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Me and @SSgt McCelvy founding Friday Night Fights (2015 colorized)

Still working armed contract security for a large pharmaceuticals company, 95% of my day is spent on Facebook and Youtube, not so bad I guess. looking to get with a company that will sponsor me for a clearance so I can break the $30/hr mark.

I see now why Bezzy is a SARC, its because he touches people.

Anytime you ask @LTC Brueske or @CW4 Whelan for flight school.

Currently work retail part-time and going to school. Probably going to shelve that for a while and enlist in the US Army as a 19K (M1 Abrams Crewman) because I want to vaporize someone with a 120mm sabot work in a military field where I have some family tradition (great uncle was a Panzer Officer on the Eastern Front, died in/around Stalingrad sometime during the encirclement; Grandfather was a Polish conscript T-55 and T-72 crewman in the mid-to-late 80's; Distant uncle was a PT-91 (Polish T-72 copy) commander in the 90's.) and I think I can enjoy. If I like the Army, might get out and go into the college-to-officer program that they offer and try for Armored Officer, if not I'll take the free college and finish up a business degree or try to get into a law school.

Sexy subie.

I build race cars kinda sorta, my official job title is technicians apprentice, but I usually do my own thing and have my own jobs. I work at a performance tuning shop been working there for just about a year now before that I was a technician at a Subaru Dealership, I'm a certified Subaru Master Technician which is cool I guess although I'm not ASE certified but I'm workin on it. I do pretty basic stuff for the time being like wiring, brakes, timing belts, headgaskets ect. eventually I'll start doing more adavnced stuff like engine builds and turbo kits or engine swaps. Also currently learning how to weld so I can fab my own exhausts and such. TLDR I get to build stuff like this

*Gets Stuck in BFV*

Alright you nerds, lets talk about some books, I'll list what I've read recently and make some suggestions. JUST FINISHED Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy: If you like military action, especially CT stuff, I highly recommend Clancy's original Rainbow Six. As usual, its solid action based in reality with good characters that you actually enjoy, and a bone chilling terror plot. I give it a 9/10. Recommend For those of you who love Team Yankee and want more Third World War, I have another solid book for you. Very similar to Red Storm Rising (which if you haven't read stop reading this and go read that you retard) is a book called Arc Light by Eric Harry. Fantastic book, some okay characters, very good plot. Just to give a hint, the book STARTS with a strategic nuclear exchange and it gets crazier from there. I give it a 7/10, that low only because its a tad more political than action and some of the characters suck. Must Read Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. Holy fucknuts if you haven't read this book and love realistic military thrillers what the fuck is wrong with you? I've read a lot of books and this is easily my top 3. Clancy knocks it out of the park with this World War 3 technothriller. Fantastic action, great characters, and an amazing storyline. Seriously, buy and read this book. I give it a 10/10, everyone should own this. I'll update this more later, but everyone else feel free to add their own.

Im a SPC in the United States Army. Im a Signal Support System Specialist with a duel MOS as an Information Technology Specialist. I been stationed out in Fort Irwin CA for over 5 years. Im apart of the 11th Armored Calvery Regiment in RS6. I am currently getting medically discharged and will be out in Dec of this year. Its been fun but its time to leave the military.

Command failed to issue us flying carpets to move about at the airbase. @Maj Ray

Atleast its roughly half price for half a game. So cant fault them on that.

For the Hunters of Gunmen out there who appreciate and respect the role of a Scout/Sniper just as much as I do Bounty Hunter 4/3 ~ Jason Delgado: This book tells the story of a young Marine turned Scout Sniper and his multiple deployments in Iraq during OIF I and OIF II. Jason goes into excruciating detail about what it takes, as well as what it means to be a Sniper. Jason also goes writes about the early formation of MARSOC and his instrumental role in developing the Sniper community of Marine Special Operations into what it is today. The Reaper/The Way Of The Reaper ~ Nicholas Irving: This book tells the story of a Sniper in 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during his a deployment to Afghanistan where he earned the nickname of "Reaper" by racking up 33 confirmed kills with his beloved SR-25 sniper rifle he named "Dirty Diana", within a time frame of less than 6 months. Nick writes about each time he went out with his platoon and provided overwatch for the rest of his guys while they were kicking in doors looking for HVTs. Each story is extremely unique and always has you at the edge of your seat.

Sci-Fi Edition Recommend The Lost Fleet series. The only book on my sci-fi list that isn't from a known property. The Lost Fleet is set in the distant future where Earth has colonized the systems far and wide, and of course rebellion breaks out. The main character is a Lieutenant woken up from a cryo sleep hundreds of years after he supposedly died in battle and became a legend to other captains. The main character wakes up in the middle of a losing fleet battle, stranded years behind enemy lines and needs to fight his way back. Great character, solid story, fantastic science and action. 7/10 Must Read Star Wars: Republic Commando series. Love Star Wars? Love action? Read the Republic Commando series and thank me later. The series follows the hardened Clone Commandos of Omega Squad, a special forces group tasked with carrying out the Republic's most dangerous missions. Through the series you'll be introduced to a wide cast of characters and settings that you don't see through most of the universe. The books also expose the dirty and dark side of the war that most people think of as a cartoon. I give it a 9/10. Will edit this post to add more books.

Get out of here with your military nerd books and look at these fantasy nerd books. Cycle of Arawn - Assassination, War, Religious Genocide, Magic, Killing people for the right reasons, killing people for the wrong reasons. Join Dante in his lust for power, and Blaze in uncomfortable acceptance of this run around the world in a series of adventures were dumb ideas are better then dying. 8/10 good books. The Stormlight Archive - Giant Storms, Depression, Racism, Schizophrenia, Madness, Wanton Slaughter, Being at war so long it becomes a game, Mythical Relics from the Past. Join Dalinar, Kaladen, and others learn not to die horribly. "Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination" 10/10 Should listen on audio-book if you can. Kings Dark Tidings - Ever wanted to read a dumb action movie where you know its bad but its entertaining as hell. Enter Kings Dark Tidings, what if the Kings super assassins training got fucked up and he didn't know he worked for the king just for the kingdom, and the king is a mad man hell bent on starting on a bad path. Join Rezkin blow his way though any challenge, while still being socially inept, and not understand humans. 7/10 like a good action movie should be, its not going to win any awards but you'll want to finish it anyway or in the case of me like 4 times. Disclaimer I listen to all of these books, so I can't vouch for how good they are when read.

Must Read Level Zero Heroes / Dagger 2-2 by Michael Golembesky. If you're in this unit and haven't read these two books about MARSOC in Afghanistan, I'm going to Ninja Punch you. Golembesky paints a thorough and eye opening picture of what it's like to operate in a gloomy, wartorn area of Afghanistan, and the trials and tribulations of trying to accomplish a mission with both hands tied behind your back. You'll laugh, cheer, shake your head, and cry as he recounts Dagger 2-2's missions and what they had to go through. I cannot recommend these books enough, and I'm currently re-reading Dagger 2-2. I give it a 9/10. Recommend Rogue Warrior series by Richard Marcinko. Founder of Seal Team 6 (now known as Devgru) Richard Marcinko starts his action series with the non-fiction story Rogue Warrior about his time in Vietnam and the founding of Seal Team 6. His followup book Red Cell combines both fiction and non-fiction in another fantastic military thriller about beating up badguys and slaying bodies. Red Cell is great because it combines things he's actually done with faux people, locations, and times. After Red Cell it begins to fall off into fiction pretty hard, but if you enjoy military action, you may enjoy it. I give the series a 7/10.