How the fuck do they do it?
I have a new appreciation for the people who serve in our nation’s armed forces.
I thought about this after running around with a paintball gun this weekend. Since getting hit with a paintball is not a pleasant experience (they can reach speeds of 190 mph), I was dreading it.
Eventually I got shot and left the playing field. With the match over, I got to relax, though I could feel the adrenaline still coursing through me. No harm done.
Afterwards, I tried to imagine for a moment how running around with a paintball gun like an idiot compares to being a solider: nothing is a “game”, there is little downtime (even at night, if you’re in the field) and if you get hit you can die instantly.
How the fuck do those people do it?
