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You've been operating too long when...

Capt (Ret) Dale

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Capt (Ret) Dale   

Capt (Ret) Dale
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For all those little slip ups where your MILSIM mindset bleeds into real life just a LITTLE too much

CAPT J. DALE
Retired
MRB Command Staff (R)

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LtCol (Ret) Makowski
LtCol (Ret) Makowski

When... you go to a friends wedding whom you met in the unit.   @1stSgt Parker and myself.

Capt Carrera
Capt Carrera
HMCM (Ret) (FMF) Bernal
HMCM (Ret) (FMF) Bernal

When you've been semi-retired since February 2017, Battalion level command was decommissioned who knows how long ago and you just got back from a 7 month world cruise 3 days ago, but you're still CMDC

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Capt (Ret) Dale   

Capt (Ret) Dale
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When you see strobe lasers in the club and you start looking to knife hand the numb nuts with an active PEQ...

CAPT J. DALE
Retired
MRB Command Staff (R)

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Capt (Ret) Wauben   

Capt (Ret) Wauben
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When you read the forums with your morning coffee like you would with a newspaper.

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CAPT P. WAUBEN
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SSgt (Ret) Melo   

SSgt (Ret) Melo
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When your muscle reaction is set to ARMA3 in every game you play.O.o

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SSGT D. MELO
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3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment

 

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Sgt (Ret) Livingston   

Sgt (Ret) Livingston
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When you need to raise your view distance cause its foggy outside....

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SGT A. LIVINGSTON

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3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment

 

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Sgt (Ret) Purcell   

Sgt (Ret) Purcell
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When you see someone you don't like and you think to yourself, what range do I need to adjust my scope to for a head shot.

SGT B. PURCELL
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SSgt Benson   

SSgt Benson
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When the "you been playing ARMA too long when" thread turns into "you been operating too long when" thread... :|

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SSGT L. BENSON

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LCpl (Ret) Fowler   

LCpl (Ret) Fowler
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When your teacher is showing a video in class and you go to zoom with right click and realize there's no mouse there.

LCPL L. FOWLER

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T. Cole   

T. Cole
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On 1/5/2017 at 9:08 PM, LCpl Fowler said:

When your teacher is showing a video in class and you go to zoom with right click and realize there's no mouse there.

You know, I have trouble watching Let's Plays of games I own because of this. I can't not want to control the game.

SSgt (Ret) M. Woods   

SSgt (Ret) M. Woods
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When your boss ask you what you are doing and you aplogize with the phrase"sorry boss I was tabbed out."

Or when your your boss ask you if you had talked with one of your employees and your answer is "I tried calling but they were AFK!"

SSGT M. WOODS
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LtCol (Ret) Makowski   

LtCol (Ret) Makowski
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When you are using Radios during work and say "Bravo this is Alpha, Oscar Mike to your position time now, over" to your boss and from across the shop floor you can hear him laughing.

LTCOL D. MAKOWSKI
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MRB Command Staff (R)

 

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Capt Hart   

Capt Hart
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When you keep trying to sign things as a SSgt...

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CAPT J. HART
MSOT 8311 Team Leader | S-2 OIC | S-3 ITC Instructor | S-4 Logistics Team Leader
Alpha Company, 3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment
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Maj (Ret) Ray   

Maj (Ret) Ray
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When you're watching a video of an FTX and press H to bring up CTAB...

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MAJ E. RAY
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SSgt (Ret) McCelvy   

SSgt (Ret) McCelvy
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2 hours ago, Sgt Woods said:

When you press your PTT button as you're talking to your wife/kids

I catch myself doing this if I'm on the phone and at the pc. I don't even have to be on TS at the time. 

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SSGT R. MCCELVY

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LCpl (Ret) McKnight   

LCpl (Ret) McKnight
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On 12/4/2016 at 9:54 AM, Capt Dale said:

When you see strobe lasers in the club and you start looking to knife hand the numb nuts with an active PEQ...

 

On 4/19/2017 at 0:24 PM, Sgt Woods said:

When you press your PTT button as you're talking to your wife/kids

 

On 1/5/2017 at 9:08 PM, Fowler said:

When your teacher is showing a video in class and you go to zoom with right click and realize there's no mouse there.

 

On 12/12/2016 at 6:03 PM, Sgt (Ret) Purcell said:

When you see someone you don't like and you think to yourself, what range do I need to adjust my scope to for a head shot.

I seriously hope you guys don't do this

LCPL J. MCKNIGHT
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MSgt Falconer   

MSgt Falconer
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1 minute ago, LCpl McKnight said:

 

 

 

I seriously hope you guys don't do this

All the time, Always

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MSGT R. FALCONER
MSOT 8313 Team Chief | S-2 Zeus Operator / Battle Captain / News Specialist
Alpha Company, 3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment
 

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SSgt (Ret) Melo   

SSgt (Ret) Melo
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On 4/22/2017 at 10:04 AM, SSgt Falconer said:

All the time, Always

When you read the "You've been operating too long when" thread and smile at every post because you've done it at least a couple times....

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SSGT D. MELO
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3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment

 

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Capt Hart   

Capt Hart
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When you spend a half hour giving the ITC Prowords lecture to someone at work because they said repeat on the radio.

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CAPT J. HART
MSOT 8311 Team Leader | S-2 OIC | S-3 ITC Instructor | S-4 Logistics Team Leader
Alpha Company, 3d MRB, Marine Raider Regiment
MRB Command Staff

 

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Specter   

Specter
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10:50 PM - Black Irish: Is it weird that I just R&U'd an email. It's not the first
10:49 PM - Specter: lol
10:49 PM - Specter: no it is not
10:49 PM - Specter: and im putting this in the "You know you played Arma too long" thread
 

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