'I'm only showing you this once, Private!'

Mastering hand grenade throwing is all in a day’s work.

#Soldiers in #BasicTraining learn skills that boost physical #readiness.

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[alantoon]

"And, Private, once the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is no longer your friend.."

[MrWilson]

"A trainee from last cycle didn't follow our instructions at this grenade range and he's still here. And there. And a little over there." - DS Harris

[jamesy]

My drill sgt said “If you drop it, no matter how fast you jump over this wall, u will be landing on top of me “!! Lol. Never forgot that line

[georgeyoung]

When i was in boot camp our grenade instructor showed off his scars. He got them during a live fire when the recruit ducked behind the wall before he threw the grenade. It bounced off the wall and fell back into the pit. The instructor grabbed the idiot recruit and threw him out of the pit to safety before even attempting to protect himself. The grenade went off as he was jumping out. He took severe splash damage to the left side of his body. From ankle to mid back.
I will never forget the lessons i learned that day, other then throw before you duck. And that was situational awareness and selflessness.

[pologoone]

"I'm only going to show you this once!" Is the motto of the al qaeda suicide bomber training faculty.-Billy Connolly

[hatred]

"These are potatos Comrade Commisar, why are we using potatoes instead of real grenades?"

[legends]

I remember basic training back in 1984, throwing that grenade at 19 years old, the rush of adrenaline I had at the time was riveting to say the least, I got a expert badge in the grenade later on

[AdviceFromJay]

I remember being called “private” all the time I couldn’t wait to get to E-4 😂

[brunotonyoli]

Ya know that drill is pretty chill by how that private is standing there

[lamontgarrett]

I remember how nervous my Drill Instructor was when I had the live grenade in my

[OvisHerder]

Fort Benning Easy Company class of 2006-07. Grenade training went like this. Instructors hand us 2 grenades, we place in our pouches. They go over their instructions. We each threw 2 live grenades no issues. Super fun times.

[ponygirlusa]

Thanks you guys. Be safe. You are America's sons and daughters and we appreciate you and worry about you and pray for you like you are each our own. 🙏💪🏻💪💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿🇺🇸🦅
❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[williamsimmons]

LOVED this range! But I like BIG BOOM and I cannot lie.

[hopeourfallen]

One scary ass day in basic😄
When we went for the actual live grenade qualification and were in the bunker feeling the damn walls and ground shake... definitely put the fear of God into us😂never squeezed something so damn tight in my life😄❤️🇺🇲❤️
God bless them EOD dudes, Guardian angels one and all man🙏🇺🇲🙏

[titantv]

Private: *pulls the grenade pin out.
Serge: what are you waiting for, throw it man.
Him* Sir, I can't find my grenade

[hustlengrind]

“can I say Omaha before I throw it?” 😂

[Dudemon-]

Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-Shattering Kaboom!"

[sebastiannegrete]

I knocked a branch off one of those trees in this exact spot with a practice grenade

[spurcrawler]

Drill Sergeant: “It’s a practice grenade - that identifies as a real grenade”

Private: “so does that mean it goes boom or not?”

[audreywilborn]

I remember it well after 50 years . Grenade training .
When throwing live if you drop it
WELL !!!