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Kingofalldems

(38,458 posts) Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:34 PM Oct 2018

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DU Army veterans--remember the live grenade throw in basic training?:

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DU Army veterans--remember the live grenade throw in basic training?: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Oct 2018 OP

Teaches them for eliminating baseball exboyfil Oct 2018 #1

Threw 2 underpants Oct 2018 #2

Hot potato underpants Oct 2018 #3

"after accidentally throwing a live grenade" - I'm pretty sure the throwing a live grenade part... PoliticAverse Oct 2018 #4

I've been through basic training flotsam Oct 2018 #5

Gomer Pyle recruit. Smart drill instructor. nt Blue_true Oct 2018 #6

I wasnt good at that. Tiggeroshii Oct 2018 #7

The recruit was given timely counseling sarisataka Oct 2018 #8

Or what is also known as a "blanket party". Ligyron Oct 2018 #9

I assume that means beating someone to teach them a lesson??? Nt USALiberal Oct 2018 #11

Yeah, pretty much jmowreader Oct 2018 #13

Classy. Maybe kill them. Great country we live in. Nt USALiberal Oct 2018 #14

Is that code for a clean pair of boxers? NickB79 Oct 2018 #10

IOW his drill sergeant screamed at him for two hours jmowreader Oct 2018 #12

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

1. Teaches them for eliminating baseball

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:37 PM

Oct 2018

during the cultural revolution.

underpants

(182,811 posts)

2. Threw 2

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:43 PM

Oct 2018

The instructor with me was from my hometown but I'd didn't think it was an appropriate time to strike up a conversation.

underpants

(182,811 posts)

3. Hot potato

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:46 PM

Oct 2018

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

4. "after accidentally throwing a live grenade" - I'm pretty sure the throwing a live grenade part...

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:47 PM

Oct 2018

was intentional, the direction of the grenade throw was not.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)

5. I've been through basic training

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 06:51 PM

Oct 2018

If they had run that tape for another three minutes you would see that recruit wishing the grenade had killed him!

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

6. Gomer Pyle recruit. Smart drill instructor. nt

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Tue Oct 30, 2018, 09:30 PM

Oct 2018

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

7. I wasnt good at that.

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 09:33 PM

Oct 2018

They kept saying i was throwing it funny in the practice rounds. I only passed because on my 2nd try they used me as a demonstrator and gave me a freebee. But no this guy shouldnt have gone to the final round.

sarisataka

(18,655 posts)

8. The recruit was given timely counseling

Reply to Kingofalldems (Original post)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 09:45 PM

Oct 2018

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)

9. Or what is also known as a "blanket party".

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 10:02 PM

Oct 2018

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

11. I assume that means beating someone to teach them a lesson??? Nt

Reply to Ligyron (Reply #9)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:13 AM

Oct 2018

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

13. Yeah, pretty much

Reply to USALiberal (Reply #11)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:21 AM

Oct 2018

USALiberal

(10,877 posts)

14. Classy. Maybe kill them. Great country we live in. Nt

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #13)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:34 AM

Oct 2018

NickB79

(19,245 posts)

10. Is that code for a clean pair of boxers?

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 30, 2018, 11:51 PM

Oct 2018

jmowreader

(50,557 posts)

12. IOW his drill sergeant screamed at him for two hours

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 31, 2018, 12:18 AM

Oct 2018

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