ishan14 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 (There is no hate intended for thai army in this topic. So please don't get all emotional and start a fight.) I don't know why im starting this thread but i just want to share this; It looks like thai army doesn't pay that much attention to their soldiers :l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Neither do I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan14 Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmann Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Do you not think Thais are of smaller stature anyway?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BoonToong Posted September 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Who says you have to be 'ripped' to be tough? I worked with many Gurkhas who weren't 'ripped' - Many would agree that they are the toughest fighting Army unit in existence. Edited September 1, 2012 by BoonToong 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yeah, but the US Marine only has a microphone, the other two guys have guns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 You are comparing professional armies with conscript armies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuturatica Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thai men are usually much smaller anyways. It's how their genes are. Just cause someone is not pumped up full of steroids and a total beefcake does not mean they are not tough. P.S. I'm not implyng that all beefcakes are on steroids, but yaknowwhatImean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppy Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 It's about nutrition, mainly... in the past, the average height and weight of Western soldiers wasn't so different from Asians today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arthurwait Posted September 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Vietnam went well didn't it. Edited September 1, 2012 by arthurwait 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not to forget all those muscular guys in Afghanistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan14 Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Not to forget all those muscular guys in Afghanistan. Exactly. MUSCULAR GUYS Edited September 1, 2012 by ishan14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTao Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 A soldier doesn't need to be seven foot tall and full of muscles to be a good soldier, they just need to be motivated, well trained and disciplined. Sent from my GT-I9003 using Thaivisa Connect App 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 My observation on these pictures is the Thai soldiers look ready for combat all the time but the farang soldiers care more about how to look good and show their big arms and get awards. Not to mention the big guy sending sms to his thai GF when he really should be ready for war. I choose the Thai army to fight for my country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishan14 Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 My observation on these pictures is the Thai soldiers look ready for combat all the time but the farang soldiers care more about how to look good and show their big arms and get awards. Not to mention the big guy sending sms to his thai GF when he really should be ready for war. I choose the Thai army to fight for my country. In the pictures of the thai soldiers were clicked when they were on-duty , the "farang" was clicked off-duty for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. How ripped does one have to be to fire a weapon with a 4 pound trigger pull? I think what arthurwait meant was Remember those little guys in black pajama's? I recall they ran around the rice paddies for something like 18+ years giving big ripped guys a hard time. I think the big ripped guys eventually called it a day & left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Still, what's your point then? If i get shot by a dwarf in combat it hurts the same as if i got shot by he-man or gi-joe. A war is not won by muscles but by endurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CHdiver Posted September 1, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thai Army will keep going on a little rice and somtam, US Army needs a McD, Kentucky .... Coca Cola and so on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmann Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thai Army will keep going on a little rice and somtam, US Army needs a McD, Kentucky .... Coca Cola and so on. If push came to shove nuclear weapons would wipe them all out but there is a reluctance to use them, The wars mentioned are not really wars they are more guerilla tactics, run and hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't know about the better solider but I know which ones the female TV users prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelmann Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 My observation on these pictures is the Thai soldiers look ready for combat all the time but the farang soldiers care more about how to look good and show their big arms and get awards. Not to mention the big guy sending sms to his thai GF when he really should be ready for war. I choose the Thai army to fight for my country. Good luck with that then...............one tv on the battlefield would have them mesmerised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktrip Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 more built for swimming or squeezing through trees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggold Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Vietnam went well didn't it. My thoughts entirely :-) Sent from my GT-P6200 using Thaivisa Connect App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 with unmanned drones 'the in thing', does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZEMADE Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Vietnam went well didn't it. My thoughts entirely :-) Sent from my GT-P6200 using Thaivisa Connect App Obviously ggold & arthurwait know sweet FA about Vietnam and the war there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Vietnam went well didn't it. My thoughts entirely :-) Sent from my GT-P6200 using Thaivisa Connect App Obviously ggold & arthurwait know sweet FA about Vietnam and the war there. Are you saying that we've all been misled and the US won that war? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I meant like the western soldiers look more RIPPED than the thai soldiers. I don't know if that's a helping factor or not but i just have a picture that soldiers are meant to be tough .. Vietnam went well didn't it. My thoughts entirely :-) Sent from my GT-P6200 using Thaivisa Connect App Obviously ggold & arthurwait know sweet FA about Vietnam and the war there. Are you disputing who won ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simple1 Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I think you will find OZEMADE is saying that militarily the US and it's allies won, albeit with massive civilians deaths (my comment), but pulled out due to US domestic politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Our lad is a trainee soldier and l have question marks. Nothing to do with stature as he is around six feet tall, it's about other stuff. Sorry, can't go further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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