Only Seconds to Make A Decision

Interviewer: Each soldier in war has rules of engagement,

Yes,

Interviewer: Were they difficult to follow at times?

Yes they were and it brings me back to one day a Turkish soldier was pointing his rifle at me and my Magazine was in my pocket and he had his Magazine on his rifle and he was cocking his rifle showing me that he had bullets in his rifle so, you know, I found out at that time my Magazine should have been on my rifle and at least I would have had a way of protecting myself which I didn’t. I had to use the radio and luckily that Turkish soldier that was pointing his rifle at me allowed me to use my radio and I was able to get a hold of the patrol in the area to come and check out what was going on. But, no the rules of engagement, it’s a big thing and they weren’t exactly what you would expect. You are in a war zone; you would think that you would have your Magazine on your rifle with a bullet in the chamber. I understand about security and that but, you know, security after you have been pointed a rifle it’s long past over so.

Interviewer: And you only have seconds to make that decision.

Only have seconds, either you make the wrong decision or you make the right decision.