Post by FromTheRaftersPost by FromTheRaftersPost by David BrooksI just HAD to keep watching to the end!
http://youtu.be/C8ER9Ladqg4
PHEW!
I have done that so many times that I can't count them.
And is / was it something that would be any more difficult for an equally
trained female to do IYO?
Not at all, but we didn't have females in combat back then either.
Or like David, would you just have those with vaginas back home making the
tea?
I like tea.
Post by FromTheRaftersAmphibious assault training but we used those rope nets draped over the
side instead of a line or ladder.
'Scramble nets'?
Thick, rope, hard to handle, cargo nets. I'm not sure whether or not
there was a special name for them.
Post by FromTheRaftersOne Marine broke his leg by jumping down (not recommended) whilst the boat
was rising up.
Aren't these the sorts of things most of us learned when children, jumping on
/ off moving playground equipment / scooters etc?
Yes, but with up/down random motion of both platforms.
Post by FromTheRaftersClimbing up when tired is also a challenge.
I bet and doing anything fairly physical can be when tired of course.
Yes, but it is deceptively difficult.
Tagging on to this 'army/marine stuff', that flyover of Edith is in an
area with a bunch of lakes... and it's also some rugged terrain, which
is why this is located nearby:
<https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/in-depth-overview/marine-corps-mountain-warfare-training-center-mwtc>
Fairly physical and tired? We backpacked in places near this base and
one year we came back to hear the story of a marine who drowned in a
river we frequently crossed to get to our various locations. Apparently,
he was too tired from a march to remove his pack when crossing and he
went down (the worst kind of rookie mistake).