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copenstine

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 Good luck in the Army  B)

 

I forgot about that part of his Hello! :o

 

The most dangerous thing you will do in Basic Training is to throw Hand Grenades.  Keep a firm grip on the spoon both before you pull the pin and as you are preparing to throw it.  Modern 'nades, unlike the WW2 ones, do not smoke or make a sound when the fuse is started, nor do they leave a sparky smoke trail.  It is possible, or so the DI's told us, to fumble the spoon and end up with a grenade going off near your ear.

 

That is what I told my nephew when he joined the Army.

 

Another cousin joined the Navy and all that he got to do was fire pistols and use shotgun-simulators!  They do learn to tie cool knots, though.  :D

 

I should ADD that that 'nade-description were of the USA "Mills-type" grenade, not the German one.  I've never seen WW2 footage where they made a smoke-arc in the air.

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They do learn to tie cool knots, though.  :D

This cracked me up.

Anyways, welcome to the forums and goodluck in the army!

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