R. L. Ermey: Lock and Load

[TDH]

Bill, et all, have an excellent point. Remember the Marlboro man on tv of the fifties or sixties? It gave the message that a real man, a REAL MAN, smokes cigarettes and wears a cowboy hat. Well, the cowboy hat didn't cause the lung cancer.

The younger generation who sees a very respectable figure on tv not utilizing protective hardware will have the proclivity to mimic the person they idealize.

Had I known the hazards of not wearing ear protection when I first shot a firearm while in high school, I would have worn it from day one. I didn't learn about the consequences until I was in college. At least, I saved what hearing I have left. My hearing loss is moderate; can't hear high frequencies, according to the audiologist.

The good news is my wife knows about my moderate hearing loss and I take FULL advantage of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :0)

Thanks, guys, for the great input and for the education.

Thomas

If you had known back in high school you probably would have ignored it anyways just like any other teenager since we had all the answers. We listened to loud music and shot guns and had our heads under the hoods cars with loud engines. We went through boot and no they didn't issue ear protection to us in Basic at Lackland in the late 60's. Since then I have had 40 years of being shot at and shelled, more large loud machinery then you can shake a stick at and pounded on heavy steel with a big hammer than I care to admit too. All without ear protection. And if I had it to do all over again I probably wouldn't do anything different because I would still be the same smart a$$ed know it all teen I was then.