A former Marine was at the hand grenade range at ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis ...
Never tell a Marine to do something unless you're sure you want it done.
Also - good enunciation is important.
The range control NCOIC had a distinctive southern accent, so when he gave the command to pull the pin, aim, and throw the grenade at the “tire” (you attempt to throw the grenade into a truck tire for accuracy), in his southern drawl it came out sounding like “tywer”. To the former Marine it came out sounding like “tower”, to which he said “Tower, where’s the… oh there it is!”, and proceeded to throw his grenade at the range control tower, the grenade bounced off of the plexiglass, caught the lip of the tower, and exploded on the way down into the impact area, shaking the tower and causing everyone inside to “hit the deck”, the blast caused close to $1800.00 in damages, and a few sets of soiled pants.
Never tell a Marine to do something unless you're sure you want it done.
Also - good enunciation is important.
