Posted on 04/12/2024 11:27:20 AM PDT by Twotone
The US Navy has been mocked for posting a photo online of a sailor shooting a rifle with a back-to-front scope, in what social media users said showed America was “going to lose a major war”.
The Navy’s official Instagram page issued a photo of Commander Cameron Yaste, the captain of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain, shooting a rifle with a backwards-mounted scope.
The image, also sent as an official press release, was captioned: “From engaging in practice gun shoots, conducting maintenance, testing fuel purity and participating in sea and anchor details, the #USNavy is always ready to serve and protect.”
Social media users and other branches of the US military quickly mocked the image, in which Commander Yaste was also using a scope with the lens cap still attached.
The US Marines posted a separate image of a marine holding and firing a rifle correctly.
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Why are they dogging him?
He’s got to have mad bionic vision be sight a target though a backward scope. That’s some serious marksman handicapping right there.
back to front sounds gay
He does it to make the target look farther away so he feels better about missing.
Wonder why someone has a hand on his shoulder.
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04/10/2024 7:51:23 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 58 replies
Breitbart ^ | 04/10/2024 | AWR HAWKINS
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Believe me, there's A LOT more to be embarrassed about than just a guy shooting a rifle with a backwards scope.....
LOL! Good one.
Uh...skipper? Take off your shades and remount the scope.
I’m searching on the title as required. The same story may be covered by multiple news outlets.
“Commander Cameron Yaste, the captain of the guided-missile destroyer”
A little off topic but can someone with knowledge of USN ranks please tell me if that statement is even correct?
Hey, it’s Navy.
For those guys, 50 cal is a pea shooter.
One is a rank, the other a title.
“Commander” is his naval rank. He’s also the commanding officer of the ship, which makes him the ship’s captain.
A Commander isn’t necessarily in command of anything, and a ship’s captain could be a Lieutenant.
👍 thanks
He was aiming at the ocean. I wonder if he hit it.
Reminds me of the old proctologist joke...
“How do you know your proctologist is gay?
When you feel both of his hands on your shoulders during the exam.”
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