tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7959868003906910225..comments2024-03-18T21:40:02.383-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: There are times I find myself wishing for thingsFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-61635005755993924542010-10-15T19:16:02.237-07:002010-10-15T19:16:02.237-07:00Yep, 1903 Springfields. And the Garand is 9.5 pou...Yep, 1903 Springfields. And the Garand is 9.5 pounds as I recall.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-56470687540637047392010-10-15T14:54:22.472-07:002010-10-15T14:54:22.472-07:00Every director and manager of the Greek healthcare...Every director and manager of the Greek healthcare service should get whacked like Steve McQueen in Papillion. Amputation over a shoe insert, indeed! Mobility is the biggest indicator of living over the next three years, and these goons are planning to withhold easy preventive treatment.<br /><br />Also, as to Rashad, I don't think hanging with a pigskin rope is appropriate. Send him in to feed the hogs and lock the door behind him is the only humane thing to do.<br /><br />And thanks for the Drill team video. I couldn't get a good look. At 8.5 lbs, those are M1903's? I think Garands are heavier.Windy Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-82639154593873641832010-10-12T21:17:29.142-07:002010-10-12T21:17:29.142-07:00When I was an instructor in Navy "A" sch...When I was an instructor in Navy "A" school, our students had a rifle drill team. The official name was the "Flying Rifles" but we affectionately called them the "Fumbling Firearms".<br /><br />They were very good, but you get good at anything by making mistakes and learning from them.<br /><br />We had several students that were casualties of the fumbling firearms. Although they aren't sharp, those are real bayonets and will cut or pierce you if you happen to be in the right place at the right time.<br /><br />The most common mishap was for a member to peg their own foot to the ground when they missed a catch, but it wasn't unheard of to get speared through a thigh or bicep during some of the more high risk maneuvers.<br /><br />The common penalty for skewering a squadmate was a case of beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com