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To: archy
Their methods for checking sentries at night was a little jarring at first, but effective.

They used to form two lines and pair off for taekwando training using real knifes and other weapons. If the instructors thought they were holding back, they would beat the offenders with bamboo canes.

I don't know what they did after breakfast. Probably grenade catching or something.

206 posted on 03/09/2006 1:00:42 PM PST by Unruly Human
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To: Unruly Human
Their methods for checking sentries at night was a little jarring at first, but effective.

They used to form two lines and pair off for taekwando training using real knifes and other weapons. If the instructors thought they were holding back, they would beat the offenders with bamboo canes.

I don't know what they did after breakfast. Probably grenade catching or something.

That was how they checked sentries. Their Sergeant of the Guard or Duty Officer would make the rounds of their perimeter positions and pick one to roll a frag grenade into. If one of the guys was asleep- they most usually held positions in pairs- no problemo, his partner would scoop it up and pitch it out into the wire.

If they were both asleep, the problem was corrected immediately, and without any intermediate paperwork.

211 posted on 03/15/2006 10:17:06 AM PST by archy (The darkness will come. It will find you,and it will scare you like you've never been scared before.)
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