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Told Ya So - Too weak to throw a 1 pound hand grenade (redux)
2018-02-17
[RACONTEUR REPORT]
I guess that makes changing a truck tire completely out of the question.
Posted by:newc

#10  Another one:

QED - Marine Commandant Surrenders, Slits Corps' Throat
Posted by: newc   2018-02-17 17:21  

#9  Like I posted - remove the protection and pits. Make it Go/No Go training. You can't throw it far enough, pull the shrapnel out of your butt or legs.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-02-17 17:01  

#8  Throwing hand grenades is a prime display of toxic masculinity. We need to make close-quarters combat a more collaborative endeavor.
Posted by: Matt   2018-02-17 12:00  

#7  Or a Furby or hissy fit?
Posted by: Tiny Stalin4599   2018-02-17 11:52  

#6  I understood that thy changed the size/wieght of grenades from the WW2 era pinapple to a more baseball size because Americans were used to throwing baseballs.

Perhaps now they should consider the size-weight of a frisbee or hacky-sack.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-02-17 11:25  

#5  So they can carry the grenade to the target instead?
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-02-17 09:44  

#4  so why are the US army throwing their hand grenades in metric? Isnt the rest of the country still in the dark ages using the imperial measure. Perhaps the recruits thought it was millimetres.
Posted by: Classer   2018-02-17 05:08  

#3  But they're wizards at clicking the mouse.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-02-17 03:31  

#2  In other news: Marine Corps Quietly Drops Major Obstacle to Female Infantry Officers
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-17 00:51  

#1  The article brought back memories.
Posted by: newc   2018-02-17 00:46  

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