Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Pre-release)
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cayman shen
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Whelp, guess I'm done with this thread. Have fun with your inability to enjoy anything (you know who you are)!
p51
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Heck, I know very few men who can do that, even the trained ones!
I knew a Navy SEAL who had the *S* beaten out of him by a group of rednecks at a bar who found out he was a SEAL so therefore thought he could take on an infinite number of other people. Problem was, he believed his own training and thought so, too. He later said, "Man, I totally forgot was wasn't packing weapons at the time and that I was outnumbered [6-to-1] at the time!"
Again, hand-to-hand almost never happens in real life (except in fist fights with 1-2 other people). History proves this to be so.
Jaitea
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Come on man, drag your knuckles and misogyny somewhere else.
p51
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As for the 80-pound rucksack comment, I wonder if DARKSIDE72 has been to Benning and seen the same happening for the male Ranger candidates at various times, not to mention the times the instructors would have one carry another person's gear as part of the leadership scenario going on. In my officer training, I was once, "killed" in the scenario to see if anyone would step up and handle my leadership role on that STX lane. I was fireman-carried by someone and another had to carry my ruck, weapon and map case. It sure wasn't because I couldn't carry that stuff, myself.
Generally speaking, yes, women and men are built differently and handle stresses in different ways (for example, I was once told that women can handle being in a desert and dehydration easier, but I have long forgotten why nor do I know if it's true). But it's silly to think that any man could successfully hump through, say, the Ranger course (as plenty cannot) and that no woman could...
The klaxon is a sound effect from the OT.
binkleywalker
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Also for those complaining about the ridiculousness of a guy with the staff taking on Stormtroopers with blasters, how do we know they aren't purposely trying to take him down alive?
Sure you could just shoot him, but if their orders are to bring him alive they've got no choice but to try taking him down. Maybe they could stun him, but doing so could knock him out too long as well. Time may be of the essence in questioning him
Sure you could just shoot him, but if their orders are to bring him alive they've got no choice but to try taking him down. Maybe they could stun him, but doing so could knock him out too long as well. Time may be of the essence in questioning him
They're standing around pretty casual... I don't think this scene is simply 5 guys vs. man with stick.
JD
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FWIW, there were allegations that the two women who graduated from US Army Ranger school did not have to face the same ordeals that the men did. This has been refuted over and over again.
There are plenty of resources out there about this journey. (<-- those underlined bits are actual links that have real info and real sources, rather than innuendo, conjecture, hearsay and BS).
A great deal of this conversation is about someone making wild accusations based on their own misogynistic views - without even seeing this movie or what it actually involves. There is a lengthy history of women being involved in the military - both in combat and support roles (like spies). He's been proven wrong repeatedly.
...and I never even got to mention Nancy Wake - a British Special Operations Executive who killed an SS Officer with a judo chop to the throat.
There are plenty of resources out there about this journey. (<-- those underlined bits are actual links that have real info and real sources, rather than innuendo, conjecture, hearsay and BS).
A great deal of this conversation is about someone making wild accusations based on their own misogynistic views - without even seeing this movie or what it actually involves. There is a lengthy history of women being involved in the military - both in combat and support roles (like spies). He's been proven wrong repeatedly.
...and I never even got to mention Nancy Wake - a British Special Operations Executive who killed an SS Officer with a judo chop to the throat.
Check out the toy packaging!
http://makingstarwars.net/2016/04/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-toy-packaging-revealed/
http://makingstarwars.net/2016/04/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story-toy-packaging-revealed/
binkleywalker
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Freely, gladly and regularly. 
matty matt
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p51
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I wonder who made all the old-school uniforms, like the X-wing pilot stuff (and if you'll be seeing licensed replicas of them, too, someday)?
Once, in training, we dealt with a scenario where off-duty soldiers were playing 'civilian refugees' on the wire. One of my dismounts spotted a (plastic training replica) RPG tube being leveled by one of them. He opened up with his .50 caliber (with blanks and a MILES emitter) on everyone immediately adjacent to that person. Now, that technically vilated our rules of engagement because you're not using the proper weapon on the right target (you don't use a tank's main gun on one enemy soldier in the open, for example), and he 'killed' plenty of what we had to assume were 'civilians'.
The Brigade Sergeant Major (who just happened to be standing nearby) was less than amused, as was some of the Brigade staff strap-hangers watching on. Typical high-end staff mentality.
One the range judges (who said later that he'd been with the 10th MTN in Somalia) said it straight, "Yeah, you'll be standing tall before the man afterwards to explain your actions, no question on that. But at least you're ALIVE to do so, Hooah?"
It's something the war movies don't show much with US soldiers because people don't wanna see it (though recent movies like, "Fury" have done a decent job showing that not every GI was John Wayne from the movies).
Once, in training, we dealt with a scenario where off-duty soldiers were playing 'civilian refugees' on the wire. One of my dismounts spotted a (plastic training replica) RPG tube being leveled by one of them. He opened up with his .50 caliber (with blanks and a MILES emitter) on everyone immediately adjacent to that person. Now, that technically vilated our rules of engagement because you're not using the proper weapon on the right target (you don't use a tank's main gun on one enemy soldier in the open, for example), and he 'killed' plenty of what we had to assume were 'civilians'.
The Brigade Sergeant Major (who just happened to be standing nearby) was less than amused, as was some of the Brigade staff strap-hangers watching on. Typical high-end staff mentality.
One the range judges (who said later that he'd been with the 10th MTN in Somalia) said it straight, "Yeah, you'll be standing tall before the man afterwards to explain your actions, no question on that. But at least you're ALIVE to do so, Hooah?"
I still can't believe people are complaining about a female lead, samurai, etc. and no one has complained because there's a SUPER BATTLEDROID in there. I mean for a lot of you seeing something from the Prequels should ruin the whole movie. :lol
I still can't believe people are complaining about a female lead, samurai, etc. and no one has complained because there's a SUPER BATTLEDROID in there. I mean for a lot of you seeing something from the Prequels should ruin the whole movie. :lol
Where, Jason, I missed that. I do see glimpses of the droid motion capture character played by Tudyk.
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