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From: eli@cvl.UUCP (Eli Liang)
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Re: Re: "Cheap Thrills"
Message-ID: <872@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Oct-85 12:08:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 14 12:08:19 1985
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Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park
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> > "Cheap Thrills"
> > 
> > I don't care
> > how many skydives
> > you've got, until
> > you have jumped into
> > total darkness
> > at 1000 feet with
> > 95 lbs of equipment
> > and 63 lbs of parachute - 
> > you just haven't _lived_! 
> > 
> > SPECIAL FORCES
> > 
> 
> I don't care 
> how many skydives 
> you've got, until
> you have jumped into
> a hostile DZ through
> Cuban AAA fire from
> 300 feet with 95 lbs
> of equipment and 35 lbs
> of parachute (i.e., no
> reserve)- you just haven't
> __lived__!
> 
>   RANGERS!

Thats interesting.  I've considered joining either after graduation and
my recruiter has told me that in order to go SF, you have to either be or
train as a Ranger first! (He was a Ranger)

-eli
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