Comments on: The making of a SEAL https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/ A blog about political change, among other things Mon, 09 May 2011 04:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: bon homme richard https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-245014 Mon, 09 May 2011 04:35:17 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-245014 I’ll never forget the epitome of moral courage I read in the memoirs of a WWII fighter pilot. There was a pilot in his squadron who was so terrified of the danger he faced that he could not make himself leave the Ready Room and get into his plane. He had to be carried to his plane by his ground crew. (He was fine and a good and brave pilot once he got in the cockpit.) The point is, HE HAD HIMSELF CARRIED TO THAT PLANE EVERY DAY! That’s courage!

]]> By: Hong https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244845 Sun, 08 May 2011 17:48:35 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244845 Offer SEAL training to every American in school and grade them instead of the SAT. Hah, would that not weed out the twerps like Holder, Obama, Clintons and the RINOs from public office?

]]> By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J. https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244839 Sun, 08 May 2011 17:43:21 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244839 Oldflyer,
As a former Nazal Radiator myself, I second your comment. The wrapper says little about the package. Hollywood stereotypes ala Cruise, Gere, or Wayne provide a myth not reality.

]]> By: Oldflyer https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244816 Sun, 08 May 2011 15:34:34 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244816 I doubt that I could make it.

No real comparison, but I would sometimes look around at my fellow Naval Aviators and marvel. Short chubby guys. Tall, skinny guys. Rare Adonis type. Extroverts; introverts. Loud and profane;quiet and contemplative. Cerebral, or never a serious thought. Few who resembled Tom Cruise or Richard Gere in any way. When the chips were on the line, only what was inside mattered; and the exterior seldom offered a clue.

]]> By: Rose https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244753 Sun, 08 May 2011 06:03:21 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244753 They must face the gom-jabbar. And be found human. therein lies the nobility of man.

]]> By: geran https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244713 Sun, 08 May 2011 01:17:11 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244713 (This is meant to be funny, and no slight to our great special OPS teams.)

Why do we need the military when Obama can take out all the bad guys all by himself?

Now back to reality….

]]> By: gs https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244682 Sat, 07 May 2011 21:53:53 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244682 By and large, within the boundaries of prudence:

Success is better than failure.

A challenge failed is better than a challenge declined.

]]> By: J.J. formerly Jimmy J. https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244671 Sat, 07 May 2011 21:07:08 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244671 The ability to go inside and find new reserves when we didn’t think we had any left is something special. To dedicate oneself to a cause, be it a single mission or a lifetime of service, is not out of reach of many of us but few of us attain such. That is why it is so patently ridiculous to try to achieve equality of results when humans abilities to deliver those results differ so widely. The Special Forces represent a culture that values high achievement. A culture where success is respected and desirable. Such a contrast with the equality of results society envisioned by the left.

]]> By: mary b https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244650 Sat, 07 May 2011 19:11:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244650 The strong message in the article for me is “They also had a heart large enough to think about others, to dedicate themselves to a higher purpose.” This is beyond mere mental edge or ability, besides physical ability. May we all be so!

]]> By: Ymarsakar https://thenewneo.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244647 Sat, 07 May 2011 19:03:31 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2011/05/07/the-making-of-a-seal/#comment-244647 When there is a will, there is a way. Until you explode that is.

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