Can You Handle the Truth

#ffffff;" />because Marines don’t dig in and make fox
In the Movie “A Few Good Men” withholes, if they have to dig in they make a fighting hole.
Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, and Demi Moore, wow IAnd they don’t live there for very long. Marines
didn’t realize the movie was that old, makesare trained to be on the offensive and that’s
me kinda old, it was released in 1992. Some of youwhy the Germans at Belleau Wood called them Dogs
were probably born around 1992. Anyway, one of theFrom Hell. Because those Marines got up out of their
most famous lines in that movie was where Colonelholes and started yelling and terrorizing and ruining
Nathan Jessep, Jack Nicholson, says to Lieutenantsome health records and driving those Germans back
Daniel Kaffee, “you can’t handle thehome. That is what you have to do be an offensive
truth”. But the truth is that you can handle theplayer. If you want to win you must be an offensive
truth. And the truth is that if you want to be really goodplayer.
at paintball you might want to get in shape.Part of being an offensive player is being in shape. Get
There I said it, and it might be true. If you get windedmoving down field towards the enemy and with your
while playing a game of paintball then you maybayonet attached making one hole going in and
consider getting into better shape. You will never be aanother coming out. Wow, sorry I got carried away
winner if you can’t keep the pressure on withthere for a minute. You’re not Marine Recruits
the enemy. If they turn it on and you find your self in aare you? Uhhh, where was I, oh ya getting in shape.
defensive position, well, I guess you can sit on yourYou know there are lots of reasons for getting in
laurels and wait till you can see the whites of theirshape. I’ve been playing guitar and singing since
eyes before you shoot. Or you could become moreI was about 8 years old and I’m a lot older than
aggressive and meet them half way down the fieldthat now but even singing takes being in shape. If you
and show them what you’re made of.just want to take your dog for a walk, not your Devil
During World War I at the battle of Belleau Wood indog, if you are going any distance at all you should be
1918 the German soldiers gave the name ofin shape. Well, were not talking about all of the many
“Teufel Hunden” to the Marines whothings that you can do because you are in shape but
fought in that arena. The Marines fought with suchto be the best paintball player you can be you need to
ferocity that they were given that title which isbe in shape.
translated to “Devil Dogs”. That’s