From: "E.J. Totty", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>My wife once worked with one of the couple who found a 9mm bullet stuck in
>their front door in Gosport, the nearest range was at HMS Sultan, and as it
>happened during the week it MUST have been jolly jack that did it and not a
>civilian.
>Having visited Sultan "professionally" in the past I was always very aware
>of jacks lack of skill and safety training with firearms (gate sentry
>fingering the trigger due to boredom is a good start don't you think),
>unlike the Marines most sailors don't handle firearms enough to be safe with
>them IMHO.
>
>Niel.
Ayuh!
Not unlike the USN at all.
I see that our respective services have their respective
similarities after all!
When I was still serving, Sailors were not issued much more
than a nightstick, except when stationed onboard smaller ships like
destroyers and such. The Marines got to pack the artillery that counted!
ET
--
When I visited the USS Enterprise there was a bored USN guy on the
ramp idly flicking the safety on his M4 carbine on and off, I walked
past him as rapidly as possible!
Steve.
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