j-mac
Nuthin' but the truth
Well, ofcourse, but we aren't talking about a military action...We are talking about a 17year old that WAS seperated from the rest, and under attack...Both blows from the skateboard were blind side attacks, one while on the ground, (the absolute worst position you can find yourself in)....And if you watch the film you'll see that people that raised their hands and stopped their pursuit were NOT shot....That is good assessment, and reaction...Agree with you on the E-5s. It is them and the Staff Sergeants that make the machine work, and they are the ones that train those 1s,2s and 3s. I don't know you, but I thank you.
Can't agree on your tactical assessment. He lived by his dumb luck, his panic and stupidity of those attackers. Pretty unlikely you would let somebody get close enough to try to beat you with a skateboard. I bet if you were being chased, you would have led them into a darkened alley, dropped as many as necessary to secure your safety out of sight of clear surveillance and egressed out the back way to rejoin your element if you could locate it. You probably would not have become separated from your element in the first place. That is intelligence, training and poise in combat. Highly unlikely you would have let one of your privates get separated either, cause that what people like you do.
Hell man, there are actual police I know that have told me that he probably acted better than many cops in that situation.
As for my service, I served during peacetime...I was ETSing from service as my unit was headed out to Gulf 1....But thanks for the recognition...