and unloaded. When we reach the actual firing portion of the exercise we come on line (aline where we’re all facing the same direction), load our weapons, and prepare to fire andmaneuver down the range. Some basic rules for this are that there is no flagging(pointing the weapon at with no intention of doing so) of the line, when someone anyonecalls cease fire you cease fire and put your weapon on safe, and of course don’t shoot anywildlife you happen to see (we were supposed to be a nature reserve). All very basicrules of common sense, safety stuff to keep us all alive. So in a matter of twenty minutesall before mentioned rules were violated. Thankfully, they were not all by the same person. The Marine that shot the deer just hadn’t seen it, not stupid just bad luck for thedeer. But cease fire was called, and one man ignored it, he then was accosted by aninstructor. At this point he did the dumbest mistake you can do on a live fire range. Heflagged the line with an unsafe, loaded weapon. If you need to see an example of thiswatch “Heartbreak Ridge”, good film Clint Eastwood might have made a good Marine,where a man on the range turns and fires several rounds along the dirt behind other members of his platoon. Fortunately for the Marine in question (and everyone aroundhim), he never fired any rounds when he flagged the lineThis is but one example, from just one guy (he has more, some that still piss meoff), of military stupidity. If you know someone in, or who was in, the military, ask themall about the simpletons they ran across during their time. If you don’t understand theacronyms they use, don’t worry sometimes they don’t know either. Just do what we alllearned in boot, go with the flow.The next stop on what could only be a misery journey is a very simple stop. It isan exhibit of moronity. It has made several intelligent well thought out shows move or even be canceled entirely. It’s a mar on society that has unfortunately created spin-offs of the original. It needs to be destroyed and all its satanic (no offense to Satan worshipers,I’m sure some of you are intelligent “people”) children. And of course I am speaking of none other than “American Idol”. I need to burn my hands just for typing those wordstogether. But worse than the show is the “people” who watch it religiously. And inreality I think the “people” who thought of it were geniuses, evil geniuses, but stillgeniuses. I mean they found a product that the American idiot (pun slightly intended)would eat up. And one that would torture the rest of us., Now, I have to hit on the religious nuts. I’m talking to you Jesus Freaks, anyonewho thinks a Jihad is a good idea, and pretty much any other radical religious nut outthere. Though I must not leave out the “people” that pick up a religion because they wantto get under someone’s skin, or to live out some fantasy, these “people” are a drain onthat religion and the world in general. Plus they are the one’s that are more likely to become the radical nuts. Before anyone goes into religious rant of wrath and hate, I muststate that yes I believe that Jesus is my savior but that I do not go well with any church or religion. Maybe it’s all the “people”, but I don’t do well. I will not force my faith onanyone else and will be the first to laugh at a good Jesus joke. You know how the rest of this spiel goes, yada, yada I respect all religions…blah. Anyway, I actually think anyonewho will force their beliefs on someone else is in all regards nuts and stupid. That prettymuch wraps up the Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses. If you want to bring “people” toyour religion, try a pancake breakfast, not door to door marketing. If religion comes upin the conversation, say because Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ” was in someone’sDVD collection fine, not bringing the movie to a friends house along with the “Left
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