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2 mos ago
Current Summer break begins today!
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4 mos ago
I will continue to be one of the oldest members of this community in August.
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6 mos ago
If you are a fan of Warhammer 40,000 or Age of Sigmar, let me know. Maybe we can put together an RP. I play Ironjawz & Kruleboyz in AOS and Salamanders & Drukhari in 40K.
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2 yrs ago
Happy holidays, everyone!
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2 yrs ago
Summer break is almost over. Back to work/school and all that non-fun stuff.
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I am a veteran of the United States Army and the US Army National Guard. I spent three years on Active Duty serving in the 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Ft. Carson, CO, and the 3rd Armor Division at Kirch Göns, West Germany. I spent 18 years in the Army National Guard with the 26th Infantry Division "Yankee" and 29th Infantry Division (Light), "The Blue and the Gray". I was deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina with the 29th ID (L) in 2001 - 2002. I have also been reading military history articles and books since I was 10 years old. I do prefer Military Role Plays over all other genres, primarily because I have a vast knowledge of the subject including personal experiences. At the very least, my characters are always veterans.

I have been writing for pleasure for at least 35+ years but only got into forum-based Role Playing about eighteen years ago. I do enjoy Nation Role Plays and get into minute detail when designing my military. The only reason I enjoy excruciating detail in my militaries is because for me, it is fun. My education and experience on this subject afford me the insight to see the depth of the structure. It is not just a General and a large pile of soldiers. If someone wants assistance in designing an army, navy, or air force, please send me a PM. I will help. Please specify what level (echelon) or depth you would like me to go. When I say echelon, I mean Army, Corps, Division, Brigade/Regiment, Battalion/Squadron, Company/Troop/Battery, Platoon, and Squad/Section.

When I was a student in High School, I used to play Dungeons & Dragons. Recently, I have been DMing a 5e campaign of my creation for my son and his friends. 5e is so much less cumbersome than earlier editions of D&D. I do have an interest in Tolkien-esque fantasy-styled Role Plays as well. Time travel has always been a fun genre for me, but to do it well, one must have a firm grasp of historical facts.

There are only a few fanfictions I will participate in; Star Wars and Star Trek are two of them. I want to do an exclusively Klingon RP one of these days. I also avoid Canon characters.

I have real-world martial arts experience. I would love to write an RP about hand-to-hand combat, no fantasy magic chit, just hands elbows, knees, and feet. Maybe the occasional head butt thrown in to mix things up. I trained in Krav Maga for six and a half years. I earned a first-degree black belt in Krav Maga on 3 June 2017.

Krav Maga is an Israeli martial art form that employs practical self-defense techniques drawing forms & techniques from Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Taekwando. It is very brutal, demanding, and aggressive. During the seven years I trained, I have bruised two ribs, sustained several muscle pulls, and various lacerations and bruises over my body. I have received a sprained ankle and a fractured wrist. Before the first black belt test, I received a bone bruise to my right shin; where my roundhouse kicks impact. Yet, I am stupid enough to continue training. [Regardless of the physical pain, it is more fun than any other physical activity I have engaged in. Fortunately, the bone bruise healed up prior to the third and final test. EDIT: I did leave the sport over five years ago. :(]

Over two years ago I completed my first novel, a science fiction set in the 24th century. It focuses on a Private Military Corporation solely employed by the earth government. I started a second book in November 2022 and hope to work on that this summer when I have more time.

Send me a PM for a Role Play or if you would like to see what sort of an army I could build for you.

--Gunther (AKA: Old School)



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It pisses me off when people say they don't support the military because the military supports the government. That isn't always true. The men and women fighting in your countries military are giving their life to protect your freedom. Please don't not support your troops just because you don't like the President, Prime Minister, etc.

Another reason to like Haley. Thank you, ma'am! With that said, if the tension between the right and left goes too far, it could erupt into a civil war and the military would divide. The individuals may not blindly follow their commanders. Regardless of their training, they are still Americans--independent thinkers.

Since we are on the topic, none of the ball sports ever made any sense to me while all of the combative sports did. I suppose to each's own in the end.


I regularly train and spar in combat sports. Still like watching football, regardless.
Interesting... I like the pro leagues part. but the problem is I don't watch football. never really gotten into it. which is why I stink in tennis betting as well. I don't watch professional tennis for fun. I think if you want to bet on tennis or football, one key factor to your success is you have to want to watch it for fun...….. ummm
Correct. I enjoy watching football and have been playing this game for 11 years. This is my 12th year.

I have no clue what's being said. what is fantasy football? is it like real football?

I play in a Fantasy Football league on Yahoo Sports. There are 12 teams in my league. My team is "Boston Eagles". I live in the Boston, MA area and am a fan of New England Patriots. The name Boston Eagles is a play on the Boston College Eagles football team.

Before the season started, we had a live draft where we take turns choosing a Quarterback, three Wide Receivers, two Running Backs, a Tight End, a Kicker, a Defense and six bench players of your choice. During the NFL season you manage your FF team to insure the best player is on the field that week. The last game of the week is played Monday night and the first game is played Thursday night. So, you have from Tuesday morning until Thursday to set your line up for the week. Although, I won that game last week, I could have had 24 more points than I did if I had played Blake Bortles over Ryan Tannehill. It is all based on real NFL players and their performance, but is done for fun, rather than money. There are money leagues, but I would never want to put that sort of pressure on me. I just enjoy doing it for fun.

My team is actually in good shape, but the one thing you can't count on is injured players. They will really upset your team, but you need to be prepared to manage those. I lost Jimmy Garoppolo when he went out from a torn ACL. Joe Mixon is currently on my bench with a knee injury. I'm hoping he will be back this week. He is currently listed as Questionable. But my RB slots are pretty strong with Mixon, Sony Michel and Saquon Barkley.

I can't believe I played Ryan Tannehill in Fantasy Football this week. Sure Miami has had a great start to the year and New England's performance has been dismal. Why the hell should I all of a sudden start doubting Bill Belichick? New England dominated that game as usual and Tannehill gave me 1.00 lousy FF point this week. Meanwhile, Blake Bortles, QB, JAX, sat on my bench and generated 25.32 FF point that serve absolutely no purpose whatsoever! Aargh!
All that aside, I'm actually winning without Bortles because Sony Michel, RB, NE had a stellar day as well as Chicago Bears Defense; Saquon Barkley, RB, NYG and Brandin Cooks, WR, LAR.
Look at me! Look at me! Look at me! I don't care if you look at me. Reciprocally speaking, I enjoy looking at people.
Gunther is spelled with (5) five plus (2) two letters.


@DreadAs a veteran, I find this very amusing.

@Briza is spelled with five letters.
I work as a substitute teacher. I love it when a class decides they are going to have a little "fun" with the sub. I am old and know how to turn that table over pretty damn quick.
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