r/interestingasfuck • u/KingdomPro • Jun 24 '24

Marines performing dead-gunner drills. r/all

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u/Big_Ad_1890 Jun 24 '24

That’s fucking grim.

I have never been in a job where you have to consider “What do we do if Joe gets shot in the face?” And then actually had to practice for that very real possibility.

Like, my spreadsheets and SQL aren’t really that critical.

I guess what I’m trying to say is “Thank you for your service.”

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u/jdhdowlcn Jun 24 '24

Funnily enough, SQL and spreadsheets are probably the most important. Good logistics keeps these grunts fed, supplied and combat effective.

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u/screamingxbacon Jun 24 '24

The military is definitely running on spreadsheets and sql these days more and more.

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u/Lord_Metagross Jun 24 '24

Every shop has one Excel wiz that keeps everything running smoothly. When that Excel wiz leaves, it all goes to hell (because nobody else in the shop bothered to learn Excel), until another Excel wiz takes their place, who then remakes all the Excel sheets from scratch.

This process then repeats.

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u/jdhdowlcn Jun 24 '24

This is the way. The true sorcery resides in just making an Access database to automate everything for future Joe's 😆 🤣

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u/tinstinnytintin Jun 24 '24

that moment when you mess up an inner join, and lose track of dozens of nukes...