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I'm not going to discuss any fight stories or my military record. I am not an Internet Tough Guy.
I will say this, though - there are times I've stood up, and I'm proud of them; and there are times when fear has filled me, and I'm ashamed of them. One of the ways to avoid the latter is thought experiments: What do I do in situation X? They are extremely useful for optimizing future behaviour.
Also; this is an ad hominem attack. Whether or not I live up to my words is irrelevant. Whether my words make sense or not is the real question.
An ad hominem is attacking an argument or idea by association with a person who holds it.
Whether you live up to your words is vital; if you don't, then who cares what you say, it's just random noise.