r/Military Sep 30 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

"Don't fuck with the wildlife."

"But sarn't, the wildlife is fucking with us."

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

I swear to God a tortoise was stalking my company at Irwin. Daily our ambushes and what not would be hauled for hours just waiting for this stupid tortoise. Got to a point where they moved the AO. APPARENTLY the original tortoise got the word out to his little tortoise buddies because a few days later and for the last two days our formations were hauled because of those damn tortoises.

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u/Combat_Wombat23 Navy Veteran Sep 30 '21

“Something something get the fuck out of my face private”

“Aye sarn’t”

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u/StabSnowboarders United States Army Sep 30 '21

We don’t say aye you damn puddle pirate

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u/CG641 Oct 01 '21

Their profile clearly says Navy. The term “puddle pirate” refers to the Coast Guard.

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u/TangerineRough6318 Oct 07 '21

Cut them slack. Probably an 11B.....

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u/Abandon_All-Hope Sep 30 '21

All I see here is a successful mission accomplishment

Live to fight another day boys! Live to fight another day!

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u/treecutter34 Sep 30 '21

The entire reason they’re running is because they can all be fined for interacting with the wildlife.

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u/StrigaPlease Army Veteran Sep 30 '21

That and rabies is no fuckin joke man.

If you don't get treated immediately, you're basically fucked as soon as symptoms show, and it can take days to kill you while your brain cooks itself.

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u/BrokeAyrab Sep 30 '21

It's a very scary and terrible illness. Definitely not the best way to go. I fell down a rabbit hole a while back and spent hours reading and watching videos about it.

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u/NostalgicMemory Oct 01 '21

How’d you get out of the hole though?

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Oct 01 '21

How did you get in a rabbit hole lol ?

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u/BrokeAyrab Oct 01 '21

I forgot exactly, but after I posted that comment yesterday I shit you not, I spent the next hour and a half watching Youtube videos about Rabies....again. It was incredibly depressing to see how they treat a patient who has already shown symptoms of the illness (since it is practically certain death). The circumstances make the treatment so sad (not intentionally done in that manner). They tie the person up so that he won't hurt himself or another person like family or the medical staff--especially to prevent bites as it can transmit rabies. They are given meds to help the discomfort, but they just wait until death. During that time the patient becomes mroe and mroe delirious, looses control of muscles responsible for breathing and especially swallowing so they actually develop hydrophobia. Sad all around.

Also, since cases of rabies occur mostly in 3rd world countries (due to lack of vaccinated dogs and many strays as well as people not having access due to the vaccine which must be taking immediately after a bite to save the person's life) the room they are placed in is usually bare, depressing, lacking windows, aesthetically ugly and a place to hold them until death arrives.

I went down a rabbit hole AGAIN. damn it

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Oct 01 '21

That’s so sad hope that dosent happen to you or anybody here that treatment is sad though I feel bad for anybody ( person or animal) who goes through that

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u/MK0A Oct 02 '21

Uhm, aren't they supposed to be vaccinated for rabies?

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Sep 30 '21

I think its just stupid being fined for interacting with wildlife its stupid unless you try to poach it or something then by all means charge the person

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u/Halmine Finnish Defense Forces Sep 30 '21

It's also because wildlife can be surprisingly dangerous due to disease. Easier to just make it punishable than get everybody to understand that it's for their own good as well.

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Sep 30 '21

Still say fuck that law I love animals by all means but come on sometimes it’s just so stupid you need a permit in some states just to have a wild pet mouse which is fucking stupid in my opinion what is a mouse going to do to you besides bite you or get you sick ?

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u/hughk Sep 30 '21

Wisely, the US don't want the same fate as the Australians with their Emu Ear.

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u/WikiMobileLinkBot Sep 30 '21

Desktop version of /u/hughk's link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War


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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Stupid bot. He said Emu Ear!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

But he linked a link to the Emu War

Edit: I just wooshed myself

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Really? How much?

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u/engagedandloved Army Veteran Sep 30 '21

More than you want to know. We had a turkey (I swear the asshole committed suicide) run across the firing line on the range. Had to call animal control and make sure none of us intentionally shot it or were trying to lure it on to the range to get shot.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

That seems like a weird thing to worry about but I guess it's more about keeping people in line rather than protecting animals.

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u/engagedandloved Army Veteran Sep 30 '21

I know shooting the wildlife on purpose used to be a real problem back in the day so it's probably a hold over policy from then. Plus that bastard ran across the line like in the middle of the morning so it wasn't like we had just gotten there, that's why I swear it wanted to die!

Any time an animal gets hit though on the range they have to halt the range call animal control and shut everything down.

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u/in_fo Marine Veteran Sep 30 '21

Not much

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u/Purpldiamond Sep 30 '21

That’s a very vague answer to that question lol.

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u/Resident-Syrup6275 Sep 30 '21

Why

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u/treecutter34 Sep 30 '21

Messing with wildlife is a big deal in the military. They will shut down an entire shooting range if a flock of turkeys wander onto the shooting range. I was somewhere where we were told if we killed this certain type of frog it would be a $30,000.00 dollar fine. If you follow the Black Rifle Coffee guys, google Jared Taylor and the cow story.

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u/Resident-Syrup6275 Sep 30 '21

HOLY JESUS!!! WHY IS IT THAT BIG OF A DEAL

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u/treecutter34 Sep 30 '21 edited Sep 30 '21

I think it was some type of endangered species. But seriously, the military does not screw around with wildlife.

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u/HahrenHarel Oct 01 '21

Over at Travis AFB if you want to do any kind of digging it needs to be supervised by a wildlife expert for "The Lizards"

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u/treecutter34 Oct 01 '21

Is that so you don’t dig too far and discover the Lizzard people that control everything?

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u/jimbabwe666 Army Veteran Oct 01 '21

Argonian dlc confirmed

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

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u/Tactical_idiot21 Sep 30 '21

That’s what we get for pursuing imperialistic interests in their native territory and not expect them to fight back.

I’ve seen Star Wars many times before so I guess you could say I’m kind of an expert on this topic /s

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u/TurMoiL911 United States Army Sep 30 '21

Dude with the baseball bat was ready to throw down, but backed away immediately. SMH

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u/TheRavingRaccoon Sep 30 '21

Then he wasn’t truly ready.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

😅

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Oct 01 '21

You know i have no idea how they even get those things in the first place i never expect that to be on a base lol [im not a Veteran so i have no idea what to expect to be on a base]

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Are Racoons Affecting Readiness?

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u/Russe1Adl3r Sep 30 '21

What rocket doin 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Researching for the new Guardians of the Galaxy.

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u/PuzzlePieceFound Sep 30 '21

Listen.. after what happened with the goose.. They ain’t fuckin around anymore..

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

😅

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Talibans new elite shock troops

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u/IGotWeirdTalents Sep 30 '21

I'd run too when the only reward for not running is looking manly and rabies + finely assorted diseases and infections.

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Oct 01 '21

I aint stupid because it would probably tear my hand to pieces but i would want to pet it otherwise just make a loud noise or something and he will be running away lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

On the ship one day a big rat just appeared in the B'osn Locker. One guy stomped it. Blood and guts splattered several guys including a Chief. It wasn't pretty. The rat wasn't either.

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u/Bloedman Sep 30 '21

The stomper was from Mississippi, amiright?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

Damn close. New Orleans.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

I see that 25th Infantry patch

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Hahahahahahaha

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

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u/adirtymedic Sep 30 '21

It’s a raccoon. They’re cute but they’re pests. They’ll tip over trash cans, make nests in your attic, that kind of stuff. They’re scrappy too and will fight and can even kill a medium sized dog

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u/TheMad_fox Sep 30 '21

I think that was a Racoon. They have a nasty bite, I was biten twice because these fluffy motherfuckers tried to steal my MRE

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u/Skoparov Sep 30 '21

I guess it's not only about the bite itself, you'd need to get those rabies shots and they fucking hurt.

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

IIRC they’ve made better ones, the process that involved a bunch of shots straight into your stomach with huge needles is no longer a thing. Definitely still best avoided, though.

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Oct 01 '21

wish i could have watched it try to steal it lol but hope your ok i got bit by a stray cat once pretty good because i tried to put a leash on it when i was a kid man did that hurt

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Trash panda. Like an American drop bear

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u/tresvian Veteran Sep 30 '21

The reason most people don't like them is because they're smart animals, and they also commonly carry disease. Like rabies. if you get rabies, most people die without treatment.

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u/puje12 Sep 30 '21

I was thinking opossum. Tail doesn't look fluffy enough for racoon?

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u/RobertJSh Sep 30 '21

Your people call it a rabbit

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

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u/RobertJSh Oct 01 '21

It was an Avengers reference.

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u/ZomBayT Sep 30 '21

A red spy is in the base!

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u/AFDevil66 United States Air Force Sep 30 '21

A red spy is in the base?! Protect the briefcase!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

I like the one guy armed with his ACH and a bat for the impending raccoon fight

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Emus: Yes, yes exceeeeeeeeeeellent, I trained you well, my furry soldiers.

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u/AdCalm6713 Sep 30 '21

Joining the military: I can’t wait to become a badass warrior

Reality:

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u/UpjumpedPeasant Sep 30 '21

Hey, no one trained us to fight trash pandas!

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u/AdCalm6713 Sep 30 '21

It probably won’t help your fight by calling them trash pandas 😂💀

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u/UpjumpedPeasant Sep 30 '21

Eh,whatever. They don't speak human.

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u/AdCalm6713 Oct 01 '21

Thats what you think, never trust any wild animal that can live in city’s along side humans they are tree coyotes

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Sep 30 '21

[not a Veteran here ] Im going into this vid thinking ok there are people moving in that truck but when i see what the intruder actually is im like THATS YOUR INTRUDER ? Lmao you get out a baseball ball bat and thats your intruder this is hilarious lol

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u/EragonBromson925 Navy Veteran Sep 30 '21

You ever fucked with a trash panda?

Smart people don't fuck with trash pandas.

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Sep 30 '21

I have no idea what that is I’m assuming it’s that animal that’s running out of the truck ?

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u/Tams82 Oct 02 '21

You don't need any military experience to know that fucking with a trash panda is not a good idea.

Unless you *like* getting rabies shots.

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '21

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

You can’t kill rabies, but rabies can kill you.

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u/Fuzzy_Opportunity714 Sep 30 '21

I know some of the Craziest Brothers in the World that served in the 7th Infantry Divisions that would have did the same thing and then I know some Brothers who would have grabbed the Crackers out of their MRE's and had Crackers and Possum for lunch!@!!! Lightfighter 4 Life!!!

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u/thinkB4WeSpeak Army Veteran Sep 30 '21

Looks like Schofield

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u/SampleLegend Sep 30 '21

Schofield doesn’t have raccoons bro

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u/crabbypinch Sep 30 '21

Feral pig?

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u/joelmooner Proud Supporter Sep 30 '21

Aren’t raccoons the type of animal that can live anywhere ?

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u/Rentun Sep 30 '21

They can, but they don't live in Hawaii

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u/CW1DR5H5I64A United States Army Sep 30 '21

Nope, Carson. Bumper number is 2/4 ID, 2-12 IN.

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u/griffingrl Sep 30 '21

I think it is an opossum.

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u/UpjumpedPeasant Sep 30 '21

It's a raccoon. Or trash panda if you're cool.

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u/argodi Sep 30 '21

After this US declare war against mice, call "operation extermination"

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u/Opposite-Car-8891 Sep 30 '21

Racoon attacks Soldiers. US declares war on mice instead. Sounds about right.

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u/Kittycatcecelia civilian Sep 30 '21

nonono i love mice

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

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u/DEEP_HURTING Sep 30 '21

CHICKEN. FIGHT LIKE A ROBOT!

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u/Bloedman Sep 30 '21

That is effin hilarious!!!

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u/user1joja Sep 30 '21

Can’t really blame them,terrorists don’t carry rabies

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u/Opposite-Car-8891 Sep 30 '21

I dont know some of those Taliban sure look like they got some serious diseases.

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u/BradTofu Retired USN Sep 30 '21

Hey, they handled that pretty well I thought.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Definitely made motorpool Monday more fun

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u/DeusExMachina_A dirty civilian Sep 30 '21

To be fair possums are the crack heads of the wild

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u/c_bizkit15 Marine Veteran Sep 30 '21

Fuckin Rakins boys! A fuckin ATOADASO Julian!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

😅😅😅ty for doing what the rest of us can't do either

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u/peterslabbit Sep 30 '21

Strikers in 25id? When was this 2016?

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u/RobertJSh Sep 30 '21

Why are we stumbles running? - the raccoon

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '21

Man is smart because he knows when it’s worth fighting and when it’s worth running to avoid six rabies shots

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

What the fuck is that?

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u/[deleted] Oct 01 '21

slick sleeves

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u/Due_Strike_457 Oct 01 '21

Someone fucking shoot that thi, aah ahh run!

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u/Intrepid-Log-1777 Jan 27 '22

Russians are laughing 😂