2006-11-14 02:34:08 · 25 answers · asked by ZAKK 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Oh Sh!t i"ve changed me mind i don"t want to be here!! then the training kicks in and you get on with the job in hand.
First time i was in combat i was terrified and could"nt stop shaking for hours after anyone who says their not scared sh!tless the first time is either a liar or a madman.
2006-11-15 05:19:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends a lot on how green he is and his training.If he's fresh out of infantry school and really thinks he's the badest mother in the valley, like they told him he is, he's a hard charger. After a few fire fights and he sees the guy next to him go down a couple of times he learns that he is Not invincelble and starts to think things through a little bit before acting. That is if he has time. Other wise he lets his training take over. He realizes he doesn't want to be a hero. He just wants him and his comrades to do a good job and get out alive. A soldiers best weapon is his mind. He will learn to use it!
2006-11-14 11:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by c321arty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell you what they think, I used to be a soldier.
What goes through a soldiers mind: Oh my God, what am I doing, will I even survive this, what about these others around me, can I depend on them, will they help me out or just leave me to die, I really wish I was back home rigt now and not in this mess. Oh well, the vehcile is about to stop so I'd best get out and fight as my life will depend on it now!
That is what goes through the soldiers mind before the battle starts.
2006-11-14 10:44:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
From personal experience, when in combat your training comes into play almost immediately, just how it's supposed to be.
It's only once the adrenaline starts to wear off after the hottest part of the contact that I start to think about what just happened and how I could have stopped a bullet etc.
I suppose it's all down to personality but that's how I feel.
Hope to have cleared that up for you.
2006-11-14 14:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From experence,,, there is a feeling just before the sh!t hits the fan that is hard to discribe, but my explanation for it was sencing the fear that the enemy is experencing.
At that moment the one thing I wanted to know was exactlly where my buddys were. Then when it happened every thing was automatic, and if there was concence thaught for those first few seconds I was unaware of it.
2006-11-14 11:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just did what I was trained to do, almost like muscle memory. It lasted about 15 min. felt like 3 hours, my teeth was clenched so tight my jaws hurt the next day. 15 min. out of a whole year in Iraq, I don't think that was to bad.
2006-11-14 13:28:54 · answer #6 · answered by The Pooh-Stick Kid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The universal prayer of a combat leader when the action starts:
"Please God - don't let me f--- up."
I thought it was a joke until I had to lead troops in a firefight.
2006-11-14 11:12:47 · answer #7 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably very different thoughts now, compared to going over the top during world war I.
Then almost certain death, now more about staying alert and putting training into practice, with the odd blast of oh f**K !!!
2006-11-14 10:41:22 · answer #8 · answered by dsclimb1 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
you "zone", your training kicks in and reactions take over. For me the thinking came after the battle.
2006-11-14 10:38:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
As Nelson said to Hardy "Bring out the brown trousers!!"
2006-11-14 11:35:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋