You betcha! Being elected president or Pope might be ok too,but NOT better. Not even as impressive in MY book.Neither one takes as much "heart". Then again,I don't think like most people.
I think the Army refers to the infantry as 'the backbone of the Army',
Actually it's "The Queen of Battle",but it's probably fairly safe to say that calling a bunch of infantrymen "Queens" isn't a real clever idea.
but I prefer the analogy that we are the cutting edge of the sword that is the Marine Corps.
Same thing with the army infantry. In fact,without the army and marine infrantry,the other branches have no reason to exist. Hard as this may be for some people to believe,it is true,none the less
. Recon is the tip of the sword, and all the components made up the heft of the weapon, but, in a fight, its the cutting edge that takes the worst damage.
Yup,it takes nothing less than total committment to excellence and duty to be recon. Not to mention a fair amount of self-confidence.(G)
Best regards and Semper Fi
Right back at ya.