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You might be going grey, with more wrinkles now than scars, but you still have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUFFICIENT SPEED. ACCEPTABLE DRAG. <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MDC is happy to announce the return of Old Operator<\/i>. That is correct, one of MDC\u2019s most popular shirts is back in stock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was designed for those who understand that your your body takes a beating in the doorkicking life, and you ultimately begin to slow down a bit. Sometimes you\u2019re okay with walking to a fight instead of running into it, if walking makes more sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note sure if this shirt suits you? Take this quiz:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfDoes it look like the current door-kicking you might have eaten the earlier version of door-kicking you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfDo the men and women around you look like they should be waiting on a school bus instead of jocking up to Do Work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfAre you tired of hitting an endless succession of mud huts full of bearded pedophiles in man-dresses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfDo you grow weary of running down fleeing gangbangers or kicking in doors at meth-houses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfAs much fun as it is, do you sometimes regret that foot pursuit after<\/i> you catch the mope who bailed out of the car you were chasing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cfDo you think wistfully the halcyon days before stupid ROEs when you could just hand out dirt naps where they were deserved?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you answered any of these questions with a yes, you may well be an Old Operator<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing wrong with that. Remember, the adage Beware an old man in a profession where many die young <\/i>exists for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors contain polyester) \u2022 Fabric weight: 4.2 oz (142 g\/m2) \u2022 Shoulder-to-shoulder taping \u2022 Side-seamed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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