Who can't throw a grenade a safe distance?
Daily Mail:
It has been over 50 years since I did it, but I never saw a Marine who could not throw a grenade a safe distance. It makes you wonder what else recruits can't do. Can they run the obstacle course?
US Army drops grenade throwing as a requirement to graduate because new recruits can't throw far enough (but do they mean women?)
The Army says that starting next summer it will remove the requirement because it takes too much time to teach enlistees to throw grenades at an adequate distance.
It has been over 50 years since I did it, but I never saw a Marine who could not throw a grenade a safe distance. It makes you wonder what else recruits can't do. Can they run the obstacle course?
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