My gun trainer on the first 'G.I. Joe' gave me about a week of commando training, so I got to shoot every single machine gun and hand gun there was.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I myself am a former commando fighter.
I do know how to fire a machine gun, so be warned! I'm trained!
I had never really fired guns before, so this was all very new to me.
My cousin cleaned out a shotgun for me and let me carry it around the house, because he said, 'Anybody who knows anything about guns is going to know in a second if someone has held a gun before.' I didn't want to be that person. I wanted to be practiced.
I worked with a mime coach. I did weapons training. I did weight training.
I was a grunt, walking around in the jungle of Vietnam, trying not to find the enemy. Because I am so big, they were going to give me either a heavy radio or a huge machine gun to carry. I carried a radio.
So, I took lessons, and I love to shoot now. It's a lot of fun.
I've had a lot more fun with the training.
My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself.
I was hired to do as many Boy Commando, Newsboy Legion, and Sandman stories as I could.