Posted on 09/14/2017 9:05:16 AM PDT by Raebie
Fort Bragg, N.C. — Several soldiers were injured Thursday morning after an explosion at Fort Bragg.
Authorities said at least 15 soldiers were transported via medical helicopter to Womack Army Medical Center after an explosion on one of the training fields.
The soldiers were all members of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, known as USASOC.
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Indeed!
Training is inherently dangerous, especially for those in Special Operations community. Accidents happen. Before I went to BCT at Ft. Sill, a Arty unit doing training dropped a 155 round into a Basic Training Battery in evening formation killing several Privates and a Drill Sgt. When I was at Medic school, we had a guy nearly die during FTX at Camp Bullis because he walked off the edge of a ravine. God bless those injured.
Some of whom will end up pregnant.
I doubt there was any Army/Marine basic training company in the 60’s that didn’t have a “Fire in the hole” dropped grenade event on the range.
I know many in various duty assignments who say the same thing. It is not healthy for soldiers of any branch,families and our Military in general.
Our doctrine is designed to fight a two front war. Under these conditions,how is that possible? It is quite possible that the Pentagon knows full well that recommencement of hostilities with North Korea would be extremely difficult doing it alone.
Pray for the warriors. Sometimes training accidents occur. More often than is reported. From personal experience.
Sleeper terrorist “taking a knee”?
Please Thank Him for His Service and ask Him to pass it on to the rest of The Unit.
Prayers done for all of Them and Families every day.
Hey Sarge, what do I do with this thing now that I pulled the pin?
Aint that the truth...
An artillery shell impacting “out of safe” or a fatal mistake while handling live explosives and primers practicing demolition. And I recall a training cycle to Hohenfels with when our M-88 recovery vehicle skidded off a tank trail and down a hill, flipping over and killing the vehicle commander and one of the mechanics.
Hmmm. After having their training cut in half for many years and not having their equipment upgraded or parts for repairs, maybe they should ease the pace to get up to par a bit. Equipment first, especially mobile. Stinking community-organizer-in-chief, spit.
Remember Bragg well. Basic training in 1970. Eight weeks of hell. Hated my DI. Still do!!! :-)
Training incident where someone got careless is possible.
I’m not ruling out a sudden “allah akbar” moment.
Examples, Fort Hood with nidal hassan and that Sergeant fragging the LT from HQ 42nd ID.
My son’s 82nd unit was on mission August 1991 and he came back from Iraq the following April. He said more of our troops were killed in auto accidents than in battle while he was there. When he was in training, he called unexpectedly one day, and said while he was out on a field doing training, a C-130 passed overhead practicing low level drops at 200 feet. Two men were sucked out with the load, and smashed on the field. I could tell he was shaken and could not admit that he really wanted to talk with his mother after that shock.
He now is in SF and has over 20 years including 2 tours in Afghanistan. After his first enlistment he was out for a few years, but went back in and stayed. I asked once why he liked the military rather than a civilian job. He said, “I like to get up at 6 am and run 5 miles.” I said, “Oh.” One night when he was a teen in JROTC I came down to the kitchen at 10 pm and he was sitting there with a mirror and in his BDUs dabbing camo paint on his face. When I asked him what on earth he was doing at that hour, he explained he and his troop were going to a large wooded local park and spend the night. When I pointed out it was illegal, he said the point was NOT to get caught. “Oh well,” I thought, “At least he’s not out dealing drugs.” My respect for the men and women who serve, and empathy for the parents who worry at home.
The hazards of raising boys who are boys. Lots of empathy for your “worries”! Your boy is happiest having a job that’s active and requires fit bodies and minds. I wonder what’s his specialty?
I’m not sure what his specialty is as a Sargent. I know he was trained to supervise helicopter maintenance and has taught hand to hand fighting. We don’t discuss this much. His son has gone straight into service from High School, and studied 11 months at Monterrey. They both were strong on physical activity and restless sitting in HS classes, as was their father, also a war vet. My other son’s children are both into physical activity, and one is fearless to a dangerous degree. I have also done a few gutsy things in my life, but more of a cerebral type, not so much physical.
Crashing aircraft all over the place also.
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