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Originally Posted by Seanette
Alcohol does reduce inhibitions and impair both judgment and coordination, so a drunk is likely to be a lot less able to safely handle a weapon, and may not be in a state of mind to be as careful as he/she would be sober. Even leaving out interpersonal violence (which I'm pretty sure most police officers, medical people, etc., would say is more likely when alcohol is involved), showing off alleged skill or simply not paying attention to safety seems a lot more likely to me if someone's been drinking.
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Basically, SEALs are not quite like the rest of us. The people who
are like the rest of us aren't even accepted for training. They're used to not just doing their duty but thinking about precisely how to do it with no sleep, excess pain, and conditions I wouldn't want to dream of. They don't show off "alleged skill"; they don't need to. Ever met a real cracker? They don't brag; that's for script kiddies. But if a system needs to be broken, they'll do it. SEALs are the same way. They know what they can do. They've proven it to the people who matter -- their instructors and their buddies. They don't have to show off to some random wanker in a bar, because he doesn't matter. Both their basic mindset and their training are pretty much the antithesis of doing stupid things with weapons. A SEAL too drunk to stand is safer than Joe Average at his best.