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Lazy Saudis?
Here's one for you:
The US Army does an exchange program with allied countries to train their junior officers. You will see LT's from portugal, saudi, egypt, jamaica, etc at every officer basic course. Mine was no different. We had a variety within our formation to include 2 Saudis. You could tell from day 1 they were going to be difficult.
On the first week you do a short ruckmarch with a *VERY* light pack of 35lbs, no armor, no weapon, softcap, etc. for a distance of like 4 miles. A fucking joke. So we are forming up at 0400 or whatever and I start hearing the NCO cadre murmering a bit. I caught just a bit and it referred to the Saudis, rucks, and would end up with some grumbling.
Sure enough, here they come, late. Uniforms just jacked the fuck up. We start lining up on opposite sides of the road and then I hear it...
"Sergeant. Sergeant. Sergeat. Sergeat. Sergeant."
...no response from cadre...
"Sergeant. You carry my ruck. Sergeant?"
Then fucking laughter. 2 cadre just bust out laughing and walk away. I could not believe what I was hearing. Turns out every class they have one of these guys. They make the NCOs carry their shit back in their country. Anyhow - this little turd, who couldn't weigh more than 125lbs, falls the fuck out at mile 2. Gets picked up in a van. We see him smoking a cigarette at the finish. I could not hide my disgust. And I couldn't hide it again, that during our gauntlet phase where we do 24hr ops they could not stay the night in the field, they had to be bused out every day (so you know, they never pulled guard shifts, did maintenance on vehicles, or any of the other soul grinding work that kept you up for 22 hours a day). Nope these fucks didn't eat MRE's, and had to take showers, etc. Oh - prayer time just happened around daily maintenance, or anytime we had to do work.
Serious resentment from every other officer there. Like I wanted to hurt them bad. Their arrogance and unwillingness to do ANYTHING made me realize they are incompetent pieces of shit. If we ever go to war with them, 3 privates and an NCO would probably destroy entire Saudi battallions.
Now that may seem like I hate Muslims, or middle easterners, etc. Nope. Because on my team was an Egyptian officer. A Muslim also. He did everything with us. Ate whatever was there. Took his guard shifts. Mopped floors. Like a fucking Soldier. In fact, years later I saw him again at the career course and we talked about those 2 turd Saudis and he laughed. I guess they have a reputation around the world.
Here's one for you:
The US Army does an exchange program with allied countries to train their junior officers. You will see LT's from portugal, saudi, egypt, jamaica, etc at every officer basic course. Mine was no different. We had a variety within our formation to include 2 Saudis. You could tell from day 1 they were going to be difficult.
On the first week you do a short ruckmarch with a *VERY* light pack of 35lbs, no armor, no weapon, softcap, etc. for a distance of like 4 miles. A fucking joke. So we are forming up at 0400 or whatever and I start hearing the NCO cadre murmering a bit. I caught just a bit and it referred to the Saudis, rucks, and would end up with some grumbling.
Sure enough, here they come, late. Uniforms just jacked the fuck up. We start lining up on opposite sides of the road and then I hear it...
"Sergeant. Sergeant. Sergeat. Sergeat. Sergeant."
...no response from cadre...
"Sergeant. You carry my ruck. Sergeant?"
Then fucking laughter. 2 cadre just bust out laughing and walk away. I could not believe what I was hearing. Turns out every class they have one of these guys. They make the NCOs carry their shit back in their country. Anyhow - this little turd, who couldn't weigh more than 125lbs, falls the fuck out at mile 2. Gets picked up in a van. We see him smoking a cigarette at the finish. I could not hide my disgust. And I couldn't hide it again, that during our gauntlet phase where we do 24hr ops they could not stay the night in the field, they had to be bused out every day (so you know, they never pulled guard shifts, did maintenance on vehicles, or any of the other soul grinding work that kept you up for 22 hours a day). Nope these fucks didn't eat MRE's, and had to take showers, etc. Oh - prayer time just happened around daily maintenance, or anytime we had to do work.
Serious resentment from every other officer there. Like I wanted to hurt them bad. Their arrogance and unwillingness to do ANYTHING made me realize they are incompetent pieces of shit. If we ever go to war with them, 3 privates and an NCO would probably destroy entire Saudi battallions.
Now that may seem like I hate Muslims, or middle easterners, etc. Nope. Because on my team was an Egyptian officer. A Muslim also. He did everything with us. Ate whatever was there. Took his guard shifts. Mopped floors. Like a fucking Soldier. In fact, years later I saw him again at the career course and we talked about those 2 turd Saudis and he laughed. I guess they have a reputation around the world.