Kris Paronto
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I was doing the high threat protection side of the house on that side. And he pulls all these guys and what get, these are all, these are all tough guys, man. All pipe hitters, right? Cool. Yeah. Everything. I can do anything. And Randy comes in and TDC had gotten a name for itself. It was hard. People fail. A lot of people were failing. And so Randy comes in and there's seven of us.
I was doing the high threat protection side of the house on that side. And he pulls all these guys and what get, these are all, these are all tough guys, man. All pipe hitters, right? Cool. Yeah. Everything. I can do anything. And Randy comes in and TDC had gotten a name for itself. It was hard. People fail. A lot of people were failing. And so Randy comes in and there's seven of us.
He goes, we have a slot for TDC. Who wants to go? It was crickets. All these pipe fitters, man. Everybody's looking. Somebody say something. I was like, fuck it. I'll go. I was like, I'll do it. And it was like everybody went, ha, ha, ha. Because if one of us didn't volunteer, Randy was going to pick one.
He goes, we have a slot for TDC. Who wants to go? It was crickets. All these pipe fitters, man. Everybody's looking. Somebody say something. I was like, fuck it. I'll go. I was like, I'll do it. And it was like everybody went, ha, ha, ha. Because if one of us didn't volunteer, Randy was going to pick one.
He goes, we have a slot for TDC. Who wants to go? It was crickets. All these pipe fitters, man. Everybody's looking. Somebody say something. I was like, fuck it. I'll go. I was like, I'll do it. And it was like everybody went, ha, ha, ha. Because if one of us didn't volunteer, Randy was going to pick one.
And if you don't pass it, well, then maybe it'll come back on whips, but you're never working. It was. It was literally pass or fail. You pass. If you fail, never OGA ever again.
And if you don't pass it, well, then maybe it'll come back on whips, but you're never working. It was. It was literally pass or fail. You pass. If you fail, never OGA ever again.
And if you don't pass it, well, then maybe it'll come back on whips, but you're never working. It was. It was literally pass or fail. You pass. If you fail, never OGA ever again.
The intelligence stuff. Yeah, the clowns in action. We're getting into the clowns in action. True, true. But we didn't call it GRS. I didn't know what that was called. I didn't know it was GRS. He said OGA, which I knew what it was, but it wasn't called GRS at that time. If it was, that wasn't the term used around the head shed there. Yeah.
The intelligence stuff. Yeah, the clowns in action. We're getting into the clowns in action. True, true. But we didn't call it GRS. I didn't know what that was called. I didn't know it was GRS. He said OGA, which I knew what it was, but it wasn't called GRS at that time. If it was, that wasn't the term used around the head shed there. Yeah.
The intelligence stuff. Yeah, the clowns in action. We're getting into the clowns in action. True, true. But we didn't call it GRS. I didn't know what that was called. I didn't know it was GRS. He said OGA, which I knew what it was, but it wasn't called GRS at that time. If it was, that wasn't the term used around the head shed there. Yeah.
So I say, and Randy says, okay, we need to get you spun up. And he brought in Dan Simpson, Dirty Dan, one of the original makers of TDC with Randy. I mean, they started with Dan, another Dan. He started Jira. He's a great guy. I wish I could remember his last name. I can't.
So I say, and Randy says, okay, we need to get you spun up. And he brought in Dan Simpson, Dirty Dan, one of the original makers of TDC with Randy. I mean, they started with Dan, another Dan. He started Jira. He's a great guy. I wish I could remember his last name. I can't.
So I say, and Randy says, okay, we need to get you spun up. And he brought in Dan Simpson, Dirty Dan, one of the original makers of TDC with Randy. I mean, they started with Dan, another Dan. He started Jira. He's a great guy. I wish I could remember his last name. I can't.
Don't, you're right. Even though he's, well, he left and started Osen Hunter Group.
Don't, you're right. Even though he's, well, he left and started Osen Hunter Group.
Don't, you're right. Even though he's, well, he left and started Osen Hunter Group.
So he's a bit, no worries. Anyway. He goes, we need to get you spun up. And if you're a Ranger, SEALs, you guys use pistols. SF, they get good at pistols. Rangers, we get a pistol, we're throwing it in our rucksack. We don't shoot this. We're rifling a machine. That's our thing. Rifles, machine guns, Gustavs, that's our thing. And Randy goes, get out there. I need to start training.
So he's a bit, no worries. Anyway. He goes, we need to get you spun up. And if you're a Ranger, SEALs, you guys use pistols. SF, they get good at pistols. Rangers, we get a pistol, we're throwing it in our rucksack. We don't shoot this. We're rifling a machine. That's our thing. Rifles, machine guns, Gustavs, that's our thing. And Randy goes, get out there. I need to start training.
So he's a bit, no worries. Anyway. He goes, we need to get you spun up. And if you're a Ranger, SEALs, you guys use pistols. SF, they get good at pistols. Rangers, we get a pistol, we're throwing it in our rucksack. We don't shoot this. We're rifling a machine. That's our thing. Rifles, machine guns, Gustavs, that's our thing. And Randy goes, get out there. I need to start training.