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AS THE RAMP of the C-130 opened, a freezing blast of cold air filled the aircraft under the glow of red lights and my body was shocked back to reality. Above the Arctic Circle, a bitter Norwegian Fjord waited below. I checked each man in my squad, then myself, as we approached the drop zone and I wondered what my family was doing at home as I hooked my parachute to the static line cable and took my position behind the gear laden boats. Nothing but blackness looking out of the windy ramp and well past midnight as the eight of us were about to repeat Hell Week again, only this time, much worse. This would be my final jump, in my final exercise, and in my final platoon, and while I love going out with a bang, tonight would be an explosion. I’ve had three different guys over the past couple days express concerns and fears over spiders, snakes and sharks. No SEAL likes any of them either, but we don’t give them much thought. There is too much to do on a mission, too much to think about, to give much more than a fleeting thought to being bitten or attacked by one. We all have a few stories though. Read More / Add Comment.. | 0 Comments |
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| MY WORST DAY OF BUD/S. Added: Friday August 29th 2008 - 4:17 PM EST - By: Don Shipley |
I was asked in E-Mail “What was the worse day you spent in BUD/S?”
Hell that’s easy, my last day…
No, it wasn’t sentimental; it was the “nothing is fair” thing we had been taught all through training that reared its ugly head on our final day and caused much pain.
August has been a nice break, with very nice weather, and very unusual for a typical August in Virginia. A nice break, but work never stops here, and my days for the next week or so are about getting prepared for the September guys. What have I been doing? I’ve been going through every single piece of gear and equipment I have, and no small task. While it’s not backbreaking work rifling through the many para bags and cruise-boxes I have, its always sentimental with much time spent reminiscing. Every piece of gear has a story or two behind it. I still have my Escape and Evasion belt for Combat Swimmer Operations.... .. I received an E-mail and spoke with the guy who sent it; He wanted to attend a course here and mentioned that he met the SEAL who Commanded SEAL Team THREE during Vietnam. Problem is, there was no SEAL Team THREE during Vietnam and the name he gave me didn’t check out either. I get inundated with bullshit having the website, much more than I ever did meeting phony SEALs when I was active duty. My neighbor was in SEAL DEFCON SIX… Bullshit… It just keeps coming and unfortunately for the phonies, I have the names of every guy who has ever FINISHED... .. 757-572-7203 Extreme SEAL Experience 324 Gallbush Rd Chesapeake, Va 23322Read More / Add Comment.. 
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Added: Sunday August 17th 2008 - 12:50 PM EST - By: Don Shipley)
Read More / Add Comment.. 0 Comments YOU BELIEVED THAT?
Added: Wednesday July 09th 2008 - 4:56 PM EST - By: Don Shipley
My Uncle was a SEAL in Iran…. Bullshit…
My friend went through SEAL Training in the Army… Bullshit…Read More / Add Comment.. 0 Comments
This Month's Other BlogsLACK OF COMMUNICATION.
Added: Friday April 11th 2008 - 15:00 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. A TURD IN BUD/S.
Added: Thursday April 03rd 2008 - 11:54 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. BOOBY TRAPS
Added: Thursday April 03rd 2008 - 11:48 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
Added: Sunday March 30th 2008 - 11:58 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SORRY GENERAL...
Added: Saturday March 22nd 2008 - 11:40 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. PETS.
Added: Monday March 10th 2008 - 14:24 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments YOU’RE GOING TO LIBERIA. PART 1.
Added: Wednesday March 05th 2008 - 9:25 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments YOU’RE GOING TO LIBERIA. PART TWO
Added: Wednesday March 05th 2008 - 9:18 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. IT’S GETTING CHILLY.
Added: Tuesday February 26th 2008 - 13:22 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. LOOKS LIKE A WARM ONE.
Added: Sunday February 24th 2008 - 13:48 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. THE DEVILS FLEET.
Added: Wednesday February 20th 2008 - 7:11 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. THE NIGHT STALKER.
Added: Tuesday February 19th 2008 - 5:31 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. NIGHT OF BROKEN GLASS
Added: Tuesday February 12th 2008 - 15:28 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Added: Sunday February 10th 2008 - 12:38 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. COMBAT SWIMMING
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 15:01 PM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. YOU CAN’T SCARE US.
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 11:12 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. STANDBY TO LOCK OUT SWIMMERS.
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 10:53 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. FIRE IN THE HOLE!
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 10:41 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments SEAL BLOG. DON’T SHOOT, WERE AMERICANS
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 10:36 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 1 Comments SEAL BLOG. TRAINING FOR BUD/S
Added: Saturday February 09th 2008 - 10:31 AM EST - By: Don ShipleyRead / Comment.. 0 Comments
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