Tyler Durden Is Real, And Is Testing Drugs In The U.S. Army

By Bob Owens

The name Tyler Durden will forever be linked to Brad Pitt’s character in the 1999 cult hit Fight Club, which must be tough for a man with that same name who joined the U.S. Army, rose to the rank of Staff Sgt., and is now a drug-testing subject, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Staff Sgt. Tyler Durden and his fellow soldiers have been at the shooting range since 3 a.m. Every few seconds, a piercing shot from an M16 rifle rings out. With sunrise still an hour away, shell casings litter the ground.

The M16 is one of the U.S. Army’s quieter weapons, but that isn’t saying much. For the shooter, shots from the rifle, even if muffled by Army-issue earplugs, register above the noise level hearing experts consider safe. Over 11 days at the range as the soldiers train to become drill sergeants, each will fire an M16 at least 500 times. The Army is worried about hearing loss.

That is why, when the troops line up for breakfast under a tent, Sgt. Durden steps away to see two civilian nurses waiting at the side, who hand him …read more

Source:: Bearing Arms