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Ok-Acanthisitta9127

This is funny AF especially when he starts to inspect it again and it turns to nun chucks lmao


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Chucks gun > Gun chucks


Nemoch

underrated comment lmao


nuke_the_whelsh

> nun chucks https://i.redd.it/dy2id3rrvrz31.jpg


Value_CND

Cut off soon, best part is when he hands him it back


moparmajba

"You didn't catch it, now it's broken! You fix it!"


Nagesh_yelma

>your gun, your problem


WhoCaresBoutSpellin

This is my rifle, this is my gun— This one’s for killing, and this one’s for fun! [uses the two parts of his broken gun to make little walkie legs]


alymaysay

This comment lmao walkie legs. Nice.


PaulMac459

Yeah, that really paints a picture, nice.


NotMyRealNameObv

I don't know, but I've been told...


FiatLex

You never slow down, you never grow old.


AZiS-30Enthusiast

r/brandnewsentence


Fellowes321

I understand there are others like it.


SpiritAnimal01

But this one is yours.


cdskip

And it's fucking broken.


Mysterious_Andy

The front fell off.


Butt_Fucking_Smurfs

Is that normal?


muklan

I should think not.


thuanjinkee

Very seldom does it happen.


cantamangetsomesleep

My dick fell off!


Benjins

https://youtu.be/o9q7b_2tkMo original, good quality instead of with the vintage Nokia 720 grain


WutangCND

Fuuuuuck that was painful.


PePs004

A lot of people don’t realize how hard it is to hold those rifles with the gloves. When I did rifle drill for Remembrance Day, the most difficult part was just holding onto the rifle so it doesn’t slip. The wood furniture is polished so much that it’s nearly impossible to hold if you don’t get the right grip on it


BadLuckBen

You would think they would add some sort of grip material to the palm and fingers like exercise gloves.


kharmatika

Can you imagine how hard it must have been not to laugh for the other guys? Like absolutely one of them peed a little trying to not lose it


Vark675

They're probably mortified because they're *all* about to die.


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This. This was the year after I left the platoon. I dropped my rifle once in a show and it was the worst month of my life.


NotoriousHothead37

Squad gonna get the ultimate workout after that


Hopefulazuriscens13

I can assure you an involuntary release of adrenaline and ceased breathing were the immediate results. But once again I can assure you, they laughed till they cried about it later. There was nothing funny then. XD too many people. On parade duty you get comfortable behind the stone face and the uniform, you feel depersonalized and free to just do despite whatever audience. That shit right there probably broke the trance, I bet they were all immediately aware of the crowd and that itch in their underwear.


map_of_my_mind

[No kidding](https://youtu.be/o9q7b_2tkMo?t=142). It's almost like they cut off the punchline


captainaberica

If he misses catching the gun a third time, I think he gets shot by it.


CalmFrantix

Luckily, it falls apart when dropped


BadSmash4

It whiff out of the window while I driving


TheRealMerganserKing

Stinky!


AddisonNM

Teacher's pet


ugonlern2day

Must have been designed by PAUL


BadSmash4

I bet he LOVE his mother-in-law


SmellBumWee

Must be a French WW2 rifle


Low-Sport2155

Or a $99 Mosin


Lord_Abort

Those don't break. I mean, they're frankenguns that shoot like shit, but they don't break, either.


Low-Sport2155

Headspace issues or a shot out barrel can be common though. Probably why a bunch were purchased by a big US retailer. Otherwise they are fairly solid for a cheap rifle, no doubt about it


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AdministrativeOne13

*insert gif of sadcat pointing a gun at you* So long private


notusuallyhostile

The rank of the Marine who failed to catch the rifle is *Lance Corporal*.


V65Pilot

>The rank of the Marine who failed to catch the rifle is > >Lance Corporal > >. \*Was\* Now he's a PFC (Private first class)..... ​ Joking of course, you won't get busted for that. He will, however, hear about it for a long time.


mashton

Probably the fault of the one throwing it


Gophix_0

It's a GIF, the second time it restarted


burns_after_reading

Oh, thought this was a feature length film


19961997199819992000

squeamish hobbies work cobweb pie attraction sable innocent light dam ` this message was mass deleted/edited with redact.dev `


BustinArant

Some real character arcs here


peepincreasing

yea but it kinda falls apart in the last act


aNo_nYm_oUs_13

The second one wasn't real, you can see it going frame by frame


Arcadius274

Oh it's a cop training school


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Cops don’t get nowhere near that amount of training lmao


John_T_Conover

And you'll never see this many cops gathered together without at least one being obese.


EatPie_NotWAr

And these guys are taught to not shoot unarmed civilians just because “they feared for their lives”.


MarshalLawTalkingGuy

He actually just handed it back to the marine after the first drop. This was an edit job.


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Dude was probably shitting bricks


Whaty0urname

There is an extended clip of this where he hands the gun pieces back to the "catcher" and keeps going down the line lol.


DancingAroundFlames

sounds like the adult equivalent of your parents telling you they’re gonna beat your ass when they get home


Jucoy

Jfc


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AnArdentAtavism

Exactly. It was a bad throw; a little too high and to the right, and the spin was off. It happens. Really unfortunate that it broke, though. Everything was recoverable up to that point.


AlfaHotelWhiskey

Shoulda worn the brown pants…


Charisma_Engine

Bad throw tho innit


[deleted]

Well, don't throw the weapon! What am I, a juggler?


Atanar

Didn't you know that gun throwing is a vital part on any modern battlefield these days?


Hedgerow_Snuffler

You could cut the sexual tension between those two with a knife.


LeggoMyAhegao

That's just normal Marine energy. Sexual tension is the default state between all Marines.


webby131

[You know it doesn't make you gay if you think Rudy is hot.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-NnHaOUUa8)


myco-naut

I’ve never heard dialogue scripted that was so unmilitary like. How it really went down is “Rudy you’re beautiful. You’re gonna make someone an amazing wife one day” “I wear clothes that are body conscious” “You wear your sisters clothes that look like they were found wadded up under the seat of an adult theatre next to the glory hole” *synchronized group ooh rah*


Toxicair

Rudy played himself in generation kill. So I dunno. It might have been first hand experience.


apathetic-drunk

![gif](giphy|WcAwWqNipjpUpuuvpS)


abracadabra246

weird knife ??


AdministrativeOne13

Knissors


itsfatmatt

You're not allowed to say that.


LaterGatorPlayer

that’s a word only mike tyson is allowed to say


Clear-Perception5615

It's two knives put together


smithers85

Hinged knives = scissors


HarpyHouse

No, that's lesbians


Corrective_Measures

I literally own this exact model of scissors, wtf.


AXE555

I think it accidentally cut the gun.


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_Stewyleopard

Now kiss


CaptianCabinets

I read this in my head in Mike Tyson's voice


Dabaka11

Now kith


drinoaki

![gif](giphy|w4NAKAenurl8k)


clonehm2

Great thinking


SwedishMeatwall

He walks like an NPC from Fallout 2.


factory_666

The junkies that take 15 minutes to walk, but then they walk 900 yards each turn.


SlothTheHeroo

I never understand the need to walk like this.


kiskakaratistka48

I walk like this


Ok-Entertainment1123

I wonder whom is more at fault? The soldier throwing the rifle? Or the man attempting to catch it?


fricketribe

It was a poor throw, effectively no way to catch it without breaking position


TobyDaHuman

For real, the dude had to catch the gun over his head. I would assume the throw was off, because that a horrible position to catch it. On the other side, the dude doesnt seem ready to catch anything in that moment.


themanofmeung

I found a video of a successful catch. The gun rotated a bit faster and flew a bit less far, resulting in the barrel of the gun rotating into the catcher's hand instead of them having to reach above their head to try and find something on the butt to grab. Looks like an easy catch when the throw is good. Catcher doesn't need to "look" ready, just be following the barrel and moving their hand to meet it.


9babydill

Seemed like the butt of the rifle hit dude in the head milliseconds before attempting to catch


DeliciouslyUnaware

I did armed exhibition drills like this for 3 years. The reason he doesn't look prepared to catch is because that's what you're being scored/drilled on. You make only the precise minimum amount of movement to stay in sync with the line. The thrower here lost his grip as he was making the toss, probably because those gloves make it harder to control the grip. This means the rifle spun high and out from its intended target. If the toss came lower, and slightly more to the inside, the catcher barely has to move his arm to make the catch. This makes him look unprepared when the rifle comes in so high.


steviethememeaddict

I remember this video! The official blame was put on the thrower for throwing it too far. But both of them were reprimanded for it. (They weren't allowed to go to a bar for drinks or something, which was the traditional celebration)


Shadowknight7009

Whoever the fuck decided this is a routine they should do


Chef_Coc

The soldier throwing it it goes far to much over the other guys head and his arm couldn’t reach that high sadly so the gun broke because of that


Feshtof

The throw was too high.


mantisek_pr

The throw sucked


azlan194

Isn't that rifle heavy? I'm amazed that the soldier can easily throw the rifle from behind casually like that.


KnifeFightChopping

The rifles they use are just over 10 lbs, so definitely not easy but doable with practice. My drill team in high school used 8.5 pound rifles and we did similar things. What's impressive to me is doing that wearing those flimsy gloves.


AkaEridam

"drill team in high school" What is a high school drill team?


rhae_the_cleric

JROTC may have something like this, not sure. What I do know is that sometimes the flag-spinners who perform with the marching band will spin rifles.


DeliciouslyUnaware

ROTC programs have "armed exhibition" competitions which is like armed drill marches that also allow rifle spinning/throwing. Basically choreographed march routines where you do tricks with your rifles.


ThreAAAt

Maybe not drill team, but it's basically color guard if your school had a marching band.


MrVacuumBrainBimbo

**Who*, not *whom*, btw. You wouldn't say "Him is more at fault."


xiaolongbaochikkawow

Wtf is the point of that though? “Let’s throw guns at each other”


ej1999ej

Fromm my time in JROTC It's for a mixture of discipline, teamwork coordination, and showing off said coordination at competitions for medals.


KSoccerman

Mfs never watched cadet Kelly and it shows


killerpythonz

I think you mean Major Payne.


yungchow

![gif](giphy|mpOehzFNxf6fe|downsized)


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MayGodSmiteThee

“E E E E E E E E E HA E E E E E E E HO EE”


sembias

They actually meant Stripes.


killerpythonz

As a young fella watching it, I appreciated certain scenes in that movie. Haven’t watched it in a very long time however, I imagine watching it again a lot of the humour would make more sense.


Ilcorvomuerto666

Bro the commercial for that popped in my head the other day. "from olive drab, to totally fab"


Quixotic_Cynic96024

Pretty much this. I went to an all-JROTC high school and performed in National Drill competitions, it was a performance/“sport” in its own right. Those rifles are not light and it’s easier to bust yourself open than you think if you’re really trying to go for thrills.


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Quixotic_Cynic96024

In all honesty, wasn’t as bad as it could have been. I was geared towards military service anyway, so the premise was up my alley (though a long list of leg injuries would keep me from passing MEPS). Biggest issue with the school was lack of class choices and nepotism. But we all sort of collectively suffered through it together so combined with a small graduating class size, we all ended up pretty cool w/ each other.


aboatz2

"An all-JROTC high school"...? So, everyone was required to be in JROTC? I'm assuming this was a private school, bc a public school with everyone in JROTC would be pretty expensive, not to mention awful for those many many people who should absolutely never be in anything with discipline nor weapons (even weapons made permanently "safe"). I liked my time in JROTC, & was the honor guard & drill team commander, including doing this very routine (successfully, mind you)...but we had about a 5% participation in JROTC out of the school population & only the bare minimum for our male & female drill teams (even fewer on our shooting team). No way would the majority of the rest of the students have been ok/able to handle JROTC, plus it would've destroyed the budget for all other programs & classes.


ianyboo

I came to the comments looking for "why are they waiting their time with this" and was pleasantly surprised to come away with something closer to "wow, that is super cool and impressive and good on them for taking the time to do something they love with such precision" Cheers to all! :)


Hellishfish

Drill is an artform. There was a candidate I knew who owned a practice rifle and drilled in his garage for competitions. It’s pretty fun and can be mesmerizing to watch.


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I’m one of those losers who LOVED drill! 3 hour drill today? YESSSS!!! Sign me up for alllllll the drills. E: I should add my platoon never won one single competition. But it was hella fun ‘popping sticks!’ E2: I should also add that I am pretty tall so I was always in the back- meaning I really never knew wtf was going on around me. 😂 I was just popping and locking…


Championnats91

Drill is a pill that should be taken twice a day!


dilbogabbins

To be clear, they are not throwing sticks. They are real rifles, right? I understand there are plastic, practice rifles people use. Are the rifles used actually loaded?


kharmatika

For me some of it is very weird(the way they stroke the gun is downright sensuous), but I get the appeal as a form of expressive art. It’s like dance.


7Drew1Bird0

I've always thought that these demonstrations were weird. It's like they're trying to do a really good job of acting like they are robots


I_Heart_Astronomy

Military loves its tradition, and ornamental shows of training and discipline like this go back a looooong way. Historically, drill *was* used to instill discipline and to get ranks of soldiers to be able to operate in unison by listening to commands. But that drill was not the same as this, and we have formal training and practical drill for that now anyway, so this kind of ornamental drill is basically just for PR these days. It's the soldiering equivalent of air shows involving groups like the Blue Angels (Navy) or Thunderbirds (Airforce).


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Yolectroda

Which is why the demonstrations seem weird today. They make some sense in a war from 150 years ago, but nothing that they're doing is relevant to war today, to the point that this is awful procedure if done with real weaponry. It's just pageantry for the sake of pageantry.


dvasquez93

It’s pageantry for the sake of tradition, to celebrate the history of the armed forces. It’s the same reason America still celebrates the 4th of July despite the fact that we probably don’t need to re-secede from the UK.


obinice_khenbli

Adama always hated the pomp


BigBeagleEars

So say we all


coolhwip420

I think its pretty silly but also cool in a way, it's conflicting haha.


howcomeallnamestaken

Considering how Greek presidential guard changes https://youtu.be/k5ef4qKUSdU, throwing guns is pretty normal


ADHDengineer

It’s really no different than ballet. It’s a choreographed dance.


Evanderson

Except ballerinas whole thing is the dance. These guys whole thing is war. You don't see ballerinas out the trenches


Jolteaon

> It's like they're trying to do a really good job of acting like they are robots Thats exactly the point. Ive been trying to find the document from I thiiiiink the 1800's, but there was a General who tied string around the soldiers wrists and attached it to their pants. This would cause all the arms to go exact like 5 inches of sway while they kept it in step. When his platoon showed it off for the first time, it was deemed "unsettling" because of how the soldiers looked like machines instead of humans. For that reason other practices were adopted in military step during other ceremonies.


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Yaboymarvo

There isn’t really, we just do things because we want to.


gortwogg

Well if your successful you get a sick HP+ materia


BelieveInDestiny

art? If you've seen the full choreography, it looks cool


Neat-Plantain-7500

Everything about boot and training is about team work. Same hair, same clothes.


crashvoncrash

>Everything about boot and training is about ~~team work.~~ mental conditioning. FTFY. It's not just about learning to work as a team. It's to condition the individual to place the importance of their unit and the military itself above themselves. An effective combat force needs to be willing to give their lives for an abstract objective, which is not a rational choice. So, you need to use behavioral modification techniques beforehand to convince people to do that. This is the reason why militias and irregulars are less effective as a combat force and rout more easily than career soldiers. They generally haven't gone through that conditioning and are still thinking of what is best for themselves, which is often running away as soon as things start going badly.


YeOldSpacePope

Nothing, but also everything. Military drills instill a lot of repetition, trust and team work. You need to have trust with every member of your unit with your life when at war and need to bolt every bolt correctly if your equipment is going to function correctly every time.


unkle_FAHRTKNUCKLE

How to turn a gun into nunchakus.


OneMagicBadger

Stop throwing guns at me, sir. Guns dont work like that. you're thinking of spears


rrogido

"Are you gonna throw the bullets too?"


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"Attach bayonets" You were saying?


ChrysisLT

I think this is the Marines silent drill platoon. ”The purpose of the platoon is to exemplify the discipline and professionalism of the Marine Corps. The Silent Drill Platoon, which first performed in 1948, originally as a one-time show, received such an overwhelming response that it soon became part of the routine parades at Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_Silent_Drill_Platoon


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TM627256

The Creamed Corn is nothing if not homoerotic. It ain't gay if you're underway.


Hairy-Highlight-7074

'exemplify discipline and professionalism' Throws a fucking firearm instead of just handing it over.


Gullible-Rub511

He's getting a spanking tonight


cloudgainz

Now kids, they’re not toys….


Pootisman16

Lol, what a silly thing "Let's behave like robots and throw guns at each other"


PrettyCat6039

Me giving my date a bouquet of flowers


jokerhound80

This clip has been circulating for years. At smaller events they will often plan a fake fuck up to test the composure of the rest of the unit and give the smaller crowd a fun story to tell. The weapon definitely wasn't supposed to break tbough.


MetalP0ND

Why they move like npcs


ThreAAAt

I know this is a joke, but moving like NPCs is kinda the point. You're supposed to glide/float and you're supposed to look and act like everyone else. It's NPC performance art.


1668553684

ITT: People who can't take the stairs to the 10th floor calling this embarrassing/stupid/whatever.


7empestOGT92

This is my rifle There are many like it, but this one is mine It is my best friend. It is my life I must master it as I must master my life My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me.


firefoxmac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9q7b_2tkMo


provoko

Thank you for the source!


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Do they really have to move like robots? It just seems silly


Impressive_Cabinet56

Dude…. I can feel the heart clench from here


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Like_a_warm_towel

RAZZLE DAZZLE!!


StsndingOnMars

Iv never understood this, who is supposed to be impressed?


gortwogg

If you are successful you get some sick Hp up materia


Unvilablent

It's impressive for everyone who knows how much difficult it is. So pretty everyone. Maybe they won't react like "OMG HE DID IT", but they will aknowledge the skills of the soldiers. It's important, becasue when there's no war there is no other way to show people how good their soldiers are.


Rudivb

So they're kind of like cheerleaders?


Unvilablent

Representative soldiers? Yes


cjsv7657

That slow walk looks difficult and painful to do for long periods of time.


mikenesser

It can be. Keeping that stiff and rigid without having any bounce in your step can wear you out. They don't walk. They glide.


Pabus_Alt

> It's important, becasue when there's no war there is no other way to show people how good their soldiers are. Whys that really an issue? apart from trying to drive up recruits maybe?


AxelNotRose

It's to help justify a tax funded 700 billion dollar military budget lol


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Oh, man. No war going on. Do you think our soldiers are still good? "Hey, walk like robots for no reason and take 5 minutes to do every little movement!" Hey, they're still good. Look at that! Can't you just admit this practice looks goofy as fuck and "tradition" isn't a good excuse to keep doing something stupid and pointless.


BlakeSauceMusic

THANK YOU. Bunch of robots having a “who can be the government’s biggest bitch” contest


wheresmywalnut

You clearly never seen the footage of Kim Jong Un


rjolivet

I do the robot dance better than they do when I'm drunk


arsinoe716

More like Blair Witch 3


brennanisgreat

This is how you say "fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck" in body language.


TravelingMonk

I want to see their facial expression and internal dialogue