Old Blood & Guts would be proud.
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04-13-2010, 13:27
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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
We are known as soldiers, not "operators". Mall security guards are also known as "operators", but they are not soldiers. Contractors call themselves "operators" and many are former mall security guards, and many were never, soldiers. Paintball players also call themselves "operators", but they are never referred to as Special Forces soldiers.
To answer your question, if you are currently in the Special Forces, (Special Forces is not a generic term as it refers to one and only one unit) I would say your chances of seeing combat are very high.
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Not to beat a dead horse, but last Friday at the 2/10 SFG (A) Change of Command, the Group Commander COL Swindell address the Bn on the field as " Soldiers and Operators" clearly making a point to address those on the an ODA and those who support them. In his defense he does have a Ranger background.
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04-27-2010, 04:07
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Wasn't that a TV show with Vic Marrow?
I've seen it.
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Morrow, actually, and Rick Jason was the Lt. ..... and Kirby had the B.A.R........ somebody STOP ME!
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04-27-2010, 10:37
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Yeah, and Kirby was a small-statured man, while "Little John" was huge - made the M-1 Garand he toted look tiny. Musta not been able to hit crap with the BAR!
Of course, the "new guy" on each episode of combat had about as much chance of surviving to the end as did the new "security guy" who beamed down to the planet's surface with Capt. Kirk and Mr. Spock - along with Uhruh, that Russian ensign, Scotty, and Sulu - the whole command structure of the Enterprise.
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04-27-2010, 13:55
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Seeing combat and being in and a part of combat are two entirely different things:
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Agree...
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04-27-2010, 15:29
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I've seen 30 or 40 space launches. That doesn't make me an astronaut. Combat's the same way. So I hear.
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04-27-2010, 17:49
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If today and tomorrow are anything like the past, most will experience some form of combat at some point, some will experience more than they ever expected or ever wanted, and some will experience none at all. It is what it is, what it always has been, and what it most likely always will be.
In education, they say there are never any dumb questions... but...
And so it goes...
Richard's $.02
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04-27-2010, 21:11
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Bennigans - Great Memories
Operator Moperator who cares  could be a seal or could be that elevator guy. I agree with Don we always said SFers but Don is my Chapter president so i have to say that I agree with him only time I ever heard the term operator in the 20th century was when we would get assigned to some of dem funny sounding acronymee type units and it usually came from the higher ups but must admit never gave it much thought back then but I truly believe it is pretty lame now. Thank you all for reminding me of Bennigans in the 80s that place to used to crack me up (and the thought of it still does) with so many physically fit emergency room doctors in one bar - made me want to get back to Devens as soon as possible.
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