I can't quite wrap my head around why in the hell it seems like just about overy Tom, Dick, and Harry with an AR (or a "Tactitooled" AK) seems to feel the need to call themselves an "operator" (Bro, I operate my fuck stick in your mothers sphincter every weekend). You're not a CIA special seal team master sargeant tactical shooter person agent operative guy, and this isn't fucking Call of Duty.. You're a guy shooting his guns. "Yeah, well I'm operating the weapon". I operate a pickup truck. Know what I call myself? A fucking driver. And when I'm shooting my guns, I'm a fucking shooter. Right now I'm operating a lap top computer. That doesn't make me an operator of any sort, that makes me a dick head with a screen, a keyboard, and an internet connection. Doesn't matter what is worn while doing so.
I was going to put this in general firearms, but this term seems tailored to SF wanna be AR fanboys and fuckers that tacticool their AK's, Mosins, and such. If you train to be able to use your gun effectively in a gun fight, good for you, continue to do so, it may save your life and possibly someone elses some day. But cut the crap, do what you do, don't dress it up like you're the be all end all definition of a warrior. You're a guy with guns who enjoys shooting, enjoys his right to bear arms and might be willing to put his life on the line fighting to defend it some day. You're not an operator, there is no urgency, no special task, your life does not presently depend on your actions, and the tool is a simple rifle, not a goddamn jet fighter or piece of complicated machinery.
End rant.
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