By 
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret that you might not discover until you’re a coveted “Super Senior” Lance Corporal and most likely on your way out… OPFOR is one of the best times you’ll ever have on a field op.
This is when you’re told to dress up as a pretend terrorist and essentially annoy the rest of your platoon for 3 days speaking offensively fake, shitty Arabic and throwing rocks at them from the bushes while they patrol Bellows.
I recall being tasked with enacting the opposing force (OPFOR) during a trip to Bellows training area in Hawaii. I basically treated it like a long game of Metal Gear Solid–I laid elaborate traps and ambushes in the container villages (all “notional” of course) and annoyed my platoon so much they made me a blindfolded POW for a good 4 hours or so when they finally caught me.
It was a blast, to be honest, and probably the only time a field op is genuinely fun.
Do it for the goat virgins.
Comments