I don't think that's a problem that's restricted to the military, LOL!<br><br>But one problem with military training (that I didn't think of until the first time I went camping as a civilian) is that they equip you to the teeth with everything you could possibly need. When it's 30 below and you're inside a 10-man Arctic tent, snuggled inside a double down-filled sleeping bag that's rated to -80, you don't realize how spoiled you are. :-)<br><br>When you go backpacking in the Rockies with a lightweight tube tent and a summer sleeping bag, you find out in a hurry :-) <br><br>Of course, I was more of a "civilian in uniform" for the most part; I only spent two years out of 12 in a field unit, so I missed out on most of the really fun stuff ;-) <br><br>But I wonder how many of those Navy Seals who had to get rescued simply had an overinflated sense of their own toughness, and an underappreciation for the fancy gear that they suddenly had to do without?
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