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This would be an interesting training scenario that would probably be best fit for say contractors going off to Iraq. Get everyone sleeping armed with paint guns, start sounding airhorns and setting off firecrackers at 3am and see how everyone gets into a defensive position. I bet you would be seeing paint all over the ceiling, floors and all over everyone
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Basic training, November 1991. Final FTX (Field Training Exercise):
Grenade Simulator in tree above sleeping squad. 1 severely twisted ankle, several bruises, one serious laceration (NEVER SLEEP NEXT TO CONCERTINA WIRE
) several drill sergeants laughing their butts off.
NO NEGLIGENT DISCHARGES (just blanks)!
Fort Irwin, January 1992. Artillery Simulator (Loads of fun
) in midst of sleeping platoon. No Negligent Discharges (blanks again.)
Lesson learned: Train, Train, Train. Whatever you do, get some snap caps and practice getting it from sleep. Field strip it with your eyes closed. Bring it to firing condition in the dark. If you have it and are going to trust your life to it, get some snap caps and make it part of you. Take it to the range. Know it as well as you know your wife.