Temporary Archive: Suzanne Brockmann's Message Board

1. Have you ever done anything humiliating to boost the morale of your men? No, but I have done things that are not my responsibility--particualarly when people are tired---to inspre through humiliation--yeah, that is an odd juxtaposition--for instance, i have just started swabbing the deck of the Platoon Hut--everyone recognizes it isn't my job and I am immediately replaced by someone--and everyone else sees that and reinvigorates
1a. Have you ever sung karaoke? Nope--Do you have a song you prefer? If I am singing it is either a Team guy song, a rugby song or Hot Rod Lincoln

2. (From Aly) Would you ever leave behind a “calling card” in a situation when you know friendlies are coming eventually, to let them know the SEALs had been there? Absolutely! Particularly if it might be the Marines

3. From EOD, did you find that people really do have a "signature" when creating explosives? Yes, not individuals so much as groups. Can you tell who makes it by the way it is made and/or the way it explodes? You can sort of tell were the people trained. That is one of the things in Iraq that you could tell tehy were getting foreign assistance by the shift in the way bombs were triggered

4. Do SEALs learn how to "lose" themselves in an urban crowd for E&E? Or is this more a spy-type skill :) Absolutely---we did quite a bit of that work. Really torqued of the US MArshalls during a training excercise once. They were tailing two of our guys. Guys go into a bar--they are carrying back packs--Marshalls cover front and rear exits--our guys lose the tail. They had suits in the back packs and brief cases--one business man at a time walked out with his wife (gals from the team that were called a head of time) oh they were made--- I got three tickets in the following week

5. Can you pick your way out of handcuffs? What are you on about with this? I can lock them just fine thanks. Or for that matter can you pick any lock? If picking includes a small controlled explosion--you bet I can!

an could you be so kind as to drop either the Mr. or the Sir (Prefereabbly both;))