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2013-11-14 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2013-11-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 That's one of the things that people don't realize about the military: even in a peacetime environment, it is dangerous. This sort of accident can happen anytime.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2013-11-14 10:38|| 2013-11-14 10:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Unlike many other dangerous professions, you can't give 2 weeks notice to leave at will. Something about desertion and the UCMJ.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-11-14 11:20|| 2013-11-14 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Stuff like this happens, and it can happen when you forget to do something you've done for years and it's never been necessary and you just forgot.
Just once.
At Ft. Jackson in 1970, the mortar committee instructors were settling the baseplates to prepare for a class by firing max charges at high elevations. Done it probably since 1939. Happened at that point, on that day, when they didn't clear the range, there was a detail down range painting the derelict armored vehicles used as targets. Done once a year, if that. Killed a couple of guys, wounded others.
All you have to do is blink once. Or do everything right and be unlucky.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-11-14 11:40|| 2013-11-14 11:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Update from another, later article-
"Four Marines were killed trying to clear live ordnance from a training range at Camp Pendleton near San Diego on Wednesday, according to officials.

The Marines were sweeping a range of unexploded munitions at roughly 11 a.m. local time to make it safe for future training when the deaths occurred"

This is why EOD earns their nickle even in peacetime.

Posted by tipover 2013-11-14 12:55|| 2013-11-14 12:55|| Front Page Top

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