Some of Larry Vickers’ more infantile critics assert that he can’t know what he’s talking about, because “he’s fat.”

After spending almost a full decade as a Delta Force assaulter in which he survived three helicopter crashes and multiple injuries, he’s lucky to be alive and relatively mobile. Many of his peers are crippled, and others are in Arlington National Cemetery.

Don’t confuse someone’s appearance with their competence. I’d much rather learn from a grizzled old veteran, than a ripped 25-year-old who merely looks the part of an operator.