You are going to war, what would you pick?

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   Originposted 13 years ago

   Another conversation I had with a friend, is if your going to war (World War 2 period) and only could pick a single assignment out of the three choices given, which would it be? Why?
   
   A) You are stationed on a cramped submarine in freezing and deep Atlantic waters.
   B) You are stationed on a long-range bomber as a tail-gunner in an area with a lot of air combat and anti-aircraft guns.
   C) You are stationed on the front-lines in a trench with several enemy regiments and artillery across from you.

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      Wendy Krickposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I couldn't choose.

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      Greek Oneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      c) it would be easier to shot myself in the foot and then spend the rest of the war recovering in the arms of a busty nurse

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      Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      A is out. I'm too tall to be a submariner. I looked into it when I was younger.
      
      B is a possibility. I'd rather fly the plane, but that wasn't one of the choices.
      
      C would be about equal to B, as far as danger of getting shot goes, but if the guy next to me got shot, my plane wouldn't crash.
      
      I'd have to go with C.

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         No Abuse Zoneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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            Jeff Berndtposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            6'2.5"

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   lxxyposted 13 years ago

   Wow, all of those suck.
   
   Ball Turret Gunning was a hated position, but so was sumbarine and front line trench warfare...
   
   ...I think I'd just move to canada.

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   AEvansposted 13 years ago

   I would rather be stationed at the hospital base, I could not imagine being stationed in the three other places if I was I would be a Private Benjamin! lololololo

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   katiem2posted 13 years ago

   WOW those really stink, I think I'd come out of the closet and take a bail out...

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   blondepoetposted 13 years ago

   Omg I shudder at all three too. I would volunteer to be Greek's nurse and fly home with him holding his drip.

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      Greek Oneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      i was going to shoot myself in my foot.. not my drip

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         blondepoetposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         LMAO Greek. Yea I will hold that as well.

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   china manposted 13 years ago

   Having been in a submarine lurking in the freezing north sea for weeks on end - though a little after the war but in the last surviving wartime submarine!  I would pick tail gunner as a more entertaining way to die. Boredom is the worst in the cold and wet - the trenches as cannon fodder never did appeal to me.

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      No Abuse Zoneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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         china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         How do you justify your ignorant and uniformed reply ? You don't seem to know anything - let alone anything about me.

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            No Abuse Zoneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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               china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I don't know much about the US navy -  I was in the Royal Navy - and for the record the sub was HMS Tiptoe a stretched A class boat.  I was on an anti-submarine frigate before that, HMS Wakeful, and I also served on a few other subs after.
               
               I should tell you that I resent your ignorant personal attacks.

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                     Sab Ohposted 13 years agoin reply to this

                     I've never run across a British person who thought they won WWII by themselves. I don't think that is a fair accusation.

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            drej2522posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            china man...don't worry about it. You know he (if IT is a he) was just trying to get a response from you. Who cares?

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               china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               Most ex-services guys resent being called a liar by those who have done nothing.

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                  drej2522posted 13 years agoin reply to this

                  agreed...I'm prior service, but I ignore guys like this. It's not worth it.

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         china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for following me - but your (again) misinformed fan mail suggests that you are just another troll from the Sab Oh stable - As he chose to troll me and call me a liar etc from my first posts here as a newbie he gets what he deserves in return.  He, and you can always stop trolling me and then I won't have to retaliate.

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            Sab Ohposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            I have never called you a liar. Support that charge or retract it please.

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            No Abuse Zoneposted 13 years agoin reply to this

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               china manposted 13 years agoin reply to this

               My response was in clearly a reply to the OP - nothing in my post made you look small - you did that all by yourself.  Also I was specific enough to answer the OP, why you should immediately attack me is unclear, maybe you have a troll's not so hidden agenda?
               
               I clearly know what I am talking about, when I do not I make a point of stating that it is what I think.  At that time HMS Tiptoe was the last surviving submarine in service from any nation as far as I am aware.
               
               Nobody disrespected you, again you did that all by yourself.

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            Beth100posted 13 years agoin reply to this

            The best way to stop a troll is to stop feeding it.  If he trolls you in your comments, report him.  That's what the report button is for.

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               drej2522posted 13 years agoin reply to this

               I concur, Beth! Actually, I was about to hit the report button myself!

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   Beth100posted 13 years ago

   B simply because I can multi-task and I have eyes behind my head. 

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   woolman60posted 13 years ago

   C) You are stationed on the front-lines in a trench with several enemy regiments and artillery across from you.
   
   I do not want to know where it came from when I take one and die for my country, and all those who hate everything about our country, but want people like me to die for them so they can b_tch more about our country and our President.

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