So F@cking Angry

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[quote]BH6 wrote:
I’ve hit this wall on every deployment, even on ship with the Navy. The best cure is to find something new to try for a workout or a hobby. I tend to go a little apeshit. I taught myself to juggle in Somalia, I was like a circus clown when I got finished. I made my own bean bags. I’d pull them out in town on patrol and freak out the kids. On ship off the coast of Montenegro I took all of the broken treadmills in the gym apart and got a couple of them working. I also got qualified to run the helm and navigate the ship. In Iraq I started flipping tires and training for a Scottish games. We stole everything we needed rather than request it just to make things more interesting. I never made it to a games though. I know a guy that spent three weeks designing and building shelves and a closet in his HQ building. They didn’t have a storage problem, he was just bored. One of my Marines taught himself Mandarin Chinese, totally useless in an arab country, but it kept him occupied. Bottom line, find something constructive to do, or risk it turning destructive. [/quote]

Oh I here ya for hobbies. So far I have built 3 RC cars from scratch, Built an RC track, Built a Hadji Davidson (a chopped honda cg125) read countless books, Taught my self guitar (electric and acoustic), got back into fighting, Do 2 workouts a day, write, learned how to use an airbrush good enough that I have been painting helmets with different theme’s. I am very good a Call of Duty.

Juggling does sound like it could be the next thing. Wanted to learn Card tricks too.

And the other day, it was the door knobs that don’t find something productive to do were the ones that where wearing me down.

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[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]BH6 wrote:
I’ve hit this wall on every deployment, even on ship with the Navy. The best cure is to find something new to try for a workout or a hobby. I tend to go a little apeshit. I taught myself to juggle in Somalia, I was like a circus clown when I got finished. I made my own bean bags. I’d pull them out in town on patrol and freak out the kids. On ship off the coast of Montenegro I took all of the broken treadmills in the gym apart and got a couple of them working. I also got qualified to run the helm and navigate the ship. In Iraq I started flipping tires and training for a Scottish games. We stole everything we needed rather than request it just to make things more interesting. I never made it to a games though. I know a guy that spent three weeks designing and building shelves and a closet in his HQ building. They didn’t have a storage problem, he was just bored. One of my Marines taught himself Mandarin Chinese, totally useless in an arab country, but it kept him occupied. Bottom line, find something constructive to do, or risk it turning destructive. [/quote]

Oh I here ya for hobbies. So far I have built 3 RC cars from scratch, Built an RC track, Built a Hadji Davidson (a chopped honda cg125) read countless books, Taught my self guitar (electric and acoustic), got back into fighting, Do 2 workouts a day, write, learned how to use an airbrush good enough that I have been painting helmets with different theme’s. I am very good a Call of Duty.

I’m sorry if I sounded preachy. You are holding your shit together pretty well. I’ve never found a solution for dealing with the doorknobs. I like the Hadji Davidson. I’ll be in country this fall. I might have to build me one of those.
Juggling does sound like it could be the next thing. Wanted to learn Card tricks too.

And the other day, it was the door knobs that don’t find something productive to do were the ones that where wearing me down.
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[quote]BH6 wrote:

[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]BH6 wrote:
I’ve hit this wall on every deployment, even on ship with the Navy. The best cure is to find something new to try for a workout or a hobby. I tend to go a little apeshit. I taught myself to juggle in Somalia, I was like a circus clown when I got finished. I made my own bean bags. I’d pull them out in town on patrol and freak out the kids. On ship off the coast of Montenegro I took all of the broken treadmills in the gym apart and got a couple of them working. I also got qualified to run the helm and navigate the ship. In Iraq I started flipping tires and training for a Scottish games. We stole everything we needed rather than request it just to make things more interesting. I never made it to a games though. I know a guy that spent three weeks designing and building shelves and a closet in his HQ building. They didn’t have a storage problem, he was just bored. One of my Marines taught himself Mandarin Chinese, totally useless in an arab country, but it kept him occupied. Bottom line, find something constructive to do, or risk it turning destructive. [/quote]

Oh I here ya for hobbies. So far I have built 3 RC cars from scratch, Built an RC track, Built a Hadji Davidson (a chopped honda cg125) read countless books, Taught my self guitar (electric and acoustic), got back into fighting, Do 2 workouts a day, write, learned how to use an airbrush good enough that I have been painting helmets with different theme’s. I am very good a Call of Duty.

I’m sorry if I sounded preachy. You are holding your shit together pretty well. I’ve never found a solution for dealing with the doorknobs. I like the Hadji Davidson. I’ll be in country this fall. I might have to build me one of those.
Juggling does sound like it could be the next thing. Wanted to learn Card tricks too.

And the other day, it was the door knobs that don’t find something productive to do were the ones that where wearing me down.
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Not preachy at all. I appreciate the insight and the idea’s.

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[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
Hey op, have some lulz. :-)[/quote]

Flame throwing trumpets… I will have to see if I can sign one those out. Fuck yeah![/quote]

If you’re lucky you’ll find an M203 launcher underneath your M16/M4 that can launch 40mm HE grenades up to 400 meters. Works better than a trumpet.

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[quote]SexMachine wrote:

[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]Charlie Horse wrote:
Hey op, have some lulz. :-)[/quote]

Flame throwing trumpets… I will have to see if I can sign one those out. Fuck yeah![/quote]

If you’re lucky you’ll find an M203 launcher underneath your M16/M4 that can launch 40mm HE grenades up to 400 meters. Works better than a trumpet.[/quote]

Was a 203 gunner my first tour. Not saying its overrated. But been there got the t-shirt.

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[quote]strength_forever wrote:
Well I have finally hit a wall. I am currently hanging out here in Afghanistan and although it is a caustic environment. I have hit the wall “I don’t give a _uck” and "why are you even talking to me dude"stage. Most people have hit this stage long ago. But I try to surround my self with positive people and stay positive… Type A personalities and we normally feed off our drive. But I guess when hanging out months from home is a war torn country, it separates the weaksauce whiners from those that have stood the test of time more than once. Or then again maybe I am heat stroked.
But today I am just trying to hold it together before I grenade on someone. Cause if one more person whines or snaps at me, thats it you just pulled the pin and you have 3-5 seconds to get out of my way.

Okay maybe I am overreacting. But I had to vent somewhere. any where. better to get it out instead of holding it in. Maybe its time to hit the gym.
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Hey man stay strong over there. It’s shitty to hear that your fellow soldiers can be such a part of the problem. I’m glad to hear you’ve got the opportunity to work out though. Any advice for someone who will deploy soon beyond staying busy? Thanks.

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[quote]Ambugaton wrote:

[quote]strength_forever wrote:
Well I have finally hit a wall. I am currently hanging out here in Afghanistan and although it is a caustic environment. I have hit the wall “I don’t give a _uck” and "why are you even talking to me dude"stage. Most people have hit this stage long ago. But I try to surround my self with positive people and stay positive… Type A personalities and we normally feed off our drive. But I guess when hanging out months from home is a war torn country, it separates the weaksauce whiners from those that have stood the test of time more than once. Or then again maybe I am heat stroked.
But today I am just trying to hold it together before I grenade on someone. Cause if one more person whines or snaps at me, thats it you just pulled the pin and you have 3-5 seconds to get out of my way.

Okay maybe I am overreacting. But I had to vent somewhere. any where. better to get it out instead of holding it in. Maybe its time to hit the gym.
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Hey man stay strong over there. It’s shitty to hear that your fellow soldiers can be such a part of the problem. I’m glad to hear you’ve got the opportunity to work out though. Any advice for someone who will deploy soon beyond staying busy? Thanks.[/quote]

Well I could give all kinds of advice.
Here’s a little bit…

Fitness! before deployment:
Meaning:
1)Finacial Fitness- Make sure you bills and finances are in order. Last thing you want to be stressing about is a missed loan payment or a cell phone bill when your head should be in the game

  1. Relationship Fitness- You may be busy with predeployment or your mind might already be checked out. Make sure you loved ones are taken care of. Have those difficult talks, make communication schedules. Saves headaches and arguments

  2. Mental Fitness - Be mentally prepared for a caustic war environment. Read “On Combat” by Col. Grossman. If your into Meditation or yoga practice it.

4)Spiritual Fitness - Not going to get into religion or spirituality but… having a belief system helps through the rough shit

5)Last but not least Physical Fitness. The more fit you are the better off you are in this environment. In so many ways. You will adapt to the heat quicker. Your sleep patterns will be better. You will be able to perform when necessary etc.

With all this stuff in check the most you will have to deal with is boredom. Lots of care packages! Mail has been terrible on my tour. (mail is the first thing bumped off a flight if there are other priorities (ie bullets) enroute. But Mail always = moral. Tell your family and friends what to put in the car packages too. Like I hate Men Health so I told my Family don’t send it to me. But I like what I call Tour money Porn Magazines, Magazines like “Top Gear” or “Sport BIke” or “Explore” stuff I can dream about what I’m gonna spend my coin on when I get home.

If you plan to ever try for a SF unit. What a better time to train!
Some academics could be good. But depending on your tempo you may not be able to make assignment deadlines.

Sense of humour. Keep it fresh at all times. When its time to chill have fun, laugh, relax.

Essential Gear:

Laptop - movies, email, music, video games (you get the picture)
External Hard Drive - to collect, trade and share movies, music, and video games
Ipod or Mp3 Player - pretty obvious I think
A journal - I would have told you to get lost in my youth. But these days not only is it stress release but when your old and want to tell the kiddies when survived a Taliban ambush, might be good to have.

Optional:

Camera (if you are allowed to have one)
Video game system
E-reader
Ipad - I use my Ipad for games, movies and ebooks.
Portable usb battery back up - to charge devices
TRX - I love my TRX when I cant lift. So versatile

Things to think about:
If you are going to be on a FOB or out post:
Mail yourself and bring with you.
-Supplements
-Toiletries
-Reading material
-some junk food

Now for combat gear. I don’t have a lot of stuff to recommend to buy. My unit provides me with everything I could want. I love my dessert Lowa boots.

Thats all I can think of right now.

And if the world crashes down around you. Don’t be afraid to chat it out with a buddy.

Keep your head down or up depending on the situation. Stay safe!

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Man I wish I had your same problems when I was there, workout 2x a day. Learn many, many hobbies to keep your time busy. Oh and by the way you have internet and a computer. Jeez what a fucking big whoop, sorry guy maybe you have a sham job where your not allowed to do many things.
Yeah you might be angry and I am not shitting on you but damn dude think relative. Go volunteer for missions, be the first motherfucker in the TOC make yourself irreplaceable to your CO.
But maybe things are different now where there might be nothing to do if so please accept my apologies.

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[quote]jre67t wrote:

Man I wish I had your same problems when I was there, workout 2x a day. Learn many, many hobbies to keep your time busy. Oh and by the way you have internet and a computer. Jeez what a fucking big whoop, sorry guy maybe you have a sham job where your not allowed to do many things.
Yeah you might be angry and I am not shitting on you but damn dude think relative. Go volunteer for missions, be the first motherfucker in the TOC make yourself irreplaceable to your CO.
But maybe things are different now where there might be nothing to do if so please accept my apologies.[/quote]

Hey, point taken.
Americans in the AO makes a big difference. Good for the campaign though.
Life could be way way rougher, lived it and I know better.

To be honest though. Not really complaining anymore. I had a real shit day a few days ago. The brain was in the wrong place and I needed to vent. Vent is long over. Now the thread is morphed a bit and just enjoying the convo.

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[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]jre67t wrote:

Man I wish I had your same problems when I was there, workout 2x a day. Learn many, many hobbies to keep your time busy. Oh and by the way you have internet and a computer. Jeez what a fucking big whoop, sorry guy maybe you have a sham job where your not allowed to do many things.
Yeah you might be angry and I am not shitting on you but damn dude think relative. Go volunteer for missions, be the first motherfucker in the TOC make yourself irreplaceable to your CO.
But maybe things are different now where there might be nothing to do if so please accept my apologies.[/quote]

Hey, point taken.
Americans in the AO makes a big difference. Good for the campaign though.
Life could be way way rougher, lived it and I know better.

To be honest though. Not really complaining anymore. I had a real shit day a few days ago. The brain was in the wrong place and I needed to vent. Vent is long over. Now the thread is morphed a bit and just enjoying the convo. [/quote]

Don’t forget to hang out in the threadkiller thread for conversation. It is just random chat and only the last page is relevant. Nothing really serious going on there usually just lols.

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[quote]strength_forever wrote:

[quote]Ambugaton wrote:

[quote]strength_forever wrote:
Well I have finally hit a wall. I am currently hanging out here in Afghanistan and although it is a caustic environment. I have hit the wall “I don’t give a _uck” and "why are you even talking to me dude"stage. Most people have hit this stage long ago. But I try to surround my self with positive people and stay positive… Type A personalities and we normally feed off our drive. But I guess when hanging out months from home is a war torn country, it separates the weaksauce whiners from those that have stood the test of time more than once. Or then again maybe I am heat stroked.
But today I am just trying to hold it together before I grenade on someone. Cause if one more person whines or snaps at me, thats it you just pulled the pin and you have 3-5 seconds to get out of my way.

Okay maybe I am overreacting. But I had to vent somewhere. any where. better to get it out instead of holding it in. Maybe its time to hit the gym.
[/quote]

Hey man stay strong over there. It’s shitty to hear that your fellow soldiers can be such a part of the problem. I’m glad to hear you’ve got the opportunity to work out though. Any advice for someone who will deploy soon beyond staying busy? Thanks.[/quote]

Well I could give all kinds of advice.
Here’s a little bit…

Fitness! before deployment:
Meaning:
1)Finacial Fitness- Make sure you bills and finances are in order. Last thing you want to be stressing about is a missed loan payment or a cell phone bill when your head should be in the game

  1. Relationship Fitness- You may be busy with predeployment or your mind might already be checked out. Make sure you loved ones are taken care of. Have those difficult talks, make communication schedules. Saves headaches and arguments

  2. Mental Fitness - Be mentally prepared for a caustic war environment. Read “On Combat” by Col. Grossman. If your into Meditation or yoga practice it.

4)Spiritual Fitness - Not going to get into religion or spirituality but… having a belief system helps through the rough shit

5)Last but not least Physical Fitness. The more fit you are the better off you are in this environment. In so many ways. You will adapt to the heat quicker. Your sleep patterns will be better. You will be able to perform when necessary etc.

With all this stuff in check the most you will have to deal with is boredom. Lots of care packages! Mail has been terrible on my tour. (mail is the first thing bumped off a flight if there are other priorities (ie bullets) enroute. But Mail always = moral. Tell your family and friends what to put in the car packages too. Like I hate Men Health so I told my Family don’t send it to me. But I like what I call Tour money Porn Magazines, Magazines like “Top Gear” or “Sport BIke” or “Explore” stuff I can dream about what I’m gonna spend my coin on when I get home.

If you plan to ever try for a SF unit. What a better time to train!
Some academics could be good. But depending on your tempo you may not be able to make assignment deadlines.

Sense of humour. Keep it fresh at all times. When its time to chill have fun, laugh, relax.

Essential Gear:

Laptop - movies, email, music, video games (you get the picture)
External Hard Drive - to collect, trade and share movies, music, and video games
Ipod or Mp3 Player - pretty obvious I think
A journal - I would have told you to get lost in my youth. But these days not only is it stress release but when your old and want to tell the kiddies when survived a Taliban ambush, might be good to have.

Optional:

Camera (if you are allowed to have one)
Video game system
E-reader
Ipad - I use my Ipad for games, movies and ebooks.
Portable usb battery back up - to charge devices
TRX - I love my TRX when I cant lift. So versatile

Things to think about:
If you are going to be on a FOB or out post:
Mail yourself and bring with you.
-Supplements
-Toiletries
-Reading material
-some junk food

Now for combat gear. I don’t have a lot of stuff to recommend to buy. My unit provides me with everything I could want. I love my dessert Lowa boots.

Thats all I can think of right now.

And if the world crashes down around you. Don’t be afraid to chat it out with a buddy.

Keep your head down or up depending on the situation. Stay safe!
[/quote]

Thank you very much. This was much more inclusive advice than I thought I would get. I really appreciate it. I’ll keep it all in mind when my time comes. Keep doing what you’re doing and come back safe.

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I’m on my 5th deployment, an on every single deployment ive gone fistacuff’s with a friend or rival, “Hitting the wall” is common. i am currently in afghanistan in the shittiest place you can be in my opinion , an i just keep thinking about the bright side atleast i got a gym, an atleast i got a ok defac. you have to really get yourself a hobbie to not lose it. an you can only watch Friends seasons 1-8 so many times hahaha

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I’m not military, so I can’t really give out good advice on how to combat the cabin fever, just wanted to thank you guys for your service.

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You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it.

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[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

You probably should have read the thread first.

Though I agree with you, this is not the thread to complain in.

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[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

How about you “SHUT THE FUCK UP” an have some fucking respect for people who make it possible for you to have such amazing freedom of speech. That’s what really pisses me off mother fucker.

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[quote]Steel Nation wrote:

[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

You probably should have read the thread first.

Though I agree with you, this is not the thread to complain in.[/quote]

True.

I had to laugh when I read the replies and got to her post.

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[quote]Murderphace wrote:

[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

How about you “SHUT THE FUCK UP” an have some fucking respect for people who make it possible for you to have such amazing freedom of speech. That’s what really pisses me off mother fucker.[/quote]

Just so you know, Greeny’s the most patriotic person I know and she truly appreciates what the people in the military do for our country and the world. She honestly does. The whole not typing out curse words, thing… just bugs her. Ok? You know… Like a pet peeve.

Also, I would suggest that YOU show RESPECT to Greeny, also, you hypocritical pussy. Respect works both ways.

Would you talk this way to a woman in real life?

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[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]Steel Nation wrote:

[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

You probably should have read the thread first.

Though I agree with you, this is not the thread to complain in.[/quote]

True.

I had to laugh when I read the replies and got to her post.[/quote]

I actually did read the thread. The title is what pissed me off.

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[quote]imhungry wrote:

[quote]Steel Nation wrote:

[quote]Grneyes wrote:
You know what makes me angry? People who can’t type out words. If you’re going to say “fuck” say it, don’t say f@ck. Or sh*t. Or any other combination of letters and symbols to spell out curse words. If you can’t say the damn word, don’t fucking say it. [/quote]

You probably should have read the thread first.

Though I agree with you, this is not the thread to complain in.[/quote]

True.

I had to laugh when I read the replies and got to her post.[/quote]

I actually did read the thread. The title is what pissed me off.