You Know What? Screw It, Everyone's Gonna Wear Three Reflective Belts At All Times
The following is an opinion piece by Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III.
You know what soldiers? I'm sick and tired of this crap.
You want to keep complaining about having to wear reflective belts? You don't like that you have to wear the thing in Afghanistan in the middle of a combat zone? It's not 'cool' to have to put that on your uniform, you say.
Well, you know what? Screw it. Everyone's going to wear three of the flippin' things at all times.
Yeah, you heard me. Three.
Goddamn it, these things are saving your worthless little lives.
Oh, how are you supposed to wear three reflective belts, you ask. Well, first off, I'm a Sergeant Major, so I don't need to answer any of your questions. Second, how about you figure that stuff out yourselves? You can adapt on the battlefield, now you need to adapt with a reflective piece of plastic that keeps you from getting flattened like a goddamn pancake when a Humvee rolls by.
Don't think it could happen? Think again.
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