[philetus]

The same kid also dropped the live grenade in the hole with him and the DI at training.I admired the DI’s speed and coordination.

[and so?]

Man, I hated the grenade range...some recruits were shaking so bad you just knew you were going to die.

We practiced before the range with one of the cadre acting like a recruit and freezing or dropping the egg or hitting the top of the blast wall and the grenade flying back at you, etc.

Helped...made you realize just how long 5 seconds can be...made you ready for the real thing and every cycle, one or more of us had to react.