Michael Ritland
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Well, I think also the fact that every SEAL platoon at a regular SEAL team Every time it starts back up, you have a new crop of a handful of brand new guys. So you're always resetting to that lowest common denominator. Crawl, walk, run. Do you ever get out of the crawl? You don't.
Well, I think also the fact that every SEAL platoon at a regular SEAL team Every time it starts back up, you have a new crop of a handful of brand new guys. So you're always resetting to that lowest common denominator. Crawl, walk, run. Do you ever get out of the crawl? You don't.
Yeah. Yeah, I mean, because you can't go faster than a bunch of 20-year-olds that just got out of buds. So you're always starting over, whereas... At the command, it's like you're starting with a bare minimum. It's just several years of experience.
Yeah. Yeah, I mean, because you can't go faster than a bunch of 20-year-olds that just got out of buds. So you're always starting over, whereas... At the command, it's like you're starting with a bare minimum. It's just several years of experience.
Yeah. Yeah, I mean, because you can't go faster than a bunch of 20-year-olds that just got out of buds. So you're always starting over, whereas... At the command, it's like you're starting with a bare minimum. It's just several years of experience.
I think, I mean, even compared to a regular SEAL team, I don't think they're doing as much combat swimmer nowadays either. But I mean, yeah, to me, there would be no reason to do an underwater mission that's not exclusively relegated to SDV. You know, there's just no reason for it.
I think, I mean, even compared to a regular SEAL team, I don't think they're doing as much combat swimmer nowadays either. But I mean, yeah, to me, there would be no reason to do an underwater mission that's not exclusively relegated to SDV. You know, there's just no reason for it.
I think, I mean, even compared to a regular SEAL team, I don't think they're doing as much combat swimmer nowadays either. But I mean, yeah, to me, there would be no reason to do an underwater mission that's not exclusively relegated to SDV. You know, there's just no reason for it.
Yeah. I mean, there's so many things that, that can and probably will go wrong in that, that, uh, yeah. I mean, what a, what a horrible fucking environment to have to go into. Yeah. And those guys are masters at it.
Yeah. I mean, there's so many things that, that can and probably will go wrong in that, that, uh, yeah. I mean, what a, what a horrible fucking environment to have to go into. Yeah. And those guys are masters at it.
Yeah. I mean, there's so many things that, that can and probably will go wrong in that, that, uh, yeah. I mean, what a, what a horrible fucking environment to have to go into. Yeah. And those guys are masters at it.
I mean, the Achille Loro was probably the closest thing, which I don't know if that was.
I mean, the Achille Loro was probably the closest thing, which I don't know if that was.
I mean, the Achille Loro was probably the closest thing, which I don't know if that was.
Oh, did they? Yeah.
Oh, did they? Yeah.
Oh, did they? Yeah.