Brits Shoot Guns for the first time in TEXAS! 

Girrrrrl.. what nail polish is that?? I love the color!!

Glad your Mum got to make the trip as well!!!

@@jazc2022 James' mom came on this trip I believe, not Millie's (who has been in a lot of videos).

My gosh, the Beesleys are model parents. They’d never leave Archie alone anywhere for a second. Archie probably has a fantastic grandmother too. Glad they had a nice trip.

It's kind of sad that you even have to explain that. It's like people think parents aren't allowed to do any fun activities without their children present. Glad you enjoyed your time here in the US

Congrats. Welcome, patriot. Exercise that 2A proudly!

Welcome new American . Always remember how important the Second Amendment is. Once it's gone, it's gone forever

Or at the very least, learn how they operate and how to make one safe if you come across one in an uncontrolled situation. Some very basic knowledge can save your life in a surprising event - the example we used in class was a police chase goes past you, and a pistol flies out of the car being chased and lands in front of you on the sidewalk. Incredibly unlikely, yes... but what if it does? Will you know what to do? A little knowledge can go a long way.

@@MrJest2 I've suggested this as a reason why the US should have mandatory gun safety education in public high schools. Whether you like them or not there are over 450 million firearms in the US, and they aren't going anywhere. I've gotten backlash almost every time though.

Welcome, fellow American.

..... Or get their pronouns wrong 😂😂

Yeah, one of the many reasons I love this channel is that it is not political in any way, it is just light, easygoing and good-hearted.

@@BekaB85 Agreed lets keep it that way in the comments.

Hell, I am in favor of gun control laws but stuff like this is completely fine to me. I don't understand why even someone who wants severe gun control laws would have a problem with stuff like this. Like you said, this is legal, in a controlled environment, with care and instruction. Guns are scary, at least in part, because they are almost mythical to a lot of people. This thing that only appears on TV and movies and news reports. Stuff like this is useful, especially for people who dislike or are unfamiliar with guns, because even if they still want all kinds of restrictions on guns, they will at least be voting based on some knowledge of what makes sense, instead of what sounds good.

@jordanledoux197 I agree.... But I definitely don't. Come to Philadelphia and use your eyes.... Definitely not mythological. At all. Agreed in a controlled environment, as sport is awesome!.... But also in protecting your own life is even More Awesome. Hate me if you want..... But reality is reality..... Just because you don't experience it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist..... On a normal basis. That being said.... I appreciate your comment. I really do. I just know that's it's deeper than what you claim. Appreciate ya. Forreal.

Anyone who wants to take them away is exactly the reason why the second is so important. No one wanting to disarm us doesn’t intend to hurt us.

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AMEN!!!

Because I ran out of money

well after 50+ years of communism it was hard to change people's attitude. But now more and more polish people have guns and shoot - better and better. IPSC, long range, name what you want. I started buying guns two years ago. Now I have 11 different - from rimfire to SVD. And poor brits need a permit for a pocketknife and hairspray ;)

It's very loud, so that's why it's scary to new shooters with no experience. Plus, as dumb as it might sound, the looks of it. Looks like the scary "assault weapon" the media are always talking about. But the recoil is very light.

Yeah I laughed when he said that and muttered about trying firing a 30-06, which is still only a 'standard' rifle round Though to be fair a .223 is a huge jump up from a .22lr

@@AxLWake From my experience, it seems that revolvers like .357 Mag, or .44 Mag are far louder than an AR15. It all depends on context, though... shooting a .22LR without hearing protection, will instantly make your ears ring, if you are inside a range building. If you're out in the forest, shooting that same .22LR will not make your ears ring, even after 100 rounds.

And a super handy varmint rifle on the ranch! It is surprisingly accurate up to 800 yards.

And they aren't assault rifles damn it!

I think they’re like potato chips; can’t stop collecting them at just one. Yes, I’m from Texas and Oklahoma.

I so love your quote ,,Perfect

Perfect analogy.

100%.

@@RonBarracuda this is just a matter of personal preference but for me there has to be something really novel about a new gun to entice me to make the purchase. for example you won't see me owning 100 different varieties of 9mm. unless i'm getting a competition handgun, one 9mm is more or less as good as another. However if I don't own a .44, for instance, then I'm going to buy one, a nice one.

Poor trigger safety tho. Keep those fingers off the triggers until you’re going to fire.

Yeah, we can edit all that out. Cut, that's a wrap! 😂

I couldn't agree more

She didn’t!! How many times did a first timer look behind hind her with her finger in the trigger well?!?!?!?

I was tripping a bit about the gun safety, but for two people who never shot before.... well done!

Not trying to be "that guy" just want to share info. I wondered about this so I looked it up one day. Most guns are actually considered tools, not machines. Unless it's a "machine gun" (an actual one)

​@colowyowatchman4420 he's effectively referring to "simple machines" from physics class. In that sense, all tools are machines because they're all made of levers and inclines.

@@colowyowatchman4420 technically, it is both. It has moving parts and is operated by a user. It wouldn't be incorrect to call them a machine. They are also a tool because they are good for certain jobs.

​@@colowyowatchman4420absolutely they're tools. Like any tool, they deserve a healthy respect and reverence. Treat them properly, and they'll only end up benefitting you for both food and protection. Of course, the smiles at the range are priceless as well!

​@@midnightrider1100those certain jobs are hunting and making bad guys take dirt naps

great muzzle awareness for first-timers, and pretty good trigger discipline too.

He has not acquired bad habits.

There is still some genetic memory left over in them Brits from WWII. Also, Philip Lutey was a patriot 😉

​@@curtrobinson6883yep. I will ALWAYS train 1000 newcomers to the sport before I train an individual who has grown up around irresponsible and/or poor firearms practices. The newbies like to learn, and I like to teach *REAL* safety and effective handling.

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I love stories like this. I goes to show that it's not the tool, it's the fool with the tool. I'm glad you two enjoyed it.

you got a good wife.....Man your story just made my day I love firearms not just for the protection/go boom aspect but learning the mechanics and different types of actions gas systems and then there's ballistic's love it all

Welcome to freedom brother! 🇺🇸

😆😆😆😆 Welcome to the 2A club!

Facts

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Lame

As a country girl, I have to agree 100% :)

Love the way you put it! Perfect analogy!

Thanks for sharing

Moat RSO's we've had at multiple ranges we were members of were THEEEEEEE biggest bunch of Karen's. If their were women shooting they would constantly hawk around us and over critique the women shooters. I'm talking 5 ranges in 3 different states, ALLLLL RSO's acted the same way.

RSOs are there for everyone's safety. If all the RSOs you encountered acted in the same exact way, it was probably because someone in the group was doing an unsafe act , repeatedly. Lucky they weren't asked to leave the range.

@@charlespartak2435 Or they were just narcissistic @$$hole$ and our group had the only females at the range.....

Well, they could have done it in France as well...

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Can they now be England's team. We are done with them

Well, they are Cowboys...so we can send the Cowboys off as Lone Rangers.

If you wear that hat when you come to Philadelphia you might want to carry a gun for your own protection😅

Think I'll send them both Raiders hats! 💯🏴‍☠️🎯

Yes, there is no downside to knowing how to safely handle a firearm. At the very least, everybody should know how to 'clear' a weapon, and safely make sure that it's unloaded.

Totally agree and impressed with the attention to safety and detail.

I am Retired Navy. I'm 60, I have been handling weapons since I was young. I agree with you. For their first time, they did better than a lot of new boot recruits do. His groupings on the AR was actually very good, especially for a first timer.

agreed, James’ muzzle and trigger discipline was really good

Semper Fi. Brother.

Thank you for your service! My daddy was a MARINE 😎💖🌹

I was thinking the same thing. I lost count of the number of times I've had to stop a beginner from spinning around after their first shot.

Agree. For someone who has never held a gun they did very well.

Exactly what I was thinking

To be fair as Europeans they're probably more cautious compared to us Americans. We're around and hear about guns a lot so it probably is something subconscious going on making some people less careful.

I was watching for that, they did do well.

You should definitely go with your husband, tell him you only want to try smaller guns and make it clear how nervous you are but go. Your husband will be so happy to share his passion with you and it will most likely mean a lot to him that you want to try it at least once.

If you want to go to the range sometime, I suggest having your husband teach you how to handle the gun first, at home. Buy some so-called 'snap caps', so you can practice 'dry firing', at home. And learn all the functions needed, such as how to load/insert a magazine, how the safety operates, proper grip, how to operate the slide (if necessary), how to remove the magazine and lock the slide back (this is how you 'clear' a gun and make sure it's actually unloaded). All those things are learned much easier, at home... instead of learning for the first time while wearing hearing protection and dozens of gunshots going off around you. And the more you learn at home, the more smoothly your range time will go, and the more fun you will have.

Also, when people cite the number of guns owned in America, people's imaginations fly away and think we walk around with 8 AR 15s strapped to our bodies. Many, MANY of these guns are locked in a storage unit and only come out during deer season. For instance, some people might own a couple hunting rifles, a shotgun,, a pistol in each nightstand, and one in another room. Each one secured and accessible only to the owner.

@@OJA1965Also, considering only about 30-40% of American adults say they own guns, most people who own a gun, have more than a few. Even then, maybe only 1 in 20 of those gun owners actually carry a pistol on them. And even most of them don’t carry all the time. (Like they should!) I’d estimate something like less than 1 in 100 adults are carrying a pistol concealed in a gun-friendly place like Texas at a given time. Still a considerable number of armed persons, but not like the wild Wild West.

@@byronhenry6518 The anti gun crowd have been saying we will be like the wild west for the past 30 years. It still hasn't happened.

Absolutely. The overwhelming press given to the ridiculous number of shootings in this country can give an erroneous impression. The overwhelming majority of deaths via firearm are concentrated in drug-related gangland shootings in our inner cities, and suicides. Then there is the odd mass murder, which now seems to happen all over the world, with or without firearms. The truth is very few Americans will ever hear a firearm discharged, unless they are on a gun range or in the deep woods.

@@byronhenry6518 Guns are like Lays Potato Chips, you cannot just have one!

Love you too

Very glad you enjoy being able to legally enjoy firearms. Even those of us who have lived here for our entire lives (or even for generations) do not take it for granted. We know how different that liberty is from many other parts of the world. Every liberty comes with the obligation to use it responsibly.

Welcome to the US boss! Everyone around the world thinks we are crazy because we love guns but they hate us cause they don't get to have the same great experience. Nothing beats a range day with friends and family and having a BBQ and beers after. Welcome to the US bro!

We’re happy to have you!

@@byronhenry6518 Thank you brother

And that also means, it's something most Americans haven't tried 😆

Especially for something so demonized like shooting guns.

Yes, after all the Americans didn’t invent guns we just pretty much perfected them

@@KWC33 God bless John Moses Browning

​@@gregoryruslavage8656 the patron saint of shooting shit

​@@gregoryruslavage8656agreed, Sir.

ISSF is not a popular type of competitive shooting outside Olympic so it makes sense that u don't get a lot of chance to shoot ISSF matches

I'm an Aussie and shoot pistols here at home. I was shooting a Beretta 87 Target last week. There is a fairly large competition community here though it is a process to get licensed.

Yeah it's wild, I don't doubt it seems marvelous to them. It's got to be like firing a missile. I grew up in TN and shot a firearm at least as young as 10 (hunter's ed) and perhaps younger, don't recall. So, firearms were mundane to me even by my teens. (In the sense of having and firing one they were mundane. I 100% respect and am careful with them.)

@@chrisbrent7487very common misconception about Us aussies is we don’t have any fun guns haha

@silikon2 you are conditioned to hate protecting yourself? You know why? Because the Royal would be scared shirtless because they would fear you!

@silikon2 oh yeah another thing, you would kill them if you knew all the stuff they did to your country

And they recorded themselves and put it on RU-vid. That's very commendable.

I agree with you. We have a few for diffent purpose. They reached out of their comfort and tried something new. They found out they like it. Kudos to them

Absolutely ❤ your comment!!

Yeah, I proud they stuck to it. It's easy to feel overwhelmed, especially at a indoor range.

I've seen people that grew up around weapons didn't have that discipline. lol

I’m also glad it was an AR-15-which actually has relatively low recoil compared so almost any other “long gun”-and not something like a bolt-action .30-06 caliber rifle or (especially) a pump action 12-gauge shotgun, as the latter might have knocked her (and many other new shooters) on her rear! 😂

Very impressive discipline for a first-timer.

Yeah. She did a good job. That said, the AR-15 effectively has no recoil. She was probably more taken aback by how loud it is. Rifles are very loud, especially if you shoot them indoors.

​@@michaelhill6451there's a certain "impulse" movement with an AR-15. Not so much recoil as a big twitch. That big recoil spring and buffer take the kick out but the movement of them still has some effect on the shooter. Although, the recoil is part of the fun when you get into shooting sports. Touching off a 10 ga is the most grin inducing activity I've ever experienced.

Saw that too. He's definitely a rifle guy

YES , Very excitment being in control and a round going where you want..

Armalite rifle, you mean? Cus assault rifles have been illegal for many decades.

You misspelled Texan.

​@@Mando_Leotato be fair, if we're comparing .22 LR to .223, you're going to get more smiles per mile with the .223

Nicely stated. I'll add that everyone *HAS* this natural right, but only one country in the world made a promise to not infringe upon its people's right.

@@numbr17 Yes, Except For The DEMS

@@barneyrice8502 Stop drinking ivermectin

yes yes i have 😂

Id be like yeah I have one on me now.. JK lol

In Sweden competitive shooting is very very popular. Something like 20% of Swedes own guns.

My first firearm was a Marlin Glenfield 22 bolt action rifle and then a Sears single barrel 20 gauge. I grew up in the Birmingham, AL area so it was no big deal for a 12 year old to get something like that for a gift at that age. I forget how foreign and strange that sounds to some people from other places. My uncle had a farm south of town and I loved going down there often and taking my rifle and shotgun. Great memories and still have those firearms. My son engaged in archery and shooting bb guns in Cub Scouts and then later got rifle and shotgun merit badges in Boy Scouts.

I have been to Europe many times and no one has ever asked me that.

Thank You for Your Service & Sacrifice!!! My Dad was Army as well!!!

I was Army Infantry. My first time shooting any firearm was in Basic Training, with an M16A4. Been hooked ever since

Group was good? really at that distance 😂

@theacoustician6741 for a first time shooter it's pretty good

@@danielstevens3869 over the last 40 years I have seen many shoot for the first time, some were much better and some far from as accurate, it was the comment about the group I was making reference to.

I was impressed too, especially with how they remembered to always keep the gun pointed away from themselves even when not firing. My dad is a firearms instructor and lives by the motto “never point a firearm at something you aren’t willing to destroy”. I’ve seen so many newbies make that mistake and it’s always really scary!

It's good they kept it pointed down range, but I wish there was more handholding when it came to instruction with a more controlled (e.g. dry firing, firing with 1 round in the magazine) and graduating levels with an instructor or range safety officer present. I noticed they both had their fingers inside the trigger guard, possibly on the trigger, while laying the guns on the table. I see this frequently at gun ranges with new shooters, which can create a really negative experience that lasts a very long time. We didn't see anything majorly negative come out it, but you can kind of noticed her experience with the rifle wasn't the best and vocalized it. I wish gun range employees, range safety officers and instructors would do more to help with that. I use to be a firearms instructor. I still instruct people, but nothing that involves a formal certificate.

Yes Sir I seen that as well. To be more safely remember to take your trigger finger off the trigger before you are ready to lay it down on a table or bench to avoid the firearm to go off on an accident. Other than that you both did great grouping on paper ❤❤❤​@Sam11747

Same, it is so hard for me to relate to, all the nerves and everything. It's just what I've always known. No shade is meant by that at all. I actually teach some beginner firearms courses in addition to some more advanced ones, and I always am understanding and patient with people who are very nervous, but it's still a very unrelatable feeling for me.

I was shooting when I was too small to pick up the rifle, Marlin. 22. That rifle is in my safe. I was shocked to learn people grew up without shooting. I thought I was weird when we didn't go shooting at Camp every time we went up

Same

Same here

Yup but the more people spread the message of the fun and safe use of firearms the better. I hope this inspired others to join our community and exercise their rights in a safe controlled environment.

they need to take a day course saw a few mistakes, overall not bad but yeahhh

I loved archery when we had it during PE in high school FUN 😊 🎯

@@user-sp6jk3zz5b scout camp for me, love archery.

"Everything that guy just said is bullsh*t. Uh... thank you." - William Tell's kid

Whether

Thank you for your service!

​@coollady2179 "Don't pull the mask off the ol' Lone Ranger and don't mess around with Jim/Slim."

I agree 100%. 44 yr old farm raised woman here. It was just part of life for us.

My main problem I have with guns here in the U.S. is the fetishization of them by many people here. However, for those that understand and respect that it is a deadly weapon, are properly trained, and take all the proper safety precautions, I don't have any problems with that.

​@@flybriur the only people I see with a fetish are those that want gun control always talking about genitals. If someone collects gun it's no more a fetish than someone who collects tea pots, sneakers, or high heels.

The important one you forgot to mention, and someone forgot to mention to me, and I had to find out the hard way at 4 years old: don't pee on the electric fence.

Trigger finger dicipline was 9/10 good as well.

​@@Sudas80Do not listen to this man. You will go deaf.

@@Sudas80 Ear and Eye Protection may not be an absolute requirement but if you decide not to use them just because you think it makes you more of a MAN, then you deserve anything that could or may happen to your ears or eyes while firing down range or in the wilderness. Accidently becoming deaf or blind because I didn't want to take all proper precautions while using a firearm, sounds more childish than manly to me.

@@jccurtis9431 Thumbs up to this even though I honestly don't WANT to, I was a nine year old little girl when I fired my first pistol and I can't remember if that was the only bullet in the thing (it was a revolver) but I panicked SO BAD because that was the loudest thing I'd ever heard and I stupidly THREW the damn gun. I genuinely shrieked and threw the thing, and I thought I knew what guns were (apparently there's a difference between 38 and 22, algebra teacher be damned) And that flucker was a revolver, made for folk who don't need no damn safety, and hearing protection apparently. "Double action means we know what safety WAS....... twice." In short, wear aids, don't get it, and shoot guns.

Amen!

lol yet look what happened to our country

I agree. They chose a very nice range. I love seeing newbies have a good experience.

You sure you are an instructor. Someone should have at least showed her how to hold it and operate it before she handled a loaded firearm. I had to stop watching it little after four minutes, 100% unacceptable way to handle a firearm for the first time!

@@lipantaza9758 You must not go to many ranges. I do wish they had a session with an instructor, but I have seen far worse.

@@lipantaza9758 Agreed. I usually go through a "dry fire" session when showing inexperienced folks how to employ a firearm. But the video may have been made more boring/lengthy/less appealing by showing all that.

​​​@@lipantaza9758 I was cringing every time she looked away with her finger on the trigger and safety off... the whole time wondering "where is the instructor at!?" Sorry Beasleys, but you guys REALLY should have had an instructor dry fire run with BOTH of you with that rifle... super careless on everyones behalf.. 🙄

Drill sergeants love it when people come in with no prior firearms experience. It means they have no bad habits to unlearn.

I would give you a thumbs up, but I respectfully need to keep your like count at 69. Nice.

Sempre fi

semper

There ain't no such thing as an older Marine (68 to 72 for me),I'm just a well aged smoother Marine. SEMPER FI Brother!

Many people have guns in Texas legally in cities. We have large cities

​@@texasrangers4many people have guns in cities in probably every state. Here in Minnesota there definitely is a lot of people that carry and we are mostly a blue state.

City slickers who need to quit voting for Democrats.

Living in a city doesn't mean you can't have a gun...unless your excuse is Bidinflation. I would also argue that due to higher crime rates in the city, you should own at least one. Keep it in a small safe, its better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it.

Yup - being absolutely safe, being properly trained, and respecting that it is a deadly weapon whose purpose for existing is to maim and kill, is crucial.

I think the biggest issue with the stock being too high is using the vertical foregrip. Seems to be too far down the handguard for her size, so if she had just grabbed the handguard closer to the magwell, her right arm would have naturally lowered and the stock position would have been perfect. Definitely not her fault: you see grip, you grab grip but would have been nice if someone could have pointed that out there.

The position of the stock on her shoulder made mine tense up just thinking about the kick back she was going to feel. My first thought was "Oh nooo! James just told her it doesn't hurt. Lower that stock, girl!!" I was glad to hear her report that it didn't hurt - the first time I shot and didn't have it in the correct position, I came away with a nice bruise. 😅 Glad they were able to enjoy it and it was a pretty impressive grouping for their first time!

I personally grab the mag, and use that like a grip but that’s because I used A.R chambered in .223, and .22 I’m not a grip kind of guy. I assume they were using .223 as well in this for their A.R

the first pistol i shot was a 357

Yeah, I wish the range officer would've given a few tips, at least she gave it a few shots, while it may not seem like a lot of recoil to those with experience, but it can be intimidating to somebody shooting a rifle for the first time. AR's have quite the bark for shooting a .22cal as well.

This is a very good approach

@@firehat87 ty

We need more people like you that do some research, learn and make an informed decision. And unfortunately that applies not only apply to firearms. Thank you for your efforts to understand the subject, it doesn’t matter your position on them it matters that people can actually have an intelligent conversation on the subject!!👍🏽🍻

I was so young when I first shot my first gun I can't remember hardly even ever shooting my first one I'm trying to remember I think it was a 22 rifle not counting the pellet gun of course maybe a 20 gauge

Most revolvers are semi-auto, unless they’re single action - where you physically have to pull the hammer back between each shot. I just mention this because a lot of people who aren’t familiar with firearms think semi-auto means more than it does. It just means that every time you pull the trigger you get 1 shot, you don’t have to pull back a hammer or work a bolt action between shots. It does not in any capacity mean you can just hold down the trigger and the gun will keep firing. That would be fully automatic, and that’s been cucked by the government. Just a friendly PSA! Also to original comment- great idea seeking training and knowledge like you did. Good on you. If you get the chance I’d recommend shooting an ar15 as they are actually great guns for new shooters. Very small bullet, soft recoiling, and easy to control, you just need someone who truly knows what they’re doing to show you around the gun. Another PSA- ar15’s are only semi-auto like most other guns on the market, and the bullet they shoot is considered a varmint round. Much smaller than your average deer hunting round.

well once in a lifetime for folks from their side of the pond... once in a whenever i feel like it(and can afford ammo) for me

@@SubieNinja I agree, for people in Europe it is basically a once in a lifetime as their laws and access to ranges is so much more limited, if available at all! They will probably never try it again.

Agreed

Amen brother!

Couldn’t have said it better

Yes, I expect they figured out the guns they were using are merely inanimate hunks of metal -- the same as a hammer, or a wrench.

I find myself thinking the same thing. I got my first bb gun at 7 but I can't remember the first time I shot a real gun. The whole process of shooting is so much a part of me now I can't even imagine what it would be like to be unfamiliar with it.

Hard for me as well, I'm in the UK, 56, been shooting since I was 8.

The holding the finger on the trigger was poor gun safety. Other than that not bad.

This was the best part of this video, IMO. I, honestly, have never seen these folks before, but they showed up in my feed. The respect for the danger of the items being handled, the trigger discipline, the handling, all of that is better than I've seen with some that I have shot with. (There were a few things that get sorted out with practice) Good F'n job on their part. Props

​@@number6mbw Agreed! And a great grouping too!

Hey Barry, how's it going?

Hello Barry, how are ya?

Yeah. But don't be fooled by the common idea that there are no guns in Europe. UK is different but in Europe, contrary to popular belief, there are a lot of hunters, sport shooters and gun owners/collectors.

@@AxLWake I don't know what the technical definitions are but I never really thought of UK as being Europe.

@@earthwormandruw UK was part of the European Union (EU) up until 2020. They got out (most people now severely regret it) in 2020. UK has stricter rules than most European countries concerning guns but even in UK, it's not impossible to own guns.

Every Canadian I have ever met has been familiar with guns and completely comfortable shooting them. There's not a lot of cultural difference between Americans and Canadians except that our northern neighbors are much more polite and reserved and don't get offended by hearing the French language.

@@TestUser-cf4wj They're also being extremely oppressed by Castro's son.

Awww, that would be great (Texas citizenship)!!! LOL

##Texit

Yeah, when you read letters and journals of locals in various conflicts US soldiers deployed (Filipinos in WWII), the locals frequently mention how good Americans are with guns.

Most of the time is brits teaching usa 😂

@@mrmushin1 HAHAHAHAHAHA OK, Go with that. Except I spent my entire 5 year enlistment in the navy protecting Europe from the Russians BECUASE THEY COULDN'T DO IT THEMSELVES

@@gtc1961because half of Europe was in the Soviet bloc. Because the allies should have listened to Churchill.

We used to. Modern military is kind of a joke now that we got drones and all that