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Omg! 😱 Lady pilot disembarked the ship on rough weather
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David Brooks
2024-05-15 06:02:32 UTC
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I just HAD to keep watching to the end!



PHEW!
T i m
2024-05-15 06:13:31 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I just HAD to keep watching to the end!
I just HAS to FF to the end to see what the fuss was about.
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http://youtu.be/C8ER9Ladqg4
PHEW!
Q. What relevance was it that they were female?

Cheers, T i m
David Brooks
2024-05-15 06:46:40 UTC
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Post by T i m
Post by David Brooks
I just HAD to keep watching to the end!
I just HAS to FF to the end to see what the fuss was about.
And?
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Post by David Brooks
http://youtu.be/C8ER9Ladqg4
PHEW!
Q. What relevance was it that they were female?
One normally needs balls of steel to accomplish such tasks!
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David
T i m
2024-05-15 10:06:11 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I just HAD to keep watching to the end!
I just HAS to FF to the end to see what the fuss was about.
And?
Exactly?
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Post by T i m
Post by David Brooks
http://youtu.be/C8ER9Ladqg4
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Q. What relevance was it that they were female?
One normally needs balls of steel to accomplish such tasks!
Ah, I thought I'd check but my hunch was right, you *are* a misogynist /
sexist.

People used to ask if I was 'bothered' that our daughter went to work on
a motorbike.

My answer was that often the first thing she did when she got 'to work'
was to 'climb 60' up a tree with a chainsaw' so 'not particularly, no'.

So you think you need something (particular genitals) to be trained and
then able to climb down a rope ladder and step onto a moving surface?

Mate, you should have a look at some of the other things those who
happen to have vaginas are able to do.







This is 2024 FFS.

Cheers, T i m
FromTheRafters
2024-05-15 10:44:19 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I 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. Amphibious
assault training but we used those rope nets draped over the side
instead of a line or ladder. One Marine broke his leg by jumping down
(not recommended) whilst the boat was rising up. Climbing up when tired
is also a challenge.
T i m
2024-05-15 10:59:36 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I 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? Or like David, would you just have
those with vaginas back home making the tea?
Post by FromTheRafters
Amphibious
assault training but we used those rope nets draped over the side
instead of a line or ladder.
'Scramble nets'?
Post by FromTheRafters
One 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?
Post by FromTheRafters
Climbing up when tired
is also a challenge.
I bet and doing anything fairly physical can be when tired of course.

Cheers, T i m
FromTheRafters
2024-05-15 14:49:14 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I 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 FromTheRafters
Amphibious 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 FromTheRafters
One 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 FromTheRafters
Climbing 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.
Steve Carroll
2024-05-15 15:24:43 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I 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 FromTheRafters
Amphibious 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 FromTheRafters
One 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 FromTheRafters
Climbing 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).

Apd
2024-05-15 12:50:57 UTC
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Post by David Brooks
I 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. Amphibious assault
training but we used those rope nets draped over the side instead of a
line or ladder. One Marine broke his leg by jumping down (not recommended)
whilst the boat was rising up. Climbing up when tired is also a challenge.
I once climbed down a rope or rope ladder from a hovering helicopter.
Fortunately, the ground wasn't going up and down and neither was the
chopper.
FromTheRafters
2024-05-15 14:24:53 UTC
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Post by Apd
Post by David Brooks
I 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. Amphibious assault
training but we used those rope nets draped over the side instead of a line
or ladder. One Marine broke his leg by jumping down (not recommended)
whilst the boat was rising up. Climbing up when tired is also a challenge.
I once climbed down a rope or rope ladder from a hovering helicopter.
Fortunately, the ground wasn't going up and down and neither was the
chopper.
Yes, that makes a big difference. The ship I was on had a small
helicopter pad but mostly it was for pick-up or drop-off of supplies
and Marines. I've never been in a helicopter myself.
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