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kroftkarl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
we threw live grenades when i was in, or is this just the practice for the real ones?
kvn8907 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Is this the sort of basic training course that everyone in the army needs to go through, even if they just plan to go into artilery, tank, logistics, etc?
cnbn9 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The reason they aren't assholes is because they are range cadre not drill sergeants. Notice the pin on the sergeants uniform at 0:36. The range cadre do more instructing than discipling.
akamoet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
20F - MSG me on MSN. ID is in my profile. 4
Sonilink (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
F-Cam - MSG me on MSN. ID is in my profile. 4
berlinSS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Somehow stupid...Field Manual of Land Forces of Soviet Army supports using the defensive grenades against the enemy at ~30 meters...
kvn8907 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ah. Well maybe that explains it. :)
bartman1775 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this is army FMJ is Marines.
kvn8907 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well, the drill sargents seem a lot less like assholes than in movies like Full Metal Jacket, but they're still dead serious.
cavalier777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
grenades are solid metal with explosives inside. they're way too heavy to throw overhand like a baseball, and you want to arc it up to make the timing correct. you'd rather throw too far away than too close.... a baseball won't blow up and kill you if you toss too short. |
