Wow, news to me...

[ChuckThunder]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0611_030611_drruth.html#main

Never though Dr. Ruth was a BTDT.

[Mudcat]

Yup, Dr. Ruth can help you out with your *** life or end it at 300 yrds. :D

You've never heard about her be'n a sniper before?

[hood]

Well, I think what one takes away from that article, is that anyone who's grown up in Israel is a BTDT.

[IDFM203]

Well, I think what one takes away from that article, is that anyone who's grown up in Israel is a BTDT.Well perhaps but I think this needs to be explained for not everyone is the same as your statement implies

For while yes everyone does go into the army, the percentage that actually fight or are in fighting units be it in the infantry, tanks, artillery, SF, air fore pilots, or on submarines etc…are a smaller percentage then you might imagine for the rest and what is a higher percentage do not do combat jobs and are not in combat units and well I guess the definition of BTDT is all subjective, but I like to think of it as it applying to only those that fight or are in fighting units.

Now that is not to take away from those that serve and don’t fight or are not in fighting units, for I have respect for all people that serve in their perspective armed forces, no matter what their job is, but I hope you get my point.

.......and from the article, Dr ruth wasn’t some cook or some truck driver or sitting behind a desk or handing out uniforms or other military equipment (jobs that as a women she could have done) so indeed that little old women gets full respect from me :D

Dr. Ruth: We were all trained in the forerunner of the Israeli Defense Force, and for some reason that I can't explain I'm a very good sniper. I can put five bullets into this little red circle (makes circle with her fingers). I know how to throw hand grenades. I've never killed anybody. I was badly wounded.

Though before the IDF, perhaps everyone was a fighter, but still my point stands ;)

Shalom :D