I agree with many, the cause is a great one. I've donated quite a bit to the Soldiers' Child Foundation. But as a retired senior Army officer, it does make us look like buffoons. Most service members are pretty good at most anything they try; they are just natural athletes, often smarter than average, possess leadership qualities that others never were taught, and a significant amount of pride in the people they've become. I am not defending the fishing capabilities, however, most of the guys on the show are at a great disadvantage by fishing lakes in regions they are not familiar with, having no practice, a limited supply of gear and less than a half of a day of actual competition fishing....which is no secret as it is all part of the "operations brief" at the beginning part of the show....as stated in that brief on occasion, it is supposed to emulate the "ability of service members to adapt and overcome difficult situations." And as a general rule, we are more adaptive in a lot of situations. But the military is also well known for its preparedness.

As for all of the military jargon...most of us like just being normal people when we are not in uniform. It's pretty easy to "spot a Soldier" when he or she is not in uniform, but its not because he is saying Hooah, time on target, reached my check point, or doing push-ups. Its because many carry themselves with a certain amount of pride and respect and don't have to showcase that they know a language only familiar to other Soldiers. There has been a lot of American pride in the military personnel over the last many years and I'd say that a lot of Americans believe that Soldiers have deployed and done things that they themselves would be unable to. It's not true...Soldiers are just ordinary people placed in extraordinary circumstances and the training and camaraderie is what gets them through. Many ordinary people, placed in those situations with the same experiences could do it. My point is that I agree, we all just want to see the Soldiers who have sacrificed so much just be like the rest of us sometimes and have a chance to be "normal." The over the top use of military jargon on that show is not who those people really are, but most likely part of the creator's attempt at taking advantage of the respect for the military and its uniqueness.

I agree, the show is hard to watch if you are watching it for the fishing or even the entertainment and may be best if it were a one time documentary about a bunch of Soldiers trying to raise awareness and money for a worthy charity. But I do appreciate all of the comments that suggests your respect for the military isn't affected by the show.

They try way too hard to put Military Jargon into it. I'm out now and the last thing I want to hear about watching a fishing show is Oporders and Hooah every other word. I think what they do is great, regardless if it's raising money for a disabled veterans charity, or the fact they take the children of the fallen out to fish. The show itself however is hard to watch, and it seems the funding that is going into the show itself could be better utilized if it went towards the veterans organizations directly. Just my .

They need a show called "Lake Fork Mafia!"

Put a camera in mine and a few others, and you'll get some entertainment for sure!!!!!

Ive often wondered how to become part of a mafia...

U still fish?

How can I see the show everyone is talking about? It looks like the first poster has deleted it.

Sure Fouz. Just don't get to practice as much!

I honestly have tried to watch it but I just can't take the over the top Hooray. I wish it was a better show but I guess that it is what the producers are looking for.