We were at scenario training across the road from the live grenade range. We had the blue practice grenades that just popped when the fuse ran out. We went through the lanes all day in our battle rattle, lobbing them into mortar pits, stuffing them into pillbox embrasures, testing our knowledge of different types of grenades, etc. DS O was running a lane where you lobbed a grenade into a slit trench while your battle buddy provided cover fire, then you switched. Only problem was we weren’t provided blanks, so we all had to yell, “Bang, bang, bang!” I was about three from the front of the line when DS O bellowed: “Can someone please sound off with something other than “Bang, bang”? Jesus Christ, I’m going crazy!” Noted. My partner and I got to the front of the line and he was going to toss his grenade first. I popped up from behind cover and started making space gun noises: “Zap zap zap vip vip beow beow beow!” The frag went out and we both hunkered down under cover until the grenade popped, right in the trench. I heard the footsteps coming before I had a chance to recover. “What the hell are you doing, Private?” he roared. I rolled over, looked him square in his mirrored sunglasses and sounded off. “Making a sound other than “Bang bang” as the Drill Sergeant requested!” A broad smile crossed DS O’s face. “Well, that’s outstanding! You get a “Go”! You don’t even have to throw your grenade!” “Thank you, Drill Sergeant! May I throw my grenade anyway?” “Yes, you may!” So my battle and I switch roles. I have my grenade out as my battle pops out from behind cover and starts making space gun noises, too.. DS O looks at him, points and me and roars: “You get a “No Go” for trying to horn in on his action!” Everyone who had witnessed the last two minutes immediately burst out laughing, including myself, which did absolutely nothing for the accuracy of my grenade toss. I missed, but true to his word, when I walked up to DS O to sign off on my checklist, he gave me a “Go.” He was later named Drill Sergeant of the Cycle. Ft Sill
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 01:00:02 +0000
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