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"Soldiers forced to shout 'bang' as the Army runs out of ammunition"
By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
Excerpt:
"Soldiers are facing the undignified prospect of being forced to shout "bang, bang" on military training exercises after an admission by the Army that it is running out of blank ammunition.
A senior Army officer said that the ammunition crisis was "shambolic" and came at the worst possible time for the Army.
He said: "There is nothing more dispiriting than soldiers having to go on exercise and shout 'bang, bang' because there is not enough blank ammunition. Any benefit from the exercise will be lost because soldiers just won't take it seriously. Why should soldiers who are being sent to Iraq, where their lives will be endangered, be forced to shout 'bang' in training because someone in the Ministry of Defence can't do basic arithmetic? It's a disgrace."" -news.telegraph.co.uk
Hahah... brings back memories.
During at out field exercise:
Rambo with camo on face: Hey, we got a deal?
Me with little camo on face: What?
Rambo with camo on face: I pass you my blank rounds. You help me shoot, I help you clean the rifle.
Me with little camo on face: *eyed him with suspicion*
Rambo with camo on face: C'mon lah, like that save time and effort mah!
Throughout the exercise he shouted "bang bang" to simulate firing, while I had to clear all the rounds as the platoon sergeant "would not accept any return rounds". The sergeant didn't say anything, because he had also strike a deal with another sergeant.
We are unprofessional lah.
By Sean Rayment, Defence Correspondent
Excerpt:
"Soldiers are facing the undignified prospect of being forced to shout "bang, bang" on military training exercises after an admission by the Army that it is running out of blank ammunition.
A senior Army officer said that the ammunition crisis was "shambolic" and came at the worst possible time for the Army.
He said: "There is nothing more dispiriting than soldiers having to go on exercise and shout 'bang, bang' because there is not enough blank ammunition. Any benefit from the exercise will be lost because soldiers just won't take it seriously. Why should soldiers who are being sent to Iraq, where their lives will be endangered, be forced to shout 'bang' in training because someone in the Ministry of Defence can't do basic arithmetic? It's a disgrace."" -news.telegraph.co.uk
Hahah... brings back memories.
During at out field exercise:
Rambo with camo on face: Hey, we got a deal?
Me with little camo on face: What?
Rambo with camo on face: I pass you my blank rounds. You help me shoot, I help you clean the rifle.
Me with little camo on face: *eyed him with suspicion*
Rambo with camo on face: C'mon lah, like that save time and effort mah!
Throughout the exercise he shouted "bang bang" to simulate firing, while I had to clear all the rounds as the platoon sergeant "would not accept any return rounds". The sergeant didn't say anything, because he had also strike a deal with another sergeant.
We are unprofessional lah.
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