DickHardman

look at this cool pic i found of some special forces guy in afghanistan. i thought it was a cool picture and decided to share it. if anyone asks how this guy would do in a mma match, i hope you get banned.

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PlasmaShock

is it supposed to be funny or cool? the beard is kinda making me laugh a little.

DickHardman

i think the pic is pretty cool. he is a special forces guy, so he is not dressed like a regular soldier. i think the beard makes him look tough.

the beard also may be so he can blend in better. if he was wearing a traditional headscarf he could probobly blend into the population pretty well. thats what a lot of special forces guys in afghanistan were doing, they knew how to speak the language so they would grow beards and blend into the population to track terrorists.

BoarSpear

He looks pretty well prepared for ANY MMA guy who is unfortunate enough to find himself trapped in a cage with him.

Somehow I don't see a headscarf disguising him all by its lonesome, even with that beard.

Glad you think it makes him look "tough" though.

DickHardman

look at his homies behind him, they both got the traditional head scarves around their necks.

of course it wouldnt the be the head scarf alone, they would wear the appropriate attire to blend in as well. that combined with the fact that they could probobly speak farsi fluently.

DickHardman

heres a similar looking special forces guy in afghanistan

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BoarSpear

Wow, you think so? I bet they lose all that VERY non sterile gear too huh?

DickHardman

heres that same guy again

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BoarSpear

And that proves they are blending in? That would fool you in ANY way shape or form? Somehow I see you as one of those guys on Jerry Springer surprised he is dating a drag queen.

DickHardman

another bearded special forces guy. i think all special forces guys in afghanistan were forced to grow beards.

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BoarSpear

Looks like a pissed off Grateful Dead fan maybe but nothing like a Ghani warrior.

DickHardman

hmm i thought the same thing when you posted pics of yourself on this forum

BoarSpear

No dippy, they weren't forced...more like the freaking idiots in charge finally permitted "modified grooming standards." You know NOTHING about how this works, do you?

DickHardman

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan have been ordered to shave and wear regular uniforms to look more like U.S. soldiers rather than locals, according to an official at the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida.

The order to shave facial hair and to "re-adapt uniform and grooming standards" came after a special operations commander, Maj. Gen. Geoff Lambert, saw numerous photographs of troops operating on the ground in Afghanistan with full beards and partial uniforms, the official said.

Lambert, a career special operations soldier based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conferred with the joint commander on the ground in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Dan McNeil, and senior special operations forces leadership, the official said.

An agreement between the two commanders within the last week was made that special operations forces would return to the standard uniform.


The decision came after the perception that the grooming standard of the troops was out of hand and that the time had passed for the need of the soldiers to blend in.

The official said that the leadership put the highest priority on the security of its forces and would not give an order for grooming if it would put the troops at harm.

Early on in the war, special operations forces adapted their uniforms to local culture with baggy clothing and scarves, though elements of the uniform if seen up close clearly identified them as U.S. soldiers, the official said. They were not passing themselves off as workers from non-governmental organizations, he added.

Some reports have said that NGO workers were not happy with the special operations soldiers trying to fit in as it put those workers in danger.

The official said that a slight consideration was given to that argument in the decision to return the soldiers to standard uniforms. "

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/a...ean/index.html

guess they weren't forced, but they clearly sported beards for some time in order to blend in to some degree.

BoarSpear

Noticed the resemblance eh? But I won't pass for a Ghani either...so whats your point other than you like to look like an idiot.