@iAmTheWarax A brigadier general walks up to the clearing barrel at the ECP I’m manning in Iraq. He racks the slide, drops the magazine, puts the muzzle in the barrel and I yell, “STOP, GENERAL! Don’t pull that trigger!!”
He freezes, looks up at me and says,…
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He freezes, looks up at me and says,…
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@iAmTheWarax “Why not, Sergeant?”
I tell him, “Humor me, General. Rack the slide on your M9 one time.”
He does, and a 9mm round comes flying out of the chamber.
He picks the round up and shoves into the magazine.
He then walks over to me, hands me his M9 and says,…
2/x
I tell him, “Humor me, General. Rack the slide on your M9 one time.”
He does, and a 9mm round comes flying out of the chamber.
He picks the round up and shoves into the magazine.
He then walks over to me, hands me his M9 and says,…
2/x
@iAmTheWarax “Sergeant, I think I need a class on how to clear my pistol.”
It took every ounce of self-control in my body to not say, “Yeah… no shit,” and I have him a quick class on clearing his M9.
About 6 weeks later, I’m walking up the ECP to relieve the current guards and I hear…
3/x
It took every ounce of self-control in my body to not say, “Yeah… no shit,” and I have him a quick class on clearing his M9.
About 6 weeks later, I’m walking up the ECP to relieve the current guards and I hear…
3/x
@iAmTheWarax *BANG*
I double-time up to the ECP and see the same brigadier general standing there holding his just-fired pistol.
He looks at me & recognizes me.
“I guess I look pretty stupid right now,” he says.
I say, “Yes, sir, you do. We have to report all NDs, you know.”
4/x
I double-time up to the ECP and see the same brigadier general standing there holding his just-fired pistol.
He looks at me & recognizes me.
“I guess I look pretty stupid right now,” he says.
I say, “Yes, sir, you do. We have to report all NDs, you know.”
4/x
@iAmTheWarax He says, “Do your job, Sergeant. I expect no less.”
I call the TOC & let them know that the round was fired into a barrel, no injuries, & the weapon is secured. The TOC RTO says, “The camp commander is en route to your location.”
‘Oh joy,’ I think.
A few minutes later…
5/x
I call the TOC & let them know that the round was fired into a barrel, no injuries, & the weapon is secured. The TOC RTO says, “The camp commander is en route to your location.”
‘Oh joy,’ I think.
A few minutes later…
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@iAmTheWarax The camp commander (an LTC) comes up and asks, “Who is the dumbass who doesn’t know how to clear his motherfucking weapon??!!??”
BG: “That’d be me, colonel.”
LTC: “Sorry, sir. No disrespect intended, sir.”
Me: <chuckling>
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BG: “That’d be me, colonel.”
LTC: “Sorry, sir. No disrespect intended, sir.”
Me: <chuckling>
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@iAmTheWarax BG: “The sergeant was just going to give me a block of instruction on the clearing procedure for the M9.”
Me: “Again, sir.”
BG: “Yes. Again. I obviously didn’t learn the first time.”
LTC: “Again?”
BG: “The sergeant & I have met before.”
LTC: <looks at me, looks at BG>
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Me: “Again, sir.”
BG: “Yes. Again. I obviously didn’t learn the first time.”
LTC: “Again?”
BG: “The sergeant & I have met before.”
LTC: <looks at me, looks at BG>
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@iAmTheWarax LTC: “Roger, sir. Handle it, sergeant.” He walks away.
I give him the block of instruction, have him go through the procedure a half dozen times, & he leaves.
A few weeks later, he’s back at the ECP. He clears his M9 to standard.
Then drops it while re-holstering it.
<END>
I give him the block of instruction, have him go through the procedure a half dozen times, & he leaves.
A few weeks later, he’s back at the ECP. He clears his M9 to standard.
Then drops it while re-holstering it.
<END>
