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There's a lot of truth to this. At a certain point you just have to give up the whole warrior thing. When I got out of the Infantry, I didn't go out and buy armor and a rifle and start patrolling my neighborhood. Instead I got a deer rifle like a normal person.


This shit was cringeworthy 14+ years ago. Black rifle lifestyle, black rifle tactics, black rifle coffee, black rifle soap, black rifle training. All of these things existed at some point, that's how pathetic it all is.


There are a ton of support troops who left the military to consume the above. The rifle becomes their persona. I'm not a citizen, I'm an operator!!! Dude, when you were enlisted you picked up cigarette butts and swept floors.


The Iraqi and Afghanistan vets are aging into middle age, myself included. How do we stay relevant? More explosions! More books about black rifles!!!!!


FYI, the Armalite rifle system sucks ass because it blows hot carbon back into the chamber, which will then jam the rifle. Anyone who's ever had to fire hundreds of rounds in a day will tell you this. The enthusiasts who think it's a lifestyle swear by how it's the perfected weapon system.


A good mark of success of middle age is if you have a garden and your debts handled. Your kids are off on their own or soon to be.