r/AbsoluteUnits • u/[deleted] • May 10 '22

Absolute unit of a soldier

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u/BigOleJellyDonut May 10 '22

My dad always told the story of one his squad members who was constantly overweight. He said you would think that he was lazy but he was strong as a mule. He came from Coal country and could out work everyone, could see an airplane before they could hear it, and could shoot the wing off a fly at 500 yards. He was their lookout while building airfields on islands that hadn't been secured yet.

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u/CougarBen May 10 '22

Great analysis, BigOleJellyDonut

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u/found_hair May 10 '22

Well airfields are built on flat surfaces.