US Army drops throwing grenades as requirement to graduate

[Taco Junkie]

More of the limp wristed twist being forced on our armed forces. Apparently millenials haven't bothered to learn how to throw a ball as it spilled their frappes or lattes when they did and haven't developed the arm strength to get it beyond harming themselves (hmmm.... maybe we ought to let them practice with more live ammo) and their own troops. This is truly pathetic.

The Army says that starting next summer it will remove the requirement from its Basic Combat Training because it takes too much time to teach enlistees to throw grenades at an adequate distance.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5392363/Army-wont-require-recruits-throw-grenade-far-enough.html

[Taco Junkie]

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[Taco Junkie]

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[High_Plains_Drifter]

Here's your young generation...

https://www.newsmax.com/us/americans-unfit-military-enlist/2014/06/28/id/579805/

http://www.newsweek.com/7-10-young-americans-too-fat-uneducated-or-criminal-join-army-280072

https://squawker.org/analysis/fatarmy/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-third-of-young-adults-too-fat-to-join-military-report/

This new generation of kids is nothing more than a bunch of FAT ASS, WHINY, SELF INDULGENT, SELF ABSORBED, INDOCTRINATED DEMOCRAT PUSSIES.

I'm 62 and what "I" consider out of shape, but I'd stand toe to toe with any of these lard ass little punks and knock their fucking teeth out, or to be more colorful and use a military phrase... "I'll rip off your head and shit down your neck."

[aboutime]

Here's your young generation...

https://www.newsmax.com/us/americans-unfit-military-enlist/2014/06/28/id/579805/

http://www.newsweek.com/7-10-young-americans-too-fat-uneducated-or-criminal-join-army-280072

https://squawker.org/analysis/fatarmy/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-third-of-young-adults-too-fat-to-join-military-report/

This new generation of kids is nothing more than a bunch of FAT ASS, WHINY, SELF INDULGENT, SELF ABSORBED, INDOCTRINATED DEMOCRAT PUSSIES.

I'm 62 and what "I" consider out of shape, but I'd stand toe to toe with any of these lard ass little punks and knock their fucking teeth out, or to be more colorful and use a military phrase... "I'll rip off your head and shit down your throat."

High_Plains. But, but, but....that would be a WASTE OF SHIT!
The new generation called Millenials...or Generation X will all be LOST if they have to move out of Mommy's basement. I am thankful OUR grandkids aren't included in those WUSSY groups.
Our oldest grandson (15), is now in College. Honestly. He's been interviewed by some man from "MIT". Talk about thankful, and proud. He even laughs at the SNOWFLAKES.

[Gunny]

More of the limp wristed twist being forced on our armed forces. Apparently millenials haven't bothered to learn how to throw a ball as it spilled their frappes or lattes when they did and haven't developed the arm strength to get it beyond harming themselves (hmmm.... maybe we ought to let them practice with more live ammo) and their own troops. This is truly pathetic.

The Army says that starting next summer it will remove the requirement from its Basic Combat Training because it takes too much time to teach enlistees to throw grenades at an adequate distance.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5392363/Army-wont-require-recruits-throw-grenade-far-enough.html

"(hmmm.... maybe we ought to let them practice with more live ammo)"

:laugh:

[High_Plains_Drifter]

"(hmmm.... maybe we ought to let them practice with more live ammo)"

:laugh:
Waste of live ammo...

[aboutime]

"(hmmm.... maybe we ought to let them practice with more live ammo)"

:laugh:

Even if they did use Live Ammo. They'd find more reasons to hide, whine, and cry. Asking to go home to MOMMY. They wasted enough...pretending they wanted to be in the military.

[Gunny]

Waste of live ammo...Nah. You can stuff about 5 recruits in a grenade pit :happy0203:

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Nah. You can stuff about 5 recruits in a grenade pit :happy0203:
Maybe 3... they're all FAT ASSES now.

[CSM]

Gives them more time to learn other important stuff... like sensitivity training and figuring out what gender they are...

[High_Plains_Drifter]

JUST heard on Fox News in the morning that a NEW report says that SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT of all new recruits FAIL to meet the standards to enlist, either they're too FAT or they have a RECORD or they're too stupid or whatever... SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT!

And keep in mind, this is the same generation that's out there MASS MURDERING people. There's obviously something wrong with these people. All the liberal bull shit that's been rammed down their throats in schools is coming home to roost.

[CSM]

JUST heard on Fox News in the morning that a NEW report says that SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT of all new recruits FAIL to meet the standards to enlist, either they're too FAT or they have a RECORD or they're too stupid or whatever... SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT!

And keep in mind, this is the same generation that's out there MASS MURDERING people. There's obviously something wrong with these people. All the liberal bull shit that's been rammed down their throats in schools is coming home to roost.

Recruits who are raised with a sense of entitlement, no discipline, handed participation trophies, no respect for authority, and all the physical traits of a jelly fish..... what could go wrong? Some of these kids have never had to do any work of any kind, think they know everything because the played thousands of hours of XBOX and had no sense of responsibility because mommy and daddy and the government takes care of them. The same kids are taught that soldiers are robots, their teachers tell them that military members are the "lowest of the low" and all that other crap. The are raised as some kind of genderless mush without any idea of how they ae supposed to act in society and they can only relate to another human being through facebook and cell phone texts. Why in the hell is anyone surprised they are not fit for military duty?

[Elessar]

Gives them more time to learn other important stuff... like sensitivity training and figuring out what gender they are...

Damn You! Always hit the nail on the head!:laugh:

[Elessar]

I trained both OCS classes and recruits.

This breed these days would break their neck if they looked straight ahead instead of staring in their mobile device.

....and....half are cocky, Hollywood indoctrinated punks.

[Elessar]

Is it 1 lb....1.5 lbs, 2 lbs?

We did not use them in the Coast Guard, so I do not know.

But I could toss a 16 lb shotput 43 feet in college. Not good enough for competition, but not a bad heave!

Discus? 120 feet. Hated that damn thing!

[CSM]

Is it 1 lb....1.5 lbs, 2 lbs?

We did not use them in the Coast Guard, so I do not know.

But I could toss a 16 lb shotput 43 feet in college. Not good enough for competition, but not a bad heave!

Discus? 120 feet. Hated that damn thing!

There are a lot of different types of grenades. Almost all weigh under 2 pounds and most around 1 pound. The latest grenade was developed and fielded last year and allows the user to select between concussion or fragmentation with the flip of a lever. There are also different types of grenades for grenade launchers... different animal and usually launched from some type of weapon.

[Elessar]

There are a lot of different types of grenades. Almost all weigh under 2 pounds and most around 1 pound. The latest grenade was developed and fielded last year and allows the user to select between concussion or fragmentation with the flip of a lever. There are also different types of grenades for grenade launchers... different animal and usually launched from some type of weapon.

Thank You!

We used to throw rocks as kids.

I once picked off a crow with a tennis ball!

[Gunny]

There are a lot of different types of grenades. Almost all weigh under 2 pounds and most around 1 pound. The latest grenade was developed and fielded last year and allows the user to select between concussion or fragmentation with the flip of a lever. There are also different types of grenades for grenade launchers... different animal and usually launched from some type of weapon.A recruit with a "selector switch". Now WHATEVER could possibly go wrong THERE? :laugh:

[CSM]

A recruit with a "selector switch". Now WHATEVER could possibly go wrong THERE? :laugh:

I know. They have selector switches on their weapons and about half the time select the wrong mode of fire....

[Gunny]

I know. They have selector switches on their weapons and about half the time select the wrong mode of fire....
Or somehow make it to Cpl and can't shoot. My wonderful Co Clerk. I was like WTF is wrong with you? You gonna throw your pencil at the ragheads, or what?

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[CSM]

Or somehow make it to Cpl and can't shoot. My wonderful Co Clerk. I was like WTF is wrong with you? You gonna throw your pencil at the ragheads, or what?

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Had a chaplains assistant once that could not hit anything even at point blank range. He was a something else. Kept him around though because he was a good Chaplain's assistant ...

[Gunny]

Had a chaplains assistant once that could not hit anything even at point blank range. He was a something else. Kept him around though because he was a good Chaplain's assistant ...This Cpl was "that" Marine. Completely useless. He screwed up EVERY duty I stuck him on. They ranhim off haircut duty because half the Marines in the ship wanted to throw him overboard. Ship's Platoon wouldn't take him. That's like permanent maintenance duty. How can you not handle a scrub brush without pissing someone off?

There's a say in the Corps: "There are no untrainable Marines - only failed leaders". WRONG! he was Sad Sack from the boot laces up.

[CSM]

This Cpl was "that" Marine. Completely useless. He screwed up EVERY duty I stuck him on. They ranhim off haircut duty because half the Marines in the ship wanted to throw him overboard. Ship's Platoon wouldn't take him. That's like permanent maintenance duty. How can you not handle a scrub brush without pissing someone off?

There's a say in the Corps: "There are no untrainable Marines - only failed leaders". WRONG! he was Sad Sack from the boot laces up.

There is always one in every outfit. It's like required issue.

[LongTermGuy]

"We are finding that there are a large number of trainees that come in that quite frankly just physically don't have the capacity to throw a hand grenade 20 to 25 to 30 meters,’ he said"

"This generation is just weak and lazy, and think they deserve everything.'"


"'When you turn your military into a social experiment, you get these kind of results,' wrote Zac Booterbaugh. "

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[Balu]

Very informative thread. Congrats. :clap:

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[aboutime]

Very informative thread. Congrats. :clap:

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That's right Balu....they would be from THAN FRAN THISCO!:laugh: