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Originally Posted by K9Dug just seems that some posters on here have a romantic notion of warfare, and seem to want to be involved in something big yet probably when it came to the crunch would be as useful as a chocolate bayonet. |
"Dulce bellum inexpertis"
(war is delightful for those who don't know it)
- Desiderius Erasmus, title of his book from 1515
Dutch humanist, ca. 1466–1536
http://www.military-quotes.com/database/e.htm
So true, so true...
There are several members in here with more than enough experience from the "two way range".
But I doubt that most, especially us who still serve, will comment much on that on an open forum like this...
Another quote that fits nicely here is:
"Those who knows doesn't tell, and those who tells doesn't know.."