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Osmium wrote:Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina?

I've often heard that in the past, the Special Forces used goats during their medical training. The goat would supposedly be shot, and then the individual would be required to keep it alive for a certain period of time. Could just be an urban myth.

Redneck666 wrote:
Nope, not an urban myth.

Any way to prove it aside from posting that? Just curious is all, I've been in the army for over 14 years and I've heard it often, though I just passed it off as one of many army urban myths.

I have nothing against using animals for research and what not to benefit mankind, but if it is true I would wonder why they don't use an animal whoe anatomy is closer to ours, like a monkey or an ape maybe.

gordyzx9r wrote:

Redneck666 wrote:
Nope, not an urban myth.

Any way to prove it aside from posting that? Just curious is all, I've been in the army for over 14 years and I've heard it often, though I just passed it off as one of many army urban myths.

I have nothing against using animals for research and what not to benefit mankind, but if it is true I would wonder why they don't use an animal whoe anatomy is closer to ours, like a monkey or an ape maybe.

expense.

Jesterzzn wrote:expense.

With as much money as we drop on the most mundane stuff...and the budget SOCOM gets...expense isn't the answer IMO.

Redneck666 wrote:

gordyzx9r wrote:

Redneck666 wrote:
Nope, not an urban myth.

Any way to prove it aside from posting that? Just curious is all, I've been in the army for over 14 years and I've heard it often, though I just passed it off as one of many army urban myths.

I have nothing against using animals for research and what not to benefit mankind, but if it is true I would wonder why they don't use an animal whoe anatomy is closer to ours, like a monkey or an ape maybe.

Just word of mouth for several current and former SF's that I know, plus the Navy Corpsman attached to my Force Recon unit in Desert Storm claims he did it during BUDs/Seal training as well.

If you were in Force Recon did you not go through BUDs as well? All the Force guys I know did.

Redneck666 wrote:Just word of mouth for several current and former SF's that I know, plus the Navy Corpsman attached to my Force Recon unit in Desert Storm claims he did it during BUDs/Seal training as well.

I've heard it word of mouth on several occasions as well, but I'm still apprehensive. I'm surprised there has never been a video of it put on the net.

Redneck666 wrote:

Jesterzzn wrote:

Redneck666 wrote:[
Just word of mouth for several current and former SF's that I know, plus the Navy Corpsman attached to my Force Recon unit in Desert Storm claims he did it during BUDs/Seal training as well.

If you were in Force Recon did you not go through BUDs as well? All the Force guys I know did.

Um, no, BUDs/Seal and USMC Combantant Dive School are different.

Gotcha. My friend informed me that Force Recon guys can apply for training at BUDs as part of their "extended" training. Apparently you guys can apply for Air Force pilot survival school as well. He told me they hold out spots for Recon each calendar year.

gordyzx9r wrote:

Osmium wrote:Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina?

I've often heard that in the past, the Special Forces used goats during their medical training. The goat would supposedly be shot, and then the individual would be required to keep it alive for a certain period of time. Could just be an urban myth.

my brother did the goat revival thing, so no it's not a myth... And it's not just special forces.