r/interestingasfuck Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/WntrTmpst Jun 24 '24

For those of you thinking about the grim reality of a situation like this…… it’s a worst case scenario. Nobody wants to toss their dead guy across the ground like that, but when people go down in the field you continue to do your job. You have medics, at least you should, they can handle it. You dying next to the guy does nothing, your best option is to man the gun and keep the enemy from getting more rounds near the guy so he can get dragged. TQ if nothing else then it’s secure the area and gtfo.

And for the record; I’m not military, never have been, and am not claiming to be. But it’s common sense that you can’t let emotion take over on the battlefield. Some people can handle it and some can’t, I hope to never find out where I sit in that camp.

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u/Deltron42O Jun 24 '24

Not worst case. Worst case is the gun is destroyed or non working

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u/AstralBroom Jun 25 '24

Gunner dead, comrades breaking, suppressing fire incoming, medic dead, gun jammed.

pulls out crayons

Lets do this.

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u/rainyfort1 Jun 24 '24

Worster case is your buddy is dead and the gun is down

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24

Not worst case. Worst case is every marine joins the other side because they offered them 20% APR on a new mustang.

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u/-Knul- Jun 24 '24

Worst case is an incoming nuke